READING. a Read the article quickly and answer the questions

a Read the article quickly and answer the questions.

1 Who is Sid the shoplifter?

2 What does he usually take?

b Read the article again and complete it with the missing sentences.

A When Jane is out of sight behind the till the seagull walks in and raids the shop.

B But Sid is no ordinary thief.

C He suggested that perhaps the seagull had first tried the crisps one day in the street.

D Some of the locals even go into the shop to pay for the crisps.

E Since then he has become a regular, and visits the shop almost daily.

c Match the highlighted words to the correct definition.

1 left in a hurry (after stealing something)

made off with

2 a person who is chosen to speak for an organization

3 a large special meal __ __

4 a person who goes to a particular shop very often S made good (and sometimes unfair) use of

Sid is a shoplifter, and he always stea ls the same thi ng

6 tears quickly or suddenly _

from the same shop i n Padstow i n Cornwal l. 1 D He is a

seagull, who has a li king for a pa rticula r bra nd of crisps. The bird committed his first crime a few months ago in the loca l newsagent's. He.wal ked i n through the door and made off with the crisps before employees could react.

2 DShop assista nt Jane Draper told us that she didn't

bel ieve the seagull had been taking the crisps u ntil she saw it with her own eyes. Appa rently the seagull wa its

u ntil there are no customers i n the shop and the door is open. 3 D He always ta kes the same ma ke of crisps from

the shelf, goes back outside and rips the packet open. Other bi rds often joi n him to share i n the feast".

A spokesperson from the local wildl ife pa rk said that he had never hard f birds shoplifting before. 4 0 When

he saw the packet i n the shop, the seagull must have

take. advntage of the situation to go inside and stea l it.

Sid was given his na me by the people i n the a rea, who have become very fond of him. s D Seagulls are

not usually very popula r with people, as they can make a lot of mess, but Ja ne says that Sid is different beca use he's so un usual.

7 liking a person or thing ___

8 the name of a product made by a particular company

4 GRAM MAR passive (all forms), it is said that..., he is thought to..., etc

a Check wliat you know. Revise the rules. Then do b.

• the passive: be + past participle

• We often use the passive when it's not clear or important who does an action, e.g.

My bike has been stolen

(= Somebody stole my bike. I don't know who.)

• Ifyou want to say who did the action, use by.

• You can often say things intwo ways, in the active or in the passive.

b Complete the text with the correct passive form of the verbs in brackets.

As a police officer, I was very upset when my motorbi ke

1 was taken (take) from outside my house last month. When I found out that over 20 motorbi kes 2 __ (stea l) in my area i n the previous six months, I prom ised myself thatthe thief would 3 (catch) and

pu nished. All the victims of the thefts 4__

(question) and all the motorbi ke dealers i n the area

s (visit) by myself and my colleagues.

Our investigations came to an end late last night when we identified the criminal... as my next-door neighbour!

He 6 Oust arrest) and at the moment he

7 (hold) at the loca l police station. His case

s (hear) in the Magistrate's Court next week and we all expect him to be found guilty. He might

9(give) a short prison sentence, but the best thing is that no more

motorbi kes 10 (steal) i n my area i n the nea r futu re.

c New grammar. Rewrite the sentences.

1 It is said that the smugglers have made the journey several times.

The smugglers are said to have made the ioume y severaltimes.

2 People think that the mugger carries a selection of different knives.

It is ht that the mugger carries a selection of different knives.

3 They lmow that the rapist is a local man.

The rapist__

4 The blackmailer is understood to be a colleague of the victim.

It is __ 5 It is reported that the president's wife has been kidnapped.

The president's wife__

6 People expect the man to be acquitted. The man

7 They say the police are investigating the theft of a painting by Picasso.

It is__

8 The terrorists are thought to be in hiding somewhere in France.

It is _

9 It is reported that an art gallery has been damaged by vandals.

An art gallery _

IO The suspect is lmown to be dangerous.

It is___

f'IITT!f!Jtm• Student's Book p.136 Grammar Bank 3A

More Words to Learn

Write translations and try to remember the words.

Listen to three people talking about different crimes and write speaker 1-3 next to each sentence.

A The crime was partly the victim's own fault.

B The victim was h urt during the incident.

C The victim didn't lose much because he / she had learnt to take precautions.

D The victim refused to give the thief what he wanted.

E He / She recovered one of the stolen belongings.

F He / She has been a victim of the same crime more than once.

IJ Listen again with the tapescript on p.75 and try to guess the meaning of any words that you don't know. Then check in your dictionary.

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