6 Basics
Vocabulary
Crime verbs
arrest a suspect be guilty be innocent catch a thief commit a crime
do community service go on trial go to prison investigate a crime
look for clues pay a fine question a suspect solve a crime suspect someone
1 Circle the correct words. 3 Complete the sentences with Criminals or
The police.
solve / catch a crime
1 pay / arrest a suspect The police arrest a suspect.
2 look for / solve clues 1 are guilty.
3 go / do on trial 2 commit crimes.
4 be / do community service 3 go to prison.
5 make / commit a crime 4 look for clues.
6 do / be innocent 5 question a suspect.
7 pay / do a fine 6 do community service.
2 Match the pictures with the phrases. 4 Circle the correct words to complete the text.
a b €10,000 STOLEN FROM JACK’S
RESTAURANT
€10,000 was taken from Jack’s Restaurant last night.
The police are investigating this serious … . They are
looking for (1)… and they are questioning (2)… . The
police hope to arrest the (3)… later today. Detective
Watkins says: ‘This is very serious. We expect to solve
the (4)… very soon and this thief will go to (5)… for
c d several years.’
a) crime b) suspect
1 a) fines b) clues
2 a) suspects b) guilty
3 a) thief b) crime
4 a) crime b) trial
e f
5 a) trial b) prison
EXTRA!
Answer these questions so that they are true for you.
1 Have you ever seen a crime? What happened?
1 be guilty d
2 go on trial 2 What type of crimes do people commit where
3 investigate a crime you live?
4 catch a thief
5 go to prison 3 Do the police catch many criminals where you
6 question a suspect live? Why / Why not?
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6 Basics
Crimes and criminals
kidnapping murder pickpocketing robbery theft vandalism
kidnapper murderer pickpocket robber thief vandal
1 Find three crimes and three criminals in 3 Read the definitions and circle the correct words.
the wordsquare.
killing people
V Z T E K C O P K C I P murder / vandalism
X R E K I R B Y H I G U 1 stealing things
theft / kidnapping
R E T Z D R Y N T Z P E
2 a person who steals things from someone’s
E D F N N U E V I L C G
pocket
B R E S A E D G U R D O
vandal / pickpocket
B U H S P D U G R F R O
3 a person who steals things from someone’s house
O M T O P A C N I O F H
robber / murderer
R E T F I L P O H S F P 4 taking someone away from their family to get
J L V A N D A L A S C O money in return
R E L F G U M S F N G T pickpocketing / kidnapping
U G V U Z S G F V L C L 5 damaging things on public property
L U U D U Q T A H D E O robbery / vandalism
2 Complete the table. 4 Who are the criminals? Use the words in the box.
Crime Criminal kidnapper murderer pickpocket
(1)
vandalism vandal robber thief vandal
robbery (2)
When I got home I found that the TV, computer
(3)
murderer and my mp3 player had gone. robber
pickpocketing (4)
1 The family got a letter asking for
(5)
kidnapper 12 million euros.
(6)
thief 2 He painted on the walls and threw
paint over the chairs.
3 I realized he had stolen my wallet
when I got home.
4 He took all the money from the
shop before the police arrived.
5 He left the dead body there for
two days.
EXTRA!
Answer these questions so that they are true for you.
1 What do you think is the most serious crime? Why?
2 What do you think is the least serious crime? Why?
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