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LISTENING

c=J

You are going

to hear a store detective talking

about three different

types of shoplifter

.

Complete

what

the notes below (1-9) so that they summarize

he says.

The speaker

says that the first type of shoplifter

has

steals, even though he or

she usually

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buy the thing

they

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steal.

==with

have I 2 I

-

--

they

Shoplifters of this first type often steal because

their

husbands or wives.

The second type, whom he calls 'petty thieves',

I

have already decided

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I

before entering the store.

so

These are usually things that cost

[3

I

Ithey can't buy

them.

The third type consists of professional

gangs

consisting

LiJ

Ipeople.

The 'spotter' is the person who decides

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[

~.

He or she also looks around to see if any

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what the gang

is doing.

The 'hand' is the person who

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The job of the' catcher' is to

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_

......SPEAKING

_ ......

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1e....

In pairs or groups, choose ONE

of the two questions

below. Discuss

it for about

3 minutes.

Then tell the

whole class your answer.

who

1

Shoplifters

are sometimes well-off people

have never stolen before and who could afford to

buy the things they steal.

Do you think these

people should be punished? If so,

describe

what

If you

you think would be a proper punishment.

don't think they should be punished, what do you

think should be done when they are

caught?

2

Large department

stores often have to hire trained

Smaller, family-owned shops,

on

'store detectives'.

the other hand, don't need store detectives.

It also

seems that the danger of shoplifting in such shops

is not as great as in department stores. Think

of a

possible reason for this.

VOCABULARY

A Is the meaning of the word in italics the same in

both sentences? If it is different,

can you explain

the difference?

1

a)

The thieves used hand signals to

communicate

with each other before they stole the diamonds

.

b)

I have a friend who used to be a store

detective.

2

a)

Have you ever had a sudden urge to do

something that you couldn't

resist?

b)

Why do parents often urge their children to get

a good education and to think of the future?

3

a)

Two members of the gang usually help another

member to

get the stolen goods out of the store.

b)

I can't help

thinking there

is something

wrong

here.

Which of the words in italics above not only

has

two different meanings but also

two different

pronunciations?

B

How many words in English do you know

that

two

are spelled the same way but

have at least

different meanings?

In pairs or groups,

write

down at least three such words

.

C

Which word in each group does not belong

with

the other three?

Explain why.

1

impulse

decision

desire

urge

2

help

aid

assist

participate

3

urge

encourage

stop

persuade

4

resist

fight

surrender

struggle

5

help

stop

resist

assist

If you aren't sure which word

doesn't belong

with

you

the other three in group 5, decide which three

can use to complete the sentence

below.

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UNIT

13

FOCUS

TWO

USE

OF

ENGLISH

A Complete

each space

below

with one word only

.

to

you will use the same word

Sometimes

.

complete

more than one space

in Mason's

afternoon

A fire broke

out yesterday

yet

knows

. Nobody

store in River Street

department

an

but it may have been

(1)

~ caused it,

However,

the police are looking for two

accident.

were seen

running

out of

the

young

men

(2)

car

into a

jumped

. They

store shortly before it began

A witness

(3)__

~_ was

waiting

for them.

past the car at

the time says

walking

(4)__~__ was

one of the men

said to

the

he overheard

(5'-_.

driver.

hear everything

but I'm sure one of the

'I didn't

"bomb" or something

he said

was

words

(6L

police.

like that,' the witness

told the

for a young

looking

The police

have said

they are

hair is red and

19 and 24 (7)

man between

in a yellow

(8)

was seen with two other men

was being

driven

at high

speed along

car (9)

.

Anyone

River Street at 4.30

p.m. yesterday

the

about

(10)

saw him or has

information

the police

other two men should

contact

will be

you tell the police

immediately

.

(11L

.

Luckily

the fire

(12)

_

treated confidentially

fire-

put out by the

began in Mason's

was quickly

arrived

at the

scene. However,

fighters

(13)

could

yesterday

happened

at

Mason's

(14)

be far

might

(15)

again with

results

happen

more serious.

B Go

back over each space that you

filled with

who, which or that.

Which

one of the sentences

the

would

still be

correct

even if you didn't fill

all?

space at

LANGUAGE

STUDY

what

clauses

A

The

sentences

below

can all be completed

with

word?

the same word. What is that

are

picture

1

Can you see

the people in the

doing?

I said a

moment

2

Did you understand

ago?

I said a

moment

ago clear?

3

Was

you

ago suggests

you said

a moment

4

.

my question

really understand

didn't

B

Complete

the second

sentence

in each

pair

change that

NOT

using

the word in bold. Do

word.

.

1

We

don't know the cause of the fire

_

We have

no idea

caused

.

_____

the fire

.

2

Perhaps

a bomb

caused

the fire

was a

what

Perhaps

bomb.

may have

caused

it.

3

The man with

red hair

_

caused by

whose

It may have been

___

was red.

if they

saw

people

4

The police

want to

contact

him.

The police

want to talk to

_

anyone

~him.

____

in front

of the store

.

5

He

jumped

into a car waiting

._

he

was

The car

~

store.

in front of the

waiting

a beard

.

of the car had

6

The

driver

the car

Theman

was

had a beard

.

cause serious damage

.

7

Luckily

the fire

didn't

the

_

the damage

very

Luckily,

_____

serious.

serious damage

.

often cause very

8

Sudden

fires

often

is

The damage

..

.

very serious.

at Mason's

must be

9

The

thing that

happened

again.

from happening

prevented

at

. .

~

what

We have

to __

again.

from happening

Mason's

if they start a

be punished

10

How

should

people

fire?

What should

we do

with

_

someone

a fire?

they

should

be

11

If

people

deliberately

start a fire,

punished.

a fire

anyone

I think

.

should

be punished

is

someone

12

Just

think if they start a fire and

killed.

What if

a fire

,

_

kills

someone?

102

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UNIT

13

FOCUSTHREE