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Crimes
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- Parent Category: Upper-Intermediate Skill Builders
- Category: Upper-Intermediate Skill Builders: Speaking
- Written by Chris Cotter
Discuss or debate the questions below. Remember to support your answers!
- Have you ever committed a crime? If yes, what did you do?
- Have you ever witnessed a crime? If yes, what happened?
- Have you ever been the victim of a crime? If yes, what happened?
- Would you ever commit a crime if you knew you wouldn't be caught? Why/not?
- Do you think that your country is safe and mostly free of crimes? Why/not?
- What is the most common crime that happens in your country? Please explain.
- What would you do if you saw someone shoplifting? Please explain.
- What would you do if a family member committed a crime? What if it were a serious crime? Please explain.
- What would you do if there were a burglar in your house? Please explain.
- How do you feel about the death penalty? Is it right or wrong? Why do you think so?
- What is the worst crime you can think of? What should the penalty be for that crime?
- What specific crimes have been in the news recently?
- Why do you think some people commit crimes? Why do you think some people commit serious, deadly crimes such as arson and murder? Please explain.
- Is murder worse than stealing $1,000,000 for a large corporation? Why/not?
- Is stealing someone's wallet worse than stealing $1,000,000 for a large corporation?
- Do you consider yourself an honest person? Why/not?
- What would happen if all crimes were considered equal in the eyes of the law? In other words, shoplifting receives the same punishment as murder. What if this true for felonies? Please explain your answer.
- What would the world be like if there were no crimes? Do you think this could ever happen?
- What would happen if there were no prisons, and instead all the criminals were sent to an island far away? Please explain.
- There's a new law. If someone commits a crime, everyone in his family is similarly responsible. Is this good or bad? Please explain.
