Lesson 9 (vocabulary). Crime and the law. (part 2)
4.
Complete each sentence with a word from the box. Use each word once only.
Accused evidence guilty lawyer statement charged fine jury sentence suspect
a)
The customs officers arrested Bob
and ……… charged……..him with
smuggling.
b)
The police spent all morning
searching the house for …………………..
c)
Jean left her car in a no-parking
area and had to pay a/an ……………………
d)
Unfortunately at the end of the
trial my brother was found ……………………..
e)
The old couple who live opposite
were taken …………………….
f)
George won his case because he
had a very good defence ……………
g)
The police visited Dawn and asked
her to make a/an …………………………..
h)
Because of his past criminal
record, Brian was the main …………………
i)
Pauline decided to sue the police
because she had been wrongly ……………………..
j)
The murderer of the children
received a life ……………………..
5.
Choose the most suitable word or phrase to complete each sentence.
a) Most schools in my country no longer have ………D………….. punishment.
A) physical B)
capital C) bodily D) corporal
b) The policemen following the robbers were in
…………………………. clothes.
A) plain B)
ordinary C) normal D) simple
c) The two old ladies were …………………….. of their
purses.
A) stolen B)
attacked C) robbed D snatched
d) At the end of the story, the hero manages to
arrest the …………………..
A) the offenders B) villains C)
wrongs D) evils
e) I had to answer question A because it was
………………………………
A) compulsory B)
necessary C) a must D) an obligation
f) Charles could not ………………………. having been at
the scene of the crime.
A) refuse B)
object C) deny D) alter
g) As there was no evidence, the judge
dismissed the ………………………..
A) trial B)
witness C) court D) case
h) If your dog damages your neighbour’s
property, you could be ………………
A) guilty B)
liable C) payable D) illegal
i) After ten years in prison, Stephen was
………………………. And set free.
A) pardoned B)
released C) innocent D) forgiven
j) The detective inspector told the young
……………………….to make some tea.
A) officer B)
official C) guardian D) police
6.
Rewrite each sentence, beginning as shown, so that the meaning stays the same.
a) They said that John had stolen the money.
They accused ….. John of stealing the money………….
b) Ian said that he hadn’t punched anybody.
Ian denied …………………………………………………………
c) ‘OK, Andy, you can go now’, said the
detective.
The detective gave Andy …………………………………….
d) “James Frogget, you will go to prison for
ten years”, said the judge.
The judge sentenced …………………………………….
e) “I forged the signature”, said Marry.
Mary admitted …………………………………
f) Harry stole £60,000 and was arrested.
Harry was arrested ……………………………………
g) “We saw the accused break into the car,”
said the witnesses.
The witnesses stated …………………………………………………………….
h) Graham said that he wouldn’t go to the
police station.
Graham refused …………………………………………..
i) “It’s true”, said Norman, “I murdered Alan.”
Norman confessed to ……………………………………
j) “Can you come with me, please,” the
detective said to Helen.
The detective asked …………………………………………………….
Correct
answers:
4 a) charged b) evidence c)
fine d) guilty e) jury f) lawyer g)
statement h) suspect i) accused j) sentence
5 a) D b) A c)C d)B e) A f)
C g) D h) B i) A j) A
6) a) They
accused John of stealing the money.
b) Ian denied punching/having punched anybody.
c) The
detective gave Andy permission to go.
d) The judge
sentenced James Frogget to ten years in prison.
e) Mary
admitted forging/having forged the signature.
f) Harry was
arrested for stealing £60,000.
g) The
witnesses stated that they had seen the accused break into the car.
h) Graham
refused to go to the police station.
i) Norman
confessed to murdering Alan/having murdered Alan/Alan’s murder.
j) The
detective asked Helen to go with him/her.
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