1 Write the words for the criminals.
1 pickpocketing ……pickpocket……
2 burglary ………………….
3 vandalism ………………….
4 theft ………………….
5 shoplifting ………………….
6 hacking ………………….
Answer
2 burglar 3 vandal 4 thief 5 shoplifter
6 hacker
2 Write the correct crimes for the definitions.
1 destroying or damaging things that belong to others on purpose ……vandalism……
2 illegally accessing information from computer systems ……………………
3 the crime of stealing ……………………
4 stealing from another person’s pockets ……………………
5 stealing from a shop ……………………
6 entering a building illegally to steal ……………………
Answer
2 hacking 3 theft 4 pickpocketing
5 shoplifting 6 burglary
3 Complete the sentences with words related to crime from Exercise 1.
1 There was a ……burglary…… at my grandma’s house last night and they stole all her jewellery.
2 Our neighbour was caught …………………. at the supermarket.
3 The …………………. had to pay a fine for stealing the man’s wallet.
4 My brother knows someone who was arrested for …………………. into the school’s email account.
5 The …………………. robbed a bank on the High Street and got away with thousands of pounds.
Answer
2 shoplifting 3 pickpocket 4 hacking
5 thief
4 Complete the sentences with the words in the box.
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each other herself itself myself themselves yourself |
1 She bought ……herself…… a new dress in the sales.
2 The cat hurt ………………. when it jumped onto the roof.
3 The hackers taught ………………. how to break into the bank’s computer system.
4 I really enjoyed ………………. at the concert.
5 Let’s call ………………. at the weekend to make plans.
6 Did you see ………………. in the newspaper? Well done for catching that thief!
Answer
2 itself 3 themselves 4 myself
5 each other 6 yourself
5 Use the clues to complete the text.
The Daily News
Police finally arrest Lightfingers Fred, the professional 1……thief…… who has committed many crimes over the last few years. His illegal acts include 2………………… from stores across town, the 3………………… of lots of cars and buildings, and 4………………… in up to ten houses in the Greenfields neighbourhood.
Lightfingers Fred is part of a larger criminal group who teach 5………………… how to steal and rob banks. Fred has even helped 6………………… to more than 50 wallets over the years as a 7………………… in action on the streets, stealing from innocent people.
But Fred will now go to prison and there will be no more 8………………… from him. Now the police just need to catch the other criminals!
1 a person who commits a crime
2 stealing from a shop
3 damaging things that belong to others
4 entering a building illegally to steal
5 one another
6 for him
7 a person who steals from another’s pockets
8 the crime of stealing
Answer
2 shoplifting 3 vandalism 4 burglary
5 each other 6 himself 7 pickpocket
8 theft
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