IELTS Energy English 7+

IELTS Energy 1568: Crime on IELTS Part 1: Band 9 Vocabulary

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Feb 27, 2026
They explore high-utility crime vocabulary useful across speaking and writing sections. You’ll hear clear definitions for offenders, white-collar crime, and repeat offender. They outline punishment and justice terms, causes like inequality and substance abuse, and prevention language such as rehabilitation and community programs. A practice task and follow-up with sample band 9 answers are also previewed.
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ANECDOTE

True Crime Fan Who Keeps It Private

  • Aubrey rarely discusses true crime with friends despite being a big true crime fan.
  • She avoids bringing up dark topics in everyday conversation because most people around her aren't interested.
INSIGHT

Crime Is An Exam-Wide IELTS Topic

  • Crime is one of the most strategically useful IELTS topics because it can appear across speaking and writing sections.
  • Aubrey and Lindsay map specific question types (Part 1, 2, 3 and all Task 2 essays) to crime-related prompts to show coverage.
ADVICE

Study Crime Vocabulary For Every Task Type

  • Learn crime vocabulary because it appears in Academic Task 1, General Task 1 letters, and Task 2 essays.
  • Prepare for specific Task 2 prompts like opinion, argument, problem-solution, advantages-disadvantages, and mixed essays about crime.
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