Wider World 3 Unit 8

1 Complete the missing words. The first letter is there to help you.

0 As a punishment for a serious crime, people usually have to go to p ri s o n.

1 The police tried to catch the criminal, but he managed to e        .

2 Unfortunately, this building was badly damaged by v         .

3 There was a r         at the local bank yesterday.

4 A w         is someone who saw what happened in a crime.

5 You may need the help of a l        if you have a problem with the police.

6 The thief left f              at the scene of the crime.

Complete the sentences with words from the box. There are two extra words which you don’t need.

get push steal solve arrest chase

look jump rob break

0 Some people get a reward if they help to catch a criminal.

1 The police had to       _________ the criminal through the shopping centre.

2 Don’t leave your bicycle unlocked because someone will       _________ it.

3 The police will        _________ someone if they’re sure the person is guilty.

4 Sherlock Holmes used to      _________ for clues with his magnifying glass.

5 The thief managed to      _________ over a wall and run away.

6 Let’s hope detectives can       _________ the crime committed in town last week.

7 If someone manages to       _________ into a house, they will probably take something.

Write the second sentence in the passive, so that it means the same as the first.

0 People catch lots of fish in this river.

Lots of fish are caught in this river.

1 My mum drove me to school yesterday.

I            to school by my mum.

2 Someone hid my phone under my bed!

My phone            under my bed.

3 Two policemen chased the thieves along the street.

The thieves             by two policemen.

4 Friends often ask me about my unusual name.

I                about my unusual name by friends.

5 Young people still read detective stories nowadays.

Detective stories                by young people nowadays.

6 This shop sells hundreds of crime novels.

Hundreds of crime novels          in this shop.

7 Conan Doyle wrote some of the Sherlock Holmes stories in the 19^th century.

Some of the Sherlock Holmes stories              by Conan Doyle.

Choose the correct options to complete the dialogue. There are two options you don’t need to use

Complete the story by using prefixes to make the opposite of the word in CAPITALS.

0 John looks quite unhappy at the moment, doesn’t he? HAPPY

1 Don’t believe everything that people tell you. Sometimes people are quite           ___________. HONEST

2 I’ve looked on the website for help with homework, but most of it is quite            ___________. RELEVANT

3 I’ve deleted all my texts that are             ____________. IMPORTANT

4 I’ve tried to speak to our new neighbours, but they’re a bit            ____________. FRIENDLY

5 It’s         ____________ to travel to some countries without a passport. LEGAL

6 Mum gave £10 to my brother but only £5 to me. It’s so        ____________! FAIR

7 I gave up reading this crime novel. It’s really               ____________. INTERESTING

8 We never know what time the bus to town is going to arrive. The service is very           ____________. REGULAR

9 Ben told me how to do this maths problem, but the answer’s still           ____________. CORRECT

10 I can’t read my brother’s handwriting at all. It’s totally           ____________. LEGIBLE