Crime vocabulary

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 3

30 seconds

1.    Murder                2.    Kidnapping      3.    Burglary      4.    Mugging

5.    Pickpocketing 6.    Arson                 7.    Rape.            8.    Hijacking

9.    Fraud                  10.    Theft                 11.    Manslaughter

12.    Smuggling      13.    Shoplifting

David Smith got drunk one night and decided to drive home. As he turned a corner he crashed into another car and killed the driver.

John James pretended to start a business and persuaded some people to lend him some money. He used the money to go on a holiday to the Carribean.

Ronnie Tyler pulled out a gun from his pocket and shot the bank guard five times in the head.

Vincent Tapper took a pistol and ordered the pilot to fly to Miami.

Johnnie Smeghurst set fire to his school after failing all his exams.

Joe Sykes forced his girlfriend to have sex with him.

Paul Winters and Jennifer Summers stopped millionaire William Gates outside his home and forced him to go with them. They demanded 30 million dollars from the family to free him.

Nigel Handy waited until night, carefully forced open the window and climbed into the house. He took the TV and a lot of money.

Pete Murphy often went to the shopping center and took wallets from the people shopping. They never felt a thing!

Anne Clinton walked around the department store and, making sure no one was watching, put two expensive watches into her bag.

Harry Lee waited on a dark corner until the young woman turned into the street. Then he jumped out, hit her in the face, and ran off with her leather handbag.

John Bottomless was caught at the customs with $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden the doors of his car.

The Web and the Law

Practise your reading skills. 

Go to Magister - ELO - Studiewijzer English - Reading 3-6-21

“this type of lawsuit leaves something to be desired” (par 1, first sentence)
Which of the following statements about this type of lawsuit is/are true according to paragraph 1?

1 It does little to tackle the copyright issue.
2 It has little effect on the general public.

1. Both 1 and 2 are true.
2. Only 1 is true
3. Only 2 is true
4. Neither 1 nor 2 is true.

Which of the following fits the gap in paragraph 3?

1. Consequently
2. For example
3. Moreover
4. Nevertheless

Which of the following is in line with paragraph 4?

1. Adults break copyright laws far more often than children do.
2. Downloading would not be attractive if legal CDs were cheaper.
3. Many parents turn a blind eye to their children’s downloading activities.
4. Paying for an Internet connection should give users the right to download.

“The labels … illegal copy.” (eind alinea 4)

Leg (kort) uit wat deze zin duidelijk maakt over de “labels”.

Let op: een vertaling van de zin zelf levert geen scorepunt op!

What conclusion does the writer reach in the last paragraph?

Media corporations

1. are so powerful that it is no use trying to fight them as an individual.
2. are wrong to take people to court for violating copyrights.
3. have the right to take legal steps when their products are used without permission.
4. will ultimately not be successful in their efforts to stop worldwide downloading.