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LA POLIZIA E IL
Warm up (1minute)
CRIMINE
What’s the Italian for
“big/tall” and “small/ Police and crime
short”? (pp.64–5)
Say “The room is big” In an emergency, you can contact the police by dialing
and “The bed is small.” 112. You may have to explain your problem in Italian,
(pp.64–5) so some basic vocabulary is useful. In the event of a
burglary, the police will usually come to the house.

Words to remember: crime (4 minutes)
Familiarize yourself with these words. Voglio un avvocato.
vollyoh oonavvokatoh
il furto burglary I want a lawyer.
eel foortoh
il rapporto di polizia police report
eel rapportoh
dee poleetseeah
il ladro thief
eel ladroh
la denuncia statement
lah denoonchah
il/la testimone witness
eel/lah testeemonay
l’avvocato lawyer
lavvokatoh

Useful phrases (3 minutes)
Learn these phrases and then test yourself using the cover flap.
Sono stato/a derubato/a. I’ve been robbed.
sonoh statoh/ah
deroobatoh/ah
Cosa hanno rubato? What was stolen?
kozah annoh roobatoh
Ha visto chi è stato? Did you see
ah veestoh kee ay statoh who did it?
Quando è successo? When did
kwandoh ay succhessoh it happen?

gli oggetti di valore
lly ojjayttee dee valoray
valuables