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C. Match the crime with the punishment.
1. For each crime listed below, select a punishment from the previous page.

2. In groups of four, discuss your choices and be prepared to defend your choice.

Crime Punishment Reasons

a. a spectator is caught on video shouting racial comments
at a football match
b. a man is caught after attacking an elderly man and
stealing his wallet
c. a teenager is caught shoplifting in a department store
d. a teenager is caught spraying graffiti on a neighbour’s
door and garden walls.
e. a teenager is caught riding a motorbike without a driving
license.

f. this person entered the country illegally and is awaiting
a decision about deportation
g. a drunk driver knocks down a child who later dies
h. a nurse administers the wrong medicine to a patient who
then suffers paralysis

Reading and Vocabulary

A. Discuss the questions in pairs or groups.

1. Why do you think people commit crimes?
2. Is crime prevention better than punishment?
3. What are some easy solutions to prevent
people from committing crimes?
4. Is it possible to eradicate crime completely?

B. Match the words with their definitions.
1. hedonist a. wealth
2. rationally b. a result of an action

3. repercussion c. biological, known from birth
4. deterrent d. someone who seeks pleasure
5. innate e. making decisions based on logic
6. legitimate f. something that prevents you from doing something
7. subculture g. a social group within a larger social group
8. prosperity h. legal

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