Let’s read aloud first. 最初に声を出して読んでみましょう。
People started using a hand gesture in social media platform TikTok or YouTube by showing their hands to express their feelings. One of the hand gestures indicates to ask for help. A 16-year-old girl was kidnapped by a man in Kentucky, US. She sat beside kidnapper in the car drove by him. She could not scream. She couldn’t bang against the window. She couldn’t wave her arms around and shout “Help!” so she started showing the hand gesture through car window. She had learnt a hand gesture on TikTok to express she was in danger. A driver luckily saw a girl’s hand gesture and immediately called the police. The police finally arrested the kidnapper.
kidnap (誘拐する), bang (ドンドンたたく)
Questions:
- Who kidnapped the girl?
- Where was she kidnapped?
- Who was searching for her?
- Where did the girl show her hand gesture?
- Have you seen anyone use hand gesture? Explain.
- Are kidnappings seen often in Japan?
- What is your opinion?