2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: past simple or past perfect.
0. She didn’t buy (not buy) her brother that book because he had already read (read) it.
1. Someone (see) the robber before he (leave) the building.
2. By the time the police (find) the robber, he (rob) five banks.
3. The robber’s children (not know) about his arrest because nobody (tell)
them.
4. The accused (be) freed as there (not be) enough evidence against him.
5. They (take) some football fans to court after they (vandalise) several shops and cars after the match.
3. Circle the correct phrase. Sometimes two options are correct.
0. When I was a child I used to / would believe everything I heard.
1. There would be / used to be a prison in an old castle on the hill.
Total / 10
2. My uncle was a policeman. He would / used to take me to the police station where he worked.
3. As a boy I used to / would like detective stories much more than I do now.
4. When we visited our grandma, she used to / would tell me and my sister stories about pirates.
5. My younger brother used to / would think that muggers were people who made mugs. Now he doesn’t want to remember how naive he was.
1. Complete the gaps with the words below. There are more words than you need.
thank goodness mean to on purpose an accident say sorry a relief so sorry by mistake you’ll forgive me
Jack: Excuse me, are you looking for this?
Rita: Oh, thank goodness, it’s my MP3 player. Where did you find it?
Jack: I took it (1) . I thought it was mine. I’m (2) ! Mine looks exactly the same. Look! Only the earphones are a different colour. I hope (3) ? I didn’t (4) take it. Rita: Please, don’t worry about it. It was just (5) . You didn’t do it (6) .
What (7) !
Jack: Can I buy you an ice-cream or a cake to (8) ?
Rita: That would be very nice.
2. Victoriahas been robbed at the railway station. She is making a report at the police station. Read her dialogue with a police officer and complete the report. P = Police officer, V = Victoria
P: Hello, can I help you?
V: Yes, I’d like to report a robbery.
P: Oh dear. So, what exactly happened?
V: I was looking at the timetable at the railway station when suddenly a young man pushed me so hard that I almost fell down. Unfortunately I dropped my bag I was holding in my hand. So he grabbed it and ran away. P: I see. When was it? And can you describe the man?
V: Well, twenty minutes ago? At 4 p. m., I think. The man was about twenty. He was tall with a slim build. He had jeans on and a white T-shirt.
P: Do you remember anything special about him?
V: There was a small scar under his left eye and a tattoo of a dragon on his right arm. P: Can you describe the bag?
V: It was a black leather bag with a long strap. P: What was inside it?
V: Well, there was my silver camera, some photos, a mobile phone, my ID and 2 credit cards. Luckily my cash and keys were in my pocket. What do I have to do now?
P: Well, fill in this form with your name and contact details. Then you’d better contact the bank and
cancel the cards.
Time: (0) 4 p.m.
Place: (1)
Suspect: (2) Age: (3)
Height and build: (4) Dress: (5) Distinguishing features: (6) Item(s) stolen: (7) Violence: (8) yes no
Contents: (9–12) cash keys
credit cards √
documents X
mobile phone ID card computer passport Other
1. Circle the correct word.
0. He was taken to court / jury for shoplifting.
1. Last week the police caught the suspect / witness for murder.
2. After the trial the judge passed sentence / a statement.
3. The boys had a good proof / alibi and the police let them free.
4. The kidnappers demanded aransom / an oath of £100,000.
5. A fingerprint / forensic scientist found traces of blood in the room.
2. Complete the sentences with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets: past simple or past perfect.
0. She didn’t buy (not buy) her brother that book because he had already read (read) it.
1. By the time the police (find) the robber, he (rob) five banks.
2. Someone(see) the robber before he(leave) the building.
3. They(take) some football fans to court after they(vandalise) several shops and cars after the match.
4. The robber’s family(not know) about his arrest because nobody(tell) them.
5. The accused (be) freed as there (not be) enough evidence against him.
3. Circle the correct phrase. Sometimes two options are correct.
0. When I was a child I (0) used to / would believe everything I heard.
1. When we visited our aunty, she used to / would tell me and my sister stories about pirates.
2. There would be / used to be a prison in an old castle on the hill.
3. As a girl I used to / would like detective stories much more than I do now.
4. My younger brother used to / would think that muggers were people who made mugs. Now he doesn’t want to remember how naive he was.
5. My uncle was a policeman. He would / used to take me to the police station where he worked.
1. Complete the gapswith the words below. There are more words than you need.
thank goodness an accident a relief say sorry by mistake so sorry mean to on purpose you’ll forgive me
Tony: Excuse me, are you looking for this?
Margaret: Oh, (0) thank goodness, it’s my MP3 player. Where did you find it?
Tony: I took it (1). I thought it was mine. I’m (2) ! Mine looks exactly the same. Look! Only the earphones are a different colour. I hope (3)? I didn’t
(4) take it.
Margaret: Please, don’t worry about it. It was just (5) . You didn’t do it (6) . What (7) !
Tony: Can I buy you an ice-cream or a cake to (8) ?
Margaret: That would be very nice.
2. Sophie has been robbed at the railway station. She is making a report at the police station. Read her dialogue with a police officer and complete the report. P = Police officer, S = Sophie
P: Hello, can I help you?
S: Yes, I’d like to report a robbery.
P: Oh dear. So, what exactly happened?
S: I was looking at the timetable at the railway station when suddenly a young man pushed me so hard that
I almost fell down. Unfortunately I dropped my bag I was holding in my hand. So he grabbed it and ran away.
P: I see. When was it? And can you describe the man?
S: Well, twenty minutes ago? At 4 p.m., I think. The man was about twenty. He was tall with a slim build. He had jeans on and a white T-shirt.
P: Do you remember anything special about him?
S: There was a small scar under his left eye and a tattoo of a dragon on his right arm. P: Can you describe the bag?
S: It was a black leather bag with a long strap. P: What was inside it?
S: Well, there was my silver camera, some photos, a mobile phone, my ID and 2 credit cards. Luckily my cash and keys were in my pocket. What do I have to do now?
S: Well, fill in this form with your name and contact details. Then you’d better contact the bank and
cancel the cards.
Time: (0) 4 p.m.
Place: (1)
Suspect: (2) Age: (3)
Height and build: (4) Dress: (5) Distinguishing features: (6) Item(s) stolen: (7) Violence: (8) yes no
Contents: (9–12) cash keys
credit cards √
documents X
mobile phone ID card computer passport Other
➊
¹ Someone had seen the robber before he left the building.
² By the time the police found the robber, he had (already) robbed five banks.
³ The robber’s children didn't know about his arrest because nobody had told them.
⁴ The accused was freed as there hadn't been enough evidence against him.
⁵ They took some football fans to court after they had vandalised several shops and cars after the match.
➋⁰ When I was a child I used to believe everything I heard.
¹ There used to be a prison in an old castle on the hill.
² My uncle was a policeman. He would/used to take me to the police station where he worked.
³ As a boy I used to like detective stories much more than I do now.
⁴ When we visited our grandma, she would/used to tell me and my sister stories about pirates.
⁵ My younger brother used to think that muggers were people who made mugs. Now he doesn’t want to remember how naive he was.
➌ⓐ Jack: Excuse me, are you looking for this?
ⓑ Rita: Oh, thank goodness, it’s my MP3 player. Where did you find it?
ⓐ Jack: I took it by mistake. I thought it was mine. I’m so sorry! Mine looks exactly the same. Look! Only the earphones are a different colour. I hope you'll forgive me? I didn’t mean to take it.
ⓑ Rita: Please, don’t worry about it. It was just an accident. You didn’t do it on purpose. What a relief!
ⓐ Jack: Can I buy you an ice-cream or a cake to say sorry?
ⓑ Rita: That would be very nice.
➍Time: ⁰ 4 p.m.
Place: ¹ the railway station
Suspect: ² a young man
Age: ³ about twenty
Height and build: ⁴ tall with a slim build
Dress: ⁵ jeans and a white T-shirt
Distinguishing features: ⁶ small scar under his left eye and a tattoo of a dragon on his right arm
Item(s) stolen: ⁷ a black leather bag with a long strap
Violence: ⁸ yes
Contents: (⁹ – ¹²)
cash X (nie skradziono)
keys X (nie skradziono)
credit cards √ (skradziono)
documents X
mobile phone √ (skradziono)
ID card √ (skradziono)
computer X
passport X
Other √ silver camera, some photos (skradziono)
➎
⁰ He was taken to court for shoplifting.
¹ Last week the police caught the suspect for murder.
² After the trial the judge passed sentence.
³ The boys had a good alibi and the police let them free.
⁴ The kidnappers demanded a ransom of £100,000.
⁵ A forensic scientist found traces of blood in the room.
Zadania 6, 7, 8 są identyczne jak 1, 2, 3.
Pozdrawiam,
Marcin