3a: Solving crimes

A. Complete the text with the words in the box.

Last Monday Todd decided to take the bus to work. It was crowded but he got on anyway because he was already late.

There was a lot of traffic so he decided to call his work.

He opened his bag to find his mobile but, to his surprise, it wasn’t there! His wallet with all his money and his (1) brand new mobile phone were gone!

It was (2) obvious that there was a (3) pickpocket on the bus.

'Please stop the bus and don’t open the doors!' shouted Todd to the bus driver.

‘What’s wrong?' the bus driver asked.

'Someone has (4) stolen my wallet and my mobile phone!'Todd said.

'Look! 'a! 'a man said. 'That man over there is trying to escape through the window!

He must be the thief! Someone calls the police!'

'No (5) need. I’m a police officer and I’ll (6) arrest him!'

said another man.

Luckily, the thief didn’t manage to escape and both the wallet and the mobile phone were returned to their (7) owner.

B. Complete the sentences with the correct form of the words in capitals.

1. They say that a very dangerous criminal has escaped from prison. CRIME

2. Pickpocket is a serious problem nowadays. PICKPOCKET

3. Lots of robberies bank have taken place in our town lately. ROB

4. We need a new cleaner for the offices because they’re filthy. Do you know anyone who wants the job? CLEAN

5. The two thieves were caught by the police in the end. THEFT

C. Write questions. The words in bold are the answers.

1. A: Who was caught shoplifting?

B: A young boy was caught shoplifting.

2. A: What did they manage to steal?

B: They managed to steal two famous paintings.

3. A: Which bank was robbed?

B: The National Bank was robbed.

4. A: What caught fire?

B: A tree in the garden caught fire.

5. A: Which mobile do you want to buy?

B: I want to buy the blue mobile.

6. A: Who did the police arrest?

B: The police arrested a forty-year-old man.

D. Read the prompts and write subject / object questions.

1. Which / hoover / you / buy?

Which hoover did you buy?

2. Which / suitcase / belong / to John?

Which suitcase belongs to John?

3. Who / like / detective stories?

Who likes detective stories?

4. Who / live / here?

Who lives here?

5. Who / Mark / see / on TV?

Who did Mark see on TV?

6. Which / class / you enjoy / most / at school?

Which class did you enjoy most at school?

E. Choose the correct question a or b.

1. A: a
B: Mr Davidson did.

a. Who saw the burglar?

b. Who did the burglar see?

2. A: a
B: The left one.

a. Which knee did you injure?

b. Which knees you injured?

3. A: b
B: He had chicken with rice.

a. What ate Jack?

b. What did Jack eat?

4. A: b
B: The security guard, the only person there at the time of the theft.

a. Who arrested the police?

b. Who did the police arrest?

F. Match.

1. Do you need any help with that project? f

2. Were you at home at the time of the robbery, Mr Harris? b

3. Take a look at my new laptop. c

4. Who investigated the crime? g

5. What was Robert arrested for? d

6. Can you tell us what the thief looked like? a

7. You wanted to become a detective when you were young, right? e