m. ______________________Harry Lee waited on a dark corner until the young woman
turned into the street. Then he jumped out, hit her in the face, and ran off with her leather
handbag.
2. SENTENCES: On the left are some of the sentences possible in an English court. Can
you guess their meaning?
SENTENCE
Community service
MEANING
Fines
Probation
Suspended prison
sentence
Prison
3. CASES: Now look at these cases. If you were a judge, what sentence would you give to
these people? Choose from the chart, give full details (eg. A $100,000 fine/3 years in
prison/one year probation). Justify your sentence.
1. 18-year-old Miranda worked in a shoe-shop. She lost her job when she stole $92 from the shop.
SENTENCE:
2. Nigel is 38. He drank a bottle of wine and then drove home. He had a car accident and killed a
13-year-old boy. SENTENCE:
3. Maria, 35, stole 400 € worth of food throughout a month in a popular supermarket. She is
unemployed, divorced and has 4 kids. SENTENCE:
4. Kevin, 15, was caught traveling on the train without a ticket. The ticket cost $1.75. SENTENCE:
5. Stacey, aged 18, was caught selling marijuana at a disco. At her flat about 50 grams of the drug
was found. (value: around $250). SENTENCE:
6. Dean, 17, broke the window of a new Mercedes and stole a mobile phone and four CD’s.
SENTENCE:
7. Samira is 32. She killed her husband with a knife while he was asleep. He had been very cruel
with her for more than 10 years. He hit her and insulted her often, and he also cheated on her.
SENTENCE:
8. Samuel downloaded more than 400 movies and other entertainment products illegally. If he had
bought these products he would have paid 5,000 €. SENTENCE: