2. Vocabulary for EL Civics Crime Copyright © 2012 Donna Barr All rights reserved by author. www.ESLAmerica.US “The English language website where everything has sound.”

3. crime unlawful activity

4. report a crime To tell what you saw or experienced to someone in law enforcement

5. battery an unlawful attack on another person by beating, hurting or touching in an offensive way

6. burglary breaking into another person’s house in order to steal

7. identity theft stealing a person’s financial information in order to use it in an unlawful way (credit card, Social Security number, etc.)

8. arson setting fire to property unlawfully

9. theft stealing, someone’s personal property without permission of the owner

10. tagging marking or vandalizing any surface with graffiti

11. kidnapping taking and hiding someone against his/her will

12. drug dealing buying and/or selling drugs illegally

13. mugging threatening or assaulting someone for the purpose of robbery

14. murder killing someone illegally and intentionally

15. flashing/indecent exposure showing one’s genitals in a public place

16. robbery taking someone’s property by force

17. Directions: On the following slides, you will hear 6 words or phrases. Click inside the box to type what you hear. When you are finished, click the large check mark on the right to reveal the answers.

18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 robbery identity theft crime arson tagging murder

19. 1 2 3 4 5 6 burglary report a crime flashing theft battery kidnapping

20. 1 2 3 4 5 6 indecent exposure drug dealing mugging crime robbery arson

21. Copyright © 2012 Donna Barr All rights reserved by author. www.ESLAmerica.US “The English language website where everything has sound.