Crime and punishment

Crime and Punishment

Answer the questions.

1) How many different kinds of crime can you name?

2) Have you or anyone you know ever been the victim of crime?

3) What do you think would be the worst thing about being in prison?

4) What makes people commit crimes?

5) Can the crimes be prevented? If yes, how?

6) Can private detectives help us? In what cases?

7) Are you for or against the death penalty (capital punishment)?

8) Do you think that life-term imprisoning is a fair measure for cruel criminals?

What kinds of crime do you know?

blackmail

hijacking

terrorism

mugging

murder

pick-

pocketing

crime

shoplifting

forgery

burglary

drug-

trafficking

smuggling

kidnapping

Match the word with its definition

1) blackmail

a. stealing something from someone’s home

2) terrorism

b. taking a person hostage in exchange for money or other favors

3) mugging

c. killing someone

4) pickpocketing

d. buying and selling drugs

5) forgery

6) drug-trafficking

e. taking something illegally into another country

7) kidnapping

f. threatening to make a dark secret public in order to get money

g. stealing something from a shop

8) smuggling

h. the robbing of a plane for political or other reasons

9) burglary

10) shoplifting

i. using violence for political ends

11) murder

j. to try to pass off a copy as the real thing

12) hijacking

k. attacking someone in the street to get money

l. stealing from someone’s pocket or handbag

Look at the picture of Sheila Dixon and answer the questions

• Where is she?
• What’s she doing?
• Who do you think the man is?
• Why is he watching her?

Sheila is a shoplifter. She steals things from shops. What has she stolen? Look at the picture for one minute. Make a list of things you remember.

Check your list up

an apple

some bubble bath

a chicken

some champagne

a magazine

some cheese

a melon

some coffee

an orange

some milk

some bananas

some shampoo

some biscuits

some spaghetti

some chocolates

some washing powder

some flowers

some whisky

some grapes

How do we call a person who

judge

• Conducts a trial and passes the sentence?
• Has a first-hand knowledge of the event and gives evidence under oath in court?
• Brings a suit against another person?
• In cooperation with other person is to decide the truth of the case tried before the judge?
• Helps in a crime or who keeps a crime secret?
• Who acts for the state in prosecuting criminals?
• Who breaks laws?
• Who is believed or suspected in committing a crime and brought before the court?
• Who suffers from an offence?

witness

plaintiff

juror

accomplice

public

prosecutor

accused

suspect

victim

Complete the sentences with the words given below

bank robbers, burglars, muggers, pickpockets, steal (*4), rob (*2), break into

1) __________usually “work” in crowded, busy places They __________things from people when they’re not looking.

2) _______often “work” at night or when people are away on holiday. They ______houses, shops and offices and ______ things.

3) _________usually “work” in quiet streets or places where there aren’t any witnesses. They______ people and ______anything valuable that the person has on them. They are sometimes violent.

4) ___________often carry guns. They _____ banks. Sometimes they _______ a lot of money.

pickpockets

are stealing

burglars

rob

steal

muggers

steal

rob

steal

bank robbers

rob

Complete the text with the words from the box

defend, got time off , committed a crime, were tired , guilty, was released from , witnessed, pay a fine , innocent, prosecuting , served, charged with , acquitted of, accused of , sentenced to, passed verdict on , pleaded not guilty.

Bill (1)______________ when he robbed a bank. Someone (2)__________the crime and told the police. The police (3)__________him ______bank robbery. They also(4)__________his twin brother, Ben, __ _ being his accomplice. The case came to the court and they (5)__________. The trial did not last very long. Bill and Ben both (6) __ _____________in court. Their lawyer did her best to (7)________them but the (8)___________lawyer produced a very strong case against them. After brief deliberations, the jury (9)________________them. They decided that Bill was (10)_______but Ben was (11)________. The judge (12)_________Ben ____any involvement in the robbery but (13)_________ Bill ___three years in prison. He also had to (14)______a large_____. Bill (15)_____ 2 years in prison but (16) __ ____________prison a year early. He (17)__________for good behaviour.

witnessed

committed a crime

with

charged

accused

of

were tired

pleaded not guilty

defend

prosecuting

passed verdict on

guilty

innocent

of

sentenced

acquitted

pay

fine

served

to

was released from

got time off