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CRIME VOCABULARY - EXERCISES (HANDOUT)

-The boy admitted that he'd carried out the crime.

-People go to Gibraltar and smuggle cheap tobacco.

-What led him to kill his wife?

-The University of the Balearic Islands shall not respond for damages caused by a third party.

-He spent 16 years trying cases involving bank fraud, mortgage fraud, investment fraud and other white-collar crime.

-These are the men who have been found guilty of violent crimes.

-Crime against the elderly are becoming more common.

-A state employee was charged with the white-collar crime of taking bribes to steer lucrative contracts to favored companies.

-Gabriel's shirt led the police to his murderer.

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OFFENCE: Breach of law, regulations (infracción). Commit an offence; / Criminal offense = CRIME

Ex: It is an offence to drive while using a mobile phone.

a minor offence (=one that is not serious)

a traffic offence (una infracción de tráfico)

a parking offence

a serious offence

CONVICT: To prove or officially announce that someone is guilty of a crime after a trial in a law court.

ACQUIT: to give a decision in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime.

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He has been convicted of arson.

He has been tried and found guilty.

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One of the two accused men was convicted at yesterday's trial. Although his lawyer defended him very well, he was still found guilty by the jury. The judge sentenced him to two years in prison. He'll probably be released after eighteen months. The other man was luckier. He was acquitted and left the courtroom smiling broadly.

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Workbook Exercises p.51.ex.3

3.a.

2. had been stolen

3. be caught

4. (be) punished

5. questioned

6. visited

7. has just been arrested

8. is being held

9. will be heard / is being heard

10. expect / are expecting

11. be given

12. will be stolen

3.b.

3. The man is expected to be acquitted.

4. Kidnappers are reported to have taken the president's wife.

5. It is thought that the terrorists are hiding somewhere in France.

6. It is known that the suspect is dangerous.

7. Vandals are reported to have damaged the art gallery.

8. It is said that the police have arrested three men.

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TEXBOOK EXERCISES

P. 76.EX.5.f

1. is believed to be Britain's most polite armed robber

2. is said to be a tall man in his early forties.

3. is thought that he has robbed

4. is reported to be polite to his victims

p. 80. ex.4.a,b. ----) Vocabulary Explanation: Click here

3. war reporter

4. a paparazzo

6. an agony aunt

1. the online director of the magazine Marie Claire

2. a radio news presenter

5. a freelance journalist

1. a readers

2. c glamorous

3. b headlines

4. a report

5. b assignment

6. a go off

7. b recognizes

8. a makes

9. b scrolls

10. c turns on

11. c runs

12. b checks

p. 161. ex.1,2,3.

2. commentator

3. reporter

4. editor

5. presenter

6. freelance journalist

7. newsreader

8. paparazzi

9. agony aunt

1.D 2.E 3.B 4.A 5.C

2.E 3.G 4.L 5.I 6.B 7.K 8.C 9.D 10.J 11.H 12.

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HOW TO AVOID A HOLIDAY NIGHTMARE

1.break

2.low-cost

3.journey

4.discounts

5.insurance

6.bargain

7.available

8.travel agents

9.be careful

10.accurate

11.charged

12.complaint

13.guarantee

14.booking

15.hard sell

16.extras

17.tour operators

18.offers

19.it's worth

20.the small print

21.shop

22.in-flight

23.book

24.protected

25.back

26.car hire

27.through

28.payments

READING TEST 1

2.C

3.D

4.C

5.A

6.D

7.A

8.B

9.D

READING TEST 2

11. press for

12. appreciation

13. dependant

14. draw attention to

15. significant

16. issue

17. gender

18. worldwide