Открытый урок по английскому языку по теме "Crime & Punishment". 11-й класс

Тип урока: комбинированный

Цели урока:

• Практическая: формирование коммуникативной компетенции; краткое ознакомление с уголовным кодексом;
• Образовательная: семантизация лексического материала по теме ”Crimes and Punishment”;
• Развивающая: развитие кругозора и эрудиции учащихся; развитие нравственной и гражданской позиции; развитие навыков самоконтроля и самостоятельной работы; развитие эмоциональной и мотивационной сферы личности.
• Воспитательная: способствовать осмыслению необходимости изучения прав и обязанностей граждан, законов в современном мире; воспитывать культуру общения.

Задачи: закрепить лексические единицы, изученные ранее по теме “Crime & Punishment”, повысить мотивацию к изучению английского языка.

Оборудование к уроку: ноутбук, проектор, экран, CD-проигрыватель, раздаточный материал (ответные листы), приложение.

Ход урока

1. Организационный момент. Введение в новую тематику.

Teacher: Let’s begin our lesson. Today we are going to speak about different kinds of crimes. Here you can see a few photos from newspapers. I’d like you to read them and choose the one which is connected with a crime, giving an opinion.

1. What is the connection between the pictures?
2. Would you like to be a judge? Why/ Why not?
3. What do you know about the prison system in our & other countries?

а) Фронтальная работа

Teacher: As we are speaking about crimes, criminals and laws I want you to express your opinion and give your arguments “for” and “against” the following ideas written on the blackboard.

The reason of many crimes committed by people is poverty.

Don’t forget to use some linking devices:

First of all, Secondly, Moreover, Besides, Finally

Time for discussion 3-4 min.

3. Развитие навыков аудирования.

Pupils listen to monologues of 6 young people about crimes and match them with the statements.

A. I feel frustrated about the increase in crime.

B. I think there should be stricter punishments for criminals.

C. We need to fight crime as a community.

D. Crime is being fought, but not in the right ways.

E. I don’t worry too much about crime where I live.

F. It’s important to try to reduce certain kinds of crime.

G. I am concerned about my personal safety.

Answers: CEGABF

4. Отработка нового лексического материала.Word formation.

Stop Press

Frank Turner, the (accuse)......in a trial that has attracted national attention, was today convicted of murder. The police (investigate).......lasted for a year and during the trial over 100 hours of (evidence).......were heard. Turner’s (law)......had all argued that he was not in the area at the time, but could not provide the necessary (prove)...... Police described Turner as a well-known (theft)...... who was responsible for many (rob).......in the local region. This is not Turner’s first (convict).......Seven years ago, he was found guilty of (forge)...... and served three years in prison. The judge is expected to sentence Turner to a period of (prison).......later this week.

Answers: accused; investigation; evidence; lawyers; proof; thief; robberies; conviction; forgery; imprisonment.

5. Teacher: Read the sentences and then use the words in bold to complete the sentences below.

Capital punishment is punishment by death. Techniques include the electric chair, the gas chamber, hanging and lethal injection.

Some people believe that capital punishment acts as a deterrent. This means they think it stops people committing murder.

The serial killer was sentenced to life imprisonment.

The police think I committed the burglary! I’m going to have to get a lawyer/solicitor.

She was arrested on suspicion of fraud, and later was officially charged with the crime.

The court case lasted for three months before the jury found him guilty.

Judge: How do you plead?

The accused: Guilty, your Honour.

The jury found him not guilty, but nobody really thinks he is innocent.

There is lots of evidence that he did it –his fingerprints were all over the gun, for example.

Having served 15 years in prison, Mason is to be released next week.

1. My lawyer advised me to......guilty, but I’m not going to. I’m innocent!
2. People imprisoned for life are usually ......after about 20 years.
3. My......has instructed me not to discuss this case with reporters.
4. The suspect was released without being charged due to lack of......
5. No European country supports......Most Europeans think it’s barbaric.
6. Losing your driving license would be a good......against drinking and driving.
7. I’m buying a new suit. My......at the County Court starts on Monday.
8. I can’t believe the police have......Jane with embezzlement. They must have made a mistake.
9. Can you imagine being sentenced to ......and knowing you have to spend the rest of your life behind bars?
10. The foreman of the jury read out the verdict. “......,” he said.

Answers: 1. plead; 2. released;3. lawyer/solicitor; 4. evidence; 5. capital punishment; 6. deterrent; 7. case; 8. charged; 9. life imprisonment; 10. Not guilty

6. Развитие навыков поискового чтения (с общим пониманием)

A. Capital Punishment

B. Shoplifting

C. Crime Prevention

D. Kidnapping

E. Frightening Changes

F. Long-Term Effect

G. Virtual Crime

Y. Guilty or not Guilty?

1. The presumption of innocence is a legal right that the accused in criminal trials has in many modern countries. The burden of proof is thus on the prosecution. It has to collect and present enough compelling evidence to convince the jury of the fact that beyond a reasonable doubt the accused has broken the law. In case of remaining doubts, the accused is to be acquitted.
2. Sarah and Lisa always enjoyed hanging out at the mall. But one Saturday, after shopping for jeans, Sarah pulled a new shirt out of her bag. Lisa didn’t remember seeing her buy it. “I didn’t,” Sarah told her. “I lifted it.” Lisa was upset and puzzled. Stealing didn’t seem like something Sarah would do. Sometimes people do not realize the consequences of this crime.
3. Even families living in so-called “safe” neighborhoods are concerned. They may feel safe today, but there is always a reminder that violence can intrude at any moment. Polly Klaas and her family no doubt felt safe in Petaluma, California. But on October 1, 1993, she was abducted from her suburban home during a sleepover. If she can be abducted and murdered, so can nearly any other child.
4. The Internet is a great place to find information, make friends, keep in touch with others, and do business. There always are other sides as long as there is a criminal element. As our world becomes more computerized and ever more interconnected, different kinds of computer crimes will continue to grow. These include break-ins of computers to get trade secrets or illegal entry for the thrill and challenge.
5. Movie violence these days is louder and bloodier than ever before. When a bad guy was shot in a black-and-white Western, the most we saw was a puff of smoke and a few drops of fake blood. Now the sights, sounds, and special effects often jar us more than the real thing. Slow motion and pyrotechnics conspire to make movies and TV shows more gruesome than ever.
6. University of Illinois psychologist Leonard Eron studied children at age eight and then again at eighteen. He found that television habits established at the age of eight influenced aggressive behavior through childhood and adolescent years. The more violent were the programs preferred by boys in the third grade, the more aggressive was their behavior, both at that time and ten years later.
7. In the debate about execution and human dignity, supporters and opponents of the death penalty have found very little common ground. Since the 18^th century, those who wish to abolish the death penalty have stressed the significance of requiring governments to recognize the importance of each individual. However, supporters of this penal practice see nothing wrong with governments deliberately killing terrible people who commit terrible crimes.

Answers: HBDGEFA

7. Teacher: Let’s check your hometask. You were to read the text “Corruption” and to choose the right answers in the task. What type of crime is described here?

Answers: 3412231

8. What types of criminals do you remember?

Who is a shoplifter, a robber, a vandal...?

Примерные ответы учащихся:

• А thief is someone who takes things which do not belong to them.
• An arsonist is someone who sets fire to property on purpose.
• A kidnapper is someone who takes a person by force and demands a ransom.
• A mugger is someone who attacks people in the street in order to steal something.
• A burglar is someone who breaks into people’s houses to steal things.
• A murderer is someone who kills somebody on purpose
• A hijacker is someone who uses force to take control of a plane.
• A vandal is someone who damages property on purpose
• A forger is someone who forges documents, paintings, etc.
• A robber is someone who steals something from shops, banks, etc.
• A shoplifter is someone who steals something from shops.

9. Look at the text and complete the exercise. You also have this exercise on your sheets of paper.

Burgar, 14, walks free for 33^rd time

Britain’s most persistent young burglar walked free for the 33^rd time yesterday.

Two hours later the politicians promised to take action against tearaways who the law says are too young to be locked up.

Youngsters aged between 12 and 15 who repeatedly 1......... crimes will be held in ten new “secure training centres” for up two years.

The 14-year-old, in 2........... yesterday, was responsible for a mini crime wave near his home totaling $58,000. As he was releasing his worried mother said: “I really thought he would have been locked away. I’m worried that he’ll be out 3........... it again before the week’s out”.

Her son had stolen clothes worth $ 28,000 and dropped into the same branch of one particular shop three times in one week. He played with the laces of his $ 100 trainers as the court heard he had also 4........... his local chemist’s at least six times.

Before one raid a shop assistant was even handed his “calling card” marked with his initials and advising: “Ring the police”.

The boy, who cannot be identified for law reasons, 5........... seven charges of burglary and asked for another 24 to be taken into 6.........

The court heard he was too young to be remanded in custody and that there was no place for him in secure accommodation.

The boy’s mother added after the trial: “I just find it astonishing that nowhere can be found for him. I’ve warned him he’s living on borrowed time. I’ve tried – but I can’t 7........... him”.

A commit	B do	C make	D practice
A trial	B court	C dock	D cell
A making	B taking	C burgling	D doing
A taken	B stolen	C burgled	D shoplifted
A denied	B admitted	C confessed	D accused
A consideration	B thought	C mind	D understanding
A check	B control	C limit	D prevent

Answers: ABDDBAB

10. Teacher: Here are some sentences from a discursive composition about capital punishment. What is the purpose of each sentence? Write a letter from the box next to each sentence.

A introducing the topic	E presenting a disadvantage
B giving opinion	F presenting two opposing points of view
C giving an example	G presenting a conclusion
D presenting an advantage

1. For instance, the majority of people executed for murder in the United States are black.
2. To sum up, there is little evidence that capital punishment acts as a deterrent.
3. I would argue that there is no place for capital punishment in a humane, civilized society.
4. Capital punishment is an extremely controversial issue.
5. Secondly, when a murderer is executed, the family of the victim often feel that justice has been done.
6. Finally, there have been many occasions throughout history when innocent people have been executed.
7. Firstly, it is said that capital punishment sends a message to society that murder will not be tolerated, but it also clearly sends the message that is acceptable in certain circumstances.

Answers: CGBADEF

11 Teacher: Now, you’ll listen to some articles from a criminal code. Try to understand and find a translation.

Article 105. Murder

Murder is the intentional killing of another person.
It shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term of six to fifteen years.

Article 158. Theft

Theft shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of 200 to 700 minimum wages or in the amount of the wage or salary or any other income of the convicted person for a period of two to seven months, or by compulsory work for a term of 180 to 240 hours or by deprivation of liberty for a term of up to three years.

Article 162. Robbery with Violence

Robbery committed using violence which threatens human life and health or with the threat of using such violence, shall be punishable by deprivation of liberty for a term of three to eight years, with confiscation of property or without such confiscation.

Статья 162. Разбой

Разбой, совершенный с применением насилия, опасного для жизни или здоровья, либо с угрозой применения такого насилия, наказывается лишением свободы на срок от трех до восьми лет со штрафом в размере до пятисот тысяч рублей или в размере заработной платы или иного дохода осужденного за период до трех лет либо без такового.

Статья 105. Убийство

Убийство, то есть умышленное причинение смерти другому человеку, наказывается лишением свободы на срок от шести до пятнадцати лет.

Статья 158. Кража

Кража, то есть тайное хищение чужого имущества, наказывается штрафом в размере до восьмидесяти тысяч рублей или в размере заработной платы или иного дохода осужденного за период до шести месяцев, либо обязательными работами на срок до ста восьмидесяти часов, либо лишением свободы на срок до двух лет.

(Уголовный кодекс Российской Федерации)

12 Teacher: Your hometask will be to write an essay “The crime rate in our city is too high and extreme measures should be taken to reduce it”.

Appendix Text for reading. Task № 9

Corruption

Sharon had marched up to my desk, obviously furious, and demanded “a word outside”. At that moment I was just curious to find out what had bothered her so much. I followed her outside. “I’ve just paid a little visit to our old friend Fat Mickey,” she said, “to put some pressure on him about last year’s Renfrew robbery, and he says you took some cash to “lose” some evidence. Well?

If I’d known what was coming. I could have reacted better, but I’d been caught completely off guard and I knew it showed. “It’s a lie,” I said, as coolly as I could. “He’s a criminal and will say anything.” I hoped I sounded convincing but she was looking straight at me with her sharp blue eyes and I left like a schoolboy in trouble with the headmaster. I leaned back against the wall trying to look like I didn’t have a care in the world, despite the fact that I was having difficulty breathing and I could feel the beads of sweat gathering on my forehead.

Sharon was a woman I’d always admired. A tough detective and a very good one, too. It wasn’t easy for a woman to make it as a detective and earn the respect of all her colleagues. But it hadn’t been easy for me either, a boy from the poorest area in Glasgow. I was a good detective, one of the best, in fact, and I’d only ever made one mistake – taking money from Mickey. It had been just after I had split up with my wife and I was badly in debt. I had never done anything like it before and I never intended to do it again.

Now, as Sharon confronted me, I felt small, ugly and very guilty. I also felt

annoyed with her at the moment. What made her so perfect? Had she never put a foot wrong anywhere? Ever? My mind raced as I tried to decide what to do. Should I tell the truth, explain what had happened and hope she’d take my side? Or should I just brush off the accusation and pray she didn’t tell anyone? I had no idea if this conversation could finish off my promising career as a police officer or not.

At the end of the day it would all come down to my word against Mickey’s and he was just a cheap criminal. But I didn’t want people whispering behind my back, wondering if it were true, whether I really was a corrupt officer off the law. If word goes out, this would always be on my record. Once your superiors had lost confidence in you it was almost impossible to get it back and I didn’t want to lose my chance of further promotion. I’d already made it to detective inspector and I saw no reason why I couldn’t go higher. Except now there was Mickey’s betrayal casting a dark shadow over my dreams.

I shrugged my shoulders and attempted a cheeky grin at Sharon. “You’re the last person I expected to believe Mickey. I should be offended,” I said. She laughed, but it was an empty laugh and it didn’t reach her cold eyes. “I didn’t believe him. Until now, that is. It’s a shame really, because you were always the one person in the station that I looked up to. I thought you were very honest and I’ve just lost a little more faith in humanity,” she said. “But don’t worry, your dirty little secret is safe with me.”

As I watched her turn around and go back into the station, I finally managed to take a deep breath. Of course, I was very relieved that she wouldn’t talk and I trusted her because I knew that, unlike me, she really was an honest person. But her words had affected me deeply. I had lost her respect forever. I would be able to hold my head high with everyone in the station, apart from her. Even if I ever did manage to get the promotion I longed for, there would always be one person who knew I didn’t deserve it.

A15 Sharon was angry because

1. Fat Mickey was threatening her
2. she found out the writer had put her in danger
3. she thought the writer may have harmed the case
4. she had been tricked by Fat Mickey

A16 When the writer says “I’d been caught completely off guard” in paragraph two, he means he

1. reacted wrongly
2. was seeing doing wrong
3. wasn’t feeling confident
4. was taken by surprise

A17 When Sharon made her accusation the writer

1. was afraid that he looked guilty
2. managed to persuade her that he was innocent
3. didn’t try to defend himself
4. succeeded in staying calm

A18 In the third paragraph, the writer implies that his mistake

1. was Sharon’s fault
2. should be forgiven
3. hadn’t hurt anyone
4. ended his marriage

A19 The writer was worried that

1. he would lose his job
2. his colleagues would lose their trust in him
3. Mickey would try to hurt him
4. Sharon’s career would be affected

A20 In paragraph six, Sharon shows that she

1. still admired the writer
2. would reveal what she knew
3. felt disappointed with the writer
4. believed the writer was innocent

A21 After his conversation with Sharon, the writer

1. knew she would never trust him again
2. was relieved that she would forgive him
3. knew that he would never be promoted
4. felt very annoyed with her

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