CRIMES AND CRIMINALS (vocabulary work)

Crimes and criminals Complete the table from your book with the nouns and verbs. Then listen to the recording to check your work. arsonist burglary burglar break sell steal mugging mugger murder murderer kill steal theft thief damage Match! She killed her husband. murderer She takes things from shops without paying for them. shoplifter He sells drugs to teenagers. drug dealer He got into the house through an open window and took some cash and jewellery. burglar Some teenagers broke three shop windows in the town. vandal He took his neighbour's car and drove it around town late at night with his friends. joyrider She took a wallet from somebody's bag during the lunch hour. thief They stole £1 million from a bank in Bristol. robber She set fire to an old house near the village. arsonist He attacked two girls in the street and took their mobiles and their handbags. mugger The police in the United Kingdom Watch the video and answer the tasks below. There are _ police officers working in the UK. 60,000 160,000 Robert Peel started the police force in _. 1829 1929 Most British police officers today _. wear a helmet don't carry guns Police officers work in a police _. office station PC Wizard carries a _ for protection. baton notebook An area that a police officer walks on foot is called a _. beat boot