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Have you ever loved someone so much that you'd be willing to break them out of prison?

Because I haven't.

Now this all starts with this woman, Samantha.

And Samantha is about 31 during this time, living in Valdosta, Georgia.

And Samantha has a problem.

It's 1981, and she recently got busted for robbing a bank.

And she's been sentenced to 50 years in prison.

So now she's in Dublin, California, locked up, waiting for this 50 -year sentence to pass.

But then, one day, in 1985, her life changes forever.

Because this guy enters the picture, Ronald.

And Ronald recently got busted for investment fraud, and he scammed about $18 million, and he was sentenced to four years in prison.

Prison in Dublin, California.

Same prison Samantha was sentenced to.

And so these two end up meeting, and Ronald thinks he can't afford, and Samantha thinks he can't afford, and they start spending time together,

and eventually they start dating.

Now, how are a man and a woman allowed to date in the same prison?

Well, I'm so glad you asked.

So in the 1970s and 80s, the Federal Bureau of Prisons experimented with co -ed prisons, which would house both male and female inmates.

And And they would have separate units for sleeping and showering and stuff, but they were allowed to co -mingle outside of that.

The prisoners were even allowed to date and like hold hands and stuff.

But obviously they aren't allowed to smash.

So Ronald and Samantha are at one of those kinds of prisons, and they're taking full advantage of that.

They hang out in the prison yard together, they eat meals together, they take classes together, they even watch movies together during this time.

And these two fall super duper in love.

And in just six months after they meet, Ronald is so into her that he gets down on one knee and he proposes to her.

And Samantha says yes.

So now they're engaged.

However, there's a major issue they're going to need to address.

Ronald is scheduled for parole in 15 months while Samantha still has 45 more years of her sentence left to serve.

And so that is when they come up with a wild idea.

Ronald is going to escape from prison, steal a helicopter, then come back and rescue Samantha.

Perfect plan.

I can't imagine how this could possibly fail.

And so Ronald gets to work on this plan.

He puts in a request to the prison admins to be transferred to this federal prison camp in Lomho, California.

Sometimes they allow prisoners to transfer there to work and stuff.

And because he's considered a low -risk, non -violent inmate, they not only grant him the transfer,

but he's allowed to travel there on a Greyhound bus without an armed escort.

So Ronald gets taken to the bus station, where he's supposed to catch the bus to this new prison.

Except, instead of boarding the bus, Ronald just leaves the bus station and he walks away.

And he goes and he hides out, I don't know, somewhere.

But now, he's officially a fugitive.

But, here's the thing.

Ronald has plenty of resources left over from his former civilian life where he was scamming money.

Like, he still owns a car, he owns a yacht, he has several fake IDs, he even has an apartment waiting for him outside of Sacramento.

Plus, not all of that $18 million he scammed was recovered by the government,

so it's speculated that he still has access to about $1 .7 million of it.

All that is to say, Ronald could take these resources and go and like fuck off and live a quiet, happy life somewhere.

But that's not what he's about to do.

The guy is in love with Samantha, and he's committed to busting her out with a helicopter.

Now, Ronald was actually a former helicopter pilot in the army.

He flew in the Vietnam War.

So he actually has a lot of experience.

So three days after he escaped, he goes to a helicopter rental company in San Jose, and he gives them a fake name and he pretends

that he's a real estate developer who wants to rent a copter to inspect some land from the air.

And these guys, they buy it.

They're like, cool.

Then the big day comes, the day of the prison escape.

And Ronald, he shows up to the helicopter rental company, ready to take one of their copters.

Now, these companies, they don't just let you take one of these things willy nilly all on your own.

No, no. One of their staff.

has to fly with you.

So the company staff pilot climbs into the helicopter with Ronald, and they take off, and they fly around,

and suddenly, boom, Ronald pulls out a gun, and he orders the pilot to land.

And the pilot lands kind of in the middle of nowhere.

Then Ronald kicks him out, and he flies the copter himself, and he heads toward Dublin, California, his old prison where Samantha is being held.

Meanwhile, Samantha is outside in the prison yard, exactly where Ronald had previously told her to be.

And so suddenly, she hears a whirlybird approaching, and it flies right over the prison fence, and it lands in the prison yard.

And Samantha knows exactly what to do.

She runs across the yard, and she gets in.

And reportedly, all the other inmates are out there watching, and they realize what's happening and they like start applauding and cheering them on.

Go!

Then the two of them take off and they fly out of there.

Minutes later, they land the helicopter in a nearby field and they abandon it.

And Ronald has an escape vehicle set up there and they flee in that.

And from there, they go to Ronald's secret apartment in the Sacramento area and they hide out there.

But this means that they're both now officially wanted and on the run.

Now, instead of immediately fleeing the country like they should have done, like a smart person would do, Ronald and Samantha start planning their wedding.

Because remember, they got engaged back in prison.

So a few days after hiding out,

they go to a local shopping mall and they hit up a jewelry store and there they order engagement and wedding rings.

But you can't just like buy expensive rings and leave.

You have to wait a few days for them to be sized or whatever.

And so Ronald is going to have to come back.

But before they leave, he pays by check

and the check he uses has the same fake name that he used when he rented the helicopter.

So the feds have been waiting for him to use

that bank account again so that they can use it to track him.

And so now they know that he's trying to buy jewelry from this mall jewelry store.

And so 10 days after the prison escape, Ronald and Samantha come back to the mall to pick up the rings.

And the feds are waiting there for them.

And so, bam, Ronald is arrested.

Also, bam, Samantha is arrested.

And I don't have mug shots, but here is Ronald in custody.

And in that same photo, here is Samantha in custody.

Here's the crazy thing, though.

While they're both at the federal courthouse waiting on their sentencing, they secretly get married.

So now they're officially husband and wife for about an hour.

And then they each get sentenced.

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And the court splits them up and sends them to different separate prisons.

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And they're allowed to, you know, write each other letters and whatnot.

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But they're not allowed to talk on the phone or, of course, see each other.

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And from here, these two stay married for the rest of their lives.

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Regardless, ultimately, Ronald gets an additional 25 years in federal prison for stealing the helicopter and helping Samantha escape.

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But then later, he gets sentenced to life in prison when they find out that he was connected to a murder.

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But that's a completely different story.

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Regardless, he gets life in prison, while Samantha gets another five years added on to her previous 50 -year sentence.

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And from what I read, they communicated, they kept writing each other, but they never got to see each other again.

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However, they stayed married for like the rest of their lives.

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Лексика и советы по произношению к этому уроку

Этот урок разговорной практики построен на видео «This Lunatic Stole a Helicopter». Чаще всего повторяются слова: Ronald, prison, Samantha, helicopter, allowed. В этом видео 109 предложений и 1407 слов для шедоуинга. Речь длится 8:42. Говорящий говорит в естественном темпе, около 162 слов в минуту, близком к повседневной речи. 84% слов входят в 3000 самых частых слов английского языка; остальные стоит разобрать перед занятием.

Ключевая лексика этого видео

15 слов из видео, которые стоит выучить, с произношением и значением:

Слово	Произношение	Значение
helicopter существительное	/ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/	вертолёт, геликопте́р
mall существительное	/mɔːl/	торго́вый центр, молл
bust глагол	/bʌst/	засту́кать, спали́ть
scam существительное	/ˈskæm/	афе́ра, жу́льничество
jewellery существительное	/ˈd͡ʒʊ-/	ювели́рные изде́лия, драгоце́нности
inmate существительное	/ˈɪn.meɪt/	заключённый, заключённая
steal глагол	/stiːl/	красть, укра́сть
resource существительное	/ɹɪˈzɔːs/	ресу́рс, запа́с
custody существительное	/ˈkʌstədiː/	попече́ние, опе́ка
prisoner существительное	/ˈpɹɪzənə/	заключённый, заключённая
rental существительное	/ˈɹɛntəl/	аре́нда
flee глагол	/ˈfliː/	убега́ть, убежа́ть
meal существительное	/ˈmiːl/	еда́, пи́ща
meanwhile наречие	/ˈmiːnwaɪl/	в э́то вре́мя, в то́ же вре́мя
rescue глагол	/ˈɹɛs.kjuː/	спаса́ть, спасти́

Фразовые глаголы, которые вы услышите

Слово	Произношение	Значение
come back глагол		возвраща́ться, возврати́ться
take off глагол		снима́ть, снять
come up with глагол		придумывать, приходить в голову
end up глагол		зака́нчиваться, зако́нчиться
find out глагол		узнава́ть, узна́ть
lock up глагол	/ˌlɒk ˈʌp/	запира́ть, запере́ть
pick up глагол		подбира́ть, подобра́ть
pull out глагол		выходи́ть, вы́йти

Грамматика в этом видео

Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:

Конструкция	В видео
Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делает	been sentenced · was sentenced · were allowed
Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчас	Have you ever loved · she's been sentenced
Глагол + -ing enjoy, keep, stop… + -ing — глаголы, после которых идёт форма на -ing	start spending · start dating · start applauding
Present Continuous am/is/are + -ing — то, что происходит сейчас или в эти дни	they're taking · is being · he's trying

Произношение, на которое стоит обратить внимание

Говорящий использует 20 сокращённых и редуцированных форм, например they're, can't, don't. Произносите их коротко, так, как слышите.

Длинные слова — следите за ударением: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, experiment /ɪkˈspɛɹ.ə.mənt/, communicate /kəˈmjuːnɪkeɪt/, developer /dɪˈvɛləpɚ/, reportedly /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/

Звуки, трудные для русскоязычных:

/w/ — губы округлены, это не /v/: meanwhile /ˈmiːnwaɪl/, nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/, willow /ˈwɪloʊ/, whatnot /ˈwʌt.nɑt/
/h/ — лёгкий выдох, а не русское «х»: helicopter /ˈheliːˌkɔptə(ɹ)/, nowhere /ˈnoʊ.(h)wɛɹ/, courthouse /ˈkɔɹt.haʊs/
Звонкие согласные в конце слова — не оглушайте их: engage /ɪnˈɡeɪd͡ʒ/, fraud /ˈfɹɔːd/, rob /ɹɑb/, pretend /pɹəˈtɛnd/, propose /pɹəˈpəʊz/

Как заниматься с этим видео

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Начните со скорости 0,75×, повторяйте предложение за предложением и вернитесь к обычной скорости, когда станет легко.
Запишите себя и сравните с оригиналом, обращая внимание на такие слова, как helicopter, mall, bust.

Что такое техника Shadowing?

Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.

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