Patty Hearst, Speak Up in Class

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Where are they now?

Speak Up in Class

Patty Hearst

A-  Before you start!

Answer the question with a partner.

1.   Many people consider the Orson Welles film Citizen Kane (Quarto Potere) to be the best film of all time. What do you know about the story and characters? Have you seen it?

2.   What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of belonging to a very rich and famous family?

3.   Can you name any past or present terrorist organizations?

4.   What kinds of crimes do terrorists often commit?

B-  Listen and answer.

Read these statements. Then listen (without reading) and write T (true) or F (false).

1.   The film Citizen Kane was based on the life of William Randolph Hearst.

2.   W.R. Hearst was a rich Banker.

3.   He was Patty Hearst’s great-grandfather.

4.   Patty was kidnapped by terrorists while she was walking along the street.

5.   She became a member of the terrorist group.

6.   After her arrest, she spent many years in prison.

7.   Life is difficult for her now and she lives in poverty.

8.   She doesn’t like talking about her past.

C-  Read and answer.

Read the article and answer the questions.

1.   What did the SLA want Patty’s family to do?

2.   Why weren’t the terrorists happy with the result?

3.   What did Patty do after she was kidnapped?

4.   What was her defence?

5.   Did the jury believe Patty’s tory?

6.   What is Patty interested in now?

D- Learn it! Use it!

Find words in the text for these definitions.

1-  A person who has been kidnapped. H__ __ __ __  __  __

2-  The time when you are a child.  C __  __  __ __ __ __ __ __

3-  A group a criminals working together. G __ __ __

4-  Another word of “film.”  M __ __ __ __

5-  Stole money using force. R __ __ __ __ __

6-  A formal court process to decide whether a person is innocent or guilty. T __ __ __ __.

Where are they now?

Source: Speak Up

Language level: Pre-intermediate

Speaker: Chuck Rolando

Standard: American Accent

PATTY HEARST

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Have you seen the 1941 Orson Welles movie Citizen Kane? Orson Welles based “Charles Foster Kane” on a real person: William Randolph Hearst, a rich newspaper publisher and politician. In the movie Kane lived in a enormous palace called Xanadu. In reality Hearst lived in an enormous palace in California called Hearst Castle. Hearst was famous in America in the first half of the 20^th century. His granddaughter, Patty Hearst, was famous in the 1970s.

TERRORIST

William Randolph Hearst died in 1951. His granddaughter Patty was born in 1954. She had a typically rich childhood, but that changed in February 1974. Patty was in an apartment in Berkeley (near San Francisco) when terrorists kidnapped her. The terrorists were members of the Symbionese Liberation Army. Patty  was their hostage and the SLA ordered Patty’s parents to donate food to the poor families of California. The Hearst family gave $6 million worth of food, but the SLA said was of bad quality!

THE BANK JOB

In April 1974 Patty made a shocking announcement. She said she was a member of the SLA and that her new name was “Tania.” A few days later members of the SLA robbed a bank in San Francisco. Patty was a member of the gang. The police arrested Patty and other SLA members in 1975. Her trial began in 1976.

     

The big question was this: was Patty really a terrorist, or did the SLA brainwash here?

According to the jury, she was a terrorist. She went to prison. Her sentence was 35 years, but it was reduced to seven years. After two years President Jimmy Carter ordered her release and she left prison in 1979.

A DOG’S LIFE

Today Patty Heasrt is 56. She is married and has two adult daughters who are models. Patty Hearst has never worked – her family is extremely rich – but she has a new passion in life: dogs. She owns French bulldogs and they often win dog shows. Patty refuses to talk about her past. But she is happy to talk about her dogs!