Vocabulary
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Complete the newspaper articles with the words below.
suspects • investigate • arrested • murder • surrendered • break the law gang • armed • mugged • punish • thieves • shot • witnesses
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A young man was ………………… by police yesterday after a bank robbery in the centre of London. The man is cooperating with police. He
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………………… without a fight when police took him from his
home. The police have also begun to 4.
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………………… several other
………………… who are connected to the robbery.
er wants tougher punishments for young criminals. He The Prime Minister said: “Society must
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………………… young people who
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………………… .”
Eighty-year-old old Marge Stacey was attacked and
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…………………
outside her home yesterday evening. The attackers stole Mrs Stacey’s purse and ran away. Police believe that the members of a local 10.
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………………… are
………………… . Unfortunately, there were no
………………… to the crime, so it will be difficult to identify the
attackers. A policeman died in hospital yesterday after he was by a bank robber. The robber was
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…………………
………………… with a gun and
injured the policeman while he was trying to arrest him. The policeman died from his injuries so the robber will be charged with 13.
………………… .
Grammar
2.
Choose the correct answer. 1. Sally was riding very fast when she fell off her bike. She should have / must have been more careful. 2. The security guard didn’t hear the burglars. He might have / should have been asleep. 3. The police shouldn’t have / couldn’t have arrested Bob. He didn’t do anything. 4. Ann wasn’t feeling well. She must have / mustn’t have gone to lie down. 5. The thief was careless. He might not have / shouldn’t have been caught, but he left his fingerprints everywhere. 6. Dan’s wallet is missing. Do you think someone should have / may have stolen it?
3.
Complete the dialogue with the modal perfect form of the verbs below.
be • take • have • report • enter • plan Policeman: How do you think the thieves got into the bank? Manager:
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They must have …………………… through the back door. 2.
Policeman: Do you think they could have …………………… help from someone in the bank? Manager:
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Oh, yes! They couldn’t have …………………… this robbery without help. This morning we 4.
discovered that the guard, who should have …………………… the crime, has disappeared. 5.
Policeman: We think the criminals must have …………………… professionals. They didn’t leave any clues. Do you know how much money they stole? Manager:
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We’ll know later today. They might have …………………… as much as £5 million.
4. Rewrite the sentences using should or shouldn’t have…
5. Rewrite the sentences using must/might/can’t have ….
a) Buying this t-shirt was a bad idea (buy this t-shirt)
a) Billy ate three pizzas yesterday (beehungry)
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b) If only I had saver some money (save some)
b) They look really happy. (win the match)
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c) I ate three pizzas and now I feel sick (not eat)
c) Oetzi had pollen inside his stomach. (die in winter)
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d) I can’t take photos, I forgot my camera (not forget)
d) John failed his exam. (study too much)
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e) I’m tired today (go to bed late)
e) He asked for her phone number ( like her)
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6.
Write a relevant sentence using a modal or a modal perfect and the verbs in brackets. 1. Peter came to school late today. (might / miss) ............................................................................................................................................... 2. The suspect was near the jewellery shop at the time of the robbery. (could / steal) ............................................................................................................................................... 3. Jackie doesn’t look good in orange. (shouldn’t / wear) ............................................................................................................................................... 4. Brian didn’t go to school last week. (might / be) ............................................................................................................................................... 5. The Simpson family had a wonderful holiday. (must / plan) ...............................................................................................................................................