l unit 3
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CRIME & PUNISHMENT
BREAKING THE LAW
BREAKING THE LAW•Shoplift: to take
something from a store without paying for it
•Pickpocket: (v) to steal from someone’s pocket/ (n) a thief who steals from someone’s pocket
•Vandalize: to destroy a private/public property e.g. walls, pay phones, park benches
•Vandalism: (n) an act of destroying properties
•Graffiti: drawing on public walls
VOCABULARY•Witness: to see
something (e.g. a crime or an accident) happen
•Illegal: against the law
•Thief, perpetrator, criminal
•Ransom: money paid to free someone who is captured by a kidnapper
•Kidnap: to take someone against one’s will for ransom
•Harsh: strict, cruel
PRE-LISTENING•Cliff: a high rock or
the edge of a land with a steep side
•Courier: a person who delivers things
•First-aid kit: a box containing objects of simple medical treatments
•Grab: take hold of something with a sudden or violent movement
•kph: kilometers per hour
•Zone: part of an area that has a specific purpose
CRIME STORIES
VOCABULARY•Casino - a place where
people try to win money by playing games
•Con artist - someone who tricks people to get money from them
•Convince - to make someone feel sure that something is true
•Spoil - to ruin something by making it less enjoyable
•Violence - behavior that is intended to hurt other people physically
Liked Disliked
Jake Photography/camerawork
Violence overdone (too much blood)
Melissa
Funny (scene when
kidnappers broke in)
Nothing
WHAT MOVIE IS THAT?
•Form groups of 5
•Write 3 sentences of clues to describe the movie you have in mind
•The rest of the class tries to guess the title of the movie
WORKING ON SOLVING A CRIME WITH CLUES
•Clue - an object, a piece of information, or a reason that helps you find an answer to a problem or solve a crime
•Evidence - facts, objects, or signs that make you believe something exists or is true
•Get into trouble - to be in a situation where someone in authority is likely to punish you
•Receipt - a piece of paper that shows that you paid for or received something
•Safe - deposit box - a small box used for keeping valuable objects, usually in a special room in a bank