8 PUNISHMENT

CRIME AND
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GRAMMAR 3 Rewrite what the people said in direct

Reported speech (review) SB p.76 speech.
0 The residents asked the police if they had arrested
1 Report what the burglar said to a police the mugger yet.
officer. Complete the sentences using reported Have you arrested the mugger yet?
speech.
1 The security guard told the police that he had seen
0 “I broke into an apartment yesterday.” the shoplifter run across the parking lot.
He said he had broken into an apartment the day
before.
1 “I stole a laptop and some jewelry.” 2 The thief told the police officer that he had never
He said been arrested before.
a laptop and some jewelry.
2 “I feel really terrible about stealing someone’s
things.” 3 The police officer asked a neighbor if anybody was
He said living in the house next door.
really terrible about stealing someone’s things.
3 “I am going to say sorry to them.”
He said 4 The lawyer told the gang that they would probably
sorry to them. be sentenced to three years in prison.
4 “I will never commit a crime again.”
He said
a crime again.
5 The woman said that she was going to report the
2 Rewrite these sentences using reported scam to the police.
speech.
1 “I’m really upset,” said Mr. Jones after the break-in.

2 “The burglar broke into the house through the Reported questions, requests,
bathroom window,” a neighbor told the police. and imperatives SB p.77

4 Circle the correct options.

3 “This is the first time I’ve been caught shoplifting,”
the boy told the store manager. 1 “Sit down.”
The police officer told me sit down / to sit down.
4 “We were waiting on the subway platform when it 2 “Write your statement on the form.”
happened,” said the students. She told me write / to write my statement on
the!form.
5 “Pickpockets in London can make £4,000 a week by 3 “Don’t worry.”
stealing wallets, smartphones, and laptops,” a police She told me not to worry / don’t worry.
officer told us. 4 “Did you see the thief?”
She asked me if I had seen / saw the thief.
6 “I will think about putting security cameras in the 5 “Do you live in this building?”
store,” the store owner said after the robbery. She asked me whether I lived / had lived in this
building.
7 “My son is going to report the mugging to the 6 “Are you going to interview anyone else?”
police,” said Mrs. Roberts. I asked her if she had interviewed / was going to
interview anyone else.

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3

5 Complete the sentences. 7 Read the script for a play. Then report
1 “Write down your name and address.” the dialogue.
He asked me
Mark is waiting for the bus when a guy walks up to him.
Mugger Do you want to survive tonight?
2 “Stand up.”
She told us Mark I don’t understand what you mean.
Mugger The night can have a good ending or a

3 “Do you know the victim?”

bad!ending. It’s up to you.
He asked us Mark Please tell me what you mean by that.
Are you a mugger? I only have $20.
4 “Describe the mugger.” Mugger That’s fine.

He asked me [Mark gives him the money. The mugger moves closer.
Mark is scared.]
5 “Fill out the form.” Mark Are you going to hurt me?
She told him Mugger Thanks, buddy.

[hugs the boy and walks off]

6 “Have you been robbed before?” Mark was surprised – he couldn’t believe that the
He asked her mugger had hugged!him!
He asked me 1
6 Match the sentences (1–8) with the I told him I 2
sentence beginnings (a–h). Then complete the He said that the night 3
sentences. I asked him 4
1 “No, I won’t tell you where we’ve hidden the I wanted to know 5
phones,” said the boy. I told him that 6
2 “Where did you hide the phones?” asked the He said that 7
police officer. I asked him 8
3 “No, I was in the car when they hid the phones,”

RIGHT!
said the boy.
4 “Come to the police station and make a GET IT
statement,” said the police officer. Reported questions
5 “You must tell me who the other two boys are,” In reported questions, we don’t use
said the police officer. question word order, but statement word order.
6 “Alright. I’ll come to the police station with ✓ I’ll ask where I can find the station.
you,” said the boy. ✗ I’ll ask where can I find the station.
7 “Can I call my mom?” asked the boy. We don’t need the auxiliary do.
8 “Do you have a phone?” asked the police officer. ✓ They asked when it started.
a The boy asked if ✗ They asked when did it start.
If it is a yes / no question, we need to include if.
b The police officer told the boy ✓ I’ll ask if he has arrived yet.
✗ I’ll ask he has arrived yet.
c The police officer demanded to know Correct the sentences.
1 He asked how much did I pay for the phone.
d The boy refused to tell the police
2 Everyone asked when did the article have to be finished.
e The police officer asked the boy where
3 I asked my mom I could go out.
f The police officer asked the boy if
4 I asked my parents which school will I go to when
g The boy explained that we move.

h The boy agreed

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 VOCABULARY 3 Read the clues and complete the puzzle.
Crime SB p.76 1 a building where criminals are kept as a punishment
2 a person who kills another person
1 Complete the sentences with the
3 to enter a building illegally with the intention of stealing
correct word or phrase from the list.
4 money that has to be paid for breaking a rule or law
arrested | breaking in | committing a crime 5 a person who has been put in prison
fine | got caught | got into trouble 6 The mugger got by the police and taken away.
murder | murderers | prison | prisoner 7 If you a crime, you will be punished.
8 the crime of killing another person
1 Some criminals must pay a
1
instead of going to 9 The robbers broke the bank through a tunnel.
2
. 10 The police a person when they know or think
2 An escaped 3 was they have broken the law.
4
again this morning 1
P
5
as he was . 2
He!6 while he was U
3
stealing a car. N
3 A man almost 7 with 4
I
the police when they saw him climbing into 5
a house through the window. They thought S
6
he was 8 , but he’d just H
forgotten his key. 7

4 9 is a very serious crime M

8
and 10 are often sent to E
prison for life. 9
N
10
2 Put the pictures about the story T
of Bob the burglar in order. Then write the
story with some of the words and phrases
in Exercise 1. Reporting verbs SB p.79

4 Circle the correct words.

1 “I won’t go to the police station.”
The boy refused / agreed to go to the police station.
2 “I was in the yard when it happened.”
A The woman refused / explained that she had been in the yard
when it happened.
3 “Yes, you’re right. It’s my fault.”
The girl agreed / recommended that it was her fault.
4 “I need you to tell me what happened.”
The man told / demanded to know what had happened.
B 5 “I was with my friends at a club at 9 p.m. last night.”
The man claimed / agreed that he had been with his friends
at a club at 9 p.m. that night.
6 “Empty your pockets for me, please.”
The police officer explained / told him to empty his pockets.
7 “We’re going to the park. Would you like to come with us?”
C They persuaded / invited me to go to the park with them.
8 “If you like pizza, then Pizza Shed on Main Street is the place
to go.”
She recommended / invited having pizza at Pizza Shed.
9 “I know it’s hard, but I think you should try to learn Japanese.”
He invited / encouraged me to learn Japanese.
D 10 “OK, OK, I’ll go to the concert with you.”
I persuaded / agreed her to go to the concert with me.

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REFERENCE

murder break in
arrest

prisoner a fine
Crime
get caught commit a crime

get into go to prison

trouble murderer

agree
claim

refuse encourage
Reporting verbs
recommend explain

persuade invite

VOCABULARY EXTRA 3 Choose one of the groups of words

and write a short story using them.
1 Complete the table with the verbs in the list.
A
arrest | mug | murder | punish
arrest | scam | steal
scam | shoplift | steal | suspect
B
Crime verbs Other verbs
get into trouble | shoplift | suspect
murder arrest

2 Match the verbs (1–6) with the phrases (a–f).

1 to mug a a video game from a store
2 to scam b a tourist out of some money
3 to punish c a car from outside a house
4 to shoplift d a criminal for a crime
5 to steal e a person in the street
6 to suspect f someone of a crime

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 A life of crime …
IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
We love animals, especially our pets, but did you know that these cute
creatures sometimes break the law?
Most cats catch birds and mice, then bring them home for their owners, but not
Oscar the tabby cat. He steals from neighbors’ yards. Every day he arrives home
with socks and underwear from clothes lines, gardening gloves, toys, and other
small items. Oscar’s owners don’t know what to do. How do you stop a cat’s
criminal activities? They can’t return the stolen goods because there are too
many of them, and they don’t know who they belong to. Instead, they’ve asked
local residents to report missing items to them. They then invite the victims of
Oscar’s crimes to identify their belongings from among his collection.
Oscar’s not the only cat with criminal habits. There’s Birgit the cat in
New!Zealand, who specializes in stealing men’s socks, and a cat named
Sir-Whines-A-Lot in the US, who steals money. He’s an office cat and when
customers are paying, he waits for an opportunity to take some money. He!got
caught when an employee discovered a small pile of cash on the floor!one
morning. When the office explained what was happening on social media and
that they’d given Sir-Whines-A-Lot’s illegal earnings to charity, they!received
more contributions from their customers!
Anyone who’s tried eating sandwiches on the beach will know that seagulls don’t
just eat fish. Seagulls are bigger than you’d think and can become aggressive
when they’re trying to get your tasty snack. There’s a seagull in Scotland that
doesn’t just steal food, but shoplifts, too! This criminal bird regularly hangs
out outside a bakery. He waits until there aren’t any customers in the store,
then walks in, helps himself to a bag of chips, and carries it outside to eat.
The owners are so used to it that they don’t say anything any more and the
shoplifting seagull has become a local celebrity.
People say that the octopus is an intelligent animal, but Otto, who lives in an
aquarium in Germany, has a criminal mind. He uses his intelligence to cause
chaos. He regularly commits small crimes such as throwing rocks at the glass wall
of his tank, but his most serious crime so far was to cause an electricity blackout
at the aquarium on three nights in a row. Despite their investigations, the staff
couldn’t find the cause of the blackout. They agreed that the only solution was
to spend the night in the aquarium and watch. That’s how Otto got caught.
When he climbed to the top of his tank and shot water at the light above it,
the electricity was automatically shut off for safety.
Then there’s the crow in Canada who disrupted a crime-scene investigation by
flying away with a knife. The police reported that an officer had chased the bird
until it dropped the knife!
And finally, there’s Jack the husky in the US who has been banned from entering
the state of Maryland, but nobody knows why!

READING
1 Read the article and check (✓) the crimes mentioned. 3 CRITICAL THINKING Read the

article again and underline the

burglary | murder | pickpocketing sentences that contain extra
shoplifting | theft | vandalism information that is not absolutely
necessary to understand the text.
2 Complete the sentences with the names of one or more of the animals
in the article. 4 Choose one of the animals in the
article and write a short story
1 interrupted police work. written from their perspective.
2 has/have committed an unknown crime.
3 is/are guilty of theft.
4 has/have broken the law in several different ways.
5 got caught while breaking the law.
6 ’s crime had a positive result in the end.
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 Writing
CRIME A ND PUNIS HM ENT UNIT 8

An essay
1 INPUT Read the essay quickly. What is it about? Circle the best answer.
A How crime makes people rich
B The reasons people become criminals
C The best way to prevent crime

POVERTY IS THE CAUSE OF CRIME

1 Crime is a serious problem in every country around the world. Some people think that one of the main
causes of crime is poverty. Other people have claimed that poverty does not have a direct link to crime.
2 a , there are many reasons why people commit crimes and poverty is one of them.
For example, a teenager who has no money, but wants the same sneakers as his or her classmates,
goes!out and shoplifts them.
b
3 , it isn’t just poor people who commit crimes. Wealthy people with good jobs,
nice homes, and loving families also break the law. However, they generally commit different types
of crimes for a variety of reasons. c , they may be risk-takers and enjoy the thrill.
d
, children from a poor family with a very caring mother and father are unlikely
to!commit a crime. They have love and security, and they’re happy.
e
4 , the main reason for teenagers and young adults committing crimes is a lack of
support from their families and people around them. They often feel unloved and they have few good
role models.
f
5 , poverty is undoubtedly a cause of crime, but it is not the only one.
Governments need to improve living standards for all their citizens and we must all try to give more
support to children and teenagers in need.

2 Complete the essay with the phrases in the list. 5 Write a plan for the other
paragraphs of the essay.
first | for example | however | in my opinion
• Introduction
on the other hand | to conclude
• Your opinion
• Conclusion
3 ANALYZE Read the essay again and match the headings with
paragraphs 1–5. 6 PRODUCE Write an essay with the
Argument for Argument against title “Stricter punishments will
The conclusion Introduction presenting the issue reduce crime” (250 words). Use
The writer’s opinion your plan from Exercises 4 and!5.
Make sure you follow all the points
4 PLAN Think about the advantages and disadvantages of stricter in the checklist.
punishments for criminals. Add two advantages and two
disadvantages to each column.
CHECKLIST
Advantages Disadvantages
It will discourage criminals from Sending someone to prison, Use formal language.
committing other crimes. where they mix with other criminals, Use the linking phrases in
will do more harm than good. Exercise 2 to connect sentences
and paragraphs.
Try to use vocabulary from
the!unit.

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 LISTENING
1 8.01 Listen to the dialogue. Mark the
sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 A note came in the mail the other day for Jane.
2 The note told Jane to pick up a package from
the post office.
3 They wanted Jane to pay an extra $50.
4 Jane never received the package.
5 Jane’s friend doesn’t think it was a large amount
of money.
6 The police told her that hundreds of people
had been tricked by the scam. DIALOGUE
2 8.01 Listen again. Complete these parts of 4 Complete the dialogues with the phrases in
the!dialogue. the!list.

1 Tell me | No way | You’ll never guess what

A You’ll never guess what I’ve done. Really | There was a story
B Uh oh, Jane, ! You won’t believe what happened to
A I’ve been really stupid. That’s awful | I heard a really sad story | What
2 1
A Yes, I paid it online. There was a website and!I paid A happened to me!
immediately.
B ?
B Really? Were a package?
A I’ve won a short story writing competition.
3
B That’s amazing. Well done.
B ? Was the package delivered?
2
A No, it was a scam.
C yesterday.
B !
D .
A There was in the local
C Mrs. Price’s cat disappeared last week and now
newspaper the other day.
Mrs.!Price is really lonely.
4
D !
B Have you reported it to the police?
3
A Yes, I have. They told me that hundreds of people
E me last night.
have been tricked.
F What?
B !
E I fell asleep on the train and I didn’t wake up until
3 8.02 Listen to the dialogue between Kate and it!got to San Francisco.
a police officer. Then answer the questions. F ! That’s a long
way from Denver.
1 Who stole Kate’s bag?
4
G in the paper
2 What did Kate say the girl looked like?
the!other day about our art teacher.
H ?
3 Where was Kate’s bag when it was stolen?
G Yes, apparently, his grandfather was a famous artist.
There’s an exhibition of his paintings at the art
4 What did the police officer advise Kate not to do? gallery next week.

5 Why did the police officer tell Kate she should be 5 Write a short account of a time when you or
careful with her bag? someone you know had something stolen or was
pickpocketed. Where were you/they? Who took it?
6 What did Kate say was in her bag? What did they take?

PRONUNCIATION
Intonation – expressing surprise
Go to page 120.

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TOWARDS B2 First for Schools
WRITING 3 Look at the questions Anya asked herself
An informal email or letter before writing. Read the email again to
find the answers.
1 How did I feel when I first realised the bike
EXAM GUIDE was missing?
Among the four questions to choose from, there is often
an informal email or a letter. Your answer should be 2 Then, when I realised it had been stolen,
140–190 words long. how did I!feel?
• Always write a brief plan before you start writing.
• Remember to start and close your email/letter correctly. 3 How else could I get home?
• Include all the information requested in the question.
• Choose an appropriate writing style for the person you 4 Who could come to help me?
are writing to.
• Keep within the word limit and remember you have 5 Who should I report the theft to?
about 40 minutes for each part of the Writing test.

4 Read the task and write your answer in

1 Read the exam task. Underline the important information. 140–190 words.

You have received an email from your English- You have received an email from your
speaking!friend. English-speaking friend.

I’ve just heard that your bike’s been stolen and I’m a bit I’m so sorry to hear that you’ve been
concerned for you. When and where did it happen? How!did mugged. That’s really awful! When and
you feel? How did you manage to get home? Did you report where did it happen? Were you hurt
it to the police? Please let me know all the!details. in the attack? How do you feel now?
See you soon, What did the mugger take? Did you
report it to the police?
Peter
Best,
Write your email in 140–190 words. Theo

Write your email in 140–190 words.

2 Read Anya’s answer to the task. Which part of the question
has she forgotten to answer?
5 Ask a friend to read your story and
Anya complete the sentences about it.
I thought
Great to hear from you, and thanks for your concern. was good.
Of course, I was very puzzled when I got to the bike rack I thought / didn’t think the email explained
and!couldn’t find my bike. Then I felt angry with the thief. everything.
How was I going to get home? I didn’t have any money on
me and it would take me ages to walk. Luckily, I always have
You could improve it by
my phone with me, so I rang my mum and explained to her
what had happened. She told me to wait there and she’d
come and pick me up. She said we could go together and The language used was
report it to the headteacher.
It’s annoying because three other people have had their bikes
stolen, too, and that’s just in the last week! I really hope the
school will do something about it.
Oh – I’m sorry I have to go now. The police are here.
The!headteacher called them. I’ll send you a message
later!to!let you know what they say.
Bye,
Anya

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CONSOLIDATION
LISTENING 4 Complete the sentences using the correct form of
the word in parentheses.
1 8.05 Listen and circle the correct option
0 My dad says I have to get up at 7:00. (make)
(A, B, or C).
My dad makes me get up at 7:00.
1 How many times has the boy’s bike been stolen?
1 Our teacher says it’s OK to use a dictionary. (let)
A twice in two years
Our teacher .
B three times in two years
2 We can’t go into that room. (allowed)
C twice in three years
We .
2 Where was the bike stolen from?
3 The principal told us to clean the playground. (make)
A a park
The principal .
B outside a parking garage
4 Last week, our mom said we couldn’t watch TV. (let)
C near some stores
Our mom .
3 Why is the boy going to the police station now?
A to give a description of his bike VOCABULARY
B to help the police find it
C to identify a bike they’ve found 5 Complete the phrasal verbs.
1 Yesterday I just hung with my friends.
2 Listen again. Complete each sentence
8.05
2 Could you look my cat while I’m away
with between two and four words. on the weekend?
1 The boy got the money to buy his bike by cutting 3 What time does the plane take ?
cars. 4 Grandpa decided to take playing the
2 The boy had on it but the piano when he was 60.
thieves cut it off. 5 My sister and I have always gotten
3 His bike was stolen in . well!together.
4 The boy doesn’t think the police are 6 We didn’t want to stop, so we just carried
his bike. walking.
5 The police have station that 7 I waited for hours, but Maxine didn’t show
fits the description. .
8 My mom gave eating meat years ago.
GRAMMAR
6 Complete each sentence with one word.
3 Circle the correct options.
1 If you break that window, you’ll get into
1 George told me to leave / leave right away. with the neighbors.
2 We aren’t allow / allowed to go into the lab without 2 I don’t mind what we listen to. It’s all the
permission. to me.
3 I don’t think I’ll ever get used to drive / driving 3 Anna had to pay a because she
on!the!left. parked in the wrong place.
4 Does your school make / let you wear anything 4 I don’t know anyone who has ever
you!want? a!crime.
5 A lot of people don’t like the weather here, but they 5 She stole some money and went to
soon are / get used to it. for three months.
6 I never want to get up at six o’clock, but my parents 6 There was a -in at the supermarket.
let / make me. The thieves stole a lot of food and money.
7 The new student asked me where I was from / 7 The thief was while he was cutting
was!I!from. through the bike lock.
8 The teacher encouraged us to take / taking the exam. 8 Hey, stop asking me that question!
9 I invited Lily to come / come with us. and for all, I don’t know!
10 Tina asked us what did we have / we had to do. 9 Harry always says “please” and “thank you.”
He’s!so! .
10 Camilla only thinks about herself.
She’s really .

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 UNITS 7 & 8
DIALOGUE
7 8.06Complete the conversation with the
THE WORLD’S
phrases in the list. Then listen and check. WORST CRIMINALS?
be honest | don’t mention it
I know how you feel | get me wrong 1 Recently, police in Calgary, Canada got a call from a
woman who said that her home had been broken
into. Jewelry was missing, all the home electronics, such
I’m with you | in fact | point | yeah, I
as the TV, laptops, and tablets, were gone, windows
Tessa Here’s your GPS back. Thanks a lot for lending it had been smashed, and so on. It wasn’t surprising that
to me. the woman was crying when the police officer arrived.
Jack 1
. I hope it was useful. The!officer was 37-year-old Charanjit Meharu, who is of
Indian origin. While Officer Meharu was checking the
Tessa Yes, it was, thanks. But listen, Jack – don’t
2
crime scene, the woman’s phone rang. It was her father,
, but maybe you should and she began to tell her father – speaking in French!–
get a new one. that!it wasn’t a real burglary: she and her boyfriend
Jack Why? Is it out of date? had hidden the things, broken the window, and made
Tessa Well, 3 mean, it was useful, up the whole story in order to get money from the
insurance company. What the woman didn’t know is
like I said. But three times it tried to make us
that Officer Meharu speaks seven languages: English,
drive the wrong way down a one-way street.
Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu, Arabic, Gujarati – and French!
I!guess they changed the directions, but!the GPS

Jack
didn’t know that.
So, 4 , I don’t need a new
2 A few weeks ago a teenager was walking the streets
looking for a bike. He found one parked outside
a building. There was no one nearby, so he started
GPS – I just need to update the map. cutting through the bike lock. He was just about to
Tessa Well, to 5 , that’s not ride away when a police officer suddenly appeared.
the only problem. The display is a little The boy hadn’t noticed that the building was, in fact,
old-fashioned, too. a!police station – and!that there was a security camera
on the wall above the bike! The officer had watched
Jack Yeah, good 6 . And the what the boy was doing on the screen inside the
battery isn’t very good either, is it? building, but had let him finish the job first. When he
Tessa No. So really it all adds up to just one thing – asked him what he was doing, the boy thought for a
buy a new one! second, then replied that he was just taking the bike
away. He!pointed to a sign on the wall that said cyclists
Jack Yeah, 7 on that. I just don’t
weren’t allowed to park their bikes there! The police
have any money right now so it’s going to have
officer smiled but arrested the boy all the same!
to wait.
Tessa Yes, 8 . I spent all my money
over the weekend. Well, see you!

READING
8 Read the stories and answer the questions.
STORY 1
1 Why was the woman crying when the police officer STORY 2
arrived? 4 What didn’t the boy realize?

2 What had the woman and her boyfriend done? 5 When did the police officer go out to speak to
Why? the!boy?

3 How did Officer Meharu know that the burglary was 6 Why did the police officer smile?
not real?

WRITING
9 Find another example of a criminal making a
stupid mistake and write the story. Write about
150–200 words.

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