1 DOWN 1 2 5 11 12 13 17 18 19 to make a legal claim for money against a person or organization because they have harmed you proof that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it to decide and say officially what someone's punishment will be an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime a case that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be decided an official statement made by the police saying that someone is accused of a crime to let someone go free a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one given in a court of law responsible for committing a crime a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal E clip se C ro sw o rd co m ACROSS 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison a sum of money given to a law court so that someone can stay out of prison until their trial the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people there who decide whether someone is guilty to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not a public official who makes decisions in a court of law the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for breaking the law the legal punishment of death for a crime (two words - no space between them) the punishment of being put into prison [http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com] 11prosecution prosecution(n) (n)22release release (v) (v) 33plead plead(v) (v)44verdict verdict Matching exercise Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right Put the correct letter into the box next to each word (n) (n)55witness witness(n) (n)66jury jury (n) (n)77sentence sentence(v) (v)88defence defence (n) (n)99bail bail(n) (n)10 10trial trial a) b) (n) (n)11 11judge judge c) (n) (n)12 12defendant defendant d) (n) (n)13 13guilty guilty (adj) (adj) 14 14charge charge (n) (n)15 15testimony testimony(n) (n) e) f) g) h) i) j) k) l) m) n) a public official who makes decisions in a court of law a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one given in a court of law an official statement made by the police saying that someone is accused of a crime the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not to decide and say officially what someone’s punishment will be to let someone go free responsible for committing a crime Cloze exercise: Read the following text carefully and complete each gap with a word from the previous (matching) exercise in the correct form Criminal trial process The process of a criminal (1) ……………………………… starts when an individual is arrested Within to 48 hours of the arrest, the defendant must be informed of the charges against him If the (2) ……………………………… is not murder, bail will be set The (3) ……………………………… will then be notified of when and where to appear next, then will be allowed to leave if (4) ……………………………… has been set If the defendant does not (5) ……………………………… guilty, and instead states he is not (6) ………………………………., the case will move onto the trial phase First a jury is selected and the opening statements are heard Next, the (7) ……………………………… and the defence will call their witnesses to give (8) ……………………………… The witnesses for the prosecution are called first The (9) ……………………………… is permitted to cross-examine each (10) ……………………………… in an attempt to disprove the witness’s statements After both sides have presented their evidence, the attorneys are given the opportunity to make a final argument to the jury At this point, the (11) ……………………………… will give closing instructions to the jury on how to proceed The (12) ……………………………… then retires from the courtroom to consider the case in secret When they reach a decision, the jury returns to the courtroom and announces the (13) ……………………………… If the verdict is not guilty, the defendant is (14) ……………………………… If he is found guilty, the judge will decide upon a (15) ……………………………… that the defendant must serve (text abridged and adapted from http://www.essortment.com/all/criminaltrialp_rmga.htm) [http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com] DOWN 11 12 13 17 18 19 to make a legal claim for money against a person or organization because they have harmed you proof that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it to decide and say officially what someone's punishment will be an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime a case that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be decided an official statement made by the police saying that someone is accused of a crime to let someone go free a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one given in a court of law responsible for committing a crime a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal ACROSS 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison a sum of money given to a law court so that someone can stay out of prison until their trial the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people there who decide whether someone is guilty to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not a public official who makes decisions in a court of law the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for breaking the law the legal punishment of death for a crime (two words - no space between them) the punishment of being put into prison [http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com] 11prosecution prosecution (n) (n)22release release (v) (v) 33plead plead (v) (v)44verdict verdict (n) (n) Matching exercise Match the words on the left with the definitions on the right Put the correct letter into the box next to each word 55witness witness (n) (n)66jury jury (n) (n) 77sentence sentence (v) (v) 88defence defence (n) (n) 99bail bail (n) (n)10 10trial trial (n) (n)11 11judge judge (n) (n)12 12defendant defendant (n) (n) 13 13guilty guilty (adj) (adj) 14 14charge charge (n) (n)15 15testimony testimony (n) (n) a) a public official who makes decisions in a court of law b) a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not c) the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime d) the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent e) an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime f) a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case g) a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal h) a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one given in a court of law i) an official statement made by the police saying that someone is accused of a crime j) the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime k) to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not l) to decide and say officially what someone’s punishment will be m) to let someone go free n) responsible for committing a crime o) a sum of money given to a law court so that someone can stay out of prison until their trial Cloze exercise: Read the following text carefully and complete each gap with a word from the previous (matching) exercise in the correct form Criminal trial process The process of a criminal (1) ……………………………… starts when an individual is arrested Within to 48 hours of the arrest, the defendant must be informed of the charges against him If the (2) ……………………………… is not murder, bail will be set The (3) ……………………………… will then be notified of when and where to appear next, then will be allowed to leave if (4) ……………………………… has been set If the defendant does not (5) ……………………………… guilty, and instead states he is not (6) ………………………………., the case will move onto the trial phase First a jury is selected and the opening statements are heard Next, the (7) ……………………………… and the defence will call their witnesses to give (8) ……………………………… The witnesses for the prosecution are called first The (9) ……………………………… is permitted to cross-examine each (10) ……………………………… in an attempt to disprove the witness’s statements After both sides have presented their evidence, the attorneys are given the opportunity to make a final argument to the jury At this point, the (11) ……………………………… will give closing instructions to the jury on how to proceed The (12) ……………………………… then retires from the courtroom to consider the case in secret When they reach a decision, the jury returns to the courtroom and announces the (13) ……………………………… If the verdict is not guilty, the defendant is (14) ……………………………… If he is found guilty, the judge will decide upon a (15) ……………………………… that the defendant must serve (text abridged and adapted from http://www.essortment.com/all/criminaltrialp_rmga.htm [http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com] TEACHER’S NOTE: These are two separate worksheets and are not meant to be used in the same lesson I usually give my students the matching and cloze exercise worksheet first and then I give them the crossword puzzle a week (or more) later for revision and consolidation purposes Crossword Key Across 10 12 14 15 16 19 20 21 22 WITNESS—a person who tells a court of law what they know about a legal case PROSECUTION—the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime PROBATION—a period of time when a criminal must behave well and not commit any more crimes in order to avoid being sent to prison BAIL—a sum of money given to a law court so that someone can stay out of prison until their trial TRIAL—the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent COURT—a place where trials and other legal cases happen, or the people there who decide whether someone is guilty PLEAD—to state in a court of law whether you are guilty of a crime or not JURY—a group of people who examine all the facts of a case in court and decide whether someone is guilty or not JUDGE—a public official who makes decisions in a court of law DEFENCE—the lawyers who try to prove in a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime FINE—an amount of money that has to be paid as a punishment for breaking the law DEATH PENALTY—the legal punishment of death for a crime (two words - no space between them) IMPRISONMENT—the punishment of being put into prison Down 11 12 13 17 18 19 SUE—to make a legal claim for money against a person or organization because they have harmed you ALIBI—proof that someone was not where a crime happened and therefore could not have done it SENTENCE—to decide and say officially what someone's punishment will be VERDICT—an official decision made in a court of law, especially about whether someone is guilty of a crime CONVICT—to decide officially in a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime LAWSUIT—a case that a person or organization brings to a court of law to be decided CHARGE—an official statement made by the police saying that someone is accused of a crime RELEASE—to let someone go free TESTIMONY—a formal statement saying that something is true, especially one given in a court of law GUILTY—responsible for committing a crime DEFENDANT—a person in a law case who is accused of doing something illegal Matching exercise j m k e f b l c 10 11 12 13 14 15 o d a g n i h Cloze exercise Criminal trial process The process of a criminal (1) trial starts when an individual is arrested Within to 48 hours of the arrest, the defendant must be informed of the charges against him If the (2) charge is not murder, bail will be set The (3) defendant will then be notified of when and where to appear next, then will be allowed to leave if (4) bail has been set If the defendant does not (5) plead guilty, and instead states he is not (6) guilty, the case will move onto the trial phase First a jury is selected and the opening statements are heard Next, the (7) prosecution and the defence will call their witnesses to give (8) testimony The witnesses for the prosecution are called first The (9) defence is permitted to cross-examine each (10) witness in an attempt to disprove the witness’s statements After both sides have presented their evidence, the attorneys are given the opportunity to make a final argument to the jury At this point, the (11) judge will give closing instructions to the jury on how to proceed The (12) jury then retires from the courtroom to consider the case in secret When they reach a decision, the jury returns to the courtroom and announces the (13) verdict If the verdict is not guilty, the defendant is (14) released If he is found guilty, the judge will decide upon a (15) sentence that the defendant must serve [http://areti-aroundtheworldinenglish.blogspot.com]