Crime and Punishment (Conditionals). Worksheet
Age: 14 – 16 and adults
Level: pre-intermediate and intermediate
Concerns: Conditionals, crime vocabulary
Procedure
Step 1: making chains. This is a whole group activity. The first student starts by saying the beginning of a sentence using any type of conditionals. The second student has to complete the sentence using the same conditional type. The next student has to transform the previous ending into his own beginning (he can change the type of conditionals) of a sentence and so on in a circle. This activity can be done to make a story. (A teacher can write the sample on the blackboard beforehand to train):
Witness a hijacking
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Phone a police station
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Report the crime
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Arrive at the scene of the crime
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Gather evidence and examine witnesses
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Trace the hijacker
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Catch the hijacker
e.g. If I witnessed a hijacking, I certainly would phone a police station. → After I phoned the police station, I would report the crime. → As soon as I reported the crime, the police would arrive at the scene of the crime immediately…
Step 2: asking questions. Students work in pairs. Each pair has got a list of crime vocabulary which is cut down to separate cards and all the cards are faced down on the desks. One of the students chooses a card and makes a question using the idea on the card. The student’s partner has to answer the question using the same type of conditional sentences and his own imagination. Then they swap the roles.
e.g. Student 1: What will a very diffident person do if he is being bribed? – Student 2: If a very diffident person is being bribed, he will take it feeling extremely ashamed.
Student 2: What would you do if you caught somebody perjuring in a court? - Student 1: If I caught smb perjuring in a court, I would allege him in a lie.
Assassination (to assassinate) |
Assault |
Bribery (to bribe) |
Burglary (to burglar) |
Forgery (to forge) |
Hijacking (to hijack) |
Kidnapping (to kidnap) |
Manslaughter |
Murder |
Perjury (to perjure) |
Pick-pocketing (to pick-pocket) |
Robbery (to rob) |
Shoplifting |
Smuggling (to smuggle) |
Terrorism |
Theft (to thieve) |
Trespassing (to trespass) |
Vandalism (to vandalize) |
Blackmail |
To catch a thief |
To examine a witness |
To gather evidence (to hide evidence) |
To trace a criminal |
Arson (to commit an arson) |
To witness a crime |
To report to police |
To cover up traces |
To prison a criminal |