Old Police Records of Foreign People in North East England
Introduction
North East Museums has old police photos and papers. These papers show crimes by people from other countries in Newcastle a long time ago.
Main Body
Many people came to England by ship. Some people stole things. For example, an Italian man stole a pony in 1904. Another Italian man stole from a house in 1906. Men from Greece, Finland, and Norway also stole clothes. Some crimes were more serious. A man from Sweden went to prison for three months in 1905. He did something bad in public. A man from Corsica killed another man with a knife in 1904. He went to prison for fifteen years. The judge said the man was violent because of where he came from.
Conclusion
These papers show how the law treated foreign workers and sailors in the past.
Learning
π°οΈ Talking about the Past
Look at these words from the story:
- stole
- went
- killed
- said
These are Past Action Words. In English, we change the word to show the action happened before today.
Simple Pattern:
Action Now β Action Then
- Steal β Stole
- Go β Went
- Kill β Killed
- Say β Said
How to use them: Just put the person first, then the past word.
- An Italian man stole a pony.
- A man from Sweden went to prison.
Quick Tip: Most words just add -ed (like killed), but some change completely (like go β went). These are the 'tricky' ones you need to memorize for A2 level!