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VOCABULARY BANK Crime and punishment 1 =CRIMES AND CRIMINALS 2 WHAT HAPPENS: @ Match the examplesto the crimes in the chart, A. They took away arich man's son and then asked for money for his safe return, B_ She went to her ex-husband’s house and shoc him dead. C Two passengers took control of the plane and made the pilot land in the desert. D After the party, the man made the woman have sex aguinst her will. E_ Wecame home from holiday and found that our TV had gone. FA teenager got into the Pentagon's computer system and downloaded some secret data, G Someone tried to sell me some marijuana during a concert. H_ When the border police searched his ear it was full of cigarettes I Someone threw paint on the statue in the park. ] He said he'd send the photos to a newspaperif the actress didn’t pay hima lot of money. K Anarmed man ina mask walked into a shop and shouted, meall the money in the till!” ‘The company accountant was transferring money into his own bank account. M The builder offered the mayor free flat in return for giving his company permission to build new flats on. piece of green land. N They lefta bomb in the supermarket car park which exploded, © Somebody stole my car last night from outside my house. P_ Aman held outa knife and made me give him my wallet. Q A woman followed a pop singer everywhere he went, watching hhim and sending him constant messages on the internet. Crime Criminat | Verb 1 blackmail ‘biskmeil’ | blackmailer | blackmail 2 | bribery “bra =| bribe 3 | burglary "solr burglar | breakin /burgle 4 | drug dealing iis iw’ | drug dealer | selldrugs 5 | Froud if fraudster | commit fraud 6 | hacking skin hacker | hack (nto) 7 | hijacking "havdsekiy’ | hijacker | hijack 8 | kidnapping ‘kidnsmio) | kidnapper _| kidnap A 9 | mugging mugger | mug 20 | murder nov murderer | murder 11 | rape rapist rape 12 | robbery ‘rai robber | rob 13 | smugating "sas smuggler | smuggle 14 stalking stk stalker | stalk 15 | terrorism cronivani | terrorist__| set off bombs, etc. 16 | theft vet thief steal 17 | vandalism venisivan’ | vandal | vandalize b @s2i) Listen and check. TO A CRIMINAL a Complete the senrences with the words in the list. ‘The crime arrested sirestil) questioned "iwestiond charged 'joxisd’ committed ho’ investigated in'vestigeitic! caught 1 Garland Adam committed a crime. They robbed a large supermarket. 2. The police thecrime, 3. Carland Adam were driving to the airport in astolen car. 4 They were andtaken toa police 3. The police them for ten hours. 6 Finally they were with (= officially accused of) armed robbery. ‘The tial accused kiu:zd! acquitted iwi Court ks) evidence ev: ‘guilty fopposite innocent) judge ilsads)_ jury suid proof iprut unishment psnifnont’ sentenced verdict 'vsdikt! witnesses ‘wins 7 Twomonths later, Carl and Adam appeared in 8 They were and car thefe, of armed robbery 9 told the court what they had seen oF knew. 10. The .(of 12 people) looked at and heard all the 11. Afeerewo days the jury reached their 12 Carl was found His fingerprints were on the gun used in the robbery. 13. The decided what Cat should be. ls He him to ten yearsin prison (ai 15. There was no. committed the crime 16 Hewas and allowed to go free. b @a3}) Listen and check, that Adam had

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