1 Complete the sentences with the missing word. The first letter is there to help you.
0 If you park in the wrong place, you may have to pay a f i n e.
1 The j _ _ _ _ is the person who decides how long someone will stay in prison, for example.
2 Criminals can sometimes go to j _ _ _ if their crime is very serious.
3 You can get help from a l_ _ _ _ _ to explain your rights if you are in trouble with the police.
4 People may have to go to c _ _ _ _ if they have a problem with the law.
5 If you catch a criminal, you might get a r _ _ _ _ _.
6 If criminals are caught, they receive a
p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
7 It’s important to lock buildings so that people can’t b _ _ _ _ into them easily.
8 You can get into trouble if you d _ _ _ _ _ public property.
2 Complete the text with words from the box.
steal climb push trip fall
pull escape chase
There was an incident in the sports centre yesterday, when a man tried to 0 steal a woman’s bag
and run away, while she was paying at the reception desk. But the staff there were very quick –
they managed to 1_________ the thief into the car park. One staff member caught him and tried
to 2 _________ him hard to make him 3 _________ over onto the ground. And he managed to
4
_________ the woman’s bag away from the thief. But then the thief got up and started running
again! He managed to 5 _________ over a low wall at the end of the car park, and even when
one young man tried to 6_________ him by sticking out his foot, the thief still kept running.
Unfortunately, he managed to 7_________, and police still haven’t found him.
3 Complete the sentences with the missing word. The first letter is there to help you.
0 If you park in the wrong place, you may have to pay a f i n e.
1 If you have a problem with the law, you might have to go to c _ _ _ _.
2 Police are offering a r _ _ _ _ _ if people give them information about one criminal.
3 If someone gets into trouble with the police, they may need a l _ _ _ _ _ to help them.
4 Police are always looking for the people who
c _ _ _ _ _ crimes.
5 I’m always careful that no-one s _ _ _ _ _ my money while I’m out shopping.
6 People can go to p _ _ _ _ _ if their crime is serious.
7 Criminals must be given some kind of
p _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ for what they’ve done wrong.
8 The j _ _ _ _ is the person who decides what happens to someone if they are found guilty.
4 Complete the text with words from the box.
steal climb push fall pull
escape chase jump
There was an incident in the main street of our town yesterday, when a man tried to 0steal a
woman’s bag. But she was very tough – she managed to
1
_________ the bag from his hands and get it back, and then 2 ________ him hard to try and
make him
3
_________ onto the ground. But instead, he carried on running along the street, so the police
had to
4
________ him to try and catch him. They lost him for a moment and thought he’d managed to
5
__________. But just then they saw him
6
________ up a high tree and over a wall, and then 7________down to the ground from a high
branch on the other side. But he was too slow, and in the end the police caught him!
5 Complete the missing words. The first letter is there to help you.
0 For a serious crime, people usually have to go to p r i s o n.
1 A r _ _ _ _ _ is someone who takes money from a bank, for example.
2 Sometimes, police can see a crime happening on a CCTV c _ _ _ _ _.
3 The police in the town are working on a difficult
c _ _ _ at the moment.
4 Sherlock Holmes always used a magnifying
g _ _ _ _ to look closely at things.
5 If someone c _ _ _ _ _ _ a crime, the police will try to catch them.
6 A t _ _ _ _ is someone who steals things from people or places.
7 A j _ _ _ _ in a court decides whether a criminal will go to prison.
8 The town has a problem with v _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ in the public park.
6 Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words which
you don’t need.
get solve take look arrest
escape interview search trip damage
0 Some people get a reward if they help to catch a criminal.
1 The police want to ___________ any witnesses to the crime.
2 Detectives are trying to ___________ the area to find a burglar.
3 Someone managed to ___________ the burglar, so he fell and was caught.
4 Police are working hard to ___________ the crime.
5 The detective wants to ___________ the fingerprints of everyone working in the bank.
6 Someone chased the burglar, but he managed to ___________.
7 The police are going to ___________ someone for shoplifting from the supermarket.
push steal solve arrest chase
look jump rob break
1 The police had to _________ the criminal through the shopping centre.
2 Don’t leave your bicycle unlocked because someone will _________ it.
3 The police will _________ someone if they’re sure the person is guilty.
4 Sherlock Holmes used to _________ for clues with his magnifying glass.
5 The thief managed to _________ over a wall and run away.
6 Let’s hope detectives can _________ the crime committed in town last week.
7 If someone manages to _________ into a house, they will probably take something.
7 Complete the missing words. The first letter is there to help you.
0 As a punishment for a serious crime, people usually have to go to p r i s o n.
1 The police tried to catch the criminal, but he managed to e _ _ _ _ _.
2 Unfortunately, this building was badly damaged by v _ _ _ _ _ _.
3 There was a r _ _ _ _ _ _ at the local bank yesterday.
4 A w _ _ _ _ _ _ is someone who saw what happened in a crime.
5 T _ _ _ _ means taking things that don’t belong to you.
6 You may need the help of a l _ _ _ _ _ if you have a problem with the police.
7 The thief left f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ at the scene of the crime.
8 The police caught the s _ _ _ _ _ _ that they think was responsible for the crime.
