Smart Planet 2 Unit 4  Vocabulary Extra

Crimes  (Workbook page 89)

Name  Class   Date

1 Label the pictures with the words in the box.

arson  ​
bank robbery  ​ burglary  ​ hacking  ​ mugging  ​
murder  ​pickpocketing  ​shoplifting  ​ speeding  ​vandalism

1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10

2 Complete the sentences with the words from Exercise 1.

1 Maria didn’t pay for those shoes. She took them. She was .
2 is becoming more and more common; nobody’s computer is safe
anymore.
3 Carlos started a fire at school and destroyed it. This is called .
4 is when you kill someone and is one of the most serious crimes.
5 My mum was at 90 km/h in a 40 km/h zone.
6 There was a in our street last night. Someone broke in and stole a TV.
7 Be careful in the city centre and look after your wallet; there’s a lot of  .
8 There was a in town last week. Two people went in with guns and
asked the manager for all the money.
9 is increasing – there’s graffiti on many of the buildings in town.
10 There was a in town last night. Someone stole a woman’s handbag
while she was walking home.

3 Have you been a victim of any of the crimes in Exercise 1? What happened?








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