Vocabulary
The jury found the ____ guilty and he was sent to prison. DEFEND
defendant
Change the sentence into the passive voice:
The government provided the refugees with food.
The refugees were provided with food.
The teacher didn't let us leave before we finished the essay. ALLOWED
We _______ before we finished the essay.
were not allowed to leave
What is "give yourself up?"
surrender
Choose the ODD word:
accused, arrested, confessed, committing, sentenced.
confessed- positive meaning
More chocolate bars _____ (consume) this year than in any other year.
have been consumed
People believe that the chairman of the committee is involved in the scandal. BE
The chairman of the committee ______ in the scandal.
is believed to be involved
What are the missing prepositions?
accuse somebody ___ doing something
do something ___ the law
be sentenced ___ 10 years in prison
accuse OF
AGAINST the law
be sentenced TO
Say five verbs/ verb phrases related to crime and criminals
commit a crime, break the law, sentence to prison, plead guilty, arrest for a crime
Yesterday Kelly ______ (think) that she _______ (follow), so she ______ (go) to the nearest police station.
thought; was being/had been followed; went
A plumber is repairing my dishwasher this afternoon. REPAIRED
I _______ this afternoon.
am having my dishwasher repaired
You get 300 points if at least 50% of your mistakes are corrected in the Workbook.
show me your workbooks
She was found in possession of ______ goods. STEAL
The police uncovered a crate of ___ weapons. DEAD
stolen
deadly
We _____(stay) with my parents because our house _______ (renovate) at the moment.
are staying; is being renovated
A bank clerk was cashing my cheque when the robbers entered the bank. CASHED
I _______ when the robbers entered the bank.
was having my cheque cashed
Explain what these phrasal verbs mean: do away with, own up, see through
kill, get rid of
admit you did something wrong
be able to see when somebody is lying
The ____ beat the old lady and stole her handbag. MUG
He has been in and out of prison; he is a(n) _____ criminal. HARD
mugger
hardened
The tables ______ (clean) by the waiters when a group of tourists _____ (arrive).
were being cleaned; arrived
They were giving the baby a bath when I arrived. GIVEN
The baby ____a bath when I arrived
was being given
What is the difference between: an essay, a report, a review, an article, a formal email
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