Solutions Pre-Intermediate Unit 8

1. The woman caught the _ as he was climbing in through the window. burglary burglar burgle 2. The police caught two _ _ _ _ _ _ damaging the school property. vandalism vandals vandalise 3. The _ _ _ _ _ was wearing a balaclava so that nobody knew his identity. rob robbery robber 4. The mother said her baby had put the sweets in her bag when she was arrested for _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ . shoplift shoplifter shoplifting 5. There was a lot of _ _ _ _ _ _ from shops after the earthquake. lootings looters loot 6. The _ had killed several people before he was caught. murder murderer murderers 7. Ellen called the police when a _ tried to take something from her shop. shoplifting shoplift shoplifter 8. Be careful with your money because we’ve had a lot of _ in this café. thefts thiefs thieves 9. The _ _ _ _ _ snatched the woman’s handbag when she was walking across the platform. mugger mug mugging 10. A man tried to _ the bank on Baker Street this afternoon burgle rob steal 11. The customs officer stopped two men when they tried to _ jewellery into the country. smuggle smuggler smuggling 12. An _ _ _ _ _ _ _ started the fire at the shopping centre. arsonist arson arsoner 13. The _ _ _ _ _ was caught with 5 kg of drugs in his car. drug-dealing deal drugs drug dealer 14. The police believe that the fire at the school was _ _ _ _ . arsonist arson arsoner 15. Complete the sentences with the words below. A detective is going to interview the suspect about the crime.The police appealed for witnesses to come forward.We're going to search this area until we find the victim’s wallet.There have been a lot of burglaries in this street, but the police hope to identify the culprits soon.After a long investigation, the police made an arrest early this morning.My dad recognised the suspect from the CCTV footage.We are going to appeal for witnesses to contact us about the robbery.Detectives want to launch a big investigation into the crime.After last night’s burglaries, the police are going to make a number of arrests today.The police patrol this area all the time.