LANGUAGE SUMMARY - UNIT 8 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT

ACTIVITIES DESCRIPTION
8.0 CRIME
TYPES OF CRIME PENALTIES COLLOCATIONS
AGAINST
AGAINST PEOPLE: capital punishment Steal _money_
PROPERTY: Fraud community service Rob _a bank__
Arson Kidnapping corporal punishment Commit a crime, a murder
Burglary Mugging a fine Get arrested for trespassing
Illegal File Sharing Murder life in prison Charge someone with _a
Looting Terrorism a prison sentence crime_
Rioting
Find someone guilty/ not
Robbing
guilty of _arson_
Shoplifting
VOCABULARY Tax Evasion
-Steal things
Trespassing
-Rob people or places
Vandalism

8.2 SCAMS/ 8.3 ON TRIAL

PLACES PEOPLE ACTIONS
CONFIDENT TRICKS
Taken in = fooled / deceived The defendant Proven guilty
Thief The defense Pleads guilty/ not
Naive The prosecution guilty
Bogus Courtroom Witness(es) Give evidence
Law-abiding Jury Delivers a verdict
Authority figure judge Pass sentence

8.3 IF SENTENCES: IMAGINED SITUATIONS SECOND AND THIRD CONDITIONALS

SECOND CONDITIONAL: IN THE PRESENT AND FUTURE.
IF + PAST SIMPLE + WOULD + BASE FORM
- If I committed a crime, I would go to prison.
- If the government policies were stricter, there would be prisons.
THIRD CONDITIONAL: IN THE PAST
IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD + HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
- If I had woken up early, I would have gone to the interview.
- If I hadn’t had to work that weekend, I would have had time to spend with my family..
8.2 WISH / IF ONLY: to express DESIRE and REGRET
IF ONLY / WISH + PAST SIMPLE: IN THE PRESENT
- He wishes he had some spare time to relax.
- I wish I didn’t have to work on the weekends.
- If only there were more street light and police officers.
IF ONLY / WISH + PAST PERFECT: IN THE PAST
- Renato wishes he hadn’t slacked during classes.
2 GRAMMAR
- I wish I had tried more the local Mexican cuisine on my trip.
- If only my plane had been delayed for a few minutes.
CAN – COULD / WILL - WOULD
- If only she could help me.
- If only it would rain. The crops need water.
8.3 IF SENTENCES: MIX TIME FRAMES (MIXED CONTIDIONALS)
PRESENT AND PAST.
IF + PAST SIMPLE + WOULD HAVE+ PAST PARTICIPLE
- If I paid more attention to my surroundings, I would have noticed that thief.
- If she weren’t afraid of heights, she would’ve done some extreme sports.
- If my friends had some time off, we would have traveled together.
PAST AND PRESENT.
IF + PAST PERFECT + WOULD + BASE FORM
- If I hadn’t studied English, I wouldn’t be working as an English teacher now.
- If Luciana hadn’t lied to his mom, she could go to the amusement park with us.
- If they had helped the police, they would be free of any charges now.
 USEFUL EXPRESSIONS FOR CHANGING THE SUBJECT
1. Before I forget…
2. By the way…
FUNCTIONAL 3. Talking about…
3 LANGUAGE
4. That reminds me…
5. Changing the subject…
6. Incidentally…
7. All right then, …

A BLOG POST GIVING AN OPINION

EXPRESSIONS
EXPRESS AGREEMENT
• I couldn’t agree with you more.
EXPRESS ABSOLUTE CERTAINTY
4 WRITING BANK:
• There’s no question that…
• I strongly believe…
ADD AN EXTRA POINT TO AN ARGUMENT
• In addition, …
REFER TO OFFICIAL RESEARCH
• Psychologists / Specialists/… have found that…