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CrimeStudents explore vocabulary and activities related to crime, including topics such as morals, wrongful convictions, fighting crime, the FBI, etc.. When Past Tenses aren’t NeededStudents review situations that require the use of the present perfect and not the past tenses - a common area of error for students of English. Describing the Order of Past EventsStudents practice three past tenses commonly used to describe the order of past events. Focusing on Duration Rather than CompletionStudents practice when it is appropriate to use the continuous aspect when describing past situations and when this is not necessary. |
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8-1 Past Simple and Present PerfectStudents review what they learned in Unit 7 in terms of the differences between the present perfect and past simple and further their knowledge with time words associated with each tense. 8-2 Past Simple and Past ContinuousIn this lesson, students practice the different reasons for using the past simple such as describing the order of events in a story. Grammar 8-2 also provides exercises for practicing the different uses of the past continuous. 8-3 Past Simple and Past PerfectStudents learn that using the past perfect provides the speaker with a different way to explain the order of past events. |
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8-1 The Story of Rubin CarterA reading comprehension exercise about the wrongful conviction of boxer, Rubin Carter. 8-2 In The NewsVocabulary and reading comprehension activity about changing morals in modern society. |
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8-1 Subject-Verb AgreementStudents learn how to make subjects and verbs agree, then do an exercise to practice identifying and correcting errors with subject-verb agreement. 8-2 ProofreadingStudents do an exercise practicing their ability to identify errors in sentences and correct them. This exercise is also a review of many of the writing concepts covered from Units 1 to 8 |
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8-1 I Shot the SheriffA musical listening exercise as students complete missing lyrics based on what they hear. 8-2 Facebook Fights CrimeAn excerpt from a TV news broadcast about how some people are using social media to track down thieves. 8-3 The FBI’s Most Wanted ListA listening activity based on a description of this famous list of wanted criminals. 8-4 Crime TimeSeveral animated shorts related to the topic of crime. |
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8-1 Unit IntroductionUnit introduction conversation activity. (group work) 8-2 Vocabulary DiscussionVocabulary discussion activity. (group work) 8-3 Vocabulary Role PlaysStudents use unit vocabulary and create role play dialogues to present to the class. (pair work) 8-4 Speaking PairsStudents discuss answers to questions either in the past simple or present perfect. (pair work) 8-5 DiscussionStudents discuss answers in either the past simple or past continuous tenses. (pair or group work) 8-6: Picture StoriesStudents work with a partner and write short stories describing photos in a document. (pair work) |
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accuse admit assault behind bars break in bullet burglar capital capture caught on tape charge citizen claim cloning commit complex conceal convict cooperation crook deceive deny deputy ensure envy eyewitness federal fingerprint flee fugitive genetic greed injustice investigation juror jury kidnap lie detector test lust manipulate offence outcome pistol point of view polygraph test pride property prosecute publicity pull over racism ramification robber robbery sentence shell sheriff shotgun sin stem cell Supreme Court surrender surveillance suspect swear thief to be found guilty track sb down trial victim well-off wound |