Solutions Pre-Intermediate Unit 9: Crime scene

SB p. 84, 132

  1. crime – an illegal act
  2. scene – a place where an unpleasant event has happened
  3. criminal– connected with a crime; morally wrong
  4. murder (noun – murderer)– a crime of killing sb (a person who does it)
  5. escape – to get away from a place where you have been kept as a prisoner
  6. prison, jail – a building where people are kept as a punishment for a crime they have committed
  7. deal drugs (dealt, dealt)– selling illegal drugs
  8. investigate– to carefully examine the facts to find out the truth
  9. thief– a person who steals sth from another person or place
  10. theft– the crime of stealing sth from a person or place
  11. burgle (nouns – burglar, burglary)– to enter the building illegally and steal from it (a person who enters a building illegally in order to steal; the crime of entering a building illegally and stealing from it)
  12. valuable– very useful, important, worth a lot of money
  13. steal (stole, stolen) – to take something without thepermissionorknowledgeof theownerandkeepit
  14. shoplift – to steal goods from a shop pretending to be a customer
  15. joyride– to steal a car in order to drive it for pleasure
  16. set fire to – to start fire deliberately
  17. gang – a group of criminals who work together
  18. rob (nouns – robber, robbery)– to steal money or goods from a bank, shop or person (the act of doing this; a person who does it)
  19. yob– a rude, noisy, sometimes aggressive and violent boy or young man
  20. vandalize (nouns – vandal, vandalism) – to destroy or damagesth, especially public property
  21. arson (arsonist)– the crime of deliberately setting fire (a person who commits the crime of setting fire)
  22. mug– to attack sb in a public place, in order to steal their money
  23. politician – a person whose job is in politics
  24. mathematician – someone who studied, teaches, or is an expert in mathematics
  25. receptionist – a personwhoworksinahotel,office, etc. andwho welcomes and helps visitors and answers the phone
  26. magician – a personwho hasmagicpowersinstories, or whoperformstricksforentertainment
  27. scientist – an expert who studies or works in one of the sciences
  28. violinist – a person who plays a violin
  29. software programmer– a person whose job is to produce computer programs
  30. question (verb) – to ask a person about sth, especially officially
  31. break into– to enter the building by force
  32. raid – (of the police) to enter a place suddenly in order to find something or someone
  33. break the law – to act contrary to the law

SB p. 85

  1. cash machine – a machine from which you can get money from your bank account using a special plastic card
  2. smash– to break sth violently and noisily into many pieces
  3. confess to – to admit formally or to the police that you have done sth wrong or illegal
  4. burn (burned, burned; burnt, burnt) – to behurt,damaged, ordestroyedbyfireorextremeheat, or to causethis tohappen
  5. hide (hid, hidden) – to put something or someone or yourself in aplacewhere that thing orpersoncannot beseenorfound
  6. pushchair– a small folding seat on wheels in which a small child sits and is pushed

Sb p. 86

  1. outlaw– a person who has committed a crime and is hiding not to be arrested
  2. exist – to be, to be real, to live
  3. injustice– sth that is very unfair/wrong
  4. mean – not willing to share things, especially money
  5. cruel– having a desire to cause pain and suffering
  6. ruler– the leader of a country
  7. struggle– to fight; to have great difficulty (doing sth)
  8. survive – to continuetoliveorexist,especiallyafter beingclosetodyingor beingdestroyed
  9. feed (fed, fed) – to give food to a person or animal
  10. belong to – to be someone’s property
  11. safety – a state in which or a place where you are safe and not in danger
  12. evidence– facts that show that sth is true
  13. unlikely– not likely to happen
  14. circumstance – the fact that is connected with and affect a situation
  15. underpay – not to pay enough money for sth
  16. army – a very large group of soldiers
  17. commit a crime– to do sth illegal

SB p. 87

  1. innocent– not guilty of a crime
  2. security guard– a person whose job is to preventpeoplegoing intoplaces without permission, transport largeamountsofmoney, orprotectgoodsfrom beingstolen

SB p. 88-89

  1. fraud–the crime of cheating sb in order to get money or goods illegally; a person who does it
  2. credit card – a smallplasticcardthat can be used as amethodofpayment
  3. debit card– a plastic card that can be used to take money directly from your bank account
  4. computer virus – a computerprogramthat can makecopiesof itself anddamages other computer programs
  5. spam, junk email – unwanted email, usually advertisements
  6. identity(ID) – who or what sb/sth is
  7. cyber – involving, using or relating to computers, especially the Internet
  8. bank account – the arrangement by which a bank looks after your money for you
  9. fake– imitation, made to look like sth else
  10. password – a secretword orcombinationoflettersornumbers, used for communicatingwith another person or with acomputertoprovewho you are
  11. get rid of– to make yourself free of sb/sth that is annoying you or that you don’t want
  12. illegal – not allowed by law
  13. court – a placewherethey decide if a criminal is guilty or not
  14. PIN number – asecretnumberthat apersonuses to pay by credit card or to get money out of a cash machine

SB p. 90

  1. rucksack – a bag that you use for carrying things on your bag
  2. canvas– a strong heavy material used for making tents, sails, etc.
  3. fill in a form – to complete a form, by writing information in it

SB p. 91

  1. nick (informal) – to steal something
  2. yell– to shout loudly, because you are angry, excited or frightened