Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 5

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 5b - Vocabulary for the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

  1. Complete the table. Check in your dictionaries.
  2. Give definitions for the criminals in the table. What are these words in your language?

Answer

a)

  1. kidnapping
  2. kidnap (sb)
  3. shoplifter
  4. pickpocket
  5. burglary
  6. mugger
  7. robber

b)

  • A burglar is someone who burgles someone’s home.
  • A kidnapper is someone who kidnaps somebody in other words takes someone hostage and demands money for their release.
  • A shoplifter is someone who shoplifts or steals from a shop.
  • A pickpocket is someone who picks somebody's pocket or steals somebody's wallet / purse.
  • A mugger is someone who mugs somebody in the street.
  • A robber is someone who robs a bank.
  • A thief is someone who steals something.