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Vocabulary
▪ Crime & Punishment
A Choose the correct item.
1 Have they caught the people who ......... Mr Jackson’s house?
A stole B burgled C mugged
2 Did you hear about the ......... robbery in the city centre?
A weapon B gun C armed
3 If you ......... the law you could go to prison.
A violate B break C tear
4 Driving over the speed limit is only a minor ......... .
A offence B fault C mistake
B. Fill in: arrest, commit, attempt, break, accuse, reach, sentence, suspect, aim, clue,
concentrate, confiscate, dismiss, delete, evidence, remove, in the correct form.
here are some extra words.
1 Thieves .......................................... into the museum during the night and stole several
valuable objects. .
2 Investigators .......................................... the employee right from the beginning but took
a while to gather evidence.
3 A series of crimes that have been .......................................... in the area recently, have
the residents fearing for their safety.
4 Yesterday, police ......................................... a woman in relation to a recent series of
bank robberies.
5. The judge ................................... the case due to irregularities in police procedures.
6. The suspect was released due to a lack of .......................................... .
7. The customs officers ................................. the prohibited items from the tourists.
8. Research shows that you cannot .................................. on your driving while using a
mobile phone.
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C. Choose the correct word.
1 Police claim that the shopkeeper was involved/evolved in a smuggling network.
2 Having a visible alarm often postpones/ deters burglars.
3 The man was accused/found guilty of theft and sent to prison.
4 If going out alone at night, there are a few points/precautions you should take.
D Complete the sentences with the correct form of the word in bold.
1 The judge told the teenager that his actions were totally
.......................................... . RESPONSIBLE
2 The police said the media report was premature and very
.......................................... . ACCURATE
3 The traffic police arrested the man for .......................................... driving. DANGER
4 The victim could only give an .......................................... description of the COMPLETE
mugger.
5 It is .......................................... to download copyrighted music for free. LEGAL
.
E Replace the words in brackets with an appropriate phrasal verb with the
verb break.
1 Four prison inmates .............................. (escaped) during the night and cannot be found.
2 The man refused to open so the police ..................................... (forced open) the door.
3 The young mother ................................. (collapsed) when she saw her child’s injuries.
F Choose the correct preposition.
3 The officer charged the man of/with
1 The police caught the pickpocket and disorderly conduct.
placed her under/in arrest. 4 The robber was put in/under handcuffs
2 The woman was accused of/for and taken away.
shoplifting.
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G Complete the sentence using the passive form of the verbs in brackets.
1 Public property ...................................... 6 The priceless artwork ............................
(damage) by vandals almost every (remove) from its case by the time the
night. museum alarm sounded.
2 ₤1 million .............................................. 7 The trial .................................................
(steal) from the bank’s safe last night. .................. (not/hold) until next month.
3 The reporter arrived at the scene just 8 The police can’t see any footprints
as the criminal ....................................... because the ground ..............................
(read) his rights by the police officer ................................ (cover) with snow.
4 The suspect .......................................... 9 The evidence needs ..............................
(take) to the police station right now. .......................... (examine) thoroughly.
5 Ken’s house .......................................... 10 Any suspicious movement must ............
(burgle) several times this year. ............................. (report) to the police
.
H Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as the first,
forming personal or impersonal passive constructions.
1 Everyone expects that the jury will reach a verdict tomorrow.
The jury is ......................................... .
2 Some people think that he is innocent.
He is ................................................... .............................................................................. .
3 The thieves are believed to have entered the house through an open window.
It is ......................................................
I Rewrite the sentences in the causative form
1 A private detective is investigating Michael’s father’s disappearance.
............................................................
............................................................
2 Frank’s friend will watch his house for him.
............................................................
............................................................
3 Ronny is going to ask a locksmith to install security locks on the windows.
............................................................
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4 Joe had asked his assistant to type up his notes before the trial.
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