Unit 8 | Ejercicios y tarjetas didácticas

Unit 8, English File Upper-Intermediate 4th Ejercicios y tarjetas didácticas

Lista de palabras para Unit 8, English File Upper-Intermediate 4th

Palabra	Definición	Ejemplo
accuse	Charge someone with wrongdoing or a crime	They were accused of armed robbery and car theft
acquit	Declare someone not guilty of a crime	The defendants were acquitted and allowed to go free
arrest	Take someone into custody by law enforcement	The vandals were immediately arrested and taken to the police station
blackmail	Extort or demand money using threats or secrets	She tried to blackmail the celebrity by threatening to sell photos to the press
bribery	Offering money or incentives to influence	They got the contract by using bribery
burglary	Breaking into a building to commit a crime	The burglary was very upsetting for the people who lived there
catch	Seize or capture someone or something	The police were able to catch the criminals as they tried to escape
charge	Formally accuse someone of a crime	Two people were questioned by the police and charged with armed robbery
commit	Perform an act, often illegal or harmful	Two people committed a crime. They robbed a bank and stole a car
court	Legal tribunal where cases are heard and judged	The defendants appeared in court
drug dealing	Illegally selling or distributing drugs	Drug dealing involves selling any illegal drug
evidence	Information used to prove or disprove something	The jury of twelve people looked at and heard all the evidence
fraud	Deceptive or dishonest activity for gain	He committed fraud by using other people's identities
guilty	Responsible for a crime or offense	The jury decided that the defendant was guilty of the crime
hacking	Illegally gaining access to computer systems	Computer hacking can enable people to steal information
hijacking	Illegally seizing control of a vehicle or plane	The hijacking of the plane forced the airport to close
innocent	Not guilty of a crime or wrongdoing	The jury decided that the defendant was innocent
investigate	Examine or inquire into a situation or event	The police investigated the crime
judge	Presiding officer in a court of law	The judge decided what the punishment should be
jury	Group of citizens determining guilt or innocence	The jury of twelve people looked at and heard all the evidence
kidnapping	Abducting or unlawfully holding someone captive	The kidnapping was an attempt to get money from the wealthy family
mugging	Robbery involving violence or intimidation	The mugging happened on a busy city street at night
murder	Unlawful killing of another person	He went to prison for the murder of a woman
proof	Evidence or information establishing truth	There was no proof that the defendants had committed the crime
punishment	Penalty or consequence for wrongdoing	The judge decided what the punishment should be
question	Ask someone for information or clarification	The police questioned them for ten hours
rape	Forcible sexual intercourse without consent	Three women accused the man of rape and the case went to court
robbery	Stealing from a person using threat or force	Robbery usually is violent and involves a weapon
sentence	Legal punishment or penalty imposed by a court	The judge sentenced the criminals to ten years in prison
smuggling	Illegally moving goods across borders	Smuggling involves taking illegal products from one country to another
stalking	Persistent and unwanted pursuit of someone	Stalking can happen physically or on the internet
terrorism	Acts of violence for political or social aims	People debated whether the crime was an act of terrorism
theft	Act of stealing or taking another's property	The theft was very stressful for the victim
vandalism	Deliberate destruction of property	Some people say graffiti is art, but others say it is vandalism
verdict	Decision or judgment reached in a trial	The jury reached their verdict after two days
witness	Person who provides evidence in a court case	The witness told the court what they had seen
accurate	Correct, precise, or free from errors	The film review was quite accurate. It said the plot was poor but the acting was good, which was true
axe	Tool with a sharp blade for cutting wood	Thousands of jobs were axed by UK firms
back	Rear surface of something	The Prime Minister has backed the Chancellor in the latest scandal
biased	Having a prejudiced or unfair viewpoint	The news on this channel is really biased. They have a very strong political opinion
censored	Altered or suppressed to remove objectionable content	I think the report was censored. The newspaper wasn't allowed to publish all the details
clash	Violent confrontation or conflict	Ministers clash over new car tax proposal
commentator	Person providing commentary or analysis	A commentator is a person who describes a sports event on TV or radio while it's happening
critic	Person who evaluates and reviews something	A critic is a person who writes a review about the good and bad qualities of books
editor	Person responsible for editing content	An editor is a person in charge of a newspaper or magazine, or part of one, and decides what should be in it
freelance journalist	Independent journalist who sells their work	A freelance journalist writes articles for different papers and is not employed by any one paper
hit	A successful and popular thing or event	The stock market has been hit by oil price fears
objective	Neutral, impartial, and unbiased	I want to be objective and base my decision on facts, not feelings
paparazzi	Photographers pursuing celebrities for photos	The paparazzi follow famous people around to get photos of them to sell to newspapers and magazines
presenter	Person who introduces or hosts a program	A presenter introduces the different sections of a radio or TV programme
quit	Stop or resign from something	He quit his job because he wanted to go travelling
quiz	To ask someone a lot of question	The police quizzed the witness in the murder trial
reporter	Person who gathers and presents news	A reporter collects and reports news for newspapers, radio or TV
row	Heated argument or disagreement	They rowed over who should pay the restaurant bill
sensational	Provoking intense interest or excitement	The reporting in the paper was very sensational. It made the story seem more shocking than it really was
split	Divide or break into parts	The celebrity split from with his wife after her affair
vow	Solemnly promise or pledge	The social media star vowed she wouldn't disappoint her fans again