27 losing and finding things

Losing and finding things
I)Vocabulary
1. to find
2. to lose
3. to notice details
4. to catch sight of something
5. Lost and found
6. attentive to details
7. eagle-eyed
II)Questions
1. What should people do if they find something?
❖ Ideas
➔ If people find something, they should:
➢ hand the item in at the location of finding
➢ ask people who are nearby to where they found the item
➢ leave their contact details at the place of find so that the owner may contact
them
➢ put up a notice near to where they found the item i.e. place an advert in a
shop or post office window, use a community notice board or posters at the
location of find
➢ post it on local social media pages (e.g. Facebook, Twitter or Instagram)
➢ report found property to the police
➢ return directly to the issuing authority or provider
❖ Answers
What should people do if they find something?
➢ Well, I guess, first of all, hand the item in at the location of finding or leave
their contact details at the place of find so that the owner may contact them.
Also, I think people should put up a notice near to where they found the item
i.e. place an advert or posters on a community notice board at the location of
find as well as create a post on local social media pages such as Facebook,
Twitter or Instagram. One more thing I would recommend people to do in this

case is report found property to the police or if they found some documents,
return them directly to the issuing authority or provider.
2. Is it ok to keep an item that you found?
❖ Ideas
➔ no:
➢ even though you did not steal the item by taking it directly from its owner,
holding or possessing property that you know does not belong to you also
constitutes theft or larceny under most state laws
➢ it's a form of stealing
➢ in my opinion, it counts as stealing
➢ it's the same as stealing
➢ it isn't much better than stealing
➢ it's no better than stealing
➢ in my opinion, it is as bad as stealing


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➔ yes:
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How is that different from stealing?
it's a sin
it's illegal
it is morally wrong
it isn't morally right

only if you want to keep for some time it in order to find its owner and return it
to them
➢ you can only keep it for some time if you are going to make sincere effort to
return it to the rightful owner
❖ Answers
Is it ok to keep an item that you found?
➢ No. No way! How is that different from stealing? Whatever you find is a piece
of property that belongs to someone else. This means it's not yours. And, by
definition, holding or possessing property that you know does not belong to
you is stealing. So, even though you did not steal the item by taking it directly
from its owner, keeping an item that you found, and not trying to return it, is a
form of stealing. So, at first, it's illegal. You should turn over whatever you
found to the local police. Also, to my mind, it's morally wrong to take
something that someone else lost. What if this person spent life savings to
buy it? Or what if this item meant a lot to this person?You can only keep it for
some time if you are going to make sincere effort to return it to the rightful
owner. Otherwise, as I've said before, you should hand it in to the police or
lost and found.
3. What should people do to find what they lost?
❖ Ideas
➔ In order to find a lost item, a person should:
➢ determine the last time they saw it
➢ return to the place where they last saw it and repeat their way to the place
where they found it missing
➢ search the flat (or bag, room) thoroughly
➢ post information about it on social network sites
➢ make posters or flyers describing it and share them in high traffic areas such
as train stations, supermarkets
➢ visit the lost-and-found office
➢ ask people around if they saw it

➢ inform the police about it
If a person lost a phone, they should:
➢ try to hunt it down using Google maps, IMEI number or an app that will help
them locate their lost device and lock it until they get it back
➢ ask someone to call their phone
If a person lost a key, they should:
➢ search their bag and pockets thoroughly
❖ Answers
What should people do to find what they lost?
➢ Of course, what people should do in order to find a lost item very much
depends on what they lost and where they lost it. But in most cases, all


people need to do is determine the last time they saw it, return to the place
where they last saw it and repeat their way to the place where they found it
missing. If a person lost something in a public place, I guess they should ask
people around if they saw the lost item, visit the lost-and-found office, if
available, or inform the police about the loss. If a person lost a phone, they
should try to hunt it down using Google maps, IMEI number or some app that
will help them locate their device and lock it until they get it back. If a person
lost a key, the best thing to do first is to search the bag and pockets
thoroughly. At least, these are the things that usually work for me when I lose
something.
4. What things do people usualy find?
Have you ever lost someting?
❖ Ideas
➔ People usually find such things as:
➢ laptops
➢ keys
➢ cell phones

➢ cameras
➢ wallets
➢ watches
➢ earrings
➢ jewelry
➢ sunglasses
➢ credit cards
➢ electronic items
➢ umbrellas
➢ gloves
➢ scarves
➢ hats
➢ clothing items
➢ water bottles
➢ lunch bags and food items
➢ books
➢ shopping bags
➢ gym bags
➢ ID cards
➢ licenses
➢ documents
➢ People usually find them:
➢ on the bus, train, plane
➢ on the subway
➢ in a taxi
➢ at the bus stop
➢ in the changing room
➢ in the locker room
➢ in the shop
➢ in the elevator

➢ on the ground
➢ in the park
➢ in the sports centre
➢ in public places
❖ Answers
What things do people usually find?
➢ Well, I guess the ones other people usually lose. I mean keys, wallets, ID
cards, cell phones, sunglasses, laptops and other easily misplaced items
often left in public places such as shops, parks, sports centres, or on public
transportation such as the bus or subway. I also know quite a few cases when
people found umbrellas, gloves, earrings and even lunch boxes and shopping
bags. So, you never know.
What things do people often lose?
➢ Well, I think that phones, keys and glasses top the list of the most commonly
lost items. Running second to them are battery chargers, stationery, wallets
and documents, especially passports and driver’s licenses. Oh, and
umbrellas as well. If we also talk about what people lose at home, I am more
than sure that the leader is a TV remote control, as I also lose it every now
and then.