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Curso First Certificate - Lesson 35 |
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Curso First Certificate - Lesson 35 |
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EL CURSO DE FIRST CERTIFICATE PREFERIDO POR LOS HISPANOPARLANTES |
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Punishment |
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Youth crime |
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ACTIVITY 246: You will have to do three activities about this article (the third activity is at the bottom). Firstly, quickly read the article below and choose the most appropriate title from the menu. Secondly, complete the article choosing from the menus the best alternatives. Then check the correct answers. |
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More and more people under sixteen are in crime. There are many possible reasons for this. |
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Firstly, of discipline at home and at school could be the cause. Young people often grow up without any firm idea about the difference between right and wrong, because parents are too busy working to their children. At school also, teachers cannot control large classes. |
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Secondly, social conditions such as poverty and drug addiction are important. In some cities, London for example, there are groups of homeless teenagers who in order to eat. In other cities, such as New York, young drug addicts commit crimes so as to be able to buy drugs. |
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Finally, the police may also be to . They often ignore minor crimes. Consequently, many young people feel they can with things like theft. |
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In conclusion, there are many factors which have caused an in crime among young people. It is difficult to know which of them is the most responsible, or how the increase can be stopped. |
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ACTIVITY 247: Now, read again the article carefully and find the words which express the explanations below. Then check your answers. |
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rules of conduct or method of practice (PARAGRAPH 2): |
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become adults, mature (PARAGRAPH 2): |
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the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions (PARAGRAPH 3): |
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with no housing (PARAGRAPH 3): |
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acts punishable by law (PARAGRAPH 3): |
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refuse to acknowledge, give no attention to (PARAGRAPH 4): |
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the act of taking something from someone unlawfully (PARAGRAPH 4): |
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things that contribute causally to a result (PARAGRAPH 5): |
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La delincuencia juvenil es un tema
complejo al que la mayoría de los gobiernos parece "escaparle"
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