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  Talking about Burglary   Gina: How was your trip? Liam: My trip was good… But my house was burgled while I was gone. G: Oh no! L: Yeah… I came back to find the back window broken, and everything was messed up inside. G: I’m so sorry to hear that. Do you know when it happened? L: Not exactly. Apparently there have been several break-ins in the area recently, though. G: Did they take much stuff? L: Some electronics, a laptop, a few other small things. It’s all replaceable, but it’s still not a good feeling. G: I’m sure. Still, maybe the police will catch them and you’ll get it back. L: Maybe, but I doubt it. They came and dusted for prints, but they said that there was almost no chance of recovering my things. G: Really? L: They say that stolen goods tend to be moved out of the city and sold somewhere else, so they’re very difficult to trace. The detective told me that there’s a whole network of fences around the country, and they move stolen items be...
  Talking about street crime   Liam: That was fun! Gina: Yes, we should do it again some time. L: By the way, how are you getting home? G: I’ll walk through the park, and then get the bus, I think. L: Maybe get a taxi instead? My colleague was mugged near here last week. G: Really? I didn’t think there was much street crime here. L: No, me neither, but it’s better to be careful. She was robbed at knifepoint. She’s fine but it was scary. G: I bet. I know there’s a lot of pickpocketing on public transport here, but I didn’t think there was much violent crime. L: Well, maybe it was just bad luck, but better to be safe, I think. G: Yeah, I’ll get a taxi. Let’s see if you can remember the key vocabulary you heard. Look at some sentences. My colleague was ________ near here last week. I didn’t think there was much ________ crime here. She was ________ at knifepoint. There’s a lot of ________ on public transport. Can you remember the missing words?  Ready?...
 Food and Meals Meals People usually have three main 1 meals every day. They eat 2 breakfast in the morning before they go to school or work. Then they have 3 lunch around midday, usually from 12 pm to 2 pm. In the evening, it’s common to have 4 dinner with family, which is often between 6 pm and 8 pm. If people get hungry between lunch and dinner, they might have a small meal or something to eat. In the UK, this small meal can be called 5 tea and often includes a cup of tea with food. In the US, they usually call this a 5 snack . The word snack is also used in the UK to describe a small amount of food that you eat between meals.   Breakfast People often eat 6 cereal with milk for breakfast. Some people like to eat 7 bread with 8 cheese or 9 ham . Fried 10 eggs are also a very common breakfast option. People who like sweet food often eat 10 toast with 11 butter and 12 jam . Strawberry jam is very popular for breakfast. And people who like to...