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National police English exam
Besides the physical tests, the psychotechnical exam and other knowledge tests, the national police selection process includes an English exam.
This test consists of a written and an oral exercise. In the written part, you have to demonstrate comprehension and grammatical knowledge of an English text. In the oral part, you must be able to hold a conversation in English.
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ABA English prepares you for the national police English exam. We use a natural teaching method that will allow you to learn in real-life situations, so you can hold a conversation in English very quickly. Therefore, the oral part of your exam will not be a problem for you.
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Important details about the national police English exam
The English exam is part of one of the knowledge tests you must pass to be part of the national police.
It serves to prove that you have a basic command of English, and your grammatical and oral knowledge of the language are evaluated.
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English vocabulary for the national police
Below we detail some vocabulary that will help you when you want to pass the English exam to work with the national police:
Vocabulary related to police investigations
- Accessory (accomplice)
- Accident (accident)
- Acquittal (acquittal)
- Alibi (alibi)
- An arrest warrant (arrest warrant)
- Appeal (appeal)
- Assailant (assailant)
- Assault (assault)
- Bail (bail)
- Blackmail (blackmail)
- Break and entering (breaking and entering)
- Bullet (bullet)
- Burglary (burglary)
- Caliber (caliber)
- Call for help (call for help)
- Commissar (commissar)
- Crime (crime)
- Custody (custody)
- Defendant (defendant)
- Drug dealer (drug dealer)
- Dungeon, cell (dungeon, cell)
- Eviction order (eviction order)
- Fine (fine)
- Fraud (fraud)
- Handcuffs (handcuffs)
- Hit and run driver (hit-and-run driver)
- Hostage (hostage)
- In self-defence (in self-defence)
- Jail (jail)
- Mugger (mugger)
- Murderer (murderer)
- On parole (on parole)
- Patrol car (patrol car)
- Pickpocket (pickpocket)
- Police record (police record)
- Police roadblock (police roadblock)
- Punishment (punishment)
- Reflective safety vest (reflective safety vest)
- Report form (report)
- Rifle (rifle)
- Riot unit (riot unit)
- Robbery (robbery)
- Smuggling (smuggling)
- State police (state police)
- Suspicion (suspicion)
- Theft (theft)
- Threat (threat)
Verbs related to crimes
- To accuse (to accuse)
- To arrest (to arrest, to detain)
- To assault (to assault)
- To beat up (to beat up)
- To burglar (to burglarize)
- To forge (to forge)
- To imprison (to imprison)
- To interrogate (to interrogate)
- To kidnap (to kidnap)
- To lock up (to lock up)
- To mug (to mug)
- To murder (to murder)
- To plead guilty (to plead guilty)
- To rape (to rape)
- To release (to release)
- To search (to search)
- To serve a sentence (to serve a sentence)
- To shoot (to shoot)
- To shoplift (to shoplift)
- To stab (to stab)
- To swindle (to swindle)
- To witness (to witness)
Prepare for the English exam to work with the national police
- She said that a man had attacked her nearby. (She said that a man had attacked her nearby.)
- There has been a robbery and the robber is on police files. (There has been a robbery and the robber is on police records.)
- Can I see your identification? You were speeding. (Can I see your identification? You were speeding.)
- I want to file a complaint, my son has been beaten up by a vandal. (I want to file a complaint, my son has been beaten up by a vandal.)
- This armed man is a known thief and he is on parole. (This armed man is a known thief and he is on parole.)
- My handbag was stolen in that square and the pickpocketer ran away. (My handbag was stolen in that square and the pickpocket ran away.)
- The suspect was locked up because he admitted being guilty as soon as he was arrested. (The suspect was locked up because he admitted being guilty as soon as he was arrested.)
