Vocabulary
What is the meaning of the word escaped?
escapar; to get out of something or to break free
Use the correct verb in brackets and the past perfect simple:
As soon as the museum ... the theft, it became international news [report/organized].
As soon as the museum had reported the theft, it became international news.
What does it mean to keep quiet?
Callarse; to not speak or make noise
How do we use the word can?
Can you use it in a sentence?
We use it to talk about ability or possibility:
He can read fast.
I can do that for you.
What does it mean to be innocent?
Ser innocente; to bot be guilty of a crime, to have done nothing wrong
What is a judge?
Un juez; someone that makes decisions on legal cases
The thief ...to sell the painting he stole, but the publicity of the crime made that impossible [bring/hope].
The thief had hoped to sell the painting he stole, but the publicity of the crime made that impossible.
What is the meaning of approach?
acercarse; to become closer to something, to walk up to it.
How do we use need to?
Can you use it in a sentance?
We use it to express obligation or necessity:
We need to do our homework before class.
I need to go grocery shopping for food.
What is a court?
Un tribunal; a place where criminals go to be judges or a place where a judge makes a decision on a case.
What does it mean to uncover?
Descubrir; to discover something, like the truth.
Use the correct verb in brackets and the Past Perfect Simple:
By the time the museum opened the next day, the men .... a 16th-century painting [search/steal].
By the time the museum opened the next day, the men had stolen a 16th-century painting.
What does it mean to wonder?
Preguntarse; to think about the meaning of something
How do we use the word should?
Can you use it in a sentance?
We use it to give or ask for advice:
Do you think I should study for my exam?
You should certainly study for your exam.
What is a jury?
Un jurado; a group of people that make decisions on a case.
What does it mean to be guilty?
Ser culpable; when someone is responsible for something, or feels badly for something they did.
Use correct verb in brackets and the past perfect simple:
On 20th August, Vincenzo Peruggia and two other men... in a cupboard in the Louvre museum in Paris before it closed [hide/escape].
On 20th August, Vincenzo Peruggia and two other men had hidden in a cupboard in the Louvre museum in Paris before it closed.
What does it mean to grab?
agarrar; to hold on to something or to quickly get something
How do we use don't have?
Can you use it in a sentence?
We use it to express a lack of obligation or necessity:
You don't have to write a report for this class.
You don't have to go to the party if you don't want to.
What are clues?
Claves; pieces of evidence that might help us solve a mystery
What is a crime scene?
lugar del crimen; A place where a crime takes place. For example, the place of a murder.
Use the correct verb in brackets and the past perfect simple:
Later, after he... the painting for more than two years, he tried to sell it to an art dealer [keep/share].
Later, after he had kept the painting for more than two years, he tried to sell it to an art dealer.
What does it mean to faint?
desmayarse; to pass out
How do we use mustn't?
Can you use it in a sentence?
We use it to express prohibition:
You mustn't be late for school.
You mustn't walk home alone at night.
What is a murderer?
Un asesino; someone who kills