G the passive (all forms); it is said that…, he is thought to…, etc.,
have something done
V crime and punishment P the letter u
8A
2
Don't look too rich
Keep an eye on the kids
F Look confident
C Don’t look too rich
D Keep an eye on the kids
E Listen to the locals
Look confident
Listen to the locals
Be smart about cabs
The safest thing to do is to call a reputable company every time you need
one (your hotel can usually help with this). If you do have to get a taxi on
the street, make sure it looks like a regulated one (e.g., one that has an
official number or company phone number on it), and never ever get into
a cab that has another person in the front passenger seat.
6
b Read the article How not to get robbed on the
street. Match the headings to the paragraphs.
B Be smart about cabs
If you are a tourist and somebody on the street tells you to put your
phone away, do it. Sometimes the locals can be overprotective because
they want you to see the best side of their town, but it’s always a good
idea to take their advice. If they say don’t go somewhere, don’t.
5
a Have you ever been robbed on the street?
Where were you? What was stolen?
A Be careful when you’re sightseeing
If you see that people are watching you in a suspicious way, look straight
back at them and make eye contact. If they were thinking of robbing you,
it will make them realize that you may not be an easy target.
4
1 READING & LISTENING
You dramatically increase your chances of being robbed
if you look as if you might have a lot of money on you.
You don’t have to look like a hobo, but you should try
to look as if you aren’t carrying much of value. If you’re
a tourist, keep your expensive camera or phone hidden.
This is especially true in countries where there are big income differences,
and particularly in urban areas. Children are sadly often the most
dangerous people on the street because they have nothing to lose. If you
see a group of children coming toward you, ignore them completely and
walk quickly to an area where there are plenty of other people.
3
Be careful when you’re sightseeing
What’s the first thing tourists do when they come out of the Times Square
subway station in New York City? They look up at the tall buildings, and
then they pose to have their photo taken. When they’re looking up, or
looking at the camera, that’s the moment when a pickpocket steals their
wallet. Thieves also love the posters you see that warn tourists: “Watch
out for pickpockets!” When men read that, their natural reaction is to
immediately put their hand on the pocket where their wallet is, to make
sure it’s still there. The pickpockets are watching, and so they see exactly
where the man is carrying his wallet.
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Alex Levin, US writer
Beat the robbers…and the burglars
HOW
NOT
TO
GET ROBBED ON THE STREET
1
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The reason there is so little crime in
Germany is that it’s against the law.
c Read the article again. Then cover the text
and look at A–F. Can you remember the
advice? What advice would you give someone
to avoid being robbed in your town?
d Look at the questions and predict the answers.
How to beat the burglars
1 How long do you think a burglar usually
takes to search someone’s house?
2 Which are the most common things that
burglars steal, apart from money?
3 What one thing would be likely to stop
a burglar from coming into your house?
4 What factors influence a burglar to choose
a house?
5 Why do some burglars prefer it if the
owners are at home?
6 When are you most likely to be robbed,
during the day or night?
7 How are burglars more likely to get
into a house?
8 What is the best room in the
house to hide your
valuables?
Adapted from CNN
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e
Listen to an interview with an ex-burglar. Check your
answers to d.
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f Listen again for more detail. What reasons does he give for each
answer? What tips can you learn from what he says to protect
yourself from being robbed?
g Of all the tips for staying safe at home and on the street, which
one do you think is the most useful? Why?
2 VOCABULARY crime and punishment
a Match the words for people who steal with the definitions in the list.
burglar
mugger
pickpocket robber
shoplifter
thief
1 A
is someone who breaks into a building illegally in
order to steal.
2 A
is someone who steals from a person or place, e.g., a
bank, using or threatening violence.
3 A
is someone who steals something from a store.
4 A
is someone who steals from you on the street, usually
without you noticing.
5 A
is someone who uses violence to steal from you on the
street.
6 A
is the general word for someone who steals from a
person.
b
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c
Listen and check. Underline the stressed syllables.
p.160 Vocabulary Bank Crime and punishment.
3 PRONUNCIATION & SPEAKING the letter u
accuse burglar caught court drugs fraud judge
jury
mugger murderer punishment smuggling
a Look at the words in the list, which all have the letter u in them.
Put them in the correct column below according to how the vowel
sound is pronounced.
/yu/
b
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Listen and check.
c Practice saying the sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
Luke was accused of smuggling drugs.
“Murderers must be punished,” said the judge.
The burglar is doing community service.
The jury said he was guilty of fraud.
The mugger was caught and taken to court.
d Talk to a partner.
What are the most common
crimes in your town or city?
What has been the biggest crime
story in your country in the last few weeks?
Do you have trial by jury in your country?
Do you think it’s a good system?
Do you have capital punishment in your country?
If not, would you re-introduce it?
Do you know anyone…? What happened?
• who has been burgled
• who has been mugged
• whose car has been stolen
• who has been unfairly accused of shoplifting
• who has been stopped by the police while driving
• who has been robbed while on vacation
• who has been offered a bribe
• who has been kidnapped
4 MINI GRAMMAR
have something done
They look up at the tall buildings, and then
they pose to have their photo taken.
• Use have (something) done when you get
another person to do something for you.
Compare:
I took a photo of Rockefeller Center = I took
the photo myself.
I had my photo taken at Rockefeller Center =
I asked someone to take my photo.
• Have is the main verb so it changes
according to the tense.
I’m going to have my hair cut tomorrow. I had
my car repaired after the accident.
• You can also use get instead of have, e.g., I’m
going to get my hair cut tomorrow.
a Complete the sentences with the right form
of have + the past participle of a verb from
the list.
cut
install
renew
repair
take
1 How often do you
your hair
?
2 Have you ever had a problem with your
laptop? Where did you
it
?
3 Do you usually
your passport or
ID card
in plenty of time before it
expires?
4 Have you
a burglar alarm
in
your house or apartment? What kind is it?
5 Have you ever
your photo
in
front of a famous monument? Where?
b Ask and answer the questions with a partner.
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5 GRAMMAR the passive (all forms);
it is said that…, he is thought to…, etc.
a Read a true crime story. What does it advise us to be
careful with? What happened to the woman?
Not her best buy
If a man approaches you outside a Best Buy
store* with a complicated story about needing
money to get home, and a surprisingly cheap iPad
for sale, don’t believe him!

1
A woman in Daytona Beach, Florida, learned / was
learned this the hard way after handing over $400
for what turned out to be a square piece of wood
with a piece of glass stuck to the front. When the
2
man, 39-year-old Torrance Canady, who had /
3 later caught / was
was had a long criminal record,
®
later caught by the police, several more fake Apple
products 4found / were found in his car. There were
two MacBooks that 5 had made / had been made from
®
wood and were covered in silver tape. An Apple logo
6 had cut / had been cut out in the middle, and a Best
Buy price tag stuck on the back. Canady insisted that
he 7didn’t know / wasn’t known the computers were
fake and said he’d “bought them in a nearby town for
his girlfriend.” He 8 has charged / has been charged
9
with selling fake electrical equipment and is holding /
is being held in Volusia County jail.
* Best Buy store = a US store selling electronic equipment
b Read the story again. Circle the correct form of the verb.
c
4 35 Now listen to another crime story. Answer the
questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Where were the burglaries taking place?
What did he steal?
What did Cooper do apart from stealing?
What did he do if he found people at home?
How was he caught?
Where did the police find him?
d Listen again and complete the extracts with the
missing words. How is the structure different after he
is thought and after it is thought?
1 …he is thought
100 burglaries in the area.
2 It is believed
finding illegal substances…
3 Cooper is also said
in the houses.
4 …it’s thought
someone there.
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between 50 and
mainly interested in
himself at home
to know
p.146 Grammar Bank 8A. Learn more about the
passive, and practice it.
f Use the notes below to complete a newspaper crime
story. All the reporting verbs are in the present passive.
America’s most polite robber
P
olice in Seattle, Washington have arrested a man
. (believe / be
who 1
America’s most polite armed robber)
The robber, who said “I’m robbing you, sir” when he
ordered convenience-store owner John Henry to hand
. (say / be an
over $300, 2
unemployed 65-year-old father)
Gregory Paul Hess, the man who was arrested,
(think / be the same
man) who committed similar robberies in the Seattle
area over ten years ago. Mr. Hess served five years in
federal prison for those robberies.
3
Sources say Mr. Hess is called the “Polite Robber”
because he thanked and apologized to his victim, John
Henry, over and over. It 4
(report / Mr. Hess / apprehend) quickly because the
victim, John Henry, released a surveillance video of
the robbery to the media.
6 READING
a Look at the title of the article. What kind of crime(s) do
you think it will be about?
b Read the article once. Choose the best summary of the
writer’s opinion.
A Illegal downloading of music is not necessarily bad for
the music industry. In some ways, it benefits it.
B There is no way of stopping illegal downloading. We
will just have to learn to live with it.
C Illegally downloading music is the same as stealing
it from a store, and it will ultimately harm the people
who are committing the crime.
c Read the article again. Answer the questions with a
partner.
1 According to the writer, in what way do people have a
different attitude to the online world?
2 In what way is people’s attitude to online music
illogical?
3 What did the government want to do? Who opposed
this, and why?
4 What is the writer’s view about illegal downloading?
5 Why does she compare fans who illegally download
their idols’ music to “lovers” who “watch you as you
drown”?
6 Why does she think that the people who download will
be the losers in the long run?
d Look at the highlighted words and phrases related to
crime. In pairs, figure out their meaning.
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7 SPEAKING
a In groups, discuss the questions below:
Are these activities against the law in your
country? Do you think they should be illegal?
Why (not)? How do you think they should be
punished?
Crime online
What is the world online? Is it real? Are we safe
there? How should we behave there?
T
he answer is: it’s just the Internet. Our Internet. The Internet we
made. It’s exactly like the real world – just a place with stores, and
information, where people talk – but on a computer. But for some
reason, we won’t accept so simple an answer. We think that, as soon as
5 something is on the Internet, it turns into something else, that it’s not
quite real.
1
Online world
• Downloading music, books, and movies
• Hacking into somebody else’s computer
• Posting aggressive or threatening tweets or
messages
• Photographing someone and posting the
photo on the Internet without their permission
• Using a false identity online
• Creating a computer virus
Real world
• Owning an aggressive breed of dog
• Squatting in an unoccupied house (living there
without paying rent)
• Going on strike without having previously
agreed / announced it
• mistreating an animal in any way
• Painting attractive graffiti on a wall or fence
Take for instance a song. When is a song not a song? When it’s on the
Internet. If a song is on a CD, in a store, we would not hesitate to pay for
it. But if you put the same song on the Internet, millions of people think
10 that you can take the same song without paying for it. It’s still the same
song, written by the same people, who spent the same hours and same
money recording it, but press a button and it’s yours.
There are plenty of justifications for taking things for free on the
Internet. In fact, when the government proposed punishing illegal
15 downloaders with Internet disconnection, a lobby group of artists and
musicians actually campaigned against it saying that “it would reduce
the civil liberties of every one of us in this country.”
But how can this be true? How is being banned from using the Internet
because you have committed a crime any different from being banned
20 from a library because you stole some books from there? The Interent
isn’t a necessity. It’s thrilling and amazing and useful most of the time,
but it’s not a right to be able to use it. We don’t have a right to listen to
the music we want, or watch the movies we like, for free. These things
are treats, pleasures, luxuries. Why is it considered a right? Because
25 it’s the Internet. And why is the Internet different from the rest of the
world, where luxuries have to be paid for? Because…it’s the Internet.
There is also the argument that it’s good for artists to be heard and
seen. But what use are 9 million people who love your work, but not
enough to want to pay you for your song or your movie? Fans who don’t
30 pay their idols are like lovers who promise everlasting love but then sit
and watch you as you drown.
Do you know who will end up suffering the most from all this? Young
people, the ones who themselves are doing it. The music industry has
shrunk 40% since 2000. Famous music magazines, like Melody Maker and
35 The Face, have now closed. And young people who try to get jobs in the
music industry complain about the low salaries, while they download
hundreds of dollars worth of albums for free.
By The Times journalist Caitlin Moran
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Useful language: saying what you think (1)
When we are giving our opinion about the
right way to punish someone, we often use
should + passive infinitive.
I think
illegal /
it should be
I don’t think
against the law.
I think people who
do this should be
fined.
sent to prison.
banned from using
the Internet.
made to…
b Compare your ideas with other groups.
Do you agree?
8 WRITING
p.118 Writing Expressing your opinion.
Write an article for a magazine saying what
you think about either downloading music
and movies, or about squatting.
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G reporting verbs
V the media
P word stress
8B
Breaking news
Gloria Borger,
US political commentator
Home | World | US | Business | Politics | Health | Education | Sci/Environment | Technology | Entertainment & Arts
1 SPEAKING & LISTENING
a Talk to a partner.
’’
For most folks, no news is good news;
for the press, good news is not news.
e Look at the photos and headlines from two more
stories. What do you think they are about?
1 How do you usually find out…?
• the latest news
• what the weather’s going to be like
• sports reports and game scores
• what’s on TV
• your horoscope
• movie and book reviews
• job / classified ads
2 Which sections of a newspaper do you usually read?
Which sections do you usually skip?
• politics
• business
• food & lifestyle
• sports
• foreign news
• local / national news
• crime
• celebrity gossip
3 What stories are in the news right now in your
country?
Last updated 15:09
Lost tourist
finds herself
Dog calls
for help
b Look at the photo and the headline from a news story.
What do you think the story is about?
Last updated 07:52
Love at first bite
f
Communication Strange, but true A p.107, B p.112.
Read the other two stories and tell each other what
happened.
2 GRAMMAR reporting verbs
a Read a news story called Chicken fight. What was the
“chicken fight”? How did the local paper resolve the
dispute? Would you like to try the dish?
b Read it again and match the highlighted phrases 1–6 in
the text with the direct speech below.
c
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A
B
C
D
E
F
Listen and check. Were you right?
d Listen again and answer the questions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
Who is Soundari, and how old is she?
Why did the zookeepers build the snowmen?
What was inside one of the snowmen?
What did Soundari do when she saw the snowman?
Why is the video recorded on the camera very unusual?
What useful information did the zookeepers get from
the video?
“I’ll say sorry.”
“It’s not true.”
“OK. I did see it there.”
“Would you like to make it for us?”
“OK, we’ll do it.”
“You stole it.”
c Three of the four stories on these pages are true, but
one was invented. Which do you think is the invented
one?
d
p.147 Grammar Bank 8B. Learn more about
reporting verbs, and practice them.
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Chicken fight
By Sam Urban
3 PRONUNCIATION word stress
a Look at the two-syllable reporting verbs in the list. All of them
except four are stressed on the second syllable. Circle the four
exceptions.
a|ccuse ad|mit ad|vise a|gree con|vince de|ny
in|sist in|vite o|ffer or|der per|suade pro|mise
re|fuse re|gret re|mind sug|gest threa|ten
b
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Listen and check.
Spelling of two-syllable verbs
If a two-syllable verb ends in consonant, vowel, consonant, and
is stressed on the second syllable, the final consonant is doubled
before an -ed ending, e.g., regret > regretted, admit > admitted
BUT offer > offered, threaten > threatened.
c Complete the sentences below with the correct reporting verb in
the past tense.
Two chefs got into a fight last week after
Andrew Palmer 1accused Geoff Lewis of
stealing one of his recipes and publishing it
in a local newspaper.
Andrew Palmer, 28, claimed that he had
invented the dish of cold chicken with strawberry
mayonnaise at his gastropub, The Pine Tree
Tavern. However, restaurant chef Geoff Lewis,
30, who writes a weekly newspaper column on
cooking, 2denied copying the recipe and said the
dish was his own creation.
So, the local newspaper, the Beacon Gazette,
3invited both chefs to prepare the dish at their
offices to see whose recipe it really was. They
4 agreed to come, and the “cook-off” took place
yesterday. Newspaper staff tried both dishes and
unanimously declared Andrew’s to be the winner.
Geoff’s dish was said to be “lacking in flavor.” He
later 5admitted having seen the dish on the menu
at Andrew’s pub, and he has 6offered to publish
an apology in the following issue of the Gazette.
“In any case,” he said later, “I’ve decided that it
works better with raspberries.”
1 “I’ll make some coffee.”
He offered to make some
coffee.
2 “No, I won’t go.”
He
to go.
3 “OK, I’ll help you.”
He
to help me.
4 “I’ll call you. Believe me.”
He
to call me.
5 “Remember to lock the door!”
He
me to lock the door.
6 “You should buy a new car.”
He
me to buy a new car.
7 “Would you like to have dinner?” He
me to have dinner.
8 “I didn’t break the window!”
breaking the
He
window.
9 “Yes, it was me. I stole the money.” He
d
e
stealing the money.
10 “I wish I hadn’t married Susan.” He
marrying Susan.
11 “Let’s go to a dance club.”
He
going to a dance club.
12 “You stole the laptop.”
The police
him of
stealing the laptop.
4 41
Listen and check.
4 42 Cover the examples in c. Now listen to the sentences in
direct speech in a different order. Say the reported sentence.
OK. I’ll help you.
He agreed to help me.
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4 READING & VOCABULARY the media
a Read an extract from 24 Hours in Journalism, showing what six different people are doing
between 6:00 and 8:00 in the morning. Match the extracts with the kind of journalists below.
a war reporter
the online editor of the magazine Marie Claire
a radio newscaster
an advice columnist
a paparazzo (pl paparazzi)
a freelance journalist
W
hen reporter and author John Dale wanted to show his
readers what the life of a journalist was really like, he wrote
to journalists from all different types of media and asked them to
describe a typical day in their working life.
6 a.m. – 8 a.m.
1 Helen Russell wakes up excited, with a Frank Sinatra song
running through her head like a mantra…New York New York
The fi rst thing she reaches for is her BlackBerry ®. She has
all her complex life locked up in that electronic matchbox.
Well-manicured fi ngers tap keys, and she starts looking at her
calendar. She sees meetings, meetings…
In her head, Helen is already choosing the wardrobe she needs
to wear, to look like her 1
would like to look themselves.
When you’re this kind of journalist you have to look 2
.
2 “You’re listening to Today on Radio 4 with Justin Webb and James
Naughtie. The 3
this morning…The Chancellor has warned that
the row about paying bonuses threatens to put jobs at risk… but Labour have
accused him of putting the economy into reverse…A new 4
says
that old people who need care have been let down by social services that pass
them around like a parcel…’
3 “Anything happening?”
“Two IEDs have exploded this morning.”
“How many have you found?”
“Fourteen.”
It’s a bad start to the day, and a warning. Sommerville climbs into
an armored vehicle. It is a dangerous 5
, although he is
used to that. His life is one of bloody headlines. Wherever he is, that’s
the Big Story. The army convoy moves forward. Sommerville knows
it’s not if another bomb will 6
, it’s when.
4 A limousine sweeps along Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles,
and turns in between the palm trees that mark the driveway of
an undistinguished chain hotel. It pulls up, and a uniformed
commissionaire steps forward and reaches for the handle of the
rear door.
He pulls it open, and a woman’s legs appear. He 7
her face and says, “Good evening, Madam.” The woman smiles
and walks through the door into the lobby.
Outside on the hotel grounds a man carrying several large
cameras 8
a call on his cell phone.
“She’s here .”
5 Samantha Booth gets out of bed, goes into the kitchen, and makes the
first coffee of the day. She sits at her computer and opens her emails.
Gimme work, gimme work.
She’s been sending out lots of ideas, hoping that at least one of
her stories would be accepted. She 9
down the screen.
Nothing. Zilch. Samantha is starting to feel sidelined. She
10
the TV and stares at the news, hardly taking it in.
Why don’t editors reply?
6 While organizing her three children for school, Katie Fraser
turns on her computer. She 11
dozens of Facebook
groups dealing with everything, from drugs to abandoned wives,
to panic attacks and premature babies.
She 12
her messages. The first one says, “I’ve had enough
of feeling like this now. Doctors keep giving me pills but they don’t work…”
Fraser has to take the dog
Glossary
for a walk as well as get her
The Chancellor (of the Exchequer) The
kids ready for school. “Come
senior finance minister in the British
on, everyone,” she keeps saying, government
Labour One of Britain’s political parties
“Time to go.”
IED Improvised Explosive Device (small
homemade bomb)
commissionaire attendant, a person
whose job it is to help or serve
gimme slang, contraction of “give me”
zilch nothing (informal)
b Read the extract again. Choose the best option a, b, or c to fill in the
blanks.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
80
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
a
readers
hardworking
titles
report
arrangement
go off
reminds
makes
downloads
turns down
leads
controls
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
b
viewers
intelligent
headlines
article
assignment
take off
recognizes
does
scrolls
turns off
posts
checks
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
c
audience
glamorous
story
news
attachment
be off
realizes
dials
clicks
turns on
runs
saves
8B
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c Which of the six jobs in the book extract sounds…?
• the most interesting
• the most insecure
• the most stressful
• the most fun
6 LISTENING
a
Which job would you most / least like to have?
d
p.161 Vocabulary Bank The media.
Look at photos of six celebrities. Do you know
anything about them? Listen to an interview with
Jennifer Buhl, one of the paparazzi who works in the
Hollywood area. Why are the celebrities mentioned?
4 46
5 SPEAKING
Talk in small groups.
1 Do you have a favorite…?
a newscaster
b movie or TV critic
c sports writer or commentator
d TV or radio host
e newspaper journalist
What do you like about them? Are there any that you
can’t stand?
2 Which newspapers, TV channels, or radio stations in
your country do you think are…?
a biased b reliable c sensational
3 Is there much censorship in your country?
4 Look at the topics below and decide if you personally
agree or disagree with them. Then, in your groups,
discuss them. What is the majority opinion on each
topic?
Brad Pitt
Britney Spears
Lindsay Lohan
Julia Roberts
Kate Bosworth
Paris Hilton
b Listen again and check (✓) the things that Jennifer says.
1
2
3
4
5
It’s not acceptable for journalists to listen in on politicians’
phone calls and hack into their email accounts.
6
The print newspaper is dead. We will soon read all our
news online.
7
Celebrities have to accept that the media publishes
stories and photos about their private lives. That is the
price they pay for being rich and famous.
8
9
Useful language: saying what you think (2)
In my opinion / view…
If you ask me…
celebrities should…
Personally, I think…
Agreeing / disagreeing
I completely agree. / I don’t agree at all.
I think / don’t think you’re right.
Many celebrities work with the paparazzi.
There are far more male paparazzi than female.
Most celebrities have a favorite paparazzo or paparazza.
It’s easy for celebrities to avoid the paparazzi if they
want to.
If celebrities are not photographed, the public becomes
less interested in them.
There is no need to have stricter laws to protect people
from paparazzi.
Nowadays many paparazzi use their phones to take
photos.
There are some places where paparazzi won’t go to try
and get photographs.
Being followed by paparazzi is not stressful for most
celebrities.
c Who do the paparazzi follow a lot in your country?
Why? Are there any celebrities who rarely appear in
the press?
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7&8
Review and Check
GRAMMAR
Complete the second sentence so that it means the same as
the first.
1 I’m almost sure you left your phone in the restaurant.
You
left your phone in the restaurant.
2 Why didn’t you tell me it was your birthday?
You
me it was your birthday!
3 I’m sure the backpackers haven’t gotten lost.
The backpackers
lost.
4 What would you prefer to do tonight, go out or stay in?
What would you
tonight, go out or stay in?
5 I think somebody tried to break in.
It looks
somebody tried to break in.
6 This meat has a very similar taste to beef.
This meat
beef.
7 My brother is a waiter in a restaurant.
My brother works
in a restaurant.
8 The accident happened when they were repairing the road.
The accident happened when the road
.
9 They’ll probably never find the murderer.
The murderer will probably
.
10 People think the burglar is a teenager.
The burglar is thought
a teenager.
11 People say that crime doesn’t pay.
It
that crime doesn’t pay.
12 We need to install a burglar alarm in our house.
We need to have a
in our house.
13 “I think you should talk to a lawyer,” I said to Keiko.
I advised Keiko
to a lawyer.
14 “I didn’t kill my husband,” Margaret said.
Margaret denied
.
15 “I’m sorry I’m late,” James said.
James
late.
b Circle the word that is different.
1
2
3
4
5
6
palm
kidney
wink
robber
fraud
evidence
calf
lung
wave
vandal
smuggler
judge
wrist
hip
hold
burglar
theft
jury
thumb
liver
touch
pickpocket
terrorism
witness
c Write the verbs for the definitions.
1
2
3
4
5
6
to bite food into small pieces in your mouth
to rub your skin with your nails
to look at something or somebody for a long time
to make a serious, angry, or worried expression
to find a way of entering somebody’s computer
to demand money from somebody by
threatening to tell a secret about them
to give somebody money so that they help
you, especially if it’s dishonest
to leave your job (esp. in newspaper headlines)
7
8
d Complete the missing words.
1 The Sunday Times TV cr
wrote a very negative
review of the show.
2 This paper always supports the government. It’s very
b
.
3 The journalist’s report was c
by the newspaper.
They cut some of the things he wanted to say because
of government rules.
4 My favorite n
is the woman on the six o’clock
news on channel 2.
5 The article in the newspaper wasn’t very acc
– a lot of the facts were completely wrong.
PRONUNCIATION
a Circle the word with a different sound.
VOCABULARY
1
elbow
frown
shoulders
hold
a Circle the correct verb.
2
lay
nails
raise
biased
3
court
murder
burglar
journalist
4
arm
heart
charge
stare
argue
refuse
review
jury
1 Please remind / remember the children to do their
homework.
2 A I’m so sorry.
B Don’t worry. It doesn’t mind / matter.
3 The robbers stole / robbed $50,000 from the bank.
4 If you know the answer, raise / rise your hand. Don’t shout.
5 Don’t discuss / argue about it! You know that I’m right.
6 My brother refuses / denies to admit that he has a problem.
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/yu/
b Underline the main stressed syllable.
1 re|a|lize
4 co|mmen|ta|tor
2 kid|ney
5 ob|jec|tive
3 kid|nap
27/11/15 6:01 PM
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT?
a Read the article once. Why do you think this hijacking
so famous?
b Read the article again. Mark the sentences T (true) or
F (false).
1 The hijacking of Flight 305 was carried out by political
extremists.
2 The hijacker was flying under a false name.
3 The flight attendant did not see the bomb that Cooper
said he was carrying.
4 The hijacker demanded money, parachutes, and fuel
for the plane.
5 No passengers were injured during the hijacking of
the plane.
6 A small amount of the money was recovered.
7 Only some of the ransom money was spent.
8 It has never been discovered who “Dan Cooper”
really was.
9 DNA was found on the hijacker’s clothes.
10 The FBI believe that Dan Cooper is still alive.
VIDEO
CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS MOVIE?
4 48 Watch or listen to a short movie on The Speed of
News and answer the questions.
1 How can ordinary people become journalists
nowadays?
2 How many newspapers are there in the Newseum?
3 Which famous person appeared in the Boston
Newsletter in 1718?
4 In the early days of journalism, how did journalists get
their stories to the closest printing press?
5 Why was the news out of date by the time it reached
the public?
6 Which invention changed the history of journalism?
7 What were two reasons why the news reporting on the
American Civil War wasn’t very accurate?
8 Which inventions created the age of mass media?
9 How do visitors to the HP New Media Gallery see the
day’s latest news stories?
10 Why did the news of the plane landing on the Hudson
River reach the world so quickly?
Who hijacked Flight 305?
The hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines
Flight 305 from Portland, Oregon to Seattle,
Washington in 1971 has baffled police and
crime experts for many years.
Hijackings of aircraft are usually carried out
by political extremists or by terrorists. The
hijacking of Flight 305, however, was
atypical because the hijacker did it for money.
A man using the alias Dan Cooper boarded Flight 305 at
Portland airport on November 24, 1971, the day before
Thanksgiving and he sat in the last row at the back of the
plane. There was nothing unusual about the flight until
halfway through it when Cooper called for a flight attendant.
He passed her a note which said he was carrying a bomb
and he briefly opened an attaché case to show her what
appeared to be an explosive device. He had a number of
demands: $200,000 in $20 bills, two parachutes (and two
reserve parachutes) and a truck ready to refuel the plane
when it landed in Seattle.
The police agreed to his demands. When the Boeing 727 landed,
Cooper let the passengers leave the airplane unharmed in return
for the ransom money and the parachutes. At 7:40 pm, when the
plane had been refueled Cooper ordered the pilot to take off.
Twenty minutes later, Cooper opened the back door of the plane
and jumped out, strapped into one of the parachutes and
carrying the money. He was never seen again.
In 1978 a card with instructions for opening the rear door
of a 727 were found by hunters, and in 1980 a child found
three small bundles of cash on the banks of the Columbia
River. The rest of the money was never recovered but police
searches show that it was never used.
Over the years people have come forward claiming to be
“Dan Cooper,” or to know him, and many suspects have
been investigated without the true identity of the hijacker
being established. In 2007, forensic experts found DNA on a
tie which the hijacker took off before jumping out the plane,
but they have not been able to match it to anybody. The FBI
believe that it is highly unlikely that the hijacker survived a
jump from such high altitude on a freezing cold winter’s night
wearing only a light coat. Yet five decades later the case
remains open and perhaps one day the mystery of the
hijacking of flight 305 will be solved.
Glossary
political extremists people who take extreme actions for political reasons
alias used when a person is known by two names
attaché case a small, hard, flat case used for carrying business documents
bulk the (large) size or quantity of something
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7A ARGUMENT! Student A
8B STRANGE, BUT TRUE
Student A
Role-play two arguments with a partner.
2 MOTHER / FATHER
1 WIFE
Your son / daughter (Student B)
It’s your birthday today. Your
is in his / her freshman year
husband (Student B) had
of college studying pre-med.
promised to come home early.
You are a doctor, and you have
You have prepared a great
always encouraged your child to
dinner. You have been dropping
follow in your footsteps, and he /
hints for the past month that
she was good at science in high
what you really want for your
school. You think he / she would
birthday is some jewelry because
make an excellent doctor. He /
your partner is usually very
she was interested in studying
unimaginative about choosing
journalism, but you think that
presents. Last Christmas he
this was a “lazy option” and
bought you the Lord of the
nowadays it’s very hard to get
Rings DVDs which you didn’t
a good job in journalism. So you
particularly like, and he ended up
persuaded him / her to study
watching it more than you.
pre-med. Although he / she
Tonight he arrives home late
worked hard in school, this year
from work (the dinner is cold) and
in college he / she seems to be
gives you a box of chocolates
out with friends all the time and
(you’re on a diet, and he knows
spends a lot less time studying
this) and some flowers that look
than you did at the same age.
as if they were bought at a gas
You have just discovered that
station.
he / she has failed all his final
Your husband (Student B)
exams.
starts the conversation by giving
You start the conversation: I
you the chocolates.
think we need to talk about your
test grades…
7B GUESS WHAT IT IS Student A
a Look at the pictures below. You are going to describe them to B.
Say what kind of thing each one is, and then use looks, smells, feels,
or tastes.
cabbage
mango
rose
popsicle
a Read the article and highlight the key
information that will help you remember
the story.
Lost tourist finds herself
More than 50 people were involved in a
search and rescue operation in the volcanic
region of Eldgjá in south Iceland on
Saturday.
Police were called to the area after it was
reported that a female member of a tour group
that was traveling around the region had failed
to return to the bus.
The tourist was described as being “of Asian
origin, aged 20–30, and about 5 feet 3 inches.”
She was wearing “dark clothing” and spoke
fluent English. The police asked for a helicopter
to assist the rescue operation, but it was too
foggy for it to fly. So the police, helped by the
tourists themselves, began to look for the
missing woman on foot.
The search continued through the night, but
at 3:00 in the morning the search was called
off when it was discovered that the missing
woman was not only alive and well, but was
actually assisting in the search.
What had happened was that the woman had
gotten off the bus for some fresh air and had
changed her clothes. Because of that, other
people didn’t recognize her and thought that
she was missing. The tour organizer had
counted the tourists, but had miscounted. Police
said that the woman had not recognized that
the description of the missing person was her.
The police said, “She did not realize that she
was the person everybody (including herself)
was searching for until several hours later.”
fur coat
b Describe your first thing to B in as much detail as possible. B can
then ask you questions to identify what the thing is.
It’s a kind of vegetable. It looks a little bit like a green ball. It tastes pretty strong,
and I think it smells awful when it’s being cooked. You can use it to make…
c Now listen to B describe his / her first thing. Don’t interrupt
until he / she has finished describing. You can ask B questions to
identify what the thing is.
b Tell B your story in your own words, e.g.,
This happened in Iceland. The police were
called because someone had reported that a
tourist was missing…
c Now listen to B’s story, and ask B to clarify
or rephrase if there’s anything you don’t
understand.
d Continue taking turns to describe all your things.
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Communication
5A IT’S AN EMERGENCY! Student C
a Read your survival tips and underline things you should and
shouldn’t do, and why. Try to remember the information.
WHAT TO DO IF… SOMEBODY BREAKS
INTO YOUR HOUSE.
I
magine that you wake up in the middle of the night because
you can hear somebody moving around in the kitchen. What
should you do?
Even if you are brave, it is usually a mistake to go and confront
the intruder. You could find yourself face to face with somebody
who may have a weapon and who is likely to react violently.
The most important thing is to have a plan to follow: lock yourself
and your family in a safe place, e.g., your bedroom or bathroom.
Move a piece of furniture against the door to make it impossible
for the intruder to open it. Next, call the police (you should always
have a fully charged phone close at hand at night with the
emergency number programmed in) and wait for help to arrive.
b Now in your own words tell A and B how to survive if somebody
breaks into your house.
7B TWO PHOTOS Student B
a Listen to A describe
his / her photo. Try
to visualize it.
b A will now show you the
photo to see if you agree
with his / her description
and interpretation.
c Now describe your photo.
Focus on the people and
their body language, and
say who you think they
are and what you think they’re doing. Then finally show your
photo to A and see if he / she agrees with your interpretation.
Describing a photo
This photo looks as if it was taken (in the summer, in the 1990s, etc.)
In the center
In the foreground
(of the photo) there is / there are…
In the background
The woman on the left has her eyes closed. She looks as if…
8B STRANGE, BUT TRUE
Student B
a Read the article and highlight the key
information that will help you remember
the story.
Dog calls for help
Dogs are often called “Man’s best friend”
because they sometimes help save their
owner’s life. But George, a two-year-old
basset hound in Yorkshire in the north of
England, managed to save his own life by
dialling 999.
George had been left at home on his own
and had knocked the phone on the floor. He
became entangled with the cord of the phone
and was choking. Somehow he must have
touched the number 9 key of the phone with
his paws a few times, and as a result, he
dialed the UK emergency number: 999. All
the operator could hear was the the sound of
somebody choking and breathing heavily, so
she sent the police to the house. The police
got in with the help of a neighbor, Paul Walker,
who had a spare key. To their amazement they
found George with the cord around his neck.
He was absolutely terrified, and couldn’t free
himself. They quickly pulled the phone cord out
of the wall. Mr. Walker said, “It was incredible.
You could see his paw print on the key of the
phone. He literally saved his own life.”
George’s owners, Steve Brown and his
daughter Lydia, 18, were as amazed as
everybody else. Lydia said, “It’s not as if
George is particularly smart. In fact, he’s really
foolish – he just likes to chew socks most of the
time.”
b Listen to A
A’s story, and ask A to clarify
or rephrase if there’s anything you don’t
understand.
c Tell A your story in your own words, e.g.,
A dog named George who lives with a family in
Yorkshire in the UK was left alone in the house
when his owners went out…
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Writing
EXPRESSING YOUR OPINION
a Read the title of the magazine article. Do you agree or
disagree? Then quickly read the article and see if the
writer’s opinion is the same as yours.
b Complete the article with a word or phrase from the
list below.
finally ​
f irst ​
for instance ​
in addition ​
in conclusion ​
in most cases ​nowadays ​second ​so ​whereas
c You are going to write an article for a magazine. With a
partner, choose one of the titles below.
Downloading music or movies without paying is as
much of a crime as stealing from a store.
Squatters who live in an unoccupied property
should not be forced to leave it.
d Plan the content. The article should have four or five
paragraphs.
1 The introduction: Think about what the current
situation is and what your opinion is.
2 The main paragraphs: Try to think of at least two or
three clear reasons to support your opinion. You could
also include examples to back up your reasons.
3 The conclusion: Think of how to express your
conclusion (a summary of your opinion).
e Write 120–180 words, organized in four or five
paragraphs (introduction, reasons, and conclusion).
Use a formal style (no contractions or colloquial
expressions). Use the phrases in b and in Useful
language.
Useful language: ways of giving your opinion
(Personally) I think… / I believe…
In my opinion…
In addition / Also
In conclusion / To sum up
Ways of giving examples
There are several things we can do, for example / for
instance / such as…
Another thing we can do is…
We can also…
Community service is a bad
punishment for sports stars
who commit crimes
1Nowadays
in the US when a
star athlete commits a crime,
he or she is usually sentenced
to community service instead
of serving time in a jail or
prison. 2 , for
these high-profile people,
I believe that community
service is a very bad option.
3 , the community
service that star athletes
are asked to complete is
often very different from
the community service that
non-celebrities must complete. 4 , star athletes
might fulfill their community service by coaching kids at
sports camps 5 non-celebrities often perform
court-ordered community service by picking up garbage on
roadsides or digging ditches.
6 ,
kids often view sports stars as role models.
So when a sports star never goes on trial for committing a
crime, kids assume that if you’re famous you can get away
with breaking the law. 7 , in some cases, once
celebrities complete their community service, the crime
doesn’t go on their records. This sends kids the wrong
message: if you’re famous the laws don’t apply to you in the
same way as they do for non-famous people.
8 ,
I think that when sports stars are sentenced to
community service for their crimes, they should also be fined.
They usually have a lot of money 9 they can afford
to pay larger fines than non-celebrity criminals.
10 ,
I believe that star athletes who commit crimes
should be sentenced to more than community service. They
should also be fined or serve time in prison for more serious
crimes.
f Check your article for mistakes (grammar,
punctuation, and spelling).
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8A
the passive (all forms); it is said that…, he is thought to…, etc.
the passive (all forms)
simple present
present continuous
present perfect
simple past
past continuous
past perfect
future
infinitive
base form
gerund
Murderers are usually sentenced to life imprisonment.
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The trial is being held right now.
My car has been stolen.
Jim was arrested last month.
The theater was being rebuilt when it was set on fire.
We saw that one of the windows had been broken.
The prisoner will be released next month. The verdict is going to be given tomorrow.
People used to be imprisoned for stealing bread.
You can be fined for parking at a bus stop.
He paid a fine to avoid being sent to jail.
• Use the passive when you want to talk about an
action, but you are not so interested in saying
who or what does / did the action.
• If you also want to mention the person or thing that did
the action (the agent), use by. However, in the majority
of passive sentences the agent is not mentioned.
it is said that…, he is thought to…, etc.
active
1 They say that the fire was started deliberately.
People think that the mayor will resign.
2 People say the man is in his 40s.
The police believe he has left the country.
• This formal structure is used especially in news
reports and on TV with the verbs know, tell,
understand, report, expect, say, and think. It
makes the information sound more impersonal.
passive
It is said that the fire was started deliberately.
It is thought that the mayor will resign.
The man is said to be in his 40s.
He is believed to have left the country.
You can use It is said, believed, etc. + that + clause.
You can use He, The man, etc. (i.e., the subject of the
clause) + is said, believed, etc. + infinitive (e.g., to be) or
perfect infinitive (e.g., to have been).
a Rewrite the sentences in the passive, without the agent.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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The police caught the burglar immediately.
The burglar was caught immediately.
Police closed the road after the accident.
The road…
Somebody has stolen my bag.
My bag…
They are painting my house.
My house…
They’ll hold a meeting tomorrow to discuss the problem.
A meeting…
If they hadn’t found the burglar in time, he would have
left the country.
If the burglar…
The police can arrest you for driving without a license.
You…
Miranda thinks someone was following her last night.
Miranda thinks she…
I hate somebody waking me up when I’m fast asleep.
I hate…
They’re going to close the local police station.
The local police station…
b Rephrase the sentences in two ways to make them
more formal.
1
2
3
4
5
People think the murderer is a woman.
It is thought that the murderer is a woman.
The murderer is thought to be a woman.
Police believe the burglar is a local man.
It…
The burglar…
People say the muggers are very dangerous.
It…
The muggers…
Police think the robber entered through an open
window.
It…
The robber…
Police say the murderer has disappeared.
It…
The murderer…
Lawyers expect that the trial will last three weeks.
It…
The trial…
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GRAMMAR BANK
8B
reporting verbs
structures after reporting verbs
1 Jack offered to drive me to the airport. 4 39
I promised not to tell anybody.
2 The doctor advised me to rest.
I persuaded my sister not to go out with
Max.
3 I apologized for being so late.
The police accused Karl of stealing the car.
To report what other people have said, you can use
say or a specific verb, e.g., “I’ll drive you to
the airport.”
Jack said he would drive me to the airport.
Jack offered to drive me to the airport.
• After specific reporting verbs, there are one to
three different grammatical patterns (see chart
on the right)
• In negative sentences, use the negative infinitive
(not to do) or the negative gerund (not doing),
e.g., He reminded me not to be late. She regretted
not going to the party.
a Complete with the gerund or infi nitive of
the verb in parentheses.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
The auto mechanic advised me to buy a new
car. (buy)
Jamie insisted on
for the
meal. (pay)
Lauren has agreed
late next
week. (work)
I warned Suki
through the
park at night. (not walk)
The man admitted
the
woman’s bag. (steal)
The doctor advised Luisa
drinking coffee. (give up)
The boss persuaded Ji-Su
the
company. (not leave)
Freya accused me of
to steal
her boyfriend. (try)
I apologized to Sofia for
her
birthday. (not remember)
Were you able to convince your parents
tonight instead of tomorrow?
(come)
My neighbor denies
my car,
but I’m sure it was him. (damage)
1 + infinitive
agree
offer
promise
2 + person
+ infinitive
advise
ask
convince
encourage
invite
3 + -ing form
apologize (to
somebody) for
insist on
accuse somebody of
recommend
admit
regret
blame somebody for
suggest
deny
persuade
remind
tell
warn
(not) to do something
somebody (not) to do
something
(not) doing something
Verbs that use a that clause
With agree, admit, deny, promise, regret, you can also use that + clause.
Leo admitted stealing the watch.
Leo admitted that he had stolen the watch.
b Complete using a reporting verb from the list and the correct
form of the verb in parentheses. Use an object where necessary.
accuse invite offer promise
suggest threaten
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
recommend
refuse remind
Diana said to me, “I’ll take you to the train station.”
Diana offered to take (take) me to the train station.
Ryan said, “Let’s go for a walk. It’s a beautiful day.”
Ryan
(go) for a walk.
“You copied Anna’s exam!” the teacher said to him.
The teacher
(copy) Anna’s exam.
Sam’s neighbor told him, “I’ll call the police if you have another
party.”
Sam’s neighbor
(call) the police if he had
another party.
The children said, “We’re not going to bed. It’s too early.”
The children
(go) to bed.
Ramon said to me, “Would you like to have dinner with me?”
Ramon
(have) dinner with him.
Molly said to Jack, “Don’t forget to call the electrician.”
Molly
(call) the electrician.
Ricky said, “I’ll never do it again.”
Ricky
(do) it again.
Sarah said, “You have to try Giacobazzi’s. It’s a fantastic restaurant.”
Sarah
(try) Giacobazzi’s. She said
it was fantastic.
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threaten
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Crime and punishment
VOCABULARY BANK
1 CRIMES AND CRIMINALS
2 WHAT HAPPENS
TO A CRIMINAL
a Match the examples to the crimes in the chart.
A They took a rich man’s son and then asked for money for his safe return.
B He deliberately drove above the speed limit and caused a fatal accident.
C Two passengers took control of the plane and made the pilot land
in the desert.
D Someone copied my handwriting and signed my name to a check.
E We came home from vacation and found that our TV was gone.
F A teenager got into the Pentagon’s computer system and
downloaded some secret data.
G When the border police searched his car, it was full of cigarettes.
H Someone threw paint on the statue in the park.
I He said he’d send the photos to a newspaper if the actress didn’t
pay him a lot of money.
J An armed man in a mask walked into a store and shouted, “Give
me all the money in the cash register.”
K The company accountant was transferring money into his own
bank account.
L The builder offered the mayor a free apartment in return for
giving his company permission to build a new apartment
building on some wetlands.
M They committed a violent crime to cause fear among the civilians.
N Somebody stole my car last night from outside my house.
O A man held out a knife and made me give him my wallet.
P A woman followed a pop singer everywhere he went, watching
him and sending him constant messages on the Internet.
b
Crime
Criminal
Verb
1
blackmail /ˈblækmeɪl/
blackmailer
blackmail
2
bribery /ˈbraɪbəri/
3
burglary /ˈbərɡləri/
burglar
break in / burgle
4
forgery /ˈfɔrdʒəri/
forger
forge
5
fraud /frɔd/
fraudster
commit fraud
6
hacking /hækɪŋ/
hacker
hack (into)
7
hijacking /ˈhaɪdʒækɪŋ/
hijacker
hijack
8
kidnapping /ˈkɪdnæpɪŋ/
kidnapper
kidnap
–
9
mugging /ˈmʌɡɪŋ/
mugger
mug
murder /ˈmərdər/
murderer
murder
11
robbery /ˈrɑbəri/
robber
rob
12
smuggling /ˈsmʌɡlɪŋ/
smuggler
smuggle
13
stalking /ˈstɔkɪŋ/
stalker
stalk
14
terrorism /ˈtɛrərɪzəm/
terrorist
use violent actions, etc.
15
theft /θɛft/
thief
steal
16
vandalism /ˈvændlɪzəm/
vandal
vandalize
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The crime
arrested /əˈrɛstɪd/ questioned /ˈkwɛstʃənd/
charged /tʃɑrdʒd/ committed /kəˈmɪtɪd/
investigated /ɪnˈvɛstəɡeɪtɪd/ caught /kɔt/
1 Carl and Adam committed a crime. They
robbed a large supermarket.
2 The police
the crime.
3 Carl and Adam were
driving
to the airport in a stolen car.
4 They were
and taken to a police
station.
5 The police
them for ten hours.
6 Finally, they were
with
(= officially accused of) armed robbery.
The trial
accused /əˈkyuzd/ acquitted /əˈkwɪtɪd/
court /kɔrt/ evidence /ˈɛvədəns/
guilty (opposite innocent) /ˈɡɪlti/
judge /dʒʌdʒ/ jury /ˈdʒʊri/ proof /pruf/
punishment /ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/ sentenced /ˈsɛntnst/
verdict /ˈvərdɪkt/ witnesses /ˈwɪtnəsɪz/
7 Two months later, Carl and Adam
appeared in
.
8 They were
of armed robbery
and car theft.
9
told the court what they had
seen or knew.
10 The
(of 12 people) looked at
and heard all the
.
11 After two days the jury reached
their
.
12 Carl was found
. His
fingerprints were on the gun used in the
robbery.
13 The
decided what Carl’s
should be.
14 He
him to ten years in prison
(jail).
15 There was no
that Adam had
committed the crime.
16 He was
and allowed to go free.
bribe
10
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a Complete the sentences with
the words in the list.
A
b
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The media
VOCABULARY BANK
1 JOURNALISTS AND PEOPLE IN THE MEDIA
a Match the words and definitions.
advice columnist /ədˈvaɪs ˈkɑləmnɪst/ critic /ˈkrɪtɪk/ editor /ˈɛdətər/ freelance journalist /ˈfrilæns ˈdʒərnəlɪst/ news anchor /nuz ˈæŋkər/
newscaster /ˈnuzkæstər/ paparazzi (pl) /pɑpəˈrɑtsi/ reporter /rɪˈpɔrtər/ sports commentator /spɔrts ˈkɑmənteɪtər/
a person who writes (a review) about the good / bad qualities of books, concerts, theater, movies, etc.
a person who describes a sports event while it’s happening on TV or radio
a person who collects and reports news for newspapers, radio, or TV
a person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of one, and decides what should be in it
a person who hosts or is the main person who introduces the news on a TV or radio news program
a person who writes articles for different papers and is not employed by any one paper
a person who reads the news on TV or radio
photographers who follow famous people around to get photos of them to sell to newspapers and magazines
a person who writes in a newspaper or magazine giving advice to people in reply to their letters
1 critic
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
b
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2 ADJECTIVES TO DESCRIBE THE
MEDIA
3 THE LANGUAGE OF HEADLINES
The language of headlines
a Match the sentences.
1
2
3
4
5
The reporting in the paper was very sensational
/sɛnˈseɪʃənl/.
The news on channel 12 is really biased /ˈbaɪəst/.
I think The New York Times is the most objective
/əbˈdʒɛktɪv/ of the Sunday papers.
The movie review was very accurate /ˈækyərət/.
I think the report was censored /ˈsɛnsərd/.
Newspaper headlines, especially in tabloids*, often use
short snappy words. These words use up less space and
are more emotive, which helps to sell newspapers.
*newspapers with smaller pages that print short articles with lots of photos,
often about famous people
a Match the highlighted “headline phrases” with their
meaning.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
A It said the plot was poor but the acting good, which
was true.
B It bases its stories just on facts, not on feelings or
beliefs.
C The newspaper wasn’t allowed to publish all the details.
D It made the story seem more shocking than it really was.
E You can’t believe anything you hear on it. It’s obvious
what political party they support.
b
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A
B
C
D
E
F
b
A Famous actress in restaurant bill
spat
Team manager to quit after shocking defeat
Prince to wed 18-year-old TV soap star
President backs senator in latest scandal
Tarantino tabbed to direct new thriller
Thousands of jobs axed by US companies
Stock market hit by oil fears
Police quiz witness in murder trial
Astronaut bids to be first man on Mars
Politicians clash over new car tax proposal
Tennis star vows to avenge defeat
Actor and wife split over affair with cleaner
argument
have been cut
question, interrogate
is going to attempt
is going to leave
separate
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G
H
I
J
K
L
is going to marry
promises
is announced; hired
disagree
has been badly affected
supports
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