9F Reporting a theft

A Work in pairs. Describe the crime scene in the picture, in as much

detail as possible.

B Match the sentence halves to form ten questions that a police

officer might ask someone reporting a crime.

1 Would you mind A help you?

2 Did you see B he was wearing?

3 How can I C was he going in?

4 And may I just D bicycle for me, please?

5 And which direction E telling me your name, please?

6 Where did F me your address, please?

7 Could you describe the G take a contact number for you,

please?

8 Can you remember what H describe him for me, please?

9 Could I ask you to I him clearly?

10 And could you give J this happen?

C Use the questions from B to complete the gaps in the dialogue. Can you find five differences between the thief
shown in the picture above and the description of him given below?
Officer Good afternoon. 1
Derek I’d like to report a theft, please. A guy has just stolen my bike!
Officer I see. 2
Derek Lansdale Park. I’d left it locked up there. I was just returning to it, about ten minutes ago, when I saw a man
cycling away on it!
Officer OK. I’ll need to take down some details from you. 3
Derek It’s Derek Waterford.
Officer 4

Derek Yes, it’s 39 Prim Drive. That’s in Bury. I can’t remember my postcode, I’m afraid.
Officer That’s fine. 5
Derek Sure. My mobile number’s 07645 322971.
Officer Thank you. 6
Derek It’s a blue Cannondale. The model’s called Flash. It’s brand new. I only bought it a fortnight ago.
Officer And you said you saw the man who took your bicycle. 7
Derek Yes. I got a good look at him.
Officer 8

Derek He was probably in his fifties. He had short, dark brown hair and a moustache. I’m not sure how tall he was.
Officer 9

Derek Jeans, trainers and a black jacket. Oh, and he was wearing a scarf too.
Officer 10

Derek He cycled off down King Street, towards the river.

Officer Thank you. I think that’s all I need. We’ll be in touch if your bicycle is found.

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 9E Vocabulary review

A Match the words in the circle on the left with the words in the circle on the right to make collocations.
One of them is written as one word.

PIN viruses
address emails
bank cash account book
debit computer information
computer junk programmer card
personal number word
pass identity machine theft

B Complete the gaps in the sentences, using the collocations from A.

1 My dad has been a for 20 years.
2 I receive about 50 a day. It really gets on my nerves!
3 The swallowed my card, because I entered the wrong
three times!
4 I’m going to set up an online , as it’ll be much easier to manage my money.
5 Worryingly, is becoming more and more common nowadays.
6 I have loads of people in my that I’m not in contact with anymore.
7 I’ve forgotten my , so I’ll have to reset it.
8 I need to get some new software to protect against .
9 You must be really careful about the you share with other people.
10 I think I’ll pay by , because I might need my cash later.

C Complete the questions, using collocations from A.

1 How many do you receive every day?
2 Have you ever forgotten your personal information, for
example a or ?
3 Do you think being a would be
interesting?
4 Do you usually pay by or in cash?
5 When was the last time you took money out of a
?
6 How many contacts do you have in your
?

D Work in pairs. Ask and answer the questions from C.

Remember to give as much information as possible!

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