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Vocabulary

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Complete the passages with the words and phrases below. Make any necessary changes.

grab • attack • cover the news • scoop • robbery • headline • live broadcast • patrol break the law • safe • painful • front page • thief • reporter • hold a press conference A There was a 1. ……………………………… last night at a shop. Two men came in and told the shop owner to open the 2. ……………………………… where he kept his money. They 3. ……………………………… all the money and ran. Some policemen were 4. ……………………………… the area, but they didn’t catch the 5. ……………………………… . B I’m a 1. ……………………………… for our local newspaper. It’s hard to 2. …………………………… in such a quiet town, where people hardly ever 3. ……………………………… . I’m always looking for a 4. …………………………… that my newspaper can put on the 5. ……………………………… ! C Today’s 1. ……………………………… announced that terrorists 2. ……………………………… a shopping centre yesterday. The Prime Minister 3. ……………………………… about it this morning. There was a 4. ……………………………… on TV, but I missed it because I was at work. It’s very 5. ……………………………… to think about what happened.

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Complete the second sentence in each pair to show that you understand the meaning of the adjectives in bold. I. A tablet is a useful device. You can ...................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 2. You’re so thoughtful! Thank you for ..................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 3. The man was masked. We couldn’t ...................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 4. Alex is very careless. He often .............................................................. .............................................................................................................. . 5. The injection was completely painless. I didn’t .................................... . .............................................................................................................. . 6. I woke up feeling quite hopeful. Perhaps .............................................. .............................................................................................................. . 7. Cats look small and defenceless, but they’re not. They ....................... . .............................................................................................................. . 8. It’s a daily newspaper. They publish a new one ................................... . .............................................................................................................. .

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Write the word or phrase that is defined in each sentence below. I. What a burglar alarm does if someone breaks into your house …………………… 2. Newspapers, radio and television …………………… 3. Newspapers with sensational reporting …………………… 4. Not thinking of what other people need …………………… 5. Not being able to protect yourself ……………………

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Answer the questions to show that you understand the bold words. 1. Why did you buy a new lock for the door? ................................................................................................................ 2. What did they say on the news bulletin? ................................................................................................................ 3. What evidence do they have that he’s guilty? ................................................................................................................ 4. How did the robber get away? ................................................................................................................ 5. How can we prevent vandalism at school? ................................................................................................................ 6. What are some things that are harmful to your health? ................................................................................................................

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These sentence pairs don’t make sense. Change the second sentence so that it follows logically from the first. 1. There are three witnesses to the crime. No one saw it happen. ................................................................................................................ 2. There’s some breaking news on TV. Did you watch it? ................................................................................................................ 3. We heard our burglar alarm last night. We called the neighbours immediately. ................................................................................................................ 4. He’s a skilful doctor. He needs a lot more experience. ................................................................................................................ 5. There’s a new suspect in the murder case. The police have taken him out for coffee. ................................................................................................................ 6. That man looks helpless. He’s very healthy and strong. ................................................................................................................

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Grammar

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Complete the passages with the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple or Present Perfect Simple. A Last Monday, a masked man 1. …………………… (rob) two banks in our city. The police 2. …………………… (already / arrest) a suspect, but they 3. …………………… (not find) any evidence against him yet. Yesterday they 4. …………………… (call in) witnesses to identify him, but the witnesses 5. …………………… (not recognise) his face. B People in our area 1. …………………… (organise) a volunteer neighbourhood patrol in 2010. The patrol 2. …………………… (be) quite a success so far – in fact, there 3. …………………… (not be) many burglaries or muggings in the last few years. Last night, the mayor 4. …………………… (give) the volunteers an award. Because of their hard work, our neighbourhood 5. …………………… (become) a pleasant place to live. C Our newspaper first 1. …………………… (appear) in 1965. Since then, we 2. …………………… (cover) all the major news in our country and abroad. However, our sales 3. …………………… (go down) in the last few years because of the Internet. Therefore, we 4. …………………… (decide) to keep only our online edition. The paper edition that we 5. …………………… (publish) yesterday was our last.

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Complete the sentences with suitable verbs. Use the Past Simple or Past Perfect Simple. 1. I …………………… hungry because I …………………… already …………………… . 2. How long …………………… Beverly …………………… her mobile phone before she …………………… a new one? 3. I …………………… that you …………………… me a text message. That’s why I didn’t reply. 4. We …………………… at three o’clock and …………………… to the cinema. 5. After Doug …………………… the photos, he …………………… them onto Facebook. 6. The mugger …………………… the woman’s bag and then …………………… . 7. Everyone …………………… by the time we …………………… eating.

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Write sentences with the words in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple. 1. Let’s watch something else. (already / see / this film / I / .) ................................................................................................................ 2. Karen’s not ready! (not decide / she / yet / what to wear / .) ................................................................................................................ 3. Harold made a mistake. (his e-mails / before / he / delete / he / read them / .) ................................................................................................................

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Complete the sentences. Use the Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple. 1. By the time we got to the cinema, .......................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 2. The house was quiet because ............................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 3. Since she was a child, ........................................................................... .............................................................................................................. . 4. We left as soon as ................................................................................. .............................................................................................................. . 5. Recently, my best friend ......................................................................... .............................................................................................................. .

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Complete the passage with the correct form of the verbs in brackets. Use the Past Simple, Present Perfect Simple or Past Perfect Simple. Lake Junior 1. …………………… (be) a Superman fanatic since he was a child. For years, he 2. …………………… (wear) a Superman costume while helping at various charity events. At one recent community event in Sheffield, in the UK, Lake 3. …………………… (notice) a man running out of a shop, chased by workers. He 4. …………………… (realise) that the man 5. …………………… (steal) something from the shop. Lake quickly 6. …………………… (grab) the thief and 7. …………………… (hold) him against a wall until two policewomen came to arrest him. No one in Sheffield 8. …………………… (forget) the amazing sight of a man in a red and blue Superman costume catching a real thief. The thief that he 9. …………………… (catch), by the way, 10. …………………… (take) seven packs of bacon from the shop – not a major crime, but no job is too small for Superman!

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