Module 10
TOPIC 10
Crimes and punishments
Let the punishment fit the crime.
Proverb
Vocabulary
1. Learn the vocabulary.
Crimes (criminals)
abuse
arson (arsonist)
assault (assaulter)
blackmail (blackmailer)
bribery (bribetaker)
burglary (burglar)
computer crime (computer criminal)
crook
domestic abuse / violence
drunk driving (drunk driver)
drug dealing (drug dealer)
film and music piracy (film and music pirate)
forgery (forger)
fraud (fraudster)
gambling (gambler)
genocide
graffiti
hijacking (hijacker)
hooliganism (hooligan)
kidnapping (kidnapper)
larceny
mugging (mugger)
murder (murderer)
pickpocketing (pickpocket)
piracy (pirate)
poaching (poacher)
rape (rapist)
racketeering (racketeer)
red light running (red light runner)
robbery (robber)
shoplifting (shoplifter)
smuggling (smuggler)
speeding (speeder)
spying (spy)
theft (thief)
terrorism (terrorist)
vandalism (vandal)
serious
illegal
crime
violent
criminal offence
commit a crime
against the law
to break the law
trial
crime
defence
court
case
jail
evidence
prison
verdict
possesion
barons
pushers
victim
stabbed
poisoned
shot
drowned
strangled
beaten to death
to judge
to sentence
to fine
to suspect
to arrest
to question
to charge
to convict
to identify
to commit
to sentence
to defend
to lock them up
to get away with it
to be behind bars
to make an example
to bring back the death penalty
to interview a witness
to search the area
to launch an enquiry
to gather evidence
to investigate a crime
to take statements
to decriminalise
to burgle
to snatch
to vandalise
to mug
to forge
to embezzle
She was sent to prison for 3 months.
He was sentenced to life imprisonment / to death.
First offenders can be put on probation.
She was fined $ 200.
He was banned from driving for three years.
2. Do vocabulary exercises.
1) Use these nouns to complete the text:
trial crime defence
court case judge
If you commit a (1) ________ and are caught, you can expect to go to (2) _______. If the crime is a serious one, you will be sent for (3) _________. Your (4) _________ will be heard before a (5) _________ and jury. The prosecution will try to show why you are guilty, while the (6) ________ will try to show that you are not.
Sentence fine jail
Evidence prison verdict
When all the (7) __________ has been heard, the jury will be asked for their (8) ________ - 'Guilty' or 'Not guilty'. If you are found guilty, the judge will pass (9) __________. He might impose a two-year (10) _________ sentence. If you are lucky, you might get away with a (11) _________ of Ј500. The time you actually spend in (12) ______ will depend on your behaviour while you are there.
In England minor offences are dealt with in a Magistrates' Court. More serious cases go to a Crown Court. If you are not happy with the verdict, you can go to the Appeal Court. To talk about your country's system, you can say, "It's the (Spanish) equivalent of a Crown Court."