WARM-UP
Please, look through the pictures and try to explain what you see. Where can it happen?
PRONUNCIATION
Read the following words and check your pronunciation:
robbery ['rɔb(ə)rɪ], mug [mʌg], knifepoint ['naɪfpɔɪnt], threaten ['θret(ə)n], steal [stiːl], cash [kæʃ], jewellery ['ʤuːəlrɪ], approach [ə'prəuʧ], come up [kʌm ʌp], demand [dɪ'mɑːnd], cash [kæʃ], break into [breɪk 'ɪntə], burglary ['bɜːglərɪ], rob [rɔb], thief [θiːf], forced entry [fɔːst 'entrɪ], shoplift ['ʃɔplɪft]
KEY WORDS:
Try to remember the words below, please:
to rob – грабувати |
to steal – красти |
to burgle – здійснювати |
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крадіжку |
robbery – пограбування |
theft – крадіжка |
burglary – крадіжка зі |
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зломом |
а robber – грабіжник |
a thief – крадій |
a burglar – крадій |
to mug – грабувати (на вулиці) to shoplift – красти to threaten– погрожувати
mugging – пограбування |
shoplifting – крадіжка(з крамниці) |
a mugger – вуличний |
a shoplifter – крадій |
грабіжник |
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cash – готівка |
jewellery – коштовності to attack – нападати |
at knifepoint – під загрозою |
to break into – |
forced entry – проникнення |
смерті |
проникнути |
із застосуванням сили |
READING
Please, use key words and complete each sentence. Read the story.
1. Tom is watching evening |
2. The newsreader says that |
SKY news. |
police officers are seeking the |
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man who ______the bank earlier |
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today in Queens. |
3. He took about $35,000 in |
4. The police also reported about |
_______. |
the _______ committed in that |
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district. |
5. The criminals _______ |
6. _______ a lot of valuable |
celebrities’ houses and … |
things. |
7. There were signs of a _____ |
8. The police caught a ______ |
in four of those houses. |
that day. |
9. He _______ several women |
10. He came up behind them |
in the streets last week. |
and held them ________. |
11. He _________ to harm |
12. He took only ______ …. |
them unless they cooperated. |
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13. … and their __________.
14. The last piece of news was about the arrest of two ______.
SPEAKING
Put the sentences in the correct order according to the previous story. Please, try to retell it.
He took about $35,000 in cash.
He threatened to harm them unless they cooperated.
The criminals broke into celebrities’ houses and stole a lot of valuable things.
He attacked several women in the streets during last week.
He took only cash and their jewellery.
Tom is watching evening SKY news.
The police caught a street mugger that day.
The last piece of news was about the arrest of two shoplifters.
The newsreader says that Police are seeking the man who robbed the bank earlier today in Queens.
He came up behind them and held them at knifepoint.
The police also reported about the burglaries committed in that district.
There were signs of forced entry in four of these houses.
EXTRA
SPEAKING
Please, look at the pictures and try to explain how to avoid being mugged / robbed?
W R I T I N G
1. Please, read the sentence and choose the correct word:
1.A broken lock on the door showed there had been a staff / forced entry.
2.A thief / burglary stole George’s car last night.
3.The manager gave Harriet a room key / suspect for number 119.
4.Franklin stayed at a safe / hotel during his vacation.
5.The officer demanded / threatened to arrest the man.
6.The police caught Sergio after he committed a knifepoint / robbery.
7.Someone tried to run / mug Amy in the alley.
8.Criminals would rather steal / approach items than pay for them.
2. Fill in the blanks with the word below:
broke into, cash, burglary, knife, safe, staff, approached, suspect, robbery, mug
1.Paula keeps her valuable jewellery in a _______ place.
2.The thief _________ the house when no one was at home.
3.John went to jail for committing a __________at the bank.
4.Only _________ members are allowed in the office.
5.The police questioned the ___________ about the stolen bags.
6.A man tried to __________ Jennifer on the street. But the police caught him.
7.Rosa reported about the ________ to the police.
8.The thief threatened to hurt her with a ____________.
9.People use _______ to buy things.
10.The thief ran away when he saw the officer _______ him.
EXTRA
READING
Please, read two police reports and answer the questions.
1.Where were the crimes committed?
A.At the police station;
B.At the hotel;
C.At the store;
D.In the street.
2.What things were stolen?
A.Cash;
B.Wedding ring;
C.Camera;
D.Clothes.
3.Which of the following is NOT true?
A.The hotel manager saw the thief;
B.The thief did not take anything from the hotel safe;
C.The thief left evidence of forced entry;
D.The thief stole the items from Rosa’s house.