Focus 3 Unit 8 Crimes and punishment (Vocabulary, Reading)

Which crime is it?

______________is robbery which takes place against a pedestrian on the street.

Which crime is it?

______________is the act of taking property or money that does not belong to you and you have no permission from the owner to take.

Which crime is it?

______________is the act of entering a building illegally to commit a crime.

Which crime is it?

______________is theft by the threat or use of force (for example,a bank).

Complete the sentence:

The police ___________ who was seen running away from the crime scene.

Complete the sentence:

The detectives_____________ against the suspect, including fingerprints and CCTV footage.

Complete the sentence:

The police officers carefully examined the area to _______ that could help solve the crime.

Complete the sentence:

Mary ____________ and immediately reported it to the police.

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

HELP OUT AT YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANK

We need volunteers to operate food banks in our area. Traditionally, food banks gave food to the homeless but, in these days of low wages and high prices, even some families with parents in work need them. We are not asking for financial help. The food is provided by supermarkets, charities, schools and other organisations. Local business leaders have helped to finance our centres. What we need from our volunteers is time. We need people to check that the food isn’t out of date, pack it in boxes and, most importantly, chat with the people who come into the centres. We will train you to give help and advice to people with serious problems as well

as providing addresses and phone numbers of government funded organisations that people can contact if they need emergency financial help for debts or rent.

1 Where does the money to build food banks come from?

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

HELP OUT AT YOUR LOCAL FOOD BANK

We need volunteers to operate food banks in our area. Traditionally, food banks gave food to the homeless but, in these days of low wages and high prices, even some families with parents in work need them. We are not asking for financial help. The food is provided by supermarkets, charities, schools and other organisations. Local business leaders have helped to finance our centres. What we need from our volunteers is time. We need people to check that the food isn’t out of date, pack it in boxes and, most importantly, chat with the people who come into the centres. We will train you to give help and advice to people with serious problems as well

as providing addresses and phone numbers of government funded organisations that people can contact if they need emergency financial help for debts or rent.

2 What will volunteers be expected to do?

Read the text and choose the correct answer.

BE A PART OF YOUR LOCAL NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH

Would you like to play a bigger part in helping your community? Why not sign up to join a neighbourhood watch scheme? Being part of a neighbourhood watch scheme in your area makes you feel safer because you know other people are keeping an eye out for any suspicious behaviour and reporting it to the authorities.If you join up, you will receive emails with reports of burglaries or other problems in your area. These will also give advice on things such as securing your home at night or when you are out and what to ask if people come to your door claiming that they are collecting money for charities.In addition, we are trying to persuade the government to make funding available for burglar alarms for the less well-off. At the moment this hasn’t been offered but we are hoping that the situation might change if more people join a neighbourhood watch scheme and sign our petition.

1.Which of these subjects will not be included in emails from neighbourhood watch?

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HELP MAKE ‘REHABILITATION IN THE WORKPLACE’ A SUCCESS

We are calling on all business people to help us with our new Rehabilitation in the Workplace scheme. The aim is to provide work for people who have recently been released from prison and who are finding it hard to return to life in the community. Despite some opposition from those who think that we should be doing more to help those who haven’t committed any crimes, we believe this will bring benefits to everyone.It can also help you cut costs. This is an official scheme set up by the Prime Minister. Half of the wages and all the employment insurance and taxes of anyone on the scheme will be paid for you. A trial of the scheme has been running for the last six months in the London area and, if you wish, you can read reactions of employers who have taken on employees on our website.

1.Why are some people against the scheme?

Crime and Punishment — Text with Gaps

Last weekend our local community experienced a surprising event. Early on Sunday morning, a neighbour reported that someone had (1) ________ into a small electronics shop on the main street. When the police arrived, they found the door broken and several laptops missing.

According to the shop owner, the thief must have known the building well, because they (2) ________ the alarm system before entering. The police interviewed people who live nearby, but nobody had seen anything suspicious. One witness said she heard strange noises at night, but she (3) ________ it was just the wind.

Later that day, officers checked CCTV cameras and discovered a person wearing a black hoodie. Although the face was not visible, the police believe the suspect is someone from the area. They have asked anyone with information to (4) ________ and help with the investigation.

The shop owner hopes the thief will be caught soon. He says that crimes like this make people feel unsafe and that the community should (5) ________ together to protect local businesses.

Crime and Punishment — Text with Gaps

Last weekend our local community experienced a surprising event. Early on Sunday morning, a neighbour reported that someone had (1) ________ into a small electronics shop on the main street. When the police arrived, they found the door broken and several laptops missing.

According to the shop owner, the thief must have known the building well, because they (2) ________ the alarm system before entering. The police interviewed people who live nearby, but nobody had seen anything suspicious. One witness said she heard strange noises at night, but she (3) ________ it was just the wind.

Later that day, officers checked CCTV cameras and discovered a person wearing a black hoodie. Although the face was not visible, the police believe the suspect is someone from the area. They have asked anyone with information to (4) ________ and help with the investigation.

The shop owner hopes the thief will be caught soon. He says that crimes like this make people feel unsafe and that the community should (5) ________ together to protect local businesses.

Crime and Punishment — Text with Gaps

Last weekend our local community experienced a surprising event. Early on Sunday morning, a neighbour reported that someone had (1) ________ into a small electronics shop on the main street. When the police arrived, they found the door broken and several laptops missing.

According to the shop owner, the thief must have known the building well, because they (2) ________ the alarm system before entering. The police interviewed people who live nearby, but nobody had seen anything suspicious. One witness said she heard strange noises at night, but she (3) ________ it was just the wind.

Later that day, officers checked CCTV cameras and discovered a person wearing a black hoodie. Although the face was not visible, the police believe the suspect is someone from the area. They have asked anyone with information to (4) ________ and help with the investigation.

The shop owner hopes the thief will be caught soon. He says that crimes like this make people feel unsafe and that the community should (5) ________ together to protect local businesses.

Crime and Punishment — Text with Gaps

Last weekend our local community experienced a surprising event. Early on Sunday morning, a neighbour reported that someone had (1) ________ into a small electronics shop on the main street. When the police arrived, they found the door broken and several laptops missing.

According to the shop owner, the thief must have known the building well, because they (2) ________ the alarm system before entering. The police interviewed people who live nearby, but nobody had seen anything suspicious. One witness said she heard strange noises at night, but she (3) ________ it was just the wind.

Later that day, officers checked CCTV cameras and discovered a person wearing a black hoodie. Although the face was not visible, the police believe the suspect is someone from the area. They have asked anyone with information to (4) ________ and help with the investigation.

The shop owner hopes the thief will be caught soon. He says that crimes like this make people feel unsafe and that the community should (5) ________ together to protect local businesses.

Crime and Punishment — Text with Gaps

Last weekend our local community experienced a surprising event. Early on Sunday morning, a neighbour reported that someone had (1) ________ into a small electronics shop on the main street. When the police arrived, they found the door broken and several laptops missing.

According to the shop owner, the thief must have known the building well, because they (2) ________ the alarm system before entering. The police interviewed people who live nearby, but nobody had seen anything suspicious. One witness said she heard strange noises at night, but she (3) ________ it was just the wind.

Later that day, officers checked CCTV cameras and discovered a person wearing a black hoodie. Although the face was not visible, the police believe the suspect is someone from the area. They have asked anyone with information to (4) ________ and help with the investigation.

The shop owner hopes the thief will be caught soon. He says that crimes like this make people feel unsafe and that the community should (5) ________ together to protect local businesses.