Crime vocab

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 2

Crimes and criminals

crimes

criminals

Kidnapping

taking someone away and holding them captive against their will

She was kidnapped yesterday

John says he is the kidnapper

Murder

the unlawful and planned killing of someone

Helen was murdered last week

The murderer was arrested

Robbery

taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force

She was robbed last night

The robber stole her ring

Theft

taking property unlawfully from a person or place without force or threat of force

We accused her of theft, because she acts like a thief

Arson

the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property

Josh committed arson again

He is an arsonist

Car theft

 the taking or attempted taking of a motor vehicle without permission of the owner

I was accused of car theft,

but my friend was the car thief

Rape

sexual intercourse or any other sexual penetration against the victim's will

His friend was raped last night

The rapist has not been identified 

Rape

Arson

Kidnapping

A video showing a six-year-old Syrian boy being beaten, has sparked strong reactions online. His family desperately attempts to pay a large ransom fee. 

She live-streamed the protest from her phone and was also filmed helping to push an industrial bin towards a burning police car - acting as further fuel to the blaze.

She said she told 42-year-old Cunningham that she was only 14, but he replied that he "didn't care" and continued the abuse.

Theft

Robbery

Murder

The 19-year-old passed away after being stabbed and severely beaten. Two of his friends were also injured in the street attack. 

Edward Parker was working at the hotel, when a gunman entered, ordered him to kneel on the ground and put his hands behind his head while the assailant took all the money.

Yvonne J. Carpenter-Joslyn, age 32, broke into a 92-year-old woman’s car outside the convenience store at about 10:19 a.m. and took the woman’s purse from the vehicle.

Assignment 1

Make the following exercises in your Student's book:

Level 1: 2, 3, 6

Level 2: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6

Assignment 2

a. Level 1: Find 1 news article for 3 crimes. Level 2: Find 1 news article for 1 crime.

Add the articles' links to the document in Google classroom.

b. Level 1: Read 2 of the articles that you found, Level 2: Read your article.

Assignment 3

Answer the following questions about the article(s) you just read:

• Who was/were involved?
  
• What happened?
  
• When/where did it happen?
  
• What is your opinion on the matter?

Hand the answers in on Google Classroom.

What did you learn about crimes and criminals?