Grammar 1 Complete the sentences. Use the past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 We couldn’t help the police. We (not see) the crime.
2 By the time I got home, my brothers (eat) all the pizza.
3 The car was in the car park, but vandals (smash) the windows.
4 When Mum and Dad got home, we (tidy) the whole house.
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2 Complete the sentences. Use the past simple or past perfect form of the verbs in brackets.
1 When the police (arrive), the joyriders (run) away.
2 The thief (hide) the jewellery by the time the police (search) her house.
3 The detective suddenly (remember) that he (not question) the shopkeeper’s wife.
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Vocabulary
3 Complete the crime words. Then use them to complete the sentences.
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1 There’s a lot of in the city. There’s graffiti and smashed bus stops everywhere.
2 The police officer investigated the fire and said that it was .
3 They caught the when he tried to use my credit card. He’d already thrown away my handbag, though.
4 They now have security cameras in the department store to catch .
5 I couldn’t sleep at night after the . We’ve got an alarm on the house now.
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4 Complete the text with the words below. There are two words you do not need.
armies folklore injustice outlaws rulers struggle thief
The story of Robin Hood is very old, but there are modern stories with similar themes. In many westerns, for example, there are men who are 1 because they have committed crimes. Sometimes they are the heroes: they save people and fight against 2 , like Robin Hood. Sometimes they are the bad guys and the hero must 3 against them and fight them. In many other stories we read about bad kings or other powerful 4 . They are cruel and their 5 use violence to make people do what they want.
Выражение мнения:
I agree / disagree…
In my opinion,…/ From my point of view...
I believe that…/ It seems to me that…
I am in favour of…/ I am against the idea of…
According to…
Some people say that…
It is said / believed that…
There is no doubt that…
It goes without saying that…
We must admit that…
Представление аргументов:
The main argument in favour / against is ...
First of all, I should like to consider…
To begin with…/ To start with…
Despite the fact that…/ In spite of the fact that…
On the one hand…/ On the other hand…
Besides,…/ In addition…
What is more,…/ Moreover,…/ More than that…
Finally…
Nevertheless..
Выражение причинно-следственной связи:
for this reason
therefore / that is why
because of
as a result
owing to / due to
Примеры:
for example
for instance
such as
like
Заключение:
To sum up…
To conclude…
In conclusion, I would like to stress that…
All in all, I believe that…
Words and phrases to organize points chronologically (to introduce a series of reasons, ideas, remarks, etc):
first(ly)/first of all; second(ly); third(ly); lastly/last of all/finally - наконец; в заключение;
first and foremost - в первую очередь;
in the first/second/third place; to start/begin with; for one thing - прежде всего; начать с того, что; для начала;
for another thing - кроме того; во вторых
Note: firstly, secondly... is more formal than first, second. .
Words and phrases to indicate the addition of a new point or introduce a related topic:
in addition;
what is more/more than that/furthermore(formal)/moreover (more formal) - более того; кроме того;
another thing is that...
above all/on top of that - в довершение всего;
as well as - так же (как); не только...,но; в дополнение; помимо;
alongside - наряду с;
besides/apart from - кроме, помимо;
besides - к тому же (particularly when adding a negative idea);
similarly/equally/likewise - подобным образом;
a word must be said about...;
it is important to note that...