UNIT 5- A LIFE OF CRIME

GLOSSARY

• New Words

Burglar: one who commits burglary

Fraudster: a person who commits fraud, especially in business dealings

Mugger: a person who attacks and robs another in a public place

Traffic warden: a uniformed official employed to locate and report on infringements of parking
regulations
Arson: the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Blackmail: the action, treated as a criminal offence, of demanding payment or another benefit from someone in return for not revealing compromising or damaging information about them

Burglary: illegal entry of a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft

credit-card fraud: theft and fraud committed using or involving a payment card as a fraudulent source of funds in a transaction

Drug dealing: the activity of selling illegal drugs

Forgery: the action of forging a copy or imitation of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art

Identity theft: the fraudulent practice of using another person's name and personal information in order to obtain credit

Mugging: an act of attacking and robbing someone in a public place

Pickpocketing: the action of stealing from a person's pockets

Shoplifting: the action of stealing goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer

Smuggling: the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country

Speeding: travel at a speed that is greater than the legal limit

• Extra Vocabulary

Arrest: seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody

Black Market: an illegal traffic or trade in officially controlled or scarce commodities

Case: an incident or set of circumstances under official investigation by the police

Evidence: the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

Interview: a session of formal questioning of a person by the police.

Suspicious: causing one to have the idea or impression that someone or something is questionable, dishonest, or dangerous

Trap: a situation in which people lie in wait to make a surprise attack

Business owner: An individual who owns and operates a business whether it be small or large

Ecologist: an expert in or student of ecology

House hold: a person who owns or rents a house

Lawmaker: a person who makes laws

Local council: people elected to manage the affairs of a town

Resident: a person who lives somewhere permanently or on a long-term basis

Illegal: contrary to or forbidden by law, especially criminal law
Illogical: lacking sense or clear, sound reasoning

Impossible: not able to occur, exist, or be done

Irresponsible: not showing a proper sense of responsibility

Unfair: not based on or behaving according to the principles of equality and justice

GRAMMAR
Past Perfect👍👍👍
Relative Pronouns👍👍👍
Modals of deduction👍👍

LISTENING
Katie frye, Private eye: 👍👍👍
The men who stole identities:👍👍

READING

Katie frye, Private eye:👍👍👍

WRITING
Crime:👍👍👍

SPEAKING
Abi 👍👍

OPINION
We'll see after the exam...