Chapter 13:Catching Crime CarsRead This!3

Match the words with the pictures.

a) windshield b) headlights c) trunk d) tire e) gear f) engine

headlights tire engine

trunk windshield gear

Vocabulary Activity-Parts of a Car

Speaking Activity

1. What kind of crimes might involve a car?2. Do you think cars can help the police solve crimes?

Answer the questions below with your partners.

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

Most car accidents occur because of drivers’ carelessness.

accident (n)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The poor crime victim couldn’t do anything to protect himself against the criminal.

victim (n)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The detective’s job is to search for clues such as fingerprints and blood samples.

clue (n)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The criminal who robbed the bank was caught and put in prison.

criminal (n) (adj) crime (n)

Pay attention to the different forms of the words.

• She commited a serious crime and was executed last year.• The police are working hard to prevent the crime in the city.• It’s believed that women commit less crime than men.• Car crime has been on the increase in Istanbul lately.• The criminal was sentenced to 40 years in prison.• There have been a lot of criminal activities in New York.• Charles Manson was one of the most dangerous criminals in

the 1960s.

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

Scientists can find answers to their questions by doing experiments.

science (n) scientist (n) scientific (adj) scientifically (adv)

Pay attention to the different forms of the words.

• Recent developments in science and techonology made our lives easier.

• I didn’t think his approach was very scientific.• This theory is scientifically proven.• My son prefers studying science to foreign languages.• Einstein is one of the most well-known scientists in history.

Fill in the blanks with “science”, “scientist”, “scientific”, “scientifically”.

• We need to have some _________ evidence to prove this theory.

• Michael received a PhD degree in computer _______ last year.

• Has this theory been __________ proven yet?• __________ perform a lot of experiments to find

answers to their questions.• He likes reading __________ magazines.

scientific

sciencescientifically

Scientists

science

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The jury and the judge found the woman guilty of murder. Therefore, the judge sentenced her to 10 years in prison.

guilt (n) guilty (adj) guiltily (adv)

Pay attention to the different forms of the words.

• The jury found the man guilty of murder.• I feel really guilty about forgetting my mother’s birthday

again!• Don’t you have any feelings of guilt about breaking her heart?• I could not sleep well last night because I had a guilty

conscience.• She hopes that he will notice guiltily one day that he broke

her heart too many times.

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The police officer caught the robber and arrested him.

arrest (v)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

A rich family bought this luxurious house last year. Therefore, they own this property.

own (v)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

The detective is trying to gather some clues at the crime scene.

scene (n)

After the man was questioned by detectives for hours, he finally confessed to murdering the old lady.

confess (v)

Vocabulary ActivityGuess the meaning of the words by looking at the pictures.

Vocabulary Activity: Match the words with their definitions.

1. certain2. confess3. identify4. involve5. location6. transport7. object8. match9. tough10. sign

a) traceb) placec) be the same or very similar to each otherd) difficulte) definite or particular, but not named or specifiedf) include someone or something in somethingg) take goods or people from one place to anotherh) admit that you have done something wrong i) a thing that you can see or touchj) recognize something and say who or what they

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