Crime and the law

Match.

1.

 is someone who openly steals from people.

2.

is someone who steals specifically from people’s houses.

3.

is someone who steals from banks, trains, etc.

4.

is someone who steals from shops while pretending to be a customer.

5.

is someone who steals from people’s pockets while they are not looking.

6.

is someone who takes a person away illegally by force, usually in order to demand money in exchange for releasing them.

Look at the picture and сomplete the sentences.

1.

thief

2.

shoplifter

3.

vandal

4.

burglar

5.

robber

6.

pickpocket

Look at the pictures of the verbs and put their translations in the correct order.

Choose the correct word. (В ответе укажи последовательность букв без пробелов. Например, ababbba)
1. The police finally caught the ____________.
a) burglars  b) burglaries
2. We're lucky because there isn't much _____________ in this town.
a) vandals  b) vandalism
3. The bank ______________ got away with over Ј500,000.
a) robbers  b) robberies
4. They accused her of ____________, but she said she was only trying the coat on.
a) shoplifters  b) shoplifting
5. A _______________ stole my phone.
a) pickpocket  b) pickpocketing 
6. She is very upset by the _____________ of her jewels.
a) thief  b) theft 

Complete the sentences.

1.

prison

2.

court

3.

punishment

4.

judge

5.

law

6.

fine

Complete the sentences.

1. The police ______ the thieves down the street.
2. Be careful you don't ______ off that wall!
3. Don't leave your shoes there. Someone will ______ over them.
4. There were over twenty police officers there, but the robbers still managed to ______ !
5. She hurt her back because someone ______ her down the stairs.
6. He managed to ______ out of the window and get away.

Complete the text.

Information needed
The police are asking for help from the public after 1) _______ got away with two valuable paintings. The criminals 2) _________ the town's art gallery and 3) ________ the two paintings last night. The alarm sounded at the gallery and the police arrived, but the criminals managed to 4) ______ through a back door. The art gallery is offering a 5) __________ of Ј10,000 for the safe return of the two paintings.

Complete the text.

They need to learn a lesson!
Two teenagers were arrested for 1) _______ their school building yesterday. The two boys broke windows in the building and sprayed paint over it. The police said the community would not put up with 2) ________ of this kind. The teenagers are too young to go to 3) ________ but the police hope the 4) ___________ they receive will be serious enough to teach them a lesson.

Choose the criminals you can see in the pictures.

Make up the word.

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