🎶 Worksheet: No Body, No Crime – Taylor Swift
Level: B1.1
Theme: Crime & Justice
Focus: Crime vocabulary, expressing opinions, using past simple and present perfect, and listening comprehension
1. Warm-Up – Speaking
💬 Discuss in pairs or small groups:
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What types of crimes do you think are most common in your country?
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Have you ever heard of a crime that shocked you? What happened?
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What do you think the justice system should focus on in your country? Why?
2. Vocabulary – Crime & Justice
Match the words with their definitions:
Word | Definition |
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1. Theft | a. The act of taking someone’s property illegally |
2. Alibi | b. A person who commits a crime |
3. Witness | c. Evidence that shows a person was somewhere else at the time of a crime |
4. Suspect | d. A person who sees or hears something related to a crime |
5. Criminal | e. A person believed to have committed a crime |
📝 Answers:
1 → a, 2 → c, 3 → d, 4 → e, 5 → b
3. Listening Activity – Fill in the Gaps
🎧 Listen and complete the lyrics:
No body, no __________
But if you ever __________,
I'm gonna tell you right now…
There’s no __________ in the ground.
✅ Answers:
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crime
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cry
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body
4. Comprehension – Multiple Choice
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What is the song mainly about?
a) A love story gone wrong.
b) A crime investigation.
c) A fun party with friends. -
What does the singer want to prove?
a) She wants to find out who committed the crime.
b) She is innocent of the crime.
c) She wants to escape the justice system.
✅ Answers:
1 → b, 2 → a
5. Grammar – Past Simple vs. Present Perfect
Complete the sentences with the correct form of the verb in brackets (Past Simple or Present Perfect):
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She __________ (commit) the crime last year.
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I __________ (hear) the news about the crime already.
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They __________ (find) the suspect yesterday.
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I __________ (not see) him since the crime happened.
✅ Answers:
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committed
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have heard
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found
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haven’t seen
6. Pronunciation Focus – Stress on the First Word
🔊 Listen to the phrase "No body, no crime" and notice the stress on the first word: NO. Try saying the phrase with the same stress pattern: NO body, no CRIME.
7. Writing Task – Crime and Justice
✍️ Write a short text (80–100 words) about a crime you think is serious. What do you think should be done to stop it? Do you think the justice system in your country handles crimes well?
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