LESSON PLAN

Teacher: Delia Cristea

Date: 17th of February 2015

School: Colegiul Economic Clrai

Grade: 23rd of February

No. of students: 20

Level: Advanced

Textbook: Upstream Advanced, Macmillan

Title of the lesson: Crimes

Type of lesson: Revision; Focus on developing speaking skills

Skills: Speaking, Reading

Length: 50

Aims:

To foster vocabulary related to Crimes

To develop Ss speaking skills
To develop critical thinking

Objective: By the end of the lesson Ss will have had practice in speaking about crimes and in expressing their opinions.
Didactic strategies:

Didactic methods: conversation, exercise, role-plays

Forms of organization: lockstep, pair-work, group work

Aids: chalk, board, worksheets, (if possible a phone to record the court trial)

Lesson background and motivation:

Prior to this lesson, Ss have had practice in reading about Crimes (A prison Visit Skills for First Certificate Reading; Judgment Day
Upstream Advanced). They have had restricted practice in speaking about the topic expressing opinion about different types of crimes. This
purpose of this lesson is to foster the previous taught vocabulary and to enable Ss to act out conversations in real life context. For this reason
they will simulate a trial in a court room. In addition, the lesson is designed to encourage group-work and creative/critical thinking.
Time Lesson Description of the activity Modes of Aims
Stage interaction
1 Warmer Greetings T-Ss To create a learning
Checking attendance atmosphere

2 3 Lead - In T writes on the board: T-Ss To introduce the topic of

If you cant do the time, dont do the crime and asks Ss to think and share Ss-Ss the lesson
their opinion about the meaning of it with their partner. Ss-T
T checks their ideas and elicits do the time be in prison
Then T explains that this lesson is intended to revise their vocabulary
related to Crimes and to provide further practice.
5 Activity 2 Ss read a text (See Annex 1) and do the task in pairs. Ss Ss To revise vocabulary
Teacher checks their answers whole class. Ss- T related to crimes

5 Activity 3 Ss complete the task in pairs (See Annex 2) put the vocabulary under the Ss Ss To revise vocabulary
correct headings. Ss - T related to crimes
Teacher checks their answers whole class.

10 Activity 4 T divides the class in small groups and gives them handouts with situations. T- Ss To practice vocabulary
(See Annex 3). Ss discuss their ideas in groups for about 5 min before Ss Ss To speak freely about a
presenting and discussing with the whole class. Ss - T topic related to the topic of
Teacher monitors and helps where necessary. the lesson/ to express their
opinions
To encourage group-work
20-25 Activity 5 T tells the Ss that one of them has an imaginary committed a crime. Ss are Ss Ss To practice vocabulary
encouraged to speculate about the person whos most likely to have To speak freely about a
committed it and about the crime committed. The class decides who the topic related to the topic of
victim is and T explains that the person who initiates a lawsuit is known as the lesson/ to express their
a claimant. Thus, T introduces the new task: Ss are going to create a court opinions
room drama and they first need to complete the role cards. To encourage group-work
T hands out the role cards assigning the roles according to the Ss
 proficiency in English. ( low levels members of the jury)
Ss prepare their roles for about 10 min and then play out their roles: the
judge calls the witnesses and allows the lawyers to examine defendants and
witnesses. The jury retires to consider the verdict and announces it. The
judge passes sentence.
Teacher monitors the activity and if possible, one of the Ss will record Ss
performance.
1 Home Annex 4 T Ss
Assignment Or, if the previous activity can be recorded, Ss write the transcript at home
and reflect on their performance: fluency, accuracy, range of vocabulary,
pronunciation
Annex 1
Read the following text. Then find words or phrases in the text that match the definitions below.
In Britain, someone accused of committing an offence is tried in a court of law. At the beginning of the trial, the defendant pleads guilty or not
guilty. The prosecutor makes a case against the accused and the defence lawyer tries to prove that the defendant is innocent. Witnesses are called
to give evidence. Before they give their testimonies, they have to swear an oath. When they have heard all testimonies from the witnesses and
the defendant, the jury decides if he or she is guilty or not guilty. If the jury reaches a guilty verdict, the judge passes sentence. The severest
sentence in the UK is life imprisonment. In Britain, a defendant is innocent until proven guilty.

a. a person who sees a crime

b. a person who is accused of a crime
c. a word that means decision
d. a phrase that means make a formal promise to tell the truth
e. the person who decides whether someone goes to prison and for how long
f. a group of ordinary people who decide if someone is guilty or innocent
g. a word that means punishment
h. a word that means crime
Answer Key: a) witness b) the accused/ defendant c) verdict d) swear an oath e) judge f) jury g) sentence h) offence

Annex 2
Put the following vocabulary under the correct headings.
death penalty burglary car theft fine trial
life sentence smuggling manslaughter verdict judge
defence lawyer suspended sentence community service
Answer Key:

CRIME SENTENCE COURT

Burglary Death penalty Trial
Car theft Suspended sentence Verdict
Smuggling Life sentence Judge
manslaughter fine Defence lawyer
Community service
Annex 3
Decide how serious the crime is and what the punishment should be.

1. Drink-driving A man drives home from the pub late at night. He is over the legal alcohol limit. He runs over his neighbours cat. The cat is
seriously injured and has to be put down.

2. Car theft A group of teenagers steals a car and goes joyriding. They crash the car and end up in hospital. One of them, the driver, is
seriously injured. The car is so badly damaged it cannot be fixed.
3. Attempted burglary/Grievous bodily harm A burglar breaks into a house. The owner of the house is sitting alone in the dark when he
breaks in. He is so shocked that he has a heart attack. The burglar runs away without stealing anything. He later calls an ambulance. The
ambulance arrives just in time to save the owner of the house.
4. Pick-pocketing A woman is Christmas shopping with her children. A pickpocket steals her purse from her handbag. The purse contains
100 in cash. It is all the money she has until she receives her next pay cheque in January.
5. Arson Student set fire to his school after failing all his exams.
6. Mugging Man waited on a dark corner until the young woman turned into the street. Then, he jumped out, hit her face, and ran out with her
handbag.
7. Smuggling Young man was caught at the customs with $500,000 worth of cocaine hidden the doors of his car.
Role cards for Activity 5
Defendant
You are the defendant. You will have to tell
the judge your name, age, job and your
relationship to the claimant. You will have to
give details of everything you remember
about what happened on the day of the
crime. You can also give any other
information that might be relevant. You are
allowed to speak to your lawyer and you
may have to speak to the prosecution lawyer.
Defendants father
You are the defendants father. You will
have to give a character reference for your
son/ daughter. You will have to give an
accurate description of their character and of
your relationship. Both lawyers will ask you
questions that you will have to answer.
Claimant
You are the claimant. You will have to tell
the judge your name, age, job and your
relationship to the defendant. You will
have to give details of everything you
remember about what happened on the day
of the crime. You can also give any other
information that might be relevant. You are
allowed to speak to your lawyer and you
may have to speak to the defence lawyer.
Claimants father
You are the claimants father. You will
have to give a character reference for your
son/ daughter. You will have to give an
accurate description of their character and
of your relationship. Both lawyers will ask
you questions that you will have to answer.
Police officer
You are the police officer who arrested the
defendant after the alleged incident. You are
shocked because you have known both the
claimant and the defendant for fifteen years
and liked them both. You will have to
explain how you know both the defendant
and the claimant. You will also have to
describe what both of them are like.
Defendants friend
You are the defendants friend. You will
need to tell the judge your name, age, job
and relationship to the defendant. You may
also be asked about your relationship with
the claimant. You will be asked questions
by both the prosecution and the defence.
Judge
You are the judge. You will have to give
an opening speech, giving a brief
description of the crime and the
responsibility of the jury.
You may talk to the lawyers before the
trial.
They will give you a list of all the
witnesses. You will call the witnesses one
by one during the trial. After the jury has
given their verdict, you will declare the
defendant guilty or not guilty. You will
then pass sentence.
Claimants friend
You are the claimants friend. You will
need to tell the judge your name, age, job
and relationship to the claimant. You may
also be asked about your relationship with
the defendant. You will be asked questions
by both the prosecution and the defence.
Defence lawyer
You are the defence lawyer. You want to
win this case. You need to get as much
information as you can. You need to make
the claimant look bad in court by finding
out negative facts about them. You need to
find out good things about your client to
make them look good in court.
Jury
You are a member of the jury. You need to
create a character for yourself. You will
need to consider things like name, age, job,
personality, hobbies and marital status.
When you have heard all the evidence, you
will have five minutes to decide with the
other jury members if the defendant is
guilty or not guilty.
Prosecution lawyer
You are the prosecution lawyer. You want
to win this case. You need to get as much
information as you can. You need to make
the defendant look bad in court by finding
out negative facts about them. You need to
find out good things about your client to
make them look good in court.
Jury
You are a member of the jury. You need to
create a character for yourself. You will
need to consider things like name, age, job,
personality, hobbies and marital status.
When you have heard all the evidence, you
will have five minutes to decide with the
other jury members if the defendant is
guilty or not guilty.
 Jury
You are a member of the jury. You need to
create a character for yourself. You will
need to consider things like name, age, job,
personality, hobbies and marital status.
When you have heard all the evidence, you
will have five minutes to decide with the
other jury members if the defendant is
guilty or
not guilty.
Jury
You are a member of the jury. You need to
create a character for yourself. You will
need to consider things like name, age, job,
personality, hobbies and marital status.
When you have heard all the evidence, you
will have five minutes to decide with the
other jury members if the defendant is
guilty or not guilty.

Annex 4 (Homework)
1. Complete the table below:

verb Crime (noun) Person (noun)

rob
- theft
kidnap
abduct
hijack
burgle
shoplift
mug
forge
blackmail
smuggle
pickpocket