Crimes
Criminals
Arrest steps
Relative clauses
Probability
100

NAME THE CRIME:

The action of taking a person away by force and keeping them prisoner, usually in order to demand money for their safe return.

kidnapping

100

NAME THE CRIMINAL:

person who breaks into a house, a flat, etc. in order to steal things.

burglar

100

Person who can testify about the crime. This person gives information to the police to find the suspect.

Witness

100

MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH THESE. (attention to the use of commas. THAT is not valid as an answer)

Do you know Charlie Garcia? He jumped out of a 5th floor building before performing in a concert.

Do you know Charlie Garcia, who jumped out of a 5th floor building before performing in a concert?

100

FILL IN THE SENTENCE BASED ON THE GIVEN INFO.:(attention to spelling)

Yesterday the victim ____________________(fall) down the stairs since the floor was slippery. 

 (70% probability it's true)

could have fallen

200

NAME THE CRIME:

Murdering a public figure such as a king, a president, etc.

assassination

200

NAME THE CRIMINAL:

Person who offers, suggests or gives any item of value as a means of influencing the actions of an individual holding a public or legal duty.

Briber

200

The marks that hands can leave in the scene of the crime.

fingerprints

200

MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH THESE. (attention to the use of commas. THAT is not valid as an answer)

Over there is the Goat street. The dead body of a young boy was found in that street. 

Over there is the Goat street where the dead body of a young boy was found.

200

FILL IN THE SENTENCE BASED ON THE GIVEN INFO.:(attention to spelling)

Someone ____________________(stab) the victim with a knife  last thursday because there was no impact of a gun. 

 (88% probability it's true)

must/could have stabbed

300

NAME THE CRIME:

The act is taking control of an aeroplane, train, etc. by force, usually in order to make political demands.

hijacking

300

NAME THE CRIMINAL:

Person who demands money or favour from someone by threatening to reveal a secret about them which, if made public, could cause the person embarrassment.

blackmailer

300

Action that the police do with witnesses and suspects of a crime to find out who the criminal is. AKA interrogate.

To question

300

MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH THESE. (attention to the use of commas. THAT is not valid as an answer)

Jack the Ripper was a serial killer. He assaulted his victims at night in the heart of London. 

Jack the ripper, who assaulted his victims at night in the heart of London, was a serial killer.

Jack the ripper was a serial killer, who assaulted his victims at night in the heart of London 

300

FILL IN THE SENTENCE BASED ON THE GIVEN INFO.:(attention to spelling)

Yesterday the victim ____________________(jump) out of a plane because the corp didn't prove any falling impact. 

 (20% probability it's true)

might have fallen

400

NAME THE CRIME:

The abuse of one spouse by the other.

domestic violence

400

NAME THE CRIMINAL:

Person who lies or cheats for business or monetary purposes.

fraudster

400

The kind of proof the police can find in the crime's scene to understand how the crime happened. It's usually found by specialized scientific police. 

forensic evidence

400

MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH THESE. (attention to the use of commas. THAT is not valid as an answer)

John is witness of the crime. The crime was commited around the time he walked in the building. 

John is witness of the crime, which was commited around the time he walked in the building.

The crime was commited around the time when John, the witness of the crime, walked in the building.  

400

FILL IN THE SENTENCE BASED ON THE GIVEN INFO.:(attention to spelling)

When a colleague of hers comes to work by bicycle, she says: 'someone must have stolen her car' but that colleague just ____________________(enjoy) cycling to work. 

 (50% probability it's true)

may enjoy
500

NAME THE CRIME:

hurting another person physically without previous motive.

assault

500

NAME THE CRIMINAL:

Person who steals things from people`s pockets, especially in a crowd.

pickpocketer

500

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE (attention to grammar/spelling)

After finding out who the murder could be, a police agent ________ the suspect and ________ him/her with their crimes.

arrests // charges

500

MAKE ONE SENTENCE WITH THESE. (attention to the use of commas. THAT is not valid as an answer)

The Charlie's dead boddy was wearing a horse costume. Its chest' fabric (of the costume) was soaked in blood.

The Charlie's dead boddy was wearing a horse costume, whose chest' fabric was soaked in blood.

500

FILL IN THE SENTENCE BASED ON THE GIVEN INFO.:(attention to spelling)

My uncle and aunt are very punctual but today they are a bit late for dinner party. They ____________________(be stuck) in a traffic jam because of the bridge they are building near the neigbourhood. 

(50% probability it's true)

may be stuck 

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