HOMEWORK · 26 AUGUST 2026

Crime · Homework

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VIDEO SUMMARY · PAST TENSES

Tim Doner (BE) only thirteen when he first (BECOME) seriously interested in languages. Before that, he (STUDY) French and Latin at school, but he (NOT FEEL) particularly passionate about language learning. His attitude (CHANGE) when he (START) learning Hebrew. At the time, he (BECOME) increasingly interested in the Middle East and (WANT) to understand its history and culture better. By the time he (MOVE) on to Arabic and Farsi, he (DISCOVER) that languages could open him up to different cultures. While he (LEARN) new languages, Tim (USE) films, TV and conversations with native speakers. He (NOT SIMPLY MEMORISE) isolated words; instead, he (TRY) to absorb vocabulary in context. By the time journalists (BEGIN) writing about him, Tim (STUDY) more than twenty languages. He (SPEND) years experimenting with different ways of learning and (REALISE) that speaking a language was not only about grammar or vocabulary.

THE PHANTOM WHO NEVER EXISTED · WORD FORMATION

For more than fifteen years, police were involved in a huge (INVESTIGATE). Detectives believed one dangerous (OFFEND) was responsible. The DNA looked like strong forensic (EVIDENT), but there was no clear (CONNECT) between the crimes. Investigators made a surprising (DISCOVER): the culprit did not exist. The swabs had been affected by accidental (CONTAMINATE). The case showed that evidence can be (RELY) if it is not preserved (CARE).

forensic evidence
AN INNOCENT MAN ON DEATH ROW · WORD FORMATION

In 1991, Ray Krone became the main (SUSPECT) in a murder case. Bite-mark evidence was presented as strong forensic (EVIDENT). His (CONVICT) sent him to death row. Years later, DNA testing proved Krone's (INNOCENT) and showed the earlier method had been (RELY). The real (OFFEND) was another man. The case became a warning about wrongful (CONVICT) and the need for careful forensic (INVESTIGATE).

court case
CRIME LEXIS · CONTEXT TEST

Read the whole sentence. Several options may look possible at first, but only one fits the legal meaning or collocation exactly.

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