General English Level 5 V 3

UNIT 04 Crime and punishment TOPIC 04 Crime facts and figures

	READING 04 They've gone soft on crime
	In recent years the crime rate has increased, and many people believe punishments are not severe enough.

Read the letter to the editor about crime and sentencing.


big bosses	top managers of companies
big business	large, wealthy companies (speaking generally)
dramatically	very greatly
drug-related crimes	crimes caused by people who have a drug problem or which are a consequence of drug use
get away with	do something and not be punished for it
lenient	not tough enough
offender	person who commits a crime
white-collar crime	crime committed by managers of companies

Now go to 05 LANGUAGE FOCUS Expressing anger.