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READ
Why do we have crime? When will it all stop? It’s sad that there is so much crime in our society. It hurts so many people. Most people in the world just want to live happily and be good neighbours. Why do some people turn to crime? Money is a big reason. Many criminals pickpocket, steal, kidnap, or even kill people to get money. There are many terrible crimes in the world. Perhaps the worst is ethnic cleansing. This is a crime against humanity. Many people are killed because of their colour or religion. People who commit this crime rarely go to prison. Have you ever been a victim of crime? What do you think we need to do to reduce crime rates? Perhaps you should write to your government. Tell your leaders enough is enough.
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THE ACTIVITIES
LISTENING GAP FILL
Why do we have crime? When ______________________ stop? It’s sad that there is so much crime in our society. It ______________________ people. Most people in the world just want to live happily ______________________ neighbours. Why do some ______________________ crime? Money is a big reason. Many criminals pickpocket, steal, kidnap, ______________________ people to get money. There are many terrible crimes in the world. Perhaps the worst is ______________________ . This is a crime against humanity. Many people are killed ______________________ colour or religion. People who commit this crime ______________________ prison. Have you ever been a victim of crime? What do you think we need ______________________ crime rates? Perhaps you should write to your government. Tell your leaders ______________________ enough.
CORRECT THE SPELLING
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UNJUMBLE THE WORDS
Why do we have crime? it When all will stop? It’s sad that there society our in crime much so is. It hurts so many people. Most people in happily live to want just world the and be good neighbours. Why do some people turn to crime? Money is a big reason. Many criminals pickpocket, steal, kidnap, or money get to people kill even. There are many terrible crimes in the world. Perhaps the worst is ethnic cleansing. This humanity against crime a is. Many people are killed because of their colour or religion. People rarely who go commit to this prison crime. Have you ever crime victim been of a? What do you think we do reduce rates to to crime need? Perhaps you should write to your government. Tell your leaders enough is enough.
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET INFO: Search the Internet and find more information about crime. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE:Write a magazine article about crime. Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. CRIME POSTERMake a poster about crime. Show it to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your posters.
5. MY CRIME LESSON:Make your own English lesson on crime. Make sure there is a good mix of things to do. Find some good online activities. Teach the class / another group when you have finished.
6. ONLINE SHARING:Use your blog, wiki, Facebook page, MySpace page, Twitter stream, Del-icio-us / StumbleUpon account, or any other social media tool to get opinions on crime. Share your findings with the class.
ANSWERS
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