Vocabulario sobre delitos y crímenes en inglés: ejercicios de corrección y práctica

Ejercicio: vocabulario sobre delitos y la ley

Lee las siguientes frases y fíjate en las palabras destacadas en naranja. Algunas contienen errores que debes identificar y corregir.

Frases de práctica

Going through traffic lights on red is against the law.

I’m afraid, sir, that you’re under arrest.

She said that she didn’t mean to break the law.

A gang of burglars have been breaking into houses in this area recently.

The question is, was this an accident, or did he commit murder?

There may be thousands of illegal guns coming into the country every year.

A prisoner escaped last night from a high security gaol.

Two young shoplifters were caught yesterday stealing clothes from Baywave.

A couple were accused of smuggling endangered species into the country.

Police believe the thief is probably the same one who stole a Picasso last month.

There’s some cake on the table if you’d like some.

Let me give you a little advice.

The police found a few of the murderer’s hairs on the sofa.

There’s a lot of information available on the Internet.

Hurry up! We don’t have much time.

He has probably committed more crimes than the police don’t yet know about.

Laws are made to be broken!

What a marvellous piece of news!

They say that a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

Why don’t we get some information from the hotel manager?

Errores de vocabulario y gramática

Texto con fallos: an Internet, A hackers, a Pentagon, the virus, damages, a computer to computer, many time, many persons, much money, like many.

They stole $300 from the supermarket checkout.

The bomb went off at exactly 12 o’clock.

The police say they don’t have much information about where the suspect is.

This is not the first time that Howard has committed a crime.

The gang burgled three banks on the same day.

After the accident the road was covered in broken glass.

When you think what a terrible thing he did, it’s amazing he got off so lightly.

Detective Mo received a very useful piece of information this morning.

Fewer crimes were committed this year than last year.

Would you please turn off the television.

There’s been a big increase in crime over the past ten years.

It is illegal to carry a gun without a licence.

They were both arrested for their part in the robbery.

I’m innocent! I’ve committed no crime!

She was held prisoner for over a year.

Did you hear about the bank robbery yesterday?

There have been several burglaries in the area. Be careful!

Customs officers stopped a man who was smuggling drugs into the country.

My best friend’s brother has been arrested for shoplifting.

My sister’s studying to be a lawyer.

Vocabulario con espacios

Completa los espacios con: police, thieves, steal, made off, people, turn off, time, robbed, much, committed