A burglary

Mess	Dirty or untidy state
Culprit	Person who has done something wrong
Print	Mark left on a surface where something has been pressed on it
To lock	To fasten a door, lid, etc with a bolt that needs a key to work it
Burglar	Person who enters a building illegally, especially by force, in order to steal
Thorough	Done completely and with great attention to detail
Search	Act of looking at, examining or going over carefully in order to find somebody or something
To pop	To come or to go quickly or suddenly in the direction specified
Item	Single article or unit in a list
Dealer	A person who sells especially individual objects
Thumb	Short thick finger set apart from the other four Bruce North Ah, that must be the police now. I'll go and let them in. DS Mr North? Bruce North That's right. Won't you come in? DS I'm Detective Sergeant Halliwell from the Bloomsbury Police. Bruce North How do you do? This is my wife. DS Good evening, madam. My goodness! They have left the place in a mess, haven't they? Now everything's exactly as you found it, is it? You haven't touched anything, have you? Bruce North No, we've left everything just as it was. DS That's good. We don't like things to be disturbed. If I understand you rightly, you've just come back from a trip abroad. Bruce North Yes, that's right, we got back home at about quarter past ten this morning. We've been away for just over a fortnight. DS I see. You did remember to cancel your papers and the milk, didn't you? Mrs North Oh yes. I cancelled the milk on Saturday when I paid the milkman and you saw to the papers, didn't you, Bruce? Bruce North Yes, I did. Police_officer Did you tell your neighbours you were going away? Mrs North No, we don't really have much contact with our neighbours as the nearest ones live five kilometres away. That's the problem with living out in the country. We tried to contact our nearest neighbour but the telephone lines were down because of the snow. In any case, I think she may have been away too when we left, because there was no smoke coming out of the chimney and they don't usually go into town in winter. They have all their food and things delivered to the house. DS Well, I'll have a word with the other people in the area to see if they have noticed anything suspicious recently. Now I'll just have a look around to see if I can see how they got in. Bruce North Do you think you'll find the culprits, detective sergeant? DS Well, sir, we might. But to be honest I'm really not sure. This doesn't look like a professional job, so even if we find finger prints the 'owner' of the prints might not be on our books. Is that the bathroom? Mrs North Yes, that's right. DS Ah, look at this. They must have come in through the window. It has been forced and you can easily get in by standing on top of that pile of wood. Are you sure it was locked before you left? Bruce North Yes, I made a point of making a check-list of all the things to do before we left and locking all the windows was one of the things on the list, wasn't it dear? DS Ah yes. These old houses. They're an open invitation to burglars. Look! That's the place where he forced his entry. And he must have used the same exit as the front door was still locked when you arrived back home. With all the snow we have had, any foot-prints will have been covered days ago. Mrs North Oh, dear! DS Are you insured, sir? Bruce North Yes, fortunately we are fully insured, but we have never been burgled before, so I hope the insurance company doesn't make any objections about the state of the windows. DS Yes that could be a problem. couldn't it? Let's have a look round the rest of the house. Now, obviously you haven't had time to make a thorough search through all your property, but I'd be extremely grateful if you could pop round to the station tomorrow with a full list of all missing items, and their value so that we can try and trace anything that the burglars might consider worth selling to specialist dealers for example. By the way, you should let the insurance people know without delay. They like to be informed about these things as soon as possible. And the sooner you tell them, the quicker you'll get your compensation. Bruce North Yes, of course. I'll do that, without fail. DS Oh look. I have just noticed a big thumbprint on the mirror next to the coat-stand in the entrance hall. I'll just take that before I go. Bruce North Oh, that's how it's done, is it? I've often wondered. DS Well, that's that then. Well, I'll say goodnight to you now. Don't forget about bringing the list around to the station, will you? Bruce North No, I won't. Goodnight and thank you. 8.(E) Write the missing words & Read aloud Bruce North Ah, that must be the police now. I'll go and let them in. DS Mr North? Bruce North That's .............. . Won't you come ..............? DS I'm Detective Sergeant Halliwell from the Bloomsbury Police. Bruce North How do you ..............? This is .............. wife. DS Good evening, madam. My goodness! They have left the place in * mess, haven't ..............? Now everything's exactly as you found it, is it? You haven't .............. anything, have you? Bruce North No, we've left everything just as it .............. . DS That's good. We don't like things to be .............. . If I understand you rightly, you've just come back from a trip .............. . Bruce North Yes, that's right, we got back home at about quarter past ten this morning. We've been away for just over a .............. . DS I see. You did remember to .............. your papers and the milk, didn't you? Mrs North Oh yes. I cancelled the milk on Saturday when I paid the milkman and you .............. to the papers, didn't you, Bruce? Bruce North Yes, I did. Police_officer Did you tell your .............. you were going away? Mrs North No, we don't really have much .............. with our .............. as the nearest ones live five .............. away. That's the problem with living out in the country. We tried to contact our .............. neighbour but the telephone lines were down because of the snow. In any case, I think she may have been away too when we left, because there was no smoke coming .............. of the .............. and they don't usually go into town in .............. . They have all their food and things .............. to the house. DS Well, I'll have a word with the other people in the area to see if they have noticed anything .............. recently. Now I'll just have a look around to see if I can see how they got in. Bruce North Do you think you'll .............. the culprits, detective sergeant? DS Well, sir, we might. But to be honest I'm really not sure. This doesn't look like a .............. job, so even if we find finger prints the 'owner' of the .............. might not be on our books. Is that the bathroom? Mrs North Yes, that's right. DS Ah, look at .............. . They must have come in through the .............. . It has been forced and you can easily get in by standing on top of that pile .............. wood. Are you sure it was locked before you left? Bruce North Yes, I made a point of making a check.............. of all the things to do before we left and .............. all the windows was one of the things on the list, wasn't it dear? DS Ah yes. These old houses. They're an open invitation to .............. . Look! That's the place where he forced his entry. And he must have used the same exit as the front door was still locked when you .............. back home. With all the snow we have had, any foot.............. will have been covered days ago. Mrs North Oh, dear! DS Are you insured, sir? Bruce North Yes, fortunately we are fully .............., but we have never been burgled before, so I hope the insurance .............. doesn't make any objections about the state of the windows. DS Yes that could be a problem. couldn't it? Let's have a look .............. the rest of the house. Now, obviously you haven't had time to make a thorough search through all your property, but I'd be extremely .............. if you could pop round to the station tomorrow with a full list of all missing .............., and their value so that we can try and trace anything that the burglars might consider worth .............. to specialist dealers for example. By the way, you should let the .............. people know without delay. They like to be informed about these things as soon as possible. And the sooner you tell them, the quicker you'll get your .............. . Bruce North Yes, of course. I'll do that, without fail. DS Oh look. I have just noticed a big .............. on the mirror next to the coat-stand in the entrance hall. I'll just take that before I go. Bruce North Oh, that's how it's done, is it? I've often wondered. DS Well, that's that then. Well, I'll say goodnight to you now. Don't .............. about bringing the list around to the .............., will you? Bruce North No, I .............. . Goodnight .............. thank you. 8.(F) Answer the questions & Read aloud Has Bruce ever gone abroad? ...................... What time did Bruce arrive home? ...................... How many days have they been away? ...................... Why couldn't Mrs North contact her nearest neighbour? ...................... Why did she think that their neighbour might have been away when they left? ...................... What are the houses like? ...................... Was it easy for the burglars to come through the window? ...................... Have the burglars ever come into their house before? ...................... What did the police find on the ground? ...................... What did the police officer see on the mirror? ....