The Drive
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01 · Before you listen
A few words to know
Explore the vocabulary
- external drive
- a small device used to store computer files
- anonymous
- without a known name
- corroboration
- independent evidence that supports a claim
- allegation
- a claim that has not been proved
- deadline
- the time by which work must be finished
- grant
- money given for a particular purpose
02 · Listen to the story
Follow the clues.
03 · Check your understanding
What did you discover?
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The transcript
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Emma sat at her kitchen table in Edinburgh. She had an old computer drive from 2011. A letter lay next to it. The letter told her that she had looked in the wrong place when she investigated Claire Morrison's disappearance.
Emma connected the drive to her laptop. She found old photographs, interviews and notes. Some files were difficult to understand. The same story appeared several times, but Emma could not see where it came from.
Then she found a note about money problems at the Glenarraidh Education Trust. The note mentioned an email from an unknown person. The email arrived the day after Claire's disappearance was reported. It said Claire might have left because of problems at home. But it gave no proof.
Years ago, Emma had used this information in a newspaper article. She was young and had a deadline. Now she knew that she should have checked the story first. She felt sorry about what she had written.
Another old note said: Ask the trust about the scholarships. Emma had not done that.
Her editor, Sarah, sent her a message. Sarah told her not to publish anything about the new letter yet. Emma agreed. She opened the trust's old website and started looking for information about the money promised to students.