1. OCEAN’S ELEVEN
When Daniel Ocean is released from prison in New Jersey, his next
heist is already planned. Danny's targets are three Las Vegas casinos: The Bellagio, the Mirage
and the MGM Grand. They all belong to Terry Benedict, who is interested in Danny's beautiful ex-
wife Tess. During a boxing event there will be $150 million in the safe. So, Danny hires
professionals from all over the country: the card magician Rusty Ryan, the perfect pickpocket
Linus Caldwell and Basher Tarr, Reuben Tishkoff, the brothers Virgil, Turk Malloy and Frank
Catton will help too. Saul Bloom will pretend to be a rich man and live in the hotel. Finally, the
Chinese acrobat Yen will enter the safe before the motion detectors are turned
off. There are three rules to be followed: First: no blood. Second: Rob only who
deserves it. Third: Do it as if you have nothing to lose.
Vocabulary:
Heist
Job
Con
Scam
The target
The take
The clink
Prison
jail
A fence
To get out (of prison)
To commit a crime
To break the law
A gang
A crew
A team
Villain
To be out of your mind
To be nuts