5 A life of crime Extra Practice

5.1 Grammar Verbs with –ing and to

1 * Complete the sentences with the correct –ing or to form of the verb. 3 *** Complete the text with the -ing or to form of the verbs.

1 The police believe that the men are planning ….. rob….. a bank.
upset break have live steal think
2 I enjoy ….. read….. frightening crime thrillers.

3 Would you like ….. be….. a private investigator?

It appears to me that burglars don’t mind (1) ………. people’s lives.
4 The detective wanted ….. find….. more evidence against the mugger.
When they manage (2) ………. into someone’s house, they want
5 Police officers usually don’t mind ….. work….. outdoors.
(3) ………. as many valuable things as possible and then escape.
6 You should avoid ….. buy….. things on the black market.
They don’t seem (4) ………. about the consequences of their actions

on the home owners. Some owners can’t stand (5) ………. in their
2 ** Tick () the sentences with the correct underlined verbs. Correct home after a burglary and they have to move to another house. In an
the wrong ones.
effort to prevent more burglaries, police recommend (6) ………. a
1 The police decided arresting the teenager for stealing a car. ………….
meeting between the burglars and their victims. By doing so, the
2 I dislike to walk home alone at night. It’s really frightening. ………….
burglars see how upset the victims are and the victims realize that
3 A man ran after the thief and managed to catch up with him. ………….
the burglars aren’t as frightening as they imagined.
4 My dad is a lawyer and gets home late. We miss to have dinner with

him. ………….

5 I don’t recommend seeing that film. It’s really predictable! ………….

6 You need close all the windows before you go out of the house.

………….

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5 A life of crime Extra Practice
5.1 Vocabulary Criminals and crime-fighters
1 * Match 1–6 to A–F.
armed robber lawyer mugger murderer police officer thief
1 A detective ….. A makes legal decisions about criminals.

2 A burglar ….. B makes sure that cars aren’t parked 5 There’s a person who takes things from people / places in the school –

illegally. some equipment disappeared from the science lab yesterday.

3 A judge ….. C is someone you pay to investigate 6 The police are searching for a person who attacks people and steals

something. from them in the street.

4 A traffic warden ….. D is a police officer who investigates

crimes. 3 *** Complete the text with the correct criminal or crime fighter.
5 A private investigator ….. E tries to get money from you illegally.
Police in Grimley are warning local residents to be vigilant after a series of crimes
6 A fraudster ….. F enters a house illegally to steal things.
in the area. ‘We’ve seen a big increase in crime over the last few days,’ said one young

(1) ………. from the local police station. A (2) ………. broke into a house on Jackson

2 ** Replace the underlined words with the correct people. Street on Friday morning and stole a laptop and some gold jewellery. That afternoon, an

elderly lady received a phone call from a man who said he worked at her bank. The 80-
armed robber lawyer mugger murderer police officer thief
year-old believed his story and gave the (3) ………. her bank details. An hour later,

1 Have you ever met a person who has killed someone illegally? £2000 disappeared from her bank account. The (4) ………. in charge of investigating

2 The person carrying a gun entered the convenience store and this crime has described it as particularly cruel to steal from vulnerable old people in

demanded money from the shop owner. this way. On Saturday night, a (5) ………. attacked a woman as she was walking home

3 How long has your brother been a member of the police? from a night out and stole her handbag. Finally, a librarian at Grimley Library has

4 I’d like to be a famous person who gives people legal advice when I’m noticed the disappearance of about 50 books. The police believe the (6) ………. is a

older. teenage girl with long red hair who loves reading.

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5.2 Grammar Relative pronouns
1 * Choose the correct option. 3 *** Make the sentences into once sentence. Use a relative pronoun.
1 A thief is a person who / whose steals things. I read an article about internet fraud. I found it fascinating.
2 That’s the bank which / where there was an armed robbery. I read an article about internet fraud which I found fascinating.
3 My neighbour is someone which / who always looks suspicious. 1 James is a store detective. His job is to prevent shoplifting.
4 I’ve got a friend whose / who father is a detective. …..….………………………………………………………………………………
5 He’s in a prison who / where there are lots of murderers. 2 My aunt is a lawyer. She is well-known in London.
6 Is that one of the false cheques which / whose Abagnale used? …..….………………………………………………………………………………

3 There was a lot of evidence. The police used it to find the burglar.

2 ** Complete the text with who, which, where and whose. …..….………………………………………………………………………………

4 There’s a quiet street behind the bank. Some drug-dealing takes

Tony Tetro is a name (1) …………. is well-known in America. That’s place there.
because it belongs to one of the world’s best art forgers. He painted …..….………………………………………………………………………………
pictures during the seventies and eighties (2) …………. he pretended were 5 It was a young man in a disguise. He tried to rob the post office.
genuine. Dali and Chagall are just two of the famous artists …..….………………………………………………………………………………
(3) …………. work he copied. Tetro made a fortune and lived an 6 The police interviewed the famous singer. Her dog disappeared
extravagant life, last week.
(4) …………. made the police think that he was a drug-dealer. The police …..….………………………………………………………………………………
arrested him for forgery in 1989 and he was sent to prison, (5) ………. he
served a five-year sentence. Tetro still paints today, but he is the only artist
in America (6) …………. has to stamp his name on the back of every one
of his paintings!

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5 A life of crime Extra Practice
5.2 Vocabulary Crimes
1 * Complete the table with the words. There are two extra words.
5 Someone has broken the windows in the library for no reason.
arson forgery identity theft kidnapping
mugging pickpocketing shoplifting speeding _________

6 I hid the bottle and the airport officials didn’t stop me.
Crimes involving Crimes involving Crimes involving _________
violence / force copying something stealing without being
3 *** Imagine you witnessed these crimes. Describe what you would
seen tell the police.
……………….. ……………….. ……………….. (shoplifting) I was in a supermarket when I saw a woman acting
……………….. ……………….. ……………….. suspiciously. Suddenly, she put something in her bag and left the shop
quickly.

2 ** Which crimes do the comments describe? 1 (vandalism)…………………………………………………………………….

1 That man has just set fire to a house. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

_____ 2 (forgery)………………………………………………………………………..

2 My bedroom window is broken and my laptop has gone. ……………………………………………………………………………………...

________ 3 (speeding)……………………………………………………………………..

3 If you don’t give me £10,000, I’ll send this photo of you to a ……………………………………………………………………………………...

newspaper. 4 (pickpocketing)………………………………………………………………..

_________ ……………………………………………………………………………………...

4 You’re driving at 110 kph in a 90 kph zone. 5 (burglary)………………………………………………………………………

________ ……………………………………………………………………………………...

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