Unit 12. Crimes and criminals Law Breakers

Exercise 1: Match each word on the left with the appropriate definition on the right:

1. an arsonist a) attacks and robs people, often in the street

2. a shop-lifter b) sets fire to property illegally

3. a mugger c) is anyone who breaks the law

4. an offender d) breaks into houses or other buildings to steal

5. a vandal e) steals from shops while acting as an ordinary customer

6. a burglar f) kills someone

7. a murderer g) deliberately causes damage to property

8. a kidnapper h) steals things from people's pockets in crowded places

9. a pickpocket i) gets secret information from another country

10. an accomplice j) buys and sells drugs illegally

11. a drug dealer k) takes away people by force and demands money for their return

12. a spy 1) helps a criminal in a criminal act

13. a terrorist m) uses violence for political reasons

14. an assassin n) causes damage or disturbance in public places

15. a hooligan o) hides on a ship or plane to get a free journey

16. a stowaway p) takes control of a plane by force and makes the pilot

change course

17. a thief q) murders for political reasons or a reward

18. a hijacker r) is someone who steals

19. a forger s) makes counterfeit (false) money or signatures

20. a robber t) is a member of a criminal group

21. a smuggler u) steals money, etc. by force from people or places

22. a traitor v) marries illegally, being married already

23. a gangster w) is a soldier who runs away from the army

24. a deserter x) brings goods into a country illegally without paying tax

25. a bigamist y) illegally carries drugs into another country

26. a drug smuggler z) betrays his or her country to another state

Exercise 2: Continue the following table with the words from Task 1 where possible. The first few are done for you. Consult the dictionary when necessary:

Crime	Criminal	Criminal Act
treason	traitor	to betray
theft	thief	to steal
murder	murderer	to murder

Text 1: Match the following headings with the sections of the text below:

Psychological and psychiatric theories

Biological theories

Multiple causation theory

Social environment theories

Theological and ethical theories

Climatic theory