CRIMES and CRMINALS

1) Match 6 words from the box to the pictures. 1 2

t. 3
burglary / mugging / arson / joyriding / drug dealing /
robbery / theft / vandalism / shoplifting / forgery

2) Write the names of criminals and the verbs.

forgery 1___forger____ _Falsification_ 4 5 6
shoplifting 2_Shoplifter_ _Get something
without consent_ 3) What kinds of criminal are these people? Use the
words from the box.
arson 3_Arsoner_ set fire to (a house...)
joyriding 4_joyrider_ _go joyriding_ thief / forger / murderer/ drug dealer
burglar / joyrider / blackmailer /
robbery 5_robber_ _go robber_
vandalism 6___vandal___ _go vandal_ 1. Mrs. Strange killed her
husband.___murder________
burglary 7_burglari_ _burgle_
2. Ted took his neighbour’s car and drove it around
murder 8_ murder_ _murdery_ town late at night with his friends. __joyrider___
mugging 9___mugger___ _assault_ 3. Frank demanded money from Jason in return for
kidnapping 10_kidnapper_ _kindapping_ not revealing some secret information about him.
__blackmailer_______
drug dealing 11_dealer__ ___deal drugs___
4. He sells cocaine and heroin to teenagers. _drug
blackmail 12 __________ _______________ dealer__
4) People are writing about crimes.
What are the crimes? 5. She took a wallet from somebody’s bag during the
lunch hour.______thief________
1). My friend Jack was walking home a few nights
ago, and a couple of men attacked him in the street 6. He spent five years in prison for making a copy of
and took his wallet and his mobile. They pushed him banknotes._____forger_____
to the ground and hurt his arm. The police arrested
two men the following day. _________rob________ 7. John got into the house through an open window
and took some cash and jewellery. __burglar___

2). Somebody broke into the village hall. They
climbed through a window. They didn’t steal
anything but smashed some chairs and tables.
_____Joyriding_______
4). North Merton Inn was destroyed in a fire last night.
Fire engines came from nearby Chinstonebridge, but
were unable to put out the flames. An empty petrol can
was found nearby. Police suspect that somebody
deliberately set fire to the Inn. ______arson_____

3). A woman stole jewellery worth 100 pounds from a

shop in the town centre. She asked to see some 5). A gang of criminals robbed a bank in the city centre
necklaces and earrings, and then put them into her yesterday. During the day they hid in a shop next door to
bag while the shop assistant wasn’t looking and ran the bank, and then got into the bank during the night by
out of the shop. ___shpifliter___ making a hole in the wall. _____muggering____

5) Complete the sentences using 6 verbs given on the right in the correct form.
forge
1. Two journalists have been________kindap____________ by political extremists. steal
2. Someone _____burgle_____ my signature. burgle
3. Sam often ___go____ joyriding at the weekend. His parents don’t know about it. kidnap
4. Mr. Smith’s house was ______steal_____ while he was on holiday. set
5. If he ____set______ fire to any more buildings, he will go to prison for sure. mug
6. Tom was _________mug____________ just in front his house. go