EMSE Upper-Int |

Crime and Justice

Discussion

  • Is there a problem with general or organised crime where you live?
  • Have you ever done anything illegal?
  • Do you think there are enough police on the streets?
  • Do you think the punishment for crime in your country is strict enough?

Vocabulary | Crimes

shoplifting (v. shoplift) | fraud (v. commit fraud) | robbery (v. rob = steal from people or places) | manslaughter (v. commit manslaughter = kill unintentionally)| burglary (v. burgle = break into house and steal) | fraud (v. commit fraud) | murder / killing (v. murder / kill) | be arrested | Theft (v. steal  = general word for stealing) | shooting (v. shoot) | rape (force to have sex without consent) | drug dealing

Vocabulary | What crime has been commited?

  • David Smith got drunk one night and decided to drive home. He had a collision with another car. The passenger of the other car died.
  • Ronnie pulled a gun from his pocket and shot the man five times in the back of the head.
  • Anne walked around the department store. Making sure nobody was watching, she put two expensive watches in her bag.
  • Peter stole a computer from the company he worked for.
  • Joe Sykes forced his wife to "make love" to him.
  • Nigel waited until night, carefully forced open the window and climbed into the house. He stole a TV and a lot of money.

Discussion (Cont)

  • Is it OK to commit some crimes (e.g. stealing paper from the photocopier at work, downloading books without paying the authors)?

  • If your best friend or a family member committed a crime, would you report him or her?

 

Grammar |

Actives to Passives

Active

  • The police killed a man on Wednesday.

 

 

  • The police have killed a man.

Passive

  • A man was killed on Wednesday [by the police].

 

 

  • A man has been killed [by the police].

Grammar | Active to Passive

[subj] + [be] + [past participle]

Grammar | Active to Passive

  • David killed a cyclist yesterday evening.
  • A cyclist was killed yesterday evening.
  • Someone has raped three women in Somerset.
  • Three women have been raped in Somerset.
  • Peter has stolen a computer from work.
  • A computer has been stolen from work.
  • Someone burgled a house in Windsor last week.
  • A house was burgled in Windsor last week.
  • A member of the general public called the police at 5:45 this morning.
  • The police were called at 5:45 this morning.
  • Two armed robbers robbed the bank at 12:45.
  • The bank was robbed at 12:45.
  • Police have attacked protesters outside parliament.
  • Protesters have been attacked outside parliament.

https://www.perfect-english-grammar.com/passive-exercise-5.html

TOEIC Grammar | Active or Passive?

TOEIC Grammar | Active and Passive

  • The prison gangs problem is being _________ by a special team of experts.
    • a) investigate
    • b) investigates
    • c) investigating
    • d) investigated
  • Food costs are so high that it isn't _________ many people are shoplifting.
    • a) surprising
    • b) unsurprising
    • c) surprisingly
    • d) surprised
  • The hotel, which used to be a prison, __________ in the 19th Century.
    • a) builds
    • b) built
    • c) was built
    • d) was building

TOEIC Grammar | Active and Passive

  • The police force has been ________ in decreasing the rate of drug related crime around the city.
    • a) suceed
    • b) success
    • c) successful
    • d) successfully
  • The taxi was stolen _____ the thieves to get away from the crime scene.
    • a) to
    • b) of
    • c) in
    • d) by
  • Five hundred more arrests ____________ tomorrow morning.
    • a) will be made
    • b) will make
    • c) made
    • d) have been made

  • Have you (or someone you know) witnessed (seen) or been a victim of a crime

    • Describe what happened.

    • Do you report crimes?

    • What crimes have you seen reported in the news recently? What crimes were commited?

  • What is the main aim of prisons: to take revenge, punish, protect society or rehabilitate criminals?
  • Which is worse: the death penalty or life imprisonment?
  • Should prisoners have access to TV and Internet? Is life too easy in prison?

Discussion (Cont)

Speaking |

Pardon

  • Is it the victim’s responsibility to protect himself from crime?

  • Should it be a crime to carry expensive products in the street?

Discussion (Cont)

Speaking |

Nanny State Laws

Debating | Law Proposals

Politics

  • Everyone should have to do a short test on current affairs/ intelligence before they are allowed to vote.
  • I would change the law so that young people have the right to vote at 16.
  • I would make it the law that politicians and public figures cannot lie in the media.

Society

  • It should be compulsory that, if you go and live in a foreign country, you learn the language of that country.
  • Advertisements should only be allowed to give information which is factually correct.
  • The long-term unemployed and part-timers should be forced into voluntary work to continue receiving benefits

Animal Welfare

  • I think that hunting and harming animals for sport should be banned.
  • People who beat or hurt animals should receive identical treatment as their sentence.

Miscellaneous

  • People who do dangerous sports should lose the right to free medical care.
  • Drivers should not have points on their license, but a lifetime ban if they are caught driving dangerously.
  • Official verified ID should be required to access websites, especially adult sites and social networks.