CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THIS TEXT? a Read the article, What were thieves stealing in a) Sweden b) Denmark? Answer the questions below. 1 Where did the first robbery take place? 2 Who were the thieves and what did they steal? 3 Who helped the police to solve the crime? 4 How long does it take to get from Malmo to Copenhagen? 5 Why were robberies taking place in both cities? 6 Did the police catch the thieves? 7 Why is it easier to steal from many stores these days? 8 Why is it not a solution to ask Danish shoes shops to display the left shoe? b Look at the highlighted words or phrases in the text. Guess their meaning from the context, Check with your teacher or with a dictionary. Shoe shops discover matching crimes wedish fictional detectives like Wallander and Lisbeth Salander are famous worldwide, But recently real-life Swedish police were completely puzzled by a mysterious crime, Somebody was stealing expensive designer shoes from shoe shops in Sweden - but not pairs of shoes, only the left shoes, the ones which were on display. The first robbery took place in a shopping mall in Malmo, Sweden's third-largest city, Staff at a shoe shop saw two men stealing at their boutique. They escaped with seven left shoes which - if paired with the right shoes - were worth E900. In the end it was shop assistants who pointed the police in the right direction - to Denmark, where shops traditionally display the right shoe in their shop windows. "We noticed that left shoes were disappearing in the past, but we never caught the thieves," said a shop assistant. "Since we know that Danish stores display the right shoes, we thought that the matching shoes were probably disappearing as well in stores in Denmark, Malmö, home to 125 shoe shops, is only a 30-minute train ride away from Copenhagen, which has several hundred shops, and many brands are sold in both cities. Yesterday police finally announced that they had arrested the men responsible for the robberies. But Ms Johansson, a Swedish shoe shop owner, fears that shoe shop robberies will increase this year. "Shoes are attractive to steal - they are easy to move and easy to sell and they have become very expensive lately, Also many stores have cut the number of shop assistants they emplov. Police in Malmo have thought of asking Danish shoe shops to also display the left shoe. But this won't work. All the thieves will have to do is move to Germany - where they also display the right shoe… b Complete with make or do. 1 … the washing-up 2 a mistake an exam exercise a noise Complete the missing words. 1 Dinner's ready. Please could vou l … the table. 2 I'll cook if you do the w -up. 3 Where are the changing rooms? I want to tr this sweater. 4 If you want to take something back to a shop, you need to have the r 5 These shoes don't f me. They're too small. 6 The flight to Berlin is now leaving from G 7 If you have a lot of luggage, you can find a tr 12. over there. 8 First you need to go to the ch desk where you get your boarding pass. 9 10 There are l International flights depart from T to the first and second floors. d (Circle) the right adjective. 1 This exercise is really bored | boring. 2 I never feel relaxed |relaxing the day before I go on holiday. 3 It was a veryexcited |exciting match. 4 Jack is a bit depressed | depressing. He lost his job. b Complete with make or do. 1 … the washing-up 2 a mistake an exam exercise a noise Complete the missing words. 1 Dinner's ready. Please could vou l … the table. 2 I'll cook if you do the w -up. 3 Where are the changing rooms? I want to tr this sweater. 4 If you want to take something back to a shop, you need to have the r 5 These shoes don't f me. They're too small. 6 The flight to Berlin is now leaving from G 7 If you have a lot of luggage, you can find a tr 12. over there. 8 First you need to go to the ch desk where you get your boarding pass. 9 10 There are l International flights depart from T to the first and second floors. d (Circle) the right adjective. 1 This exercise is really bored | boring. 2 I never feel relaxed |relaxing the day before I go on holiday. 3 It was a veryexcited |exciting match. 4 Jack is a bit depressed | depressing. He lost his job.