This theme page about Crime and Mystery presents lesson plans and materials for intermediate level (B1), year 9 and above in Sweden
Related Page: Crime 5-9
Warm-up
Serial Taxi on Vimeo (2:17) https://vimeo.com/63106783A young businesswoman takes a chilling ride when she realizes her cab driver could be the notorious Taxi Killer.
Songs
Britney Spears – Criminal – YouTube (5:22)https://youtu.be/s6b33PTbGxk
Britney Spears’ official music video for ‘Criminal’. A plot/life story to talk about
Judas Priest-Breaking the Law (Lyrics) – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/GEy6ThJwE3s
Judas Priest-Breaking the Law lyric video
Vocabulary
Crime Justice and Criminals Vocabularyhttps://www.thoughtco.com/learn-vocabulary-about-crime-and-criminals-4078205
Vocabulary, phrases, and words concerning and relating to crime, criminals, and the justice system. Learn the most important vocabulary you need.
Vocabulary: Crime & Criminals · engVidhttps://www.engvid.com/english-resource/vocabulary-crime-criminals/
The list of crimes and criminals is long! Because the words have specific legal meanings, only a short, basic definition is given.
Crime and Punishment Vocabulary with Pronunciationhttp://ieltsliz.com/crime-and-punishment-vocabulary/
The most common crime and punishment vocabulary with audios for pronunciation. This word list covers crimes, criminals, punishment, court proceedings and other useful words to write and talk about
Lesson Plans
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on London Policehttp://www.breakingnewsenglish.com/0507/050723-shooting.html
London police have shot and killed an apparent suspect in Thursday’s attempted London bombings. A reading/listening task at two levels with various activities
Breaking News English ESL Lesson Plan on U.S. Murderhttps://breakingnewsenglish.com/0901/090104-murder.html
A 12-year-old boy in the United States has been found guilty of murder. A reading/listening task with various activities
“Punishment” Passive Voice and Tense Review | TEFLtastichttps://tefltastic.wordpress.com/worksheets/grammar/passive/passive-tense-review/
Rank the following crimes from the most to the least serious. Classroom materials and teaching tips from TEFL lifer Alex Case.
Reading
10 Crime Stories With Strange Coincidences – Listversehttp://listverse.com/2015/02/27/10-crime-stories-with-strange-coincidences/
A coincidence is defined as a series of events and circumstances which seemingly have no apparent connection to each other
Creepy Crime Stories to Read in Bedhttps://the-line-up.com/6-creepy-crimes-read-bed-tonight
We all know about Ed Gein, Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy. But there are other disturbing true crime cases lurking in the shadows. Read these, then (try to) sleep tight.
Three famous crimes | ESOL Nexushttp://esol.britishcouncil.org/content/learners/uk-life/be-safe-uk/three-famous-crimes
Every day in the newspapers you can read about crimes and criminals. However, some crimes are more famous than others. With activities
What do I do if the police arrest me?http://settlement.org/ontario/legal-services/police/if-you-are-arrested-or-detained/what-do-i-do-if-the-police-arrest-me/
The police cannot arrest or detain you without following very strict rules.
Personal Safety | Vancouver Police Departmenthttp://vancouver.ca/police/crime-prevention/for-individuals/personal-safety.html
Crime Prevention & Safety for Individuals: Personal Safety | Safety for Children & Teens. Authentic article from Vancouver Police
Youth – Juvenile Crimehttp://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading_youth.php
Juvenile delinquency refers to antisocial or illegal behavior by children or adolescents and is considered a serious problem all over the world. Reading Comprehension Text
Crime Short Storieshttp://www.eastoftheweb.com/short-stories/crimeindex.html
Welcome to the crime short story section at east of the web. You can browse the crime library by subgenre or search it for a title, author or keyword
Detective Stories – Short Storieshttps://strandmag.com/the-magazine/short-stories/
Detective Stories – Intriguing Tales of Mystery, Suspense & Detective Stories in the tradition of the original Strand Magazine (1891-1950)
London Medieval Murder Map — Violence Research Centrehttps://www.vrc.crim.cam.ac.uk/vrcresearch/london-medieval-murder-map
Google Chrome is the best browser for enjoying full functionality of this map as it was built using Google Maps JavaScript API framework
13 of the world’s most stupid criminals – BBC Newshttps://www.bbc.com/news/uk-35785834
A robber armed with a cucumber, a stolen penguin and the burglar caught napping – 13 criminals foiled by their own folly
Listening
Criminal | A Podcast About Crimehttp://thisiscriminal.com/
A Podcast About Crime. Stories of people who’ve done wrong, been wronged, or gotten caught somewhere in the middle.
True Crime Short Stories – True Crime Historianhttp://truecrimehistorian.com/category/podcast/true-crime-short-stories/
Episode 250 tells about two elaborately planned murders, one on the East Coast, one on the West, that would have been perfect except one was a little too clever, one a little too careless. Later on,…
The Crime Hub – Where Crime Fact Meets Crime Fictionhttps://thecrimehub.com/
A new site for lovers of crime, both fact and fiction. Written and audio content from leading crime writers and people connected to the criminal justice system.
Viewing
Crimes!English vocabulary on crime for upper-intermediate ESL students. – YouTube (12:22)https://youtu.be/f5fSSqrTC9Y
A picture-show with text about crime facts. Too long to watch without discussion pauses
This is what happens when a 4chan user from v goes to prison PART 1 – YouTube (9:20)https://youtu.be/-Pb9dNl4SHk
Find out what really happens when a beta permavirgin weeaboo faggot goes to jail on the next episode PART 2 (7:56)
Kids Behind Bars | National Geographic – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/DII1uVbf83U
This young convict was sent to an adult facility, leaving him alone in a sea of predators and violent offenders
the world lecture project (11:27)https://world-lecture-project.org/video/?id=564b641ceee37
As a teenager, Ismael Nazario was sent to New York’s Rikers Island jail, where he spent 300 days. Click for subtitles
When a 16-Year-Old Is Locked Up in a Supermax Prison | Stickup Kid | FRONTLINE – YouTube (28:18)https://youtu.be/z0xmAA6lPhU
What happens when a juvenile offender is locked up in a super-maximum security prison? “Stickup Kid” tells the story
Britain’s Teenage Knife Wars | Jermaine Jenas Investigates – YouTube (29:42)https://youtu.be/b8L0sIrjOzc
Former England footballer Jermaine Jenas returns to his home city of Nottingham to investigate the spike in knife crime that’s devastating young lives
Prison Kids Juvenile Justice in America Full Documentary – YouTube (1:04:07)https://youtu.be/NifPxtGi-Ns
America incarcerates children at a higher rate than any other developed country. Kids make mistakes — sometimes large, sometimes small
From Administering The DEATH PENALTY to Fighting Against it! – YouTube (2:09)https://youtu.be/cq31MCgpwbQ
Frank Thompson has administered the death penalty twice, but now, he’s traveling the country and speaking out against it
A Very Sicilian Justice: Taking on the Mafia – Featured Documentary – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/QsdkZExBdkQ
Sicilian judge Antonino Di Matteo is one of the most threatened – and protected – men in Italy. Partly Italian, with English subtitles, partly narrated by Helen Mirren
Watch Crime Documentaries Online Freehttp://documentaryheaven.com/category/crime/
Watch thousands of free online documentaries, spanning across all genres
The Story of Capital Punishment 1 of 6 – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/kc_lpWE7q6s
A series of six documentaries, approx. 9 min each
Speaking
10 Worst Crimes Ever Committed – EnkiVillagehttp://www.enkivillage.com/worst-crimes-ever.html
Get prepared to be shocked by these 10 worst crimes ever. – Let students tell them to each other after reading different ones.
ESL Conversation Questions – Crimehttp://www.eslconversationquestions.com/crime/
Home / School Conversation Questions
ESL Conversation Questions about Crime https://eslkidsgames.com/esl-conversation-questions-about-crime
ESL conversation questions about crime for adults and teens
ESL Speaking Murder Mystery Game | eslwriting.orghttp://www.eslwriting.org/esl-english-speaking-murder-mystery-game-activities-fluency/
This is a 15 to 20-minute group work fluency exercise. Each person is one character. There are 12 characters in the game. If you have a large class, consider splitting the class
Crime vocabulary storytelling game | TEFLtastic bloghttps://tefltastic.wordpress.com/worksheets/vocabulary/crime/crime-story-game/
Students make up a story with the help of some words. Look for the pdf version for printing down below
Let’s Talk About Crime worksheet – Free ESL printable worksheets made by teachershttps://en.islcollective.com/resources/printables/worksheets_doc_docx/lets_talk_about_crime/questions-speaking-listening/1637
This worksheet contains 18 conversation cards, a matching exercise, and some quotes. – Free registration required
Crime and Punishment Debateshttps://busyteacher.org/21378-crime-and-punishment-esl-debates.html
Super Engaging Speaking Activities for Your ESL Students
Writing
2 Easy Ways to Write Crime Stories (with Pictures)http://www.wikihow.com/Write-Crime-Stories
Like many authors, crime writers sometimes get an itch to break the conventions of the genre and create something unique. This is a fine impulse to listen to, but not one you want to take too far. Weigh the advice you hear against your own…
List of Famous Criminals – Biographies, Timelines, Trivia & Life Historyhttps://www.thefamouspeople.com/criminals.php
Criminals are the individuals who have committed a crime.Out of these 40 criminals, let your students choose one each and write their own short description of the person and his crimes
More Materials
Crime and Punishment Quiz – English for Police | English for Work | EnglishClubhttps://www.englishclub.com/english-for-work/police-crime-quiz.htm
Police: Crime and Punishment: Quiz Crime and Punishment Quiz You can do this quiz online or print it on paper.
Who’s Lying? 10 Detective Riddles To Workout Your Logic – YouTubehttps://youtu.be/mh8wyUcO_xI
Workout your logic with a set of 10 detective riddles! Imagine that you’re a detective!
Adapting the alibi game – part 1 – TeachingGamesEFL.com – by Mike Astburyhttps://teachinggamesefl.com/2017/09/13/adapting-the-alibi-game-part-1/
The alibi game is popular with teachers and students. An example Alibi Activity
crime and the law | LearnEnglish – British Councilhttps://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/category/topics/crime-and-law
The horrific crime of human trafficking may be closer to you than you realise. The United Nations’ World Day against Trafficking in Persons takes place on 30 July each year.
Free lesson plans on crime and punishment – EFL Magazine https://www.eflmagazine.com/crime-punishment/
Free crime and punishment lesson plans and vocabulary for English language teachers. Free resources for teachers of English as a foreign language.
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