1. bullying : bullying - to hurt or frighten someone who is smaller or less powerful than you, often forcing them to do something they do not want to do.
2. burglar - burglary : burglar - a person who illegally enters buildings and steals things
3. drug dealer : a person who trades in selling drugs
4. drink driving : driving a vehicle after drinking too much alcohol
5. fine (noun) : fine (noun) an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for not obeying a rule or law
6. gang - gangster : gang - a group of young people, especially young men, who spend time together, often fighting with other groups and behaving badly a group of criminals who work together
7. graffiti : words or drawings, especially humorous, rude or political, on walls, doors, etc. in public places
8. hooligan - hooliganism : hooligan - a person who acts in a violent way without thinking and causes damage
9. judge : judge a person who is in charge of a trial in a court and decides how a person who is guilty of a crime should be punished, or who makes decisions on legal matters
10. to rob – robbery - robbers : to rob – to take money or property illegally from a place, organization or person, often using violence the crime of stealing from somewhere or someone someone who steals by using a weapon
11. shoplifting : the illegal act of taking goods from a shop without paying for them
12. speeding : driving faster than it is allowed in a particular area
13. theft : dishonestly taking something which belongs to someone else and keeping it
14. violence : actions or words which are intended to hurt people
Now, put these vocabulary into practice. Fill in the gaps with the following words.
bullies, burglar, dealers, drink driving, fine, gangs, graffiti, hooligans, judge, robbers, shoplifting, speeding, theft, violence :
1.A ____ broke into our house while we were away this weekend and stole our video.
2.Drug ____ who sell heroin to teenagers are among the worst kind of criminals.
3. Car ____in this area is increasing. Fifty cars were stolen last week.
4. Fourteen football ____were arrested after the match. They were fighting and throwing bottles onto the pitch.
5. He should have taken a taxi home after the party. He got stopped by the police and lost his licence for ____. He was doing 80 kilometres an hour in the centre of town. He was caught ____on a camera.
6. He's scared to walk home from school on his own because last week some ____ in the year above him broke his personal stereo.
7. If you park on a double yellow line, you might get a parking ____.
8. In court, the ____said he should stay in prison for the rest of his life.
9. She was arrested for ____. She stole a pair of jeans and a sweater from a clothes shop.
10. Some people think that the ____on TV and in films leads to crime.
11. The health centre wall has some big red ____ on it. They'll have to repaint the wall.
12. Two armed bank ____ got away with £50,000 yesterday. Two guys ____a friend of mine recently and ran off with her handbag.
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Let's study the gerund and infitive forms
Watch this video and listen to someone explaining the verbs that are followed by both forms, gerund and infinitive.
For more information about Gerund and Infinitive, visit the following tutorial part 1 and part 2.
Let's practice the gerund and infinitive forms with the following exercises
Exercise 1
Exercise 2
Exercise 3 (basic level)
Exercise 4 ( " " )
Exercise 5 (intermediate level)
Exercise 6 ( " " " )
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