Father and Son: Crime drama - Episode 5

In this episode, we get to meet some people who knew the missing man, Jamie Phelps. What will they reveal - and will it help explain what's happened to Jamie?
Visit our website for a free worksheet and more episodes:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/english/course/fatherandson/unit-1/session-5/activity-5

Useful vocabulary from this episode:
cut to the chase
deal with the most important things

cryptocurrency
digital currency that uses cryptography to make sure payments are sent and received safely

blockchain
public record of transactions made in a cryptocurrency in chronological order

in (such) a pickle
in a difficult situation

ransomware
software designed by criminals to block access to a computer system until an amount of money is paid

blackmail
get money from someone by threatening to tell a secret of theirs or damage their reputation in some way

fold
stop operating

malware
software designed to cause damage

scrape together
struggle to collect

More BBC Learning English downloads are available here:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/downloads

Do you want to improve your English?
SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: www.youtube.com/bbclearningenglish

Visit our website: http://www.bbclearningenglish.com
Find us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbclearningenglish
Find us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcle
Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbclearningenglish.multimedia

We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment.

#crimedrama #fatherandson #learnenglish