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

• 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

e) taking something illegally into another country

6) drug-trafficking

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

7) kidnapping

g) stealing something from a shop

8) smuggling

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

9) burglary

i) using violence for political ends

10) shoplifting

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

11) murder

k) attacking someone in the street to get money

12) hijacking

l) stealing from someone’s pocket or handbag

Right answers.

• blackmail a) threatening to make a dark secret public in order to

get money

2) terrorism b) using violence for political ends

3) mugging c) attacking someone in the street to get money

4) pickpocketing d) stealing from someone’s pocket or handbag

5) forgery e) to try to pass off a copy as the real thing

6) drug-trafficking f) buying and selling drugs

7) kidnapping g) taking a person hostage in exchange for money or

other favors.

8) smuggling h) taking something illegally into another country

9) burglary i) stealing something from someone’s home

10) shoplifting j) stealing something from a shop

11) murder k) killing someone

12) hijacking l) the robbing of a plane for political or other reasons

What participants of a law-court trial do you know? Translate the words.

• the judge
• the magistrate
• the jury
• the juror
• the counsel
• the people's assessor
• the public prosecutor
• the plaintiff
• the defendant
• the accused
• the accomplice
• the suspect
• the witness
• the victim

Right answers.

the judge

судья

the magistrate

мировой судья

the jury

суд присяжных

the juror

присяжный заседатель

the counsel

адвокат, юрисконсульт

the people's assessor

эксперт-консультант, юридический советник

the public prosecutor

обвинитель, прокурор

the plaintiff

истец

the defendant

адвокат, защитник

the accused

обвиняемый

the accomplice

сообщник, соучастник

the suspect

подозреваемый

the witness

свидетель

the victim

жертва

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 bananas

a chicken

some bubble bath

some biscuits

a magazine

some champagne

a melon

some chocolates

some cheese

some flowers

an orange

some coffee

some grapes

some milk

some shampoo

some spaghetti

some washing powder

some whisky

• She has

stolen