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13 Stupid criminals

a But I am, said the


robber, and showed
his driving licence
with his age and
name and address!
e

b A man mugged
a woman in a
shopping centre and
stole her handbag.

When he drove off, the


Autobank didnt move
but the bumper of his
car was pulled off.

But when the assistant


opened the cash register
the customer took out a
knife and said, Give me
all the cash.

d It didnt take the


police very long to
trace it and arrest him.

g Could I have
some change,
please? he asked.

So, late one night, he drove his small


Volkswagen there and attached a chain
from the bumper to the machine, hoping
to pull the machine from the wall.

k He left with the


bottle and was
arrested at home
one hour later.

m The suspect got out


of the car and walked
over to the woman.

p A man decided to
steal the automatic
bank machine from
the wall in front of
a corner shop.

c He ran off with the


cash, but left the 20
note on the counter.

A man went into


a corner shop
and asked the
assistant for all
the money in the
cash register.

Shortly afterwards the police picked up a


suspect and drove him back to the mall.

o Im sorry, said the assistant.


You can only have that if
you are over eighteen.

n The cash added up


to 7.59. The shop
made over 12 profit
on the robbery.

q He was about to leave


when he noticed the
whisky bottles behind the
counter and asked for one.
t

Photocopiable

Were going to hold an identity


parade, said the police officer.

h Yes, he said. Thats


definitely her. Thats
the woman I mugged.

r A man walked
into a corner
shop and put a
20 note down
on the counter.

He panicked and raced home


leaving behind the bumper with
the car registration number.

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13 Stupid criminals
Activity
Pairwork. Students reconstruct four crime stories from
separate pieces of text.

Focus
Theme: crimes.

Preparation
Photocopy one worksheet for each pair of students.

Procedure
Explain that students are going to reconstruct four stories
about some stupid criminals from separate pieces of text.
Divide the class into pairs. Hand out the worksheet to
each pair.
Ask students to discuss and agree what the original stories
are.
Check the answers with the whole class.

Answers
Story 1: j, q, o, a, k
Story 2: b, l, s, m, h
Story 3: r, g, f, c, n
Story 4: p, i, e, t, d
(N.B. A few sentences could arguably be in different
places.)

Variations
For weaker classes, make the task easier by telling
students the first part of each story and that there are five
parts to each story.
For stronger classes, make the task harder by letting
students work out for themselves how many stories there
are and how many parts there are to each.

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