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Unit 8
Crime and punishment Reading
Warmer
Write ranatruest in the centre board.
Ask students: Which word has
been mixed up? Elicit restaurant.
Ask: What are the characteristics
of a good restaurant? Hold a
brainstorming session. Write some of
their ideas on the board.
1 To encourage quick skimming,
get students to race to find and
circle all five numbers in the
article. Then get them to find out
what the numbers refer to.
a The average number of Clink
prisoners who commit crimes in the
year after they are released
b The average number of other adult
prisoners who commit crimes in the
year after they are released
c The number of prisoners who were
trained in Clink restaurants in 2018 somewhere truly different, so he set up the Clink
d The number of Clink ex-prisoners
who found jobs when they were
released in 2018
e The number of restaurants who said
they were happy to take on graduates
from the Clink programme
2 8.03 During feedback,
encourage students to think
about the correct answer to the
false statements.
1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 T 6 F
3 At the end of the exercise,
listen to some of the students’
ideas and encourage open class
discussion.
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Reading p76, Ex.1–4
T78 Crime and punishment | Unit 8
READING
1 Read the article quickly. What do these numbers refer to?
a 16% b 25% c 361 d 78 e 250
EA TING O UT
EATING OUT
BEHIND BARS
Ne xt time y ou’r e looking for a special e v ening out, Supporters of the restaurants claim that it really
Next time you’re looking for a special evening out,
Supporters of the restaurants claim that it really
works. They explain that only 16% of prisoners
why not invite someone special to eat out with you works. They explain that only 16% of prisoners
at one of the Clink restaurants? They offer delicious, who have worked in the Clink restaurants commit
beautifully cooked dishes, but this is fine dining crimes in the year after they are released –
with a difference, because these are no ordinary compared to the national average of 25% of
restaurants. The Clink restaurants are found inside
adult prisoners. Some critics refuse to accept
four of the UK’s most famous prisons; High Down, these figures. They say that only the prisoners
who are likely not to return to crime are chosen
Brixton, Cardiff and Styal, so your waiter might be
a burglar and your food might have been cooked by to work in the restaurants. But the organisers
a robber. Because the restaurants are actually inside of the charity are not worried by this argument.
the prison walls, anyone wanting to eat out in one
They have plenty more evidence to show how
of the Clink prisons has to agree to go through successful they are. In 2018, 361 prisoners were
a special security check first. trained in the Clink restaurants and 142 earned
a professional qualification; 78 out of 112
The man behind the idea is Chef Alberto Crisci,
who was looking for a way to help prisoners ex-prisoners who had worked in Clink found
jobs on release and 250 restaurants said they
make the most of their time inside by studying for were happy to take on graduates from the training
professional cooking qualifications. He also wanted
to offer members of the public a chance to eat out programme. One graduate even made a successful
appearance on the TV cookery show Bake Off:
The Professionals.
charity to make all this happen. The idea is to
encourage prisoners to learn how to do a new job So if you’re looking for a great meal out and
like the idea of helping a criminal make a new
while they are in prison. When they are released
from prison with their newly earned qualifications, start, one of the Clink restaurants might just be
they can persuade restaurant owners to give them the place you’re looking for. But I’d recommend
a job. It is hoped that then they will be less likely
that you book early. The restaurants are
to commit crimes in the future. extremely popular.
2 8.03 Read and listen to the article and mark the sentences T (true) or F (false).
1 The food in the Clink restaurants is not particularly good.
2 Alberto Crisci wanted to improve the quality of meals in prisons.
3 You can’t just walk into a Clink restaurant.
4 Prisoners with Clink qualifications are less likely than other prisoners to go back to prison.
5 Not everyone agrees that the programme is really successful.
6 It’s easy to get a table at one of the Clink restaurants.
3 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss these questions.
SPEAKING
1 Would you like to visit a Clink restaurant? Why (not)?
2 What other useful skills could prisoners learn in prison?