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58 | Verb forms and structures
1 Some examples of passive sentences:
English is spoken all over the world.
This product was invented in Sweden.
2 We use this pattern to form the passive:
subject + be + past participle
(For details on forming past participles, see p. 14.)
3 The form of be is diferent for diferent verb tenses:
PRESENT SIMPLE PASSIVE
subject + am/is/are + past participle
Im employed by a big company.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
subject + am/is/are + being + past participle
The road is being repaired.
PAST SIMPLE PASSIVE
subject + was/were + past participle
It was made in China.
PAST CONTINUOUS PASSIVE
subject + was/were + being + past participle
People were being interviewed.
PRESENT PERFECT PASSIVE
subject + has/have + been + past participle
He has been given a new job.
MODAL PASSIVE
subject + modal + be + past participle
Applications must be received before 12 May.
GOING TO PASSIVE
subject + am/is/are going to + be + past participle
Im not going to be chosen for the team.
Grammar in action
1 We use the passive when the person who does the
verb is not important or we dont know who does the
verb. The object of the verb is
more important, so it becomes
the subject of the sentence and
we use a passive verb:
The college was built in 1947.
(= Some people built the
college in 1947.)
Here, the college is the subject of the sentence
because the man is talking about the college. He
is not talking about who built the college, and he
may not know who built it. He uses a passive verb
because the college is not the subject of the verb (the
college did not build anything).
2 We often use the passive in formal contexts, such as
public information (rules, signs, brochures, etc.) and
media reports:
Cycling is not permitted in this area. (Cycling is the
subject of the rule, not who does not allow it.)
Bookings can be made online. (Bookings is the subject
of the sentence, not the people making them).
A A bad journey
Complete this story about a journey, using the past simple passive or past continuous
passive form of the verbs in brackets. You will need to use one past continuous
passive form and one negative form.
The journey to Italy was terrible. First of all, I got to the airport quite late. I
0
was driven (drive) there in a taxi, but my taxi got stuck in trafc because the
road
1
(repair). When I got to the airport, I
2
(tell) that there was a problem and the fight
3
(delay). Then I
4
(put) in a seat on the plane next to some very loud children. During
the fight, we
5
(give) a really horrible meal. When we landed, my bags
6
(search) and this took a long time. Everything
7
(take out) of them. When I came out of the airport, I was too late for the bus to my hotel. I
had to get a taxi and I
8
(charge) a lot of money for the journey. When
I fnally got to the hotel, all the staf were busy. I
9
(show) to my room
and I had to fnd it myself. It was a terrible way to start the trip.
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B Tonights news
Complete these news stories, using the passive form of the correct
verbs in the box. In each paragraph, use the same verb tense as the example.
leave create announce complete
build choose show name
C Ordering online
Complete the information and instructions from a companys website, using the
verbs in brackets and the passive forms given after each sentence.
0 All our products can be ordered (order) online. (can)
1 Orders (make) 24 hours a day. (can)
2 All major credit cards (accept). (present simple)
3 Orders (deliver) within 14 days. (will)
4 A delivery address (provide). (must)
5 Please wait. Your order (process). (present continuous)
6 Your order (send). (present perfect)
D Harrys party
Complete this conversation between two friends, using the words below it and the
correct passive forms.
ADAM
0
Where was this photograph taken ? And
1
?
IAN At Harrys party last week.
ADAM Oh.
2
to that.
IAN No, I know.
3
far in advance and
4
about it.
ADAM Was it a good party?
5
?
IAN Only about 20 people came. But it was good fun.
ADAM What exactly is happening in this photograph?
IAN
6
in water and his friends are laughing.
ADAM Well,
7
if someone did that to me. But Harry deserves it!
0 Where/this photograph/take
1 when/it/take
2 I/not/invite
3 The party/not/plan
4 lots of people/not/tell
5 How many people/invite
6 Harry/cover
7 I/not/would/amuse
A new bridge
0
in the north of the
country next year. The plan
1
to the
public in June and the work
2
within
three years. Thousands of new jobs
3
in
that part of the country.
is going to be built
The national team
for the World Cup
0
and it
contains some surprises. Several
new players
4
for the squad for the
rst time, a new captain
5
and a
number of established players
6
out.
New bridge planned for north
World Cup shock
has been announced
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4 Here is a comparison between active and passive forms:
PRESENT SIMPLE
ACTIVE The price includes meals.
PASSIVE Meals are included in the price.
PRESENT CONTINUOUS
ACTIVE Police are interviewing a man.
PASSIVE A man is being interviewed by police.
PAST SIMPLE
ACTIVE He caused the problem.
PASSIVE The problem was caused by him.
PAST CONTINUOUS
ACTIVE People were repairing the road.
PASSIVE The road was being repaired.
PRESENT PERFECT
ACTIVE They have sold all the tickets.
PASSIVE All the tickets have been sold.
MODAL
ACTIVE You can buy this book in most bookshops.
PASSIVE This book can be bought in most bookshops.
GOING TO
ACTIVE The manager is going to choose the team
tomorrow.
PASSIVE The team is going to be chosen tomorrow.
5 We often use by after a passive verb form to say who
or what is the subject of the verb. We use by before
the agent (the person or thing that does the action):
The programme is watched by millions of people.
(= Millions of people watch the programme.)
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
(= An adult must accompany children.)
Grammar in action
3 We use the active or the passive depending on what
is the main topic we are talking about or what we are
most interested in. We use the active if the subject
of the verb is the main topic, and the passive if the
subject of the sentence is not the subject of the verb
because the subject of the verb is not important or
not known:
Lions live in parts of Africa and
southern Asia. They belong to the cat
family. Lions are hunted and killed
in some places. They can be seen in
many zoos.
Here, the topic is lions. Lions is the subject of live and
belong, and so those verbs are active. Lions is not the
subject of hunted, killed or seen other people hunt,
kill and see lions and so those verbs are passive.
4 We use by + agent after a passive verb when it is
important to say who does the verb because the
sentence would have no real meaning without this
information:
The painting Sunfowers was painted by Vincent Van
Gogh. It is a very famous painting.
In the example, the main topic is the painting it is
the subject of the next sentence. But the artists name
is important information. We use by + agent because
the sentence is about both the painting and the artist,
and the artist (the agent) is not the subject of the verb.
The passive
Active and passive compared 15
E College information
Complete the information from a college brochure by changing the active sentences
into passive sentences.
Excellent tuition is offered 0 We ofer excellent tuition at the college.
1 You can fnd details of all our courses on our website.
2 We do not give lessons on public holidays.
3 You must pay all course fees in advance.
4 We are introducing new courses at the college.
5 Students take tests at the end of every course.
at the college.
on our website.
on public holidays.
in advance.
at the college.
at the end of every course.
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F Short story competition
This is an announcement on a childrens TV programme about a competition.
Rewrite the announcement, changing the active forms into passive forms with by.
As you know, this programme runs a short story competition every year, and every year,
children from all over the country send in stories for the competition. And I know that
many of you are creating fantastic stories right now. Last year a story called Creeps won
the competition and Ellie Stone, aged 12, wrote that story. The teenage magazine YLP
published it and many thousands of people all over the country read it. This year the flm
director Marvin White is going to judge the competition. And this year, a flm studio in
London is ofering the top prize Marvin will make the winning story into a short flm
after the competition. This channel will show that flm later in the year.
As you know,
0
every year, and every year
1
from all over the
country for the competition. And I know that
2
right now. Last year
3
called Creeps and
4
, aged 12.
5
YLP and
6
all over the country. This year,
7
Marvin White.
And this year,
8
in London
9
after the competition.
10
later in the year.
G Crime report
Complete this conversation in a police station by putting in the correct active
and passive verbs in the box.
will be seen ran will be found will help appeared was grabbed
will throw will be written took has happened contained
was being served will be asked might remember wasnt seen
has been stolen am being robbed will be returned
WOMAN Can you help me? My bag
0
has been stolen . Someone
1
it while I was in a shop. I
2
by an assistant and suddenly it
3
by someone. I shouted I
4
but it was
too late.
OFFICER OK. Can you wait here? In a few minutes you
5
by one of my
colleagues. You
6
to give a description of this person and a
report
7
.
WOMAN I dont know what he looked like and the incident
8
by anyone else. The thief simply
9
and then he
10
away.
OFFICER OK. My colleague
11
you and you
12
more
than you think.
WOMAN I hope so. Its very important. My bag
13
my passport
but no money. Perhaps the thief
14
it away and it
15
by somebody.
OFFICER Yes, its possible that it
16
to you by a member of the public.
That kind of thing
17
before.
OVER TO YOU Now go to page 124.
Which of these
words from exercise
G describes a
person, which one
describes an action
and which one
describes an event?
Write person, action
or event.
A incident
B grab
C thief
W
O
R
D
F
O
C
U
S
a short story competition is run by this programme
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35 I can talk about crime
A What is crime?
Crime is activity which is against
the law: for example, if you steal
someones property, you are
committing a crime and breaking
the law. Some offences are only
minor, e.g. illegal parking; but for
more serious and especially violent
crimes, e.g. killing or attacking
someone, a person could go to
prison for a long time.
96 SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ISSUES
Glossary
against the law
do sth illegal.
break the law
make sb die.
attack sb
to prison.
1 There is a lot of
in the centre of town at night.
2 A group of boys
the man, but fortunately he wasnt badly hurt.
3 The young man
my bike and sold it in the market.
4
was stolen from several houses in the street last night.
5 It was a very
crime; several people had to go to hospital.
6 He committed a
crime, and hell probably go to
for a long time.
7 Ive never
the law.
8 He parked in the wrong place; it was only a
offence, but its still
the law.
Test yourself. Look at the glossary words and cover the meanings. Can you
remember the meanings?
1
2
3
4
spotlight crime
The noun crime can be countable
and uncountable.
There are many victims of violent
crime ().
It is a crime () to avoid paying tax.
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B Types of crime
Crime The crime of Verb Criminal
theft taking something which
belongs to someone else
without permission.
He steals cars and sells them. thief
robbery stealing from a person or
place, often using violence.
They were planning to rob the bank. robber
burglary entering a building illegally
and stealing things from it.
They broke into the house and stole
some jewellery.
burglar
shoplifting stealing things from a shop. She stole a skirt from the supermarket. shoplifter
mugging attacking someone in a
public place in order to steal
from them.
He mugged people for their money late
at night.
mugger
assault hurting someone physically. He assaulted/attacked
a man. He stabbed
1
him.
attacker
murder killing someone deliberately
(= you wanted or planned to
do it)
He murdered his neighbour.
Why did he shoot
2
him?
murderer
One word in each sentence is wrong. Cross it out.
The thief
$1000.
1 Two robbers
into the museum and
three paintings. A guard tried to
stop them, but one robber had a knife and
him in the chest.
2 The driver killed a man, but it wasnt murder, because he didnt do it
.
3 Someone
me on the way home last night. He had a gun and said he would
me if I didnt give him money and my mobile phone. It was horrible.
4 He will be in prison for the rest of his life for
his wife. He bought a gun and
her while she was asleep.
5 A
broke into our house and took our jewellery and cameras.
6 The three men
that bank because it was in a very quiet area.
Test yourself. Look at the crimes, and cover the other three columns. Can you
remember the meanings and the verbs?
5
6
7
spotlight steal and rob
You steal money or things, but you rob a person or place.
Someone has stolen my bike. Thieves stole 2000 from the shop.
I was robbed at the football match. They robbed the museum last night.
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2
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D WORD FOCUS A
1 didnt want her old boyfriend to go
dont want him to be
2 wanted people to have
dont want the food to run out
3 didnt want people to sit
want everyone to dance
E 1 Can I use 4 They must be
2 Should I get 5 Youll fnd / You can
3 it might / it may be fnd
F 1 wouldnt / didnt let us go
2 made us do
3 lets people behave
4 makes everyone concentrate
5 lets us enjoy
6 wont / doesnt let students give
7 let us bring
8 made me read
G 1 describe 10 not to get
2 to take 11 not to laugh
3 to go 12 not to look
4 visit 13 to pay
5 me to meet 14 say
6 to have 15 be
7 everyone sing 16 stay
8 to do 17 to rent
9 me miss 18 to bring
14 The -ing form
A 1 to stop joining
2 doesnt like sitting
3 hates waiting
4 doesnt enjoy travelling
5 to keep doing
6 love listening
7 enjoy being
8 dont mind getting
9 fnish / ve fnished / have fnished working
10 like spending
B 1 went skiing 4 go swimming
2 go shopping 5 went skating
3 went dancing
C 1 Understanding 6 crossing
2 Shopping 7 being
3 Travelling 8 Going
4 parking 9 meeting
5 driving 10 Leaving
D 1 dont like buying
2 Would / Do you mind coming
3 dont mind helping
4 go shopping
5 hate doing
6 dont like spending
7 dont enjoy being
8 Trying
9 Stop complaining
10 havent fnished / didnt fnish telling
11 Would / Do you mind listening
12 keep talking
13 love shopping
WORD FOCUS A nice B special C boring D busy
E 1 I like spending 6 would you like to happen
2 Id like to go 7 Id like to earn
3 I like coming 8 Id like to give up
4 I like talking 9 I dont like being
5 Id like to work 10 Id like to have
F 1 Getting 5 to fx 9 Doing
2 Phoning 6 Planning 10 to stop
3 to speak 7 making
4 to leave 8 To help
G 1 to take 10 to experience 19 doing
2 To save 11 seeing 20 To get
3 going 12 fnding out 21 booking
4 having 13 To choose 22 Organizing
5 spending 14 to learn 23 to help
6 to keep 15 to visit 24 to travel
7 dancing 16 staying 25 to be
8 to save 17 fnding
9 Choosing 18 to be
15 The passive
A 1 was being repaired 6 were searched
2 was told 7 was taken out
3 was delayed 8 was charged
4 was put 9 wasnt shown
5 were given
B 1 is going to be shown 4 have been chosen
2 is going to be completed 5 have been named
3 are going to be created 6 have been left
C 1 can be made 4 must be provided
2 are accepted 5 is being processed
3 will be delivered 6 has been sent
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142 | Answer key
D 1 when was it taken
2 I wasnt invited
3 The party wasnt planned
4 lots of people werent told
5 How many people were invited
6 Harry is being covered
7 I wouldnt be amused
E 1 Details of all our courses can be found
2 Lessons are not given
3 All course fees must be paid
4 New courses are being introduced
5 Tests are taken
F 1 stories are sent in by children
2 fantastic stories are being created by many of you
3 the competition was won by a story
4 that story was written by Ellie Stone
5 It was published by the teenage magazine
6 it was read by thousands of people
7 the competition is going to be judged by the flm
director
8 the top prize is being ofered by a flm studio
9 the winning story will be made into a short flm by
Marvin
10 That flm will be shown by this channel
G WORD FOCUS A event B action C person
1 took 10 ran
2 was being served 11 will help
3 was grabbed 12 might remember
4 am / m being robbed 13 contained
5 will be seen 14 will throw
6 will be asked 15 will be found
7 will be written 16 will be returned
8 wasnt seen 17 has happened
9 appeared
16 Conditionals
A 1 dont do 7 ll be
2 wont be able to 8 dont see
3 ll do 9 doesnt improve
4 arent 10 ll go
5 ll save 11 write
6 fnd 12 ll reply
B 1 we wont get 11 everything will be
2 it wont matter 12 he makes
3 were 13 everyone will be
4 will the others do 14 he wants
5 were not 15 nobody will mind
6 they wont panic 16 he tells
7 they have to 17 well laugh
8 people will be 18 he talks
9 we dont turn up 19 Ill have to
10 you keep
WORD FOCUS A turn up B hurry C panic;
D mind E matter
C 1 d 4 f 7 a
2 g 5 h 8 c
3 b 6 e
D 1 used wouldnt be
2 did would help
3 wouldnt be didnt eat
4 wouldnt sufer wasnt
5 wouldnt be didnt like
E 1 would it be 12 Id stand
2 I could be 13 Id enjoy
3 Id be 14 I stopped
4 I was 15 Id give up
5 I could play 16 you gave up
6 it would be 17 would you do
7 would you play 18 I decided
8 you could choose 19 Id become
9 Id love 20 I worked
10 Id join 21 Id teach
11 Id play 22 theyd learn
F 1 If you could change your appearance, what would you
change?
2 If you watch TV tonight, what will you watch?
3 If you go out tonight, where will you go?
4 If you could live in another country, where would you
live?
5 If you had a lot of money, what would you buy?
6 If you learn to speak English well, how will you use the
language?
17 Connecting future clauses
A 1 Unless you pay attention
2 unless you concentrate
3 Unless you make a mistake
4 unless you reach a high standard
5 Unless your parents buy an instrument for you
6 Unless Im late for some reason
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142 | Answer key
D 1 when was it taken
2 I wasnt invited
3 The party wasnt planned
4 lots of people werent told
5 How many people were invited
6 Harry is being covered
7 I wouldnt be amused
E 1 Details of all our courses can be found
2 Lessons are not given
3 All course fees must be paid
4 New courses are being introduced
5 Tests are taken
F 1 stories are sent in by children
2 fantastic stories are being created by many of you
3 the competition was won by a story
4 that story was written by Ellie Stone
5 It was published by the teenage magazine
6 it was read by thousands of people
7 the competition is going to be judged by the flm
director
8 the top prize is being ofered by a flm studio
9 the winning story will be made into a short flm by
Marvin
10 That flm will be shown by this channel
G WORD FOCUS A event B action C person
1 took 10 ran
2 was being served 11 will help
3 was grabbed 12 might remember
4 am / m being robbed 13 contained
5 will be seen 14 will throw
6 will be asked 15 will be found
7 will be written 16 will be returned
8 wasnt seen 17 has happened
9 appeared
16 Conditionals
A 1 dont do 7 ll be
2 wont be able to 8 dont see
3 ll do 9 doesnt improve
4 arent 10 ll go
5 ll save 11 write
6 fnd 12 ll reply
B 1 we wont get 11 everything will be
2 it wont matter 12 he makes
3 were 13 everyone will be
4 will the others do 14 he wants
5 were not 15 nobody will mind
6 they wont panic 16 he tells
7 they have to 17 well laugh
8 people will be 18 he talks
9 we dont turn up 19 Ill have to
10 you keep
WORD FOCUS A turn up B hurry C panic;
D mind E matter
C 1 d 4 f 7 a
2 g 5 h 8 c
3 b 6 e
D 1 used wouldnt be
2 did would help
3 wouldnt be didnt eat
4 wouldnt sufer wasnt
5 wouldnt be didnt like
E 1 would it be 12 Id stand
2 I could be 13 Id enjoy
3 Id be 14 I stopped
4 I was 15 Id give up
5 I could play 16 you gave up
6 it would be 17 would you do
7 would you play 18 I decided
8 you could choose 19 Id become
9 Id love 20 I worked
10 Id join 21 Id teach
11 Id play 22 theyd learn
F 1 If you could change your appearance, what would you
change?
2 If you watch TV tonight, what will you watch?
3 If you go out tonight, where will you go?
4 If you could live in another country, where would you
live?
5 If you had a lot of money, what would you buy?
6 If you learn to speak English well, how will you use the
language?
17 Connecting future clauses
A 1 Unless you pay attention
2 unless you concentrate
3 Unless you make a mistake
4 unless you reach a high standard
5 Unless your parents buy an instrument for you
6 Unless Im late for some reason
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3 1 You can see it in the distance.
2 Hes lying in the bottom left-hand corner.
3 Is it on the right-hand side of the
painting?
4 Theyre sitting in the centre of the
drawing.
5 There are some trees in the top left-hand
corner.
4 1 industrial 4 painting
2 illustrate 5 even
3 warmth 6 shade
5 Answers from a Polish person
1 Gabriela Trykler.
2 Yes, in 1995.
3 Its an abstract painting.
4 I like the many different ways I can
interpret it, depending on my mood. I
also like the colours.
5 No, I dont.
Unit 34
1 1 Yes 5 Yes
2 No 6 No
3 Yes 7 No
4 Yes 8 Yes
2 1 drag 5 smashed
2 tore up 6 squeeze
3 folded 7 scratched
4 shake 8 sprayed
4 1 sneeze 7 burst into tears/cry
2 breath 8 shout
3 burst out laughing 9 out loud / aloud
4 breathe in 10 silent
5 whisper 11 tears
6 sigh 12 silence
5 Answers from an Italian person
1 Yesterday I heard my neighbours baby
screaming in the night because she was
hungry.
2 I last burst out laughing when I went to a
comedy show.
3 I last whispered to someone when I was
visiting a museum.
4 I last read something out loud to my
boyfriend. It was part of a review of a
film.
Unit 35
1 steal, commit, attack, offend, obey
2 1 S 2 S 3 D 4 D 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 D
3 1 violence 5 violent/serious
2 attacked 6 serious/violent, jail
3 stole 7 broken
4 Property 8 minor, against
5 These words are wrong
1 attacker
2 mug
3 breaking into
4 shoplifting
5 burglary
6 1 broke, stole, stabbed
2 deliberately
3 mugged/attacked, shoot/kill
4 murdering/killing, shot
5 thief/burglar
6 robbed
Unit 36
1 1 report 7 suspect
2 Victims 8 arrest
3 investigate 9 evidence
4 fingerprints 10 charge
5 took place 11 court
6 may
2 1 The police 5 The suspect
2 The suspect 6 The victim or a witness
3 The police 7 The suspect
4 The victim 8 A witness / witnesses
4 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 F 8 T
5 1 tried 5 sentenced
2 prove 6 trial
3 prosecution 7 fined
4 defendant
Unit 37
1 1 allergic 3 depressed
2 obese 4 diabetic
2 1 Diabetes 4 increased
2 allergy 5 dramatic
3 Diseases 6 heart
3 1 allergic 6 diabetic
2 obesity 7 breathe, lungs
3 attack 8 lead, diseases
4 depressed 9 decrease
5 suffer
4 1 memory loss 5 stroke
2 arthritic 6 heart disease
3 brain 7 disability
4 blind
5 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 F 8 T
6 1 arthritis 4 memory
2 deaf 5 cancer
3 sight 6 heart
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3 1 You can see it in the distance.
2 Hes lying in the bottom left-hand corner.
3 Is it on the right-hand side of the
painting?
4 Theyre sitting in the centre of the
drawing.
5 There are some trees in the top left-hand
corner.
4 1 industrial 4 painting
2 illustrate 5 even
3 warmth 6 shade
5 Answers from a Polish person
1 Gabriela Trykler.
2 Yes, in 1995.
3 Its an abstract painting.
4 I like the many different ways I can
interpret it, depending on my mood. I
also like the colours.
5 No, I dont.
Unit 34
1 1 Yes 5 Yes
2 No 6 No
3 Yes 7 No
4 Yes 8 Yes
2 1 drag 5 smashed
2 tore up 6 squeeze
3 folded 7 scratched
4 shake 8 sprayed
4 1 sneeze 7 burst into tears/cry
2 breath 8 shout
3 burst out laughing 9 out loud / aloud
4 breathe in 10 silent
5 whisper 11 tears
6 sigh 12 silence
5 Answers from an Italian person
1 Yesterday I heard my neighbours baby
screaming in the night because she was
hungry.
2 I last burst out laughing when I went to a
comedy show.
3 I last whispered to someone when I was
visiting a museum.
4 I last read something out loud to my
boyfriend. It was part of a review of a
film.
Unit 35
1 steal, commit, attack, offend, obey
2 1 S 2 S 3 D 4 D 5 S 6 S 7 S 8 D
3 1 violence 5 violent/serious
2 attacked 6 serious/violent, jail
3 stole 7 broken
4 Property 8 minor, against
5 These words are wrong
1 attacker
2 mug
3 breaking into
4 shoplifting
5 burglary
6 1 broke, stole, stabbed
2 deliberately
3 mugged/attacked, shoot/kill
4 murdering/killing, shot
5 thief/burglar
6 robbed
Unit 36
1 1 report 7 suspect
2 Victims 8 arrest
3 investigate 9 evidence
4 fingerprints 10 charge
5 took place 11 court
6 may
2 1 The police 5 The suspect
2 The suspect 6 The victim or a witness
3 The police 7 The suspect
4 The victim 8 A witness / witnesses
4 1 F 2 T 3 F 4 F 5 T 6 T 7 F 8 T
5 1 tried 5 sentenced
2 prove 6 trial
3 prosecution 7 fined
4 defendant
Unit 37
1 1 allergic 3 depressed
2 obese 4 diabetic
2 1 Diabetes 4 increased
2 allergy 5 dramatic
3 Diseases 6 heart
3 1 allergic 6 diabetic
2 obesity 7 breathe, lungs
3 attack 8 lead, diseases
4 depressed 9 decrease
5 suffer
4 1 memory loss 5 stroke
2 arthritic 6 heart disease
3 brain 7 disability
4 blind
5 1 T 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 F 8 T
6 1 arthritis 4 memory
2 deaf 5 cancer
3 sight 6 heart
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