Activity 1.The box below gives the names of 22 crimes.

The list gives the

definitions of the same crimes. Match the crimes to their definitions. The first
one has been done for you: the crime of assault is "acting in such a way as to
make someone believe he or she will be hurt".

arson assassination assault bigamy blackmail bribery burglary

embezzlement espionage extortion forgery fraud libel manslaughter
murder perjury piracy robbery slander smuggling theft treason

1. assault acting in such a way as to make someone believe he or she will

be hurt
2. betraying your country to a foreign power
3. copying patented inventions or copyrighted works
4. entering a building illegally and stealing things
5. getting money from people by threatening to publicise facts they do
not want revealed
6. getting money from people by using threats
7. getting property or money from people by making them believe
untrue things
8. going through a ceremony of marriage when you are still married to
someone else
9. killing a public figure illegally and intentionally
10. killing someone illegally and intentionally
11. killing someone unintentionally or in mitigating circumstances
12. making an illegal copy of a banknote or document
13. offering money corruptly to get someone to do something to help you
14. saying something which damages someone's character
15. setting fire to a building
16. stealing something by using force or threatening to use
force
17. stealing, taking property which belongs to someone else
18. taking goods illegally into or out of a country
19. telling lies when you have sworn an oath to say what is true in court
20. trying to find out secrets by illegal means
21. using illegally or stealing money which you are looking after for
someone else
22. writing, publishing or broadcasting a statement which damages
someone's character

Work with a partner and test each other. One person turns the page
over, while the other asks questions such as "What do you call the crime of
 acting in such a way as to make someone believe he or she will be hurt?" and
"Define 'treason'."

Activity 2. In this table there are 21 crimes and seven categories of crime. Decide
which category each crime belongs to. The first one has been done for you as an
example.
crim crime sexua politic offenc public road
es s l al es order traffic
again again offenc offenc again offenc offenc
st st es es st es es
pers prope justic
on rty e
burglary X

reckless
driving
obscenity

murder

theft

rape

treason

manslaughter

criminal
damage
buggery

abduction

bigamy

perjury

robbery

assault

blackmail

grievous
bodily harm
forgery

battery
sedition

preventing
the course of
justice

Activity 3. Fill in the missing boxes of the next table. Use dictionary if
necessary.
Crime Criminal Criminal act
manslaughter
rapist
robber
burglary
joyrider
To forge / Counterfeit
treason
fraud / fraudster
embezzler
espionage
To extortion
bigamist
blackmailer
bribery
To smuggle
theft
arsonist
assassinate
shoplift
 The key.

Activity 1.
1. assault 9. assassination 17. theft
2. treason 10 murder 18. smuggling
3. piracy 11. manslaughter 19. perjury
4. burglary 12. forgery 20. espionage
5. blackmail 13. bribery 21. embezzlement
6. extortion 14. slander 22. libel
7. fraud 15. arson
8. bigamy 16. robbery

crimes crimes sexual political offences public road

against against offences offences against order traffic
the property justice offences offences
person
burglary X

reckless X
driving
obscenity X

murder X

Theft X

Rape X

treason X

manslaughter X

criminal X
damage
buggery X

abduction X

bigamy X

Perjury X

robbery X

Assault X X
blackmail X

grievous bodily X
harm
forgery X

Battery X X

sedition X X X

preventing the X
course of
justice
Activity 2.
 Activity 3.
Crime Criminal Criminal act
Manslaughter killer To kill unintentionally
Rape rapist To rape
Robbery robber To rob
Burglary burglar To burgle
Joyriding joyrider To joyride
Forgery forger Forge / Counterfeit
Treason traitor To betray
Fraud Fraud / fraudster To defraud / cheat
embezzlement embezzler To embezzle
espionage spy To spy
extortion Extortioner / extortionist To extortion
bigamy bigamist To commit bigamy / to marry
being already married
blackmail blackmailer blackmail
bribery briber To bribe
smuggling smuggler To smuggle
Theft thief Steal
Arson arsonist To commit an arson / to set fire
Assassination assassin assassinate
Shoplifting shoplifter shoplift