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Solutions Pre-Intermediate Unit 8

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  • A _________(self) person doesn’t think about other people.
    selfish
  • Bob: I'm so glad we have brown cows, otherwise there wouldn’t be any chocolate milk.
    He said (that) he was so glad they had brown cows, otherwise there wouldn't be any chocolate milk
  • What is he holding?
    a comb
  • What is she wearing?
    a necklace
  • The woman was very __________________ (mystery). No one knew her name or anything about her.
    mysterious
  • The crime to intentionally kill someone.
    Murder
  • The crime to break into a house/business with no one there.
    Burglary
  • The criminal who takes items from businesses during an emergency (Flood, Fire, other disaster).
    Looter
  • Edward: I’ve had bad luck with both my wives. The first one abandoned me, but the second did not.
    He said (that) he had had bad luck with both his wives. The first one had abandoned him, but the second had not.
  • What's this?
    secret code
  • The crime to attack and rob someone in a public place
    Mugging
  • A journalist for a __________________ (nation) newspaper said that crime had got worse in the last six months.
    national
  • Carter: The rotation of Earth really makes my day.
    He/She said (that) the rotation of Earth really made his/her day.
  • Piper: I've always thought air was free. I thought so until I went out and bought a $3 bag of crisps.
    She said (that) she had always thought air had been free. She had thought so until she had gone out and had bought a $3 bag of crisps.
  • Mobile phones were really expensive ten years ago, but today they’re more __________________ (afford).
    affordable
  • A _________(hope) person thinks that life will be better in the future.
    hopeful
  • Patrick : I am on a seafood diet.. I see food, and I eat it.
    He said (that) he was on a seafood diet.. he saw food, and he ate it.
  • What are they?
    scissors
  • A person who sets fire to a building.
    Arsonist
  • The crime to take something into or out of a country in an illegal or secret way
    Smuggling
  • The criminal who steals from people or businesses like a bank.
    Robber
  • The criminal that destroys or breaks something.
    Vandal
  • What is he holding?
    a wallet
  • The crime to sell or deal drugs in exchange for money.
    Drug Dealing
  • A ________(help) person always does things for other people.
    helpful
  • What are they?
    matches
  • What's this?
    train ticket
  • What is she eating?
    chewing gum
  • Parker: I know they say that money talks, but all mine says is ‘Goodbye.’
    He said (that) he knew they said that money talked, but all his said was ‘Goodbye.’
  • Jackson: 9 out of 10 voices in my head tell me I’m crazy. The tenth is just giggling.
    He said (that) 9 out of 10 voices in his head told him he's crazy. The tenth was just giggling
  • A criminal who takes items secretly from a store or business.
    Shoplifter
  • What is it?
    a fingerprint
  • A ___________(suspect) person doesn’t believe people when they are telling the truth.
    suspicious
  • What's this?
    dental records
  • It was __________________ (fool) to vandalise the wall and write your name on it.
    foolish
  • Hope: If you lend someone money and never see them again, it was worth every penny.
    She said (that) If I lent someone money and never saw them again, it had been worth every penny.
  • Harrison: A pessimist is someone who has spent too much time listening to optimists
    He said (that) a pessimist was someone who had spent too much time listening to optimist
  • What is the dog holding?
    a steering wheel
  • The crime to set fire to a building.
    Arson
  • What's this?
    telephone number
  • The burglar was __________________ (care) because he left his fingerprints all over the house.
    careless
  • What's this?
    open - top car