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Future tenses
1 Choose the best answer (A, B or C) to fill
each gap.
1 Hello everyone. Today, this police officer    to
us about safety and public awareness.
A is going to talk C will have been talking
B talks
2    I go through the evidence one more time to
see if I missed anything?
A Will C Am
B Shall
3 The victim support group    place at 10 o’clock
on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
A takes C  is taking
B will have been taking
4 It’s not an easy decision to make. I think the jury
   the verdict for a long time.
A debates C  will be debating
B is debating
5 Next week my uncle    the streets as a police
officer for a decade.
A will patrol C  will have been patrolling
B will be patrolling
2 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in brackets.
1 I              some tests on this
evidence and see what results I get. (run)
2 Next year Ian Rankin              Crime prevention talk
detective stories for more than 30 years. (write)
3 Who do you think              in
the new series of CSI? (act)
4 I’m sure the jury              him
guilty of theft and suggest two years’
imprisonment. (find)
5 They              in a murder
mystery dinner tomorrow night which sounds
fun. (take part)
6 She              a police officer.
She’s already said she’d like to work for the
police force. (become)
Zero and first conditionals
3 Complete the sentences with the correct
form of the verbs in the box.
check | give | go | have | lock
1 Make sure you            all the doors
and windows in the house if you go on holiday.
2              anyone you know a key
to your house unless you trust them 100%.
3 Computer security is easy as long as you
             a good password and
change it regularly.
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4 The neighbour              on the
house every day if we go away next week.
5 If you              on holiday, be
sure to take out travel insurance before you leave.
4 Complete the second sentence so it has a
similar meaning to the first. Do not change
the word given. Use two to five words,
including the word given.
1 The crime scene will be contaminated if you
don’t wear the correct clothing. PROVIDED
             correct clothing the
crime scene won’t be contaminated.
2 If the crime lab doesn’t produce any evidence, we
cannot hold the suspect any longer. UNLESS
             some evidence, we
cannot hold the suspect any longer.
3 I’ll give you the new crime rate figures if you
promise not to publish them just yet. AS
             not to publish them
just yet, I’ll you give the new crime rate figures.
4 The burglar may try to escape down Park
Avenue, so establish a road block there. CASE
Establish a road block on Park Avenue,
             to escape that way.
Unit round-up
5 Write a word or phrase in each gap to
complete the text.
A: Hello students, and welcome to this crime
prevention talk. This is Officer March and he
(1)              about personal
safety.
B: Hello everyone. Now, I’m sure you’re all sensible
and know how to keep safe. However, I
(2)              some suggestions
just in case. Then at the end I (3)             
happy to answer any questions. First of all,
regarding your home, it’s good to follow some basic
habits. For instance, don’t leave your tablet or
laptop out on the table when you’re not using it
(4)              it’s
visible to people outside. If you
(5)              out in the
evenings, draw the curtains so people can’t see
inside. If you have a bicycle or scooter, keep it in
the garage (6)              you
have one. If you (7)              it
outside, then make sure you lock it up,
especially at night. Now, I’m sure you
(8)              out on your own a
lot by now. (9)              you are
aware of your surroundings you should be fine. For
those who are interested, a weekly self-defence class
(10)              at 5 pm tomorrow.
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