speaking about crime

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2,3

Crime

watching

celebrities

your task: remember/ write down: what crime did they commit?

bonus: what was their punishment?

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When the police take you to the police station

1. arrest
2. receipt
3. fingerprint
4. investigation

The research the police will do to find out who committed the crime.

1. evidence
2. fascinate
3. fingerprint
4. investigation

Someone who steals from stores

1. pickpocket
2. shoplifter
3. robbery
4. witness

Wat hoort waar?

Stain

Fingerprint

Innocent

Prison

Wat betekent:
Crime doesn't pay

Wat betekent:
It's a steal

Wat betekent:
Be behind bars

speaking

1 question: 5 people will answer 

Listen to ( and, if you can, respond to) the other students.

Try to add/improve the answer each time.

First: everyone WRITES a full sentence.

What crimes are common in the Netherlands? (Why is that?)

How do people feel about the police?

Should the police carry guns?

Do you think this country is generally 

too hard on crime or too soft? 

Why do you feel that way? 

Are there any crimes which that is particularly true for?

crimes?

1. Adultery 
2.  Advocating violence
3.  Begging 
4.  Bullying/ Cyber-bullying 
5. Crimes by young children 
6. Using drugs  
   

crimes?

•  Disrespecting the national flag/ national anthem 
•  Excessive force in sports, e.g. fouls that cause major injuries   Hacking that causes no damage 
•  Illegal  street performances 
• shouting at a police officer

 

now: discussion time

The case

In a group of three of four, 

you are going to be the judges in a criminal case.

Together, decide on a fitting sentence.

Everyone needs to speak and propose a punishment.

More information will be given by two people.

Afterwards, you need to discuss the final verdict.

The case of Richard D. 

Accused of: 

breaking into an apartment, stealing money and drugs (together worth over 20,000 euros)  and shooting someone.

Richard D. 

The person he shot was a drug dealer

 who also had a gun ready to shoot him.

The apartment used to be his own. He lived there with his girlfriend. She still lives there but is now his ex-girlfriend.

He was just visiting, not breaking in.

He has a clean record.

the (ex) girlfriend

She is known to be a very violent drug dealer.

She has stolen drugs from Richard before. 

She claims to be clean now.

She was shot but 

has lived to tell the tale.