Correct these sentences. 1 The man and woman were married to each other legally. 2 Though they lived quite close to each other, they never met in real life. 3 The man divorced the woman after a serious argument. 4 Maple Story has millions of members, but long-term relationships are unusual. 5 In the Netherlands, two young people were sent to prison for virtual theft. Do you think people should be punished for virtual crimes? Why? / Why not? How? Read the text again and underline words and phrases that refer to crimes and justice. Make a list of phrases. Example: … murder … sentence … arrest Using expressions from 5, prepare to talk about a crime, for example: ■■ a crime that’s been in the news today/recently. ■■ a crime connected with school. ■■ a famous crime or criminal from the past. Talk about the crimes in groups. ■■ Do you know what the sentence was? If so, do you agree with it? If not, what do you think it should be? Read the web postings about the article. Who thinks the woman should go to prison? 3 a classmate’s computer and stealing his virtual possessions. “These virtual goods are goods under Dutch law, so this is theft,” said the court, which was criticised for going too far. Online gamers are debating the possible results of the Japanese woman’s arrest, with many supporting the ‘murdered’ husband. “It takes a lot of time and effort to build up a virtual character. This could mean other wronged people may seek real-world justice for people who harm them virtually,” wrote one gamer. “I hope she goes to prison.” 4 Language focus Crimes and justice 5 Speaking 6 a b Language focus Justifying your point of view 7 Of course they should send her to prison. (1) Otherwise, everyone’ll start doing this! Sue756, Oct 26, 7.27 She should pay a fine, OK. But prison? No way. Keep prison for the real criminals. SpaceMan, Oct 26, 22.45 A virtual fine? Ha ha! But seriously, this is a real crime and we need to get tough on it. Sue756, Oct 26, 23.27 Agreed, but I’d rather she did something like community service. (2) That way, she’ll be paying something back to society. Whiz, Oct 27, 9.14 Sue756 got it right. This kind of crime is increasingly common and no one’s stopping it. We need tough sentences (3) or it’ll get totally out of control. Mortimer, Oct 27, 14.14 Replace expressions 1–3 in the web postings with: A If not B or else C Then Circle the correct options. 1 We need to pass new laws against virtual crimes, then / or else they’ll continue to increase. 2 Maybe – but if not / then I think we’ll end up giving too much importance to this type of crime. 3 We need to be aware of new kinds of crime. That way / Otherwise , criminals always have the advantage. 4 We’ve got to pay attention to real crime. If not / That way , things are going to get a lot worse in real life! 8 a b Language skills Extras Explore 2 Digital jungle 21 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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