Step 1: Brainstorming

1. Surf the Internet or refer to some relevant resources such as newspapers, magazines or books about the role of the police and the stages of the legal process.

In this section, you will learn some expressions related to the law. Please try to find out about:

the people involved in the legal system and what they do

the stages of the legal process and what different people do in this process

1. Present the information you have collected about the law to the whole class.

Step 2: Vocabulary learning

1. Read the article in Part A on page 54. Explain the following words in your own words.

a witness: a person who sees a crime happen

a criminal: a person who commits a crime

a detective: a member of the police who tries to find out the person responsible for committing a crime

a victim: a person who is injured or most directly affected by the crime

2. Read the flow chart about the legal process in Part B.

3. Read the passage in Part C on page 55 and fill in the missing words.

Answers:

C (1) police station (2) crime (3) trials (4) arrested (5) charged (6) investigation

(7) lawyers (8) witnesses (9) guilty (10) sentenced (11) prison (12) victims

Step 3: Vocabulary extension

1. Can you tell me any English words for types of crime? (These words include burglary, armed robbery, theft, assault, shoplifting, mugging, murder, drug dealing and smuggling, etc.)

2. Do Part D in pairs. You can consult your dictionary.

Answers:

D 1f 2e 3a 4d 5h 6g 7b 8c

Step 4: Homework:

Complete the related exercises in Workbook..