Lesson 9(vocabulary). Crime and the law. (Part 1).

 

1.       Underline the most suitable word or phrase.

a)      Sally didn’t realize that she had broken/countered/denied the law.

b)      The police have banned/cancelled/refused parking in this street.

c)       I must remember to get a/an agreement/licence/permission for my television.

d)      The president admitted that there had been a breakdown of law and crime/government/order.

e)      Jim’s parents wouldn’t agree/allow/let him go to the demonstration.

f)       Jake was arrested because he had entered the country falsely/illegally/wrongly.

g)      Talking to other students is against the law/orders/rules of the examination.

h)      The two men were arrested before they could commit/make/perform any more crimes.

i)        I had to take the company to court/justice/law to get the money they owed me.

j)        Smoking is compulsory/prohibited/refused near the petrol tanks.

2.       Match word in the box with a suitable description (a-l).

Blackmailer                       forger                   hooligan             murderer            shoplifter           vandal                  burglar                hijacker               kidnapper                          pickpocket         smuggler            witness

a)      This person takes control of a plane or boat by force ……..hijacker…….

b)      This person sees what happens during a crime or accident …………………….

c)       This person brings goods into the country illegally. …………………….

d)      This person might steal food from a supermarket……………………..

e)      This person kills someone on purpose…………………………….

f)       This person takes people and demands money for their return…………………….

g)      This person makes illegal copies of paintings, documents, etc……………

h)      This person damages other people’s property………………………

i)        This person might steal your wallet in a crowd…………………..

j)        This person steals from houses. ………………………..

k)      This person gets money from others by threatening to tell secrets……………………….

l)        This person causes trouble at football matches…………….

 

3.       Complete each sentence (a-j) with a suitable ending (1-10). Use each ending once.

a)      I decided to buy a burglar alarm after someone broke ………5…………

b)      When Alan was stopped outside the supermarket he ended ………………………

c)       As it was Sheila’s first offence she was let …………………….

d)      After climbing over the prison wall, Peter managed to get …………………..

e)      The old couple who live opposite were taken ……………………

f)       At the end of the trial Hilary was found ……………..

g)      My neighbours admitted denting my car but got away with ……………………

h)      The bank at the end of the street was held ………………………

i)        Nobody saw Jack cheating and he got away with ………………….

j)        The hijackers took fifteen people ……………………………………….

 

1.       in by a salesman who cheated them out of their money.

2.       away by stealing a car parked nearby.

3.       up at the police station, charged with shoplifting.

4.       it, although everyone suspected what had happened.

5.       into my house and stole my stereo.

6.       off with only a warning.

7.       with paying only £100 damages.

8.       hostage and demanded £1,000,000 from the authorities.

9.       guilty and sentenced to six month in prison.

10.   up by two masked men last week.

Correct answers:

1. a) broken       b) banned          c) licence             d) order               e) let     f) illegally            g) rules h) commit           i) court                               j) prohibited     

2. a) hijacker     b) witness          c) smuggler        d) shoplifter      e) murderer      f) kidnapper      g) forger              h) vandal  i) pickpocket                     j) burglar             k) blackmailer                   l) hooligan

3. a) 5                   b)3         c) 6         d) 2        e) 1        f) 9         g) 7        h) 10      i) 4  j) 8