Discussing Crime



Vocabulary activity
  

Crime (noun) is any illegal action or activity.
Commit a crime (verb) e.g. He commited a crime and he paid for it
Criminal is the person who commits a crime. The word is also used as an adjective. e.g.  There is some criminal activity in this area.

The difference between rob and steal:

Rob – robbed -  robbed (verb) means to take something from a place or person. e.g. Rob a bank. Rob and old lady.

Steal – stole – stolen (verb) means to take something. e.g. The kids stole chocolate. My car was stolen last month.



A)Look at the list of common crimes and match them to the pictures below.

A.MUGGING                                                B.PURSE-SNATCHING
C.PICKPOCKETING                                 D.SHOPLIFTING
E.BRIBING                                                  F.VANDALISM


















B)Punishments :  Match the following words with their meaning.



1-FINE

2-COMMUNITY SERVICE

3-JAIL SENTENCE

4-LIFE IMPRISONMENT

5-PROBATION

6-DEATH PENALTY

7-CORPORAL PUNISHMENT

8-A BAN


a-sending someone to prison for the rest of their life.

b- a prohibition imposed.

c-giving provisional freedom to someone convicted.

d-work to do, helping others.

e-termination of life by the state.

f-inflicting pain to the offender’s body.

g-time spent in prison.

h- money that you have to pay.





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