Week 9 PDF

MIDTERM (B) MIDTERM © Still to go + 9 Dec – Crime and Punishment + 16 Dec – PUB QUIZ (points + chocolate) + WINTER BREAK: Podcast + 13 Jan – Crime and punishment + (Additional online lesson ) + 20 Jan – War and Diplomacy / Entertainment Name a movie which involves a robbery Name a crime...

MIDTERM (B) MIDTERM © Still to go + 9 Dec – Crime and Punishment + 16 Dec – PUB QUIZ (points + chocolate) + WINTER BREAK: Podcast + 13 Jan – Crime and punishment + (Additional online lesson ) + 20 Jan – War and Diplomacy / Entertainment Name a movie which involves a robbery Name a crime podcast Name a crime TV series Name a (in)famous criminal Name a crime other than murder/theft Name the book: Crime and P_________ Crime and punishment 1 English for Journalists 3 Today Copy the key words and phrases you will later use in reporting. VERB + NOUN (COLLOCATION) pull off + heist commit (-ted) a crime murder / robbery / … BEWARE + Act (robbery) + Actor (robber) + Action (to rob) Robbery + Roof term for: + Pickpocketing + Shoplifting + Mugging + Burglary (breaking-in) To pickpocket + He was accused of pickpocketing + He’s a pickpocketer. + One who steals from the pocket of a passerby, usually by sleight of hand + I was pickpocketed in the subway. Lifting shops? Mugging + attacking and robbing someone in a public place + The first time I went to Dubrava I was mugged. + The mugger was wearing a black coat. + He held me at gunpoint / at knifepoint. Burglary or a break-in + A 27-year-old Birmingham man is under arrest after police say he assaulted an employee at a Vestavia Hills business during a break-in. The burglary happened shortly before 9 a.m. (Reader p. 102) + He burgled into the home. + He broke into the home. A heist movie Heat (1995) Heist + Spectacular robbery + a crime in which valuable things are taken illegally and often violently + E.g.: a $2 million jewellery heist + Plan, pull off, execute a heist Smash-and-grab Smash-and-grab + smashing a display window in a shop or a showcase, grabbing valuables, jewelry, etc. Ram raid Theft + The crime of stealing. + Types: + Petty theft + Serious theft USA + Each state's law is different, so petty theft in one state might be stealing property valued at less than $500 while in another state the threshold might be set higher, say at $2,500. Types of theft + Car theft + Art theft + Arms theft + Bike theft + Employee theft + Architectural teft Carjacking and joyriding + the crime of stealing a car while someone is in it by using physical force or threats + driving fast and dangerously for pleasure, especially in a stolen vehicle Escaping + Robbers pulled off the heist and made their getaway / made their escape. + They drove off in the getaway car which they then burned. + They made off with 1.000.000 US dollars.  He made off with other people’s money! Bernie Madoff Foil a robbery + Arkansas robbery plan foiled by motorcycle buy from police office + (Reuters) - An Arkansas man suspected of robbing a bank and arranging ahead of time to purchase a used motorcycle for a getaway ended up behind bars after he was arrested by the person who managed the sale, a police officer in uniform, police said on Wednesday Murder + In law: homicide + Knifing (the victim was knifed) + Stabbing (the victim was stabbed) + Shooting (the victim was shot /shoot – shot – shot/) A gun + All firearms are guns (not cold weapon) + A handgun is a gun that fits in your hand, which includes both pistols and revolvers. + A pistol has a stationary gun chamber + a revolver has a chamber that spins. THE MOST IMPORTANT TERMS + He committed a crime (murder) + He was suspected of murder. + He was arrested for murder. + He was accused of murder. + He was charged with murder. + He was sentenced for murder. Getting arrested + Arrested or detained or held in custody. + Allegation = alleged offence. He allegedly killed a man. + He is tried in court (trial). + They have to prove the alleged offence. Awaiting trial + He will be tried in court. A court trial. + The suspect is either held/remanded in custody = he awaits trial in prison + The suspect is released on bail = the judge decides how much money the defendant has to pay to return to the court for trial Bail + Granted. The judge set the bail at 1.000.000 USD. + His friend posted bail for him. + Denied. The judge denied the bail. + Jump bail = not return to court. Exercises + MS Teams