ESL vocabulary: crime (intermediate) (level: b1)

Have you ever watched a crime movie or read a news article and felt confused by words like burglary, witness, or arrest? Understanding crime-related vocabulary is important for following news stories, TV shows, and everyday conversations.

In this post, we’ll explore common crime-related words and phrases at the A2 level, with examples and pictures to help you learn and remember them. Whether you’re talking about a detective story or reporting a lost wallet, these words will help you communicate more confidently. Let’s get started!

The vocabulary included in the PDF is the following:

arrest · burglar · court · criminal · cyber attack · detective · drug dealer · evidence · expert · fingerprint · forensic scientist · forger · jail/prison · judge · jury · gun · hijack · investigate · kidnap · knife · lawyer · murder · pickpocket · police officer · prisoner · robbery · terrorist · security guard · shoplift · suspect · thief · vandalism · victim · witness · weapon

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Download the handout with a picture dictionary about crime and people

Download the worksheet with blanks to be filled in

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