Conditional Sentences
Plants _____ (die) if they _____ (not get) enough water.
Plants die if they don't get enough water.
We won’t buy a new car _____ we win the lottery.
unless
Types of crime
If someone is accused of _____ _____ _____, they are accused of behaving in a noisy and offensive way in public.
disturbing the peace
Vocabulary related to crime
A kitchen knife and a gun could be examples of a murder _____ and can be used to commit a crime.
weapon
Commonly Confused Words
The concert had _____ begun by the time we arrived.
a) already b) all ready
a) already
She _____ (miss) the bus if she _____ (not leave) soon.
She will miss the bus if she doesn't leave soon.
You can go to the party _____ as you do your homework.
as long
Compound nouns
We rarely have a personal statement or an eyewitness _____ that provides this information.
account
Types of crime
A cinema was burned out in north London last night. Police suspect _____.
arson
Collocations & Expressions
They must _____ a verdict purely on the evidence in court.
reach
If you _____ (go) to bed earlier you _____ (not be) so tired.
If you went to bed earlier you wouldn't be so tired.
You can go to the ball _____ that there is no alcohol there.
provided
People related to crime and the law
The _____ was released but only after his family paid an estimated $200,000 to the guerrillas.
hostage
Compound nouns
Amadou was standing outside his building when four white _____-_____ officers drove by.
plain-clothes
Words related to crime
We can get a _____ identification from a single hairor a drop of blood or saliva.
DNA
I _____ (believe) you if you _____ (not lie) to me before.
I would have believed you if you hadn't lied to me before.
Go home, _____ your mother will worry.
otherwise
Prepositions
I refused to testify _____ the mob boss unless the police were able to guarantee the safety of my family.
against
Prepositions
After five years, the prisoner was finally released _____ prison.
from
Compound nouns
It's an ___-___-___ case. The man is without a doubt guilty.
open-and-shut
If she _____ (be) born in the United States, she _____ (not need) a visa to work here.
If she had been born in the United States, she wouldn't need a visa to work here.
Don't wait to start dinner, _____ I'm late.
in case
Collocation & Expressions
My neighbour threatened to _____ charges but we convinced him not to.
press
Commonly Confused Words
Disha said to her husband, “If you get home _____, we will go for a dinner.”
a) on time b) in time
b) in time
Types of crime
The attacks included the _____ of four planes.
hijacking