Global executions hit 25-year high (video)

April 06, 2016. Amnesty International says there were more executions worldwide in 2015 than in any year since 1990. Paul Chapman reports. (SOURCE: Reuters)

Here is a worksheet based on the video above. It contains a vocabulary gap-fill exercise as a pre-watching activity and a True/False comprehension exercise.

To download the worksheet click here.

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Oscar Pistorius Granted Bail (sntv video)

Feb 22, 2013

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. What charges does Oscar Pistorius face?
2. How long did the court hearing last?
3. How did the magistrate justify the decision to release Pistorius on bail?
4. What does Pistorius claim regarding his girlfriend's shooting? 
5. When will the next hearing in the case be?
6. What is one important condition of Pistorius bail? 

Try the following quiz (either before or after viewing) to review/study some vocabulary related to crime and justice.

Crime and Justice vocabulary » make online tests

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Sane verdict for Breivik satisfies Norwegians (Reuters video)

Aug. 24 - Victims, their families and residents of Oslo breathe a sigh of relief after Anders Behring Breivik is declared sane, and given a recommended sentence of 21 years in prison. Sarah Wali reports

Watch the video and answer the questions.

1. Has Breivik been found sane or insane by the Norwegian court?
2. What sentence has he received?
3. How many people were killed in the bombing?
4. How many people were shot down at the youth camp?
5. How old is Breivik?
6. Where will he serve his sentence?
7. What facilities will be available to him?
8. Did Breivik want to be considered sane or insane? Why?

You can find a video transcript here.

"Day after Oslo bombing-11" by Johannes Grødem - Flickr: Day after Oslo bombing. Licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.

Troy Davis Execution

Troy Davis execution goes ahead despite serious doubts about his guilt.

Crime and Punishment - The Justice System

This is a set of two separate worksheets (not to be used in the same lesson), whose aim is to practice vocabulary related to the justice system and the trial process. There is a crossword puzzle in the first worksheet. The second contains a matching exercise and a cloze exercise.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/62362506/Crime-and-Punishment-the-Justice-System 

You can find an online version here:  http://www.englishexercises.org/makeagame/viewgame.asp?id=4573

Crime and Punishment - The Death Penalty

Apart from an article based on a true story, the worksheet contains a set of comprehension questions, two vocabulary exercises, a roleplay task and some questions for class discussion.

Download: http://www.scribd.com/doc/60253812/Crime-and-Punishment-The-Death-Penalty