Extra Lesson: Crime & Law vocabulary / Social issues

PART I: LEGAL VOCABULARY

• Here’s a Video Clip  about Crime & Criminals:

• Below there’s a Video Clip on Crime & Law

• Here’s a Presentation that shows the basic principles of the UK/US legal systems:

• Here’s a Glossary of legal terms:

SAMPLE:

• • Leaflet on Crime Watch
  • Mediation: Crimes in Spain in 2015

EXERCISES:

• • Matching Exercise: Types of Crimes
  • In the courtroom    
  • Legal Terms   
  • Legal Wrangles
  • Law collocations
  • Using modals to talk about the past
  • Crime & Punishment
  • Laws Worldwide
  • Formal and informal Language
  • Law Test
  • Crime and Punishment Vocabulary

SPEAKING PRACTICE:

• • Discussion Questions (Student A) 
  • Discussion Questions (Student B)

SONG:

• Love in the first degree (Bananarama) – Legal vocabulary (B2.1)

PART II: SOCIAL ISSUES

• Here’s a Glossary of social issues vocabulary:

EXERCISES:

• Practise Listening and Reading with Breaking News English.
• English Expressions for Social Problems + Worksheet.
• CNN video clips