Crime and Punishment - Prepare 8

Definitions

300

a person who illegally enters a building and steals things (7 letters)

burglar

300

a person who intentionally damages property belonging to other people (5 letters)

vandal

300

a person who has been sent to jail as a punishment (8 letters)

prisoner

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. a person who takes goods illegally from a shop without paying for them (10 letters)

2. a person who steals things (not necessarily from private property) (5 letters)

1. shoplifter

2. thief

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. a person who is guilty of a crime (8 letters)

2.  a person who commits a crime (8 letters)

1. offender

2. criminal

Suffixes

300

verb and noun of: burglar

burgle (V), burglary (N)

300

verb and noun of: vandal

vandalise (V), vandalism (N)

300

verb and noun of: prisoner

imprison (V), imprisonment (N)

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

verb and noun of:

1. shoplifter

2. thief

1. shoplift (V), shoplifting (N)

2. steal (V), theft (N)

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

verb and noun of:

1. offender

2. criminal

1. offend (V), offence (N)

2. criminalise (V), crime (N)

Collocations

300

Someone who commits the same crime more than once is known as a repetitive offender (X).

repeat offender

300

If a child commits a minimum offence (X), for example vandalism, the police will often just talk to the parents.

minor offence

300

Because of his young age, we’re hoping he’ll be given a soft sentence (X).

light sentence

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

What collocations go with "crime"?

1. Organised crime

2. Minor crime

3. Petty crime

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

Complete the collocations:

1. _____ theft

2. _____ punishment

3. _____ service

1. petty theft

2. light punishment

3. community service

This or that?

300

On the street where I live, rates of burglary / crime are higher than anywhere else in the city.

burglary

300

Jeffrey Skilling, former CEO of Enron, initially received a jail punishment / sentence of 24 years, but eventually served twelve.

sentence

300

My uncle was once falsely accused of theft / burglary, even though he hadn’t been anywhere near the shopping centre that day.

theft

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. The police are investigating how a valuable painting in the National Gallery was vandalised / stolen earlier this week. The repair is expected to cost thousands of dollars.

2. In my opinion, people who commit cruelty / crime to animals should be put in prison.

1. vandalised

2. cruelty

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. The European Parliament estimates that organised crime / punishment costs the European economy somewhere between €218 and €282 billion each year.

2. The government should do more to ensure that offenders / criminals receive help after they leave prison.

1. crime

2. offenders

Verbs

300

________ on suspicion of burglary

arrested

300

________ damages to somebody.

pay

300

_________ to six years in prison

sentenced

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. _______ guilty of theft.

2. _______ guilty to a crime.

3. _______ someone to the police.

1. found

2. plead

3. report

600

DOUBLE OR NOTHING!

1. _______ with a crime.

2. _______ for a crime.

3. _______ with a fine.

1. charged

2. prosecuted

3. issued