VOCABULARY SET 6: PRISONERS GIVING TALKS

Vocabulary:
Useful words and phrases:
1. associate with (collocation): liên quan tới
2. criminology (n): môn tội phạm học
3. commit a crime = carry out a crime (collocation): phạm tội
4. criminals - offenders - delinquents - law-breakers (n): tội phạm
5. gather knowledge (collocation): thu thập kiến thức
6. holistic view (np): góc nhìn hoàn chỉnh/hoàn thiện
7. imprisonment (n): việc bỏ tù
8. incarceration (n): ngục tù, giam hãm
9. rehabilitation (n): việc cải tạo
10. remorseful: hối hận
11. to deprive somebody of something: tước đoạt của ai cái gì
12. to inform somebody of something = to keep somebody informed of something: cho ai biết về việc
gì đó
13. the lens of science (noun phrase): góc nhìn khoa học
14. undergo (v): trải qua
Exercises:
Task 1: Write sentences from given cues. Make changes to the cues when needed.
1. ehabilitation / offender / need / care / empathy / both / their family / community.
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2. field / criminology / provide / opportunity / stimulate work / mostly / law enforcement / psychology.
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3. cancer / risk / associate with / smoking / be / well documented.
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4. athlete / undergo / mandatory / drug test / before / compete / the championship.
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5. she / sentence / five years / imprisonment.
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6. criminals / affect / society / the way / billions / dollars / be / spend / each year / incarceration.
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7. ecology / problem / usually / require / holistic / view / find / solution.
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8. defendant / remorseful / what / he / do / but / it / too late.
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9. If / we / notice / there / always / chances / gather knowledge / daily conversations.
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10. some / parent / deprive / themselves / many pleasure / so that / their children / have / best / everything.
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Task 2: Fill in the blanks with suitable words/phrases
associate with (collocation) incarceration (n)
criminology (n) rehabilitation (n)
commit a crime = carry out a crime (collocation) remorseful
criminals - offenders - delinquents - law-breakers (n) to deprive somebody of something
gather knowledge (collocation) to inform somebody of something = to
keep somebody informed of something
holistic view (np) the lens of science (np)
imprisonment (n) undergo (v)

Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later. Some people think that having
these people to give a talk to school students is the best way to tell them about the dangers of
committing a crime. Do you agree or disagree?
Educating school students on the consequences of carrying out a crime has long been a contentious
issue. There is a common belief that talks by ex-prisoners should be held at school to inform students of
the threat to society when a crime is committed. While I accept that this practice is beneficial in a few
ways, I believe there are many better methods to educate students about the dangers ofcrimes.
There are certain benefits of having reformed criminals talking to students about the hazards that are
1__________crime. The most obvious benefit is that students may learn from those who truly understand
about crime. Those who 2__________have likely 3__________about the dangers of crime for the
victims, not only from their own offenses but also from communication with other criminals. In addition,
this method may also educate students about the threat to the offenders themselves when they commit a
crime. To explain, ex-prisoners are those who have 4__________a long process of 5__________and
6__________, so their life-stories are often a great source of real-life experience of not only what
prisoners are deprived of but also how 7__________they feel.
However, I am convinced that there are better solutions to teach students about the neg¬ative effects of
partaking in criminal activity. The most viable measure may be to introduce 8__________as a subject at
school. While the life-stories of ex-prisoners are often biased, criminology knowledge is based on
empirical data and research and as such, tends to be more reliable than anecdotal evidence. With this
method, students can learn all the necessary knowl¬edge about crime, including the dangers of it, through
9__________and therefore have a 10__________on crime and the associated dangers. Another useful
measure could be to film the harsh daily lives of prisoners and show it to school students.
Notwithstanding the benefits of giving talks, films with vivid imagery can be much more visually
attractive and thus more effective in informing students of the harsh reality of life in 11__________.
To conclude, I am of the opinion that although talks by ex-prisoners may keep students in¬formed of
the dangers of carrying out a crime, there are stronger measures such as the introduc¬tion of criminology
as a school subject.
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Key:
Task 1:
1. The rehabilitation of offenders needs more care and empathy from both their family and community.
2. The field of criminology provides many opportunities for stimulating work, mostly in law enforcement
and psychology.
3. The cancer risks associated with smoking have been well documented.
4. Athletes must undergo a mandatory drugs test before competing in the championship.
5. She was sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
6. Criminals affect the society in the way that billions of dollars are being spent each year on
incarceration.
7. Ecological problems usually require holistic view to find the solutions.
8. The defendant was remorseful for what he had done, but it was too late.
9. If we notice, there are always chances to gather knowledge from daily conversations.
10. Some parents deprive themselves of many pleasures so that their children can have the best of
everything.
Task 2:
Some people who have been in prison become good citizens later. Some people thinkthat having
these people to give a talk to school students is the best way to tell them about the dangers of
committing a crime. Do you agree or disagree?
Educating school students on the consequences of carrying out a crime has long been a contentious
issue. There is a common belief that talks by ex-prisoners should be held at school to inform students of
the threat to society when a crime is committed. While I accept that this practice is beneficial in a few
ways, I believe there are many better methods to educate students about the dangers ofcrimes.
There are certain benefits of having reformed criminals talking to students about the hazards that are
(1) associated with crime. The most obvious benefit is that students may learn from those who truly
understand about crime. Those who (2) committed a crime have likely (3) gathered knowledge about
the dangers of crime for the victims, not only from their own offenses but also from communication with
other criminals. In addition, this method may also educate students about the threat to the offenders
themselves when they commit a crime. To explain, ex-prisoners are those who have (4) undergone a long
process of (5) imprisonment and (6) rehabilitation, so their life-stories are often a great source of real-
life experience of not only what prisoners are deprived of but also how (7) remorseful they feel.
However, I am convinced that there are better solutions to teach students about the negative effects of
partaking in criminal activity. The most viable measure may be to introduce (8) criminology as a subject
at school. While the life-stories of ex-prisoners are often biased, criminology knowledge is based on
empirical data and research and as such, tends to be more reliable than anecdotal evidence. With this
method, students can learn all the necessary knowledge about crime, including the dangers of it, through
(9) the lens of science and therefore have a (10) holistic view on crime and the associated dangers.
Another useful measure could be to film the harsh daily lives of prisoners and show it to school students.
Notwithstanding the benefits of giving talks, films with vivid imagery can be much more visually
attractive and thus more effective in informing students of the harsh reality of life in (11) incarceration.
To conclude, I am of the opinion that although talks by ex-prisoners may keep students informed of the
dangers of carrying out a crime, there are stronger measures such as the introduction of criminology as a
school subject.
371 words, written by Tu Pham