EF45 Class 31

 

Good morning, everyone.

We will get started at 12:00

 

 

Today’s agenda

·      Midterm recommendations (second half of the class in alphabetical order)

·      “Law & Order”

·      “Top 100 Most Used Nouns and Verbs in English”

·      Listening fun exercise- Listen to a song and listen for lyrics.

·      HW   Read/prepare “Roses Sing on New Snow” for Tuesday

 

Monday, June 10th

·      First day for early registration for summer term.

·      Begin short story

·      Begin noun clauses

·      HW   Read/prepare “Roses Sing on New Snow” for Tuesday

 

Tuesday

·      Continue noun clauses

 

 

 

“Law & Order”

1.violence, murder, shootings, stabbings, robbery, property crime, fraud, identity theft, scam, internet crime- hacker, cyber-crime, cyber-attack, cyber-security,

spam- fake junk emails

scam- phone scam

smuggling

B&E- break and enter

political corruption- bribery, dishonest politicians

narco-trafficiing – narcotics-drugs

human trafficing

counterfeit money- US money

kidnapping

assassination – murering an important person

littering- throwing garbage on the ground

speeding ticket

3. I witnessed a car accident.

4. jury – 12 regular citizens, judge a case

Donald Trump was found guilty last week of 32 crimes by a jury.

 

11. An eye for an eye.

first-degree murder- planned, you made a plan

second-degree- kill someone unintentionally

manslaughter- killed by accident

self-defence-

 

15. bail – pay money, released until your trial

 

Juries must be unanimous.

A jury that cannot agree is called a hung jury.

 

B. Vocab

civil law-

sue(v) lawsuit(n)- The US is very letigious society.

stalking(n)

Innocent until proven guilty. We have an assumption of innocence. The prosecutor must prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.

 

IDIOM “I see.” I understand. I follow you.

 

C. Complete the Sentences

1. speeding ticket, traffic violation

2.witness

If you testify in court against dangerous people, you can be out into Witness Protection.

3.the judge, the magistrate  Your honour.

4.victim, victimize(v)  robber, mugger- robs you on the street

He is a purse-snatcher. He is a pickpocket.

5.sentence, suspended sentence, home-arrest

6.fine, ticket, penalty

7.crime

He was sentenced to community service.

Any past crimes will be on your record. You can have your record expunged after a certain number of years.

8.$50000 fifty thousand

9.deter(v) deterrent(n)

10. capital punishment- death

corporal punishment-hit, spank

domestic abuse

11.jury

12.charge

A person is arrested and charged with a crime. Then they go to trial.

 

-police can talk to you

-detained by police

-arrested

-charged with a crime

 

try(v) trial(n) She was tried in court.