Crime and the Law (0)

Crime and the Law
Task 1. Underline the most suitable word or phrase .
a) Sally didn't realise 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.
Task 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.
1) This person causes trouble at football matches
Task 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
1 in by a salesman who cheated them out of their money.
b) When Alan was stopped outside the supermarket he ended
2 away by stealing a car parked nearby.
c) As it was Sheila's first offence she was let
3 up at the police station, charged with shoplifting .
d) After climbing over the prison wall, Peter managed to get
4 it, although everyone suspected what had happened .
e) The old couple who live opposite were taken
5 into my house and stole my stereo.
f) At the end of the trial Hilary was found
6 off with only a warning.
g) My neighbours admitted denting my car but got away
7 with paying only £100 damages.
h) The bank at the end of the street was held
8 hostage and demanded £1,000,000 from the authorities.
i) Nobody saw Jack cheating and he got away with
9 guilty and sentenced to six months in prison. 10 up by two masked men last week.
j) The hijackers took fifteen people
10 up by two masked men last week.
Task 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 trial took a long time as the …………..couldn't reach a verdict.
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 …………..
Task 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) 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
Task 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 Mary . 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
Task 7. Use the word given in capitals at the end of each line to form a word that fits in the space in the same line.
Arthur 's life of crime
At his last trial, nobody believed in Arthur's (1) .innocence. . He had been accused of the (2) of a valuable Chinese vase, and was also charged with ten other (3) The value of the (4) goods was said to be over £20,000. Arthur said in his own (5) that the vase had been put into his car (6) He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake , and was almost (7) The judge did not believe Arthur's story. He told Arthur he was a hardened (8) and that he deserved a severe (9) Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years' (10) Arthur just smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it.
INNOCENT
THIEF; OFFEND
STEAL; DEFEND
ACCIDENT
WORTH
CRIME; PUNISH
PRISON
Task 8. Underline the most suitable word or phrase.
a) Harry was told that fishing in the lake was against/by/over the law.
b) Catherine led a secret life for/in/of crime before she was caught.
c) Having trouble with your phone ? Send at/for/to Fix-a-phone!
d) I regret to tell you that you are for/in/under arrest.
e) I only attacked the young man from/in/with self-defence.
f) David was often at/in/with trouble with the police when he was young.
g) The robbers' car was hidden below /by/from sight behind the bank.
h) The kidnappers have been caught, and the child is no longer at/in/on danger .
i) Tony was caught by a policeman who was off/out/away from duty and cycling to work .
j) The thieves took the wrong painting by/in/under mistake.
k) The suspicious manager left the safe unlocked from/on/with purpose.
1) The robbers met to plan the bank raid from/in/with secret.