❖ Crime

★ Crime is an illegal action that breaks the law and can be punished by the government

➜ Stealing money from a shop is a crime

❖ Social Causes

★ Social Causes of Crime

➜ Social conditions or problems in society that can influence people to commit crimes. These causes are often related to economic or social difficulties

❖ Langage Focus - Cause and Effect : expression to explain reasons and consequences

★ Expressing Causes means explaining why something happens. It answers the question : « what is the reason »

➜ Because

➜ Because of

➜ Due to

➜ One reason is

✦ Example

➜ Many young people join gangs because they feel excluded

➜ Crime increases because of unemployment

➜ Some crimes happen due to poverty

➜ One reason is lack of education

★ Expressing Effects means explaining the result or consequence of an action, situation or cause. It answers the question « what happened because of this »

➜ So

➜ Therefore

➜ As a result

✦ Examples

➜ Some people lose their jobs, so they struggle financially

➜ Education programs improve opportunities therefore crime decreases

➜ There are fewer jobs : as a result, some young people turn to crime

❖ Vocabulary Focus

★ Crime like an illegal act

➜ Poverty - Lack of money or resources

➜ Unemployment - When people do not have jobs

➜ Gang - A group involved in criminal activities

➜ Prevention - Actions taken to stop something before it happens

➜ Opportunity - A chance to improve a situation