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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