Lesson_6

• Frivolous Lawsuits page 32 ex 14-16
• Language Use: Asking for information
• Reading 4 Letter threatening legal action
• Language Focus 

Criminal Law

Reading 1 pp 39-40 ex 3-5

1.      armed robbery	a  killing somebody through an act or omission
2.        arson	b  deceiving somebody out of money or property
3.      assault	c  creating a false document
4.      battery	d  using a weapon to take money or property by force or direct threat of violence
5.      bribery	e  violence or abuse against a member of the offender's own household (e.g. wife/husband and children)
6.      burglary	f  intentionally burning a building
7.      domestic violence	g  buying and selling illegal narcotics
8.      drug trafficking	h  operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol
9.      drunk driving	i  entering a building with intent to commit a crime
10.  embezzlement	j  striking a person with intent to harm
11.  extortion	k  attempting to physically attack a person.
12.  forgery	l  giving money etc. to influence a public official
13.  fraud	m  stealing from an employer
14.  homicide	n  obtaining money or property through indirect threats or intimidation

From the Guardian: Berlusconi first criminal conviction 

From the BBC Pistorious sentence

Grammar: Passive constructions

Key terms_1: punishments

Self Study:

Listening 1 strongly suggested 

Reading 2 White-collar crime page 43-44 ex ex 19-21