EXERCISE VOCABULARY _ SPARK 3_UNIT 4

1.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

GUESS

WHAT THESE PEOPLE WERE ACCUSED OF

(SOME

COULD HAVE TWO)

Grant, 56. He approached to an old woman in the underground and stole her purse.
Jessica, 32. She was caught setting fire to the woods.
John, 26. His friends and he were in a party. They saw a car with the keys inside. They
got in and ran away.
Kate, 29. She was with friends in the park chatting and eating nuts. They throw
everything to the street and left the leftovers there.
Kevin, 37. He went to a gas station last night and stole some of the items plus some
money.
Lucy, 16. He went under a tunnel with her friends and paint a graffiti on the walls.
Marge, 39. She entered into a house and stole the jewellery and the money she
found.
Namon, 48. He did a car race with his friends.
Sarah, 18. She didnt want to pay for going to watch a film, so she decided to
download it from the Internet.

2.

COMPLETE

THE SENTENCES WITH A VERB FROM THE VOCABULARY IN PAST PERFECT

OR PAST SIMPLE OR A NOUN.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

An ______________ woman ______________ help before the police arrived

He has been in prison for 5 years because he ______________ a crime
He was caught in the woods running away just after he ______________ from prison.
He was sent to prison because ______________ the speed limit in the motorway.
My mum had to punish my little sister because she ______________ her signature.
She ______________ her little brother because she had told him she ______________
Santa Claus in the _____________.
g) The boy was crying because ______________ it was his fault.
h) The judge ______________ John of stealing and he was waiting to go to prison.
i) The jury ______________ to let him free. Thats why he didnt go to jail.
j) The jury ______________ him for shoplifting. He gave him two ______________ either pay
the fine or go to jail.
k) The police ______________ the boy the night before and he spent the night in a cell.
l) The police officer ______________ the thief along the streets for hours and he was
exhausted.
m) They found him guilty although he ______________ that he had done the car theft
n) Thieves ______________ the house and ______________ several items of jewellery.
o) Until he arrived with that annoying noise, any of us ______________ in the library.

CORRECTIONS
a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)

An elderly woman had called for help before the police arrived
He has been in prison for 5 years because he had committed a crime
He was caught in the woods running away just after he had escaped from prison.
He was sent to prison because he had exceeded the speed limit in the motorway.
My mum had to punish my little sister because she had forged her signature.
She had frightened her little brother because she had told him she had found Santa
Claus in the chimney.
g) The boy was crying because he had accepted it was his fault.
h) The judge had accused John of stealing and he was waiting to go to prison.
i) The jury had agreed to let him free. Thats why he didnt go to jail.
j) The jury had charged him for shoplifting. He gave him two choices: either pay the
fine or go to jail.
k) The police had arrested the boy the night before and he spent the night in a cell.
l) The police officer had chased the thief along the streets for hours and he was
exhausted.
m) They found him guilty although he had denied that he had done the car theft
n) Thieves broke into the house and stole several items of jewellery.
O) Until he arrived with that annoying noise, any of us hadnt disturbed the peace in the
library.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
f)
g)
h)
i)

Grant, 56. He approached to an old woman in the underground and stole her purse.
ROBBERY
Jessica, 32. She was caught setting fire to the woods. ARSON
John, 26. His friends and he were in a party. They saw a car with the keys inside. They
got in and ran away. CAR THEFT
Kate, 29. She was with friends in the park chatting and eating nuts. They throw
everything to the street and left the leftovers there. DROP LITTER
Kevin, 37. He went to a gas station last night and stole some of the items plus some
money. SHOPLIFTING
Lucy, 16. He went under a tunnel with her friends and paint a graffiti on the walls.
VANDALISM
Marge, 39. She entered into a house and stole the jewellery and the money she
found. BURGLARY & TRESPASSING
Namon, 48. He did a car race with his friends. SPEEDING
Sarah, 18. She didnt want to pay for going to watch a film, so she decided to
download it from the Internet. DOWNLOAD FILMS ILLEGALLY