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Crime and Punishment Vocabulary: Put The Words Below Into The Correct Category
Crime and Punishment Vocabulary: Put The Words Below Into The Correct Category
Task 1
Task 2
Task 3
Use the word in capitals at the end of the each line to form a word that fits in the space in the
same line.
At his last trial, nobody believad in Arthur’s 1................................. He had been accused of the 1 INNOCENT
2 ......................................... of a valuable Chinese vase, and he was also charged with ten 2 THIEF
other 3.............................. . The value of the 4 ................................. goods was said to be over 3 OFFEND
₤20,000. Arthur said in his own 5........................................ that the vase had been put into his 4 STEAL
car 6 ....................................... . He also pointed out that the Chinese vase was a fake, and was 5 DEFEND
almost 7................................... . The judge did not believe Arthur’s story. He told Arthur he 6 ACCIDENT
was a hardened 8 .................................... and that he deserved a severe 9............................... . 7 WORTH
Then the judge sentenced Arthur to five years’ 10 ......................................... . Arthur just 8 CRIME
smiled. He had spent most of his life in prison and so he was used to it. 9 PUNISH
10 PRISON
Task 5
Read the following text and choose the correct alternative in each pair.
Last year my house was broken into and 1 robbed/stolen. I immediately informed the police. A
police officer came to the house and asked me to make a list of what had been 2 robbed/stolen. I
told him my neighbours had seen someone suspicious at the time of the 3 forgery/burglary, so they
had to go to the police station and 4 make/do a statement. About a month later the police
contacted me to say they had arrested a 5 defendant/suspect. When the case came to court, I
went to 6 give/tell evidence. Of course, the man 7 admitted/pleaded not guilty. The 8
jury/lawyer decided there was not enough proof to 9 try/convict him,and he was 10 let off/let go.
Task 6
1. The police arrested Jack and took him into custody / detention / prison.
2. In most countries, the capital/death/execution penalty has been abolished.
3. A man is said to be helping the police with their arrests/detection/inquiries.
4. The judge in the court was wearing a hairpiece/head-dress/wig.
5. Two football fans were later charged with agression/assault/attack.
6. Less serious cases are dealt with in the criminal/juvenile/magistrate’ s court.
7. I was given a light sentence because it was my first case/charge/offence.
8. The case was dismissed for lack of evidence/a jury/witnesses.
9. ‘Members of the jury, what is your answer/summary/verdict?’
Sources:
Vince, M.: Advanced Language Practice. MacMillanHeinemann Publishers Ltd, 1998.
Vince, M.: First Certificate Language practice. MacMillan Publishers Ltd, 2003.
Watcyn-Jones,P.: Test Your Vocabulary 4. Penguin Books Ltd,1988.
Wyatt, R.,Newbrook, J., Wilson,J.: New FC Gold. Longman, 2004