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1. Answer the following questions about the text using your own
words.
1. Which is the main motivation for the proposed measures? How is such
motivation emphasized by the journalist?
2. Will the transfer be conditioned by the prisoners giving their consent?
3. Is prisoners consent a sine qua non requirement now?
4. How may a convict avoid deportation?
5. Is there any other reason why the scheme might fail?
6. Is the government thinking of any other measure aimed at reducing
the number of foreign convicts?
7. Are there any measures intended to expand the capacity of British
prisons?
8. At present, what options are there for removal of foreign prisoners
from the UK?
10. Is any future development expected regarding transfer to EU
countries?
2. Find words in the text corresponding to the following definitions:
_____________ : : a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
_____________ : homicide without malice aforethought
_____________ : an act punishable by law
_____________ : abroad: in a foreign country
_____________
imprisoned
ANSWER KEY
Exercise 1
(Suggested answers)
1. Financial. In fact, the cost is mentioned twice, and is compared with sending a
student to Eton, which for any Briton is a symbol of extreme wealth and
enormous costs.
2. No. The Prime Minister wants them sent back to serve prison terms in their
countries of origin even if they insist they do not want to go.
3. No. Only if the relevant international agreement says so.
4. Amongst other things, through appeal.
5. Human rights considerations and unwillingness by the receiving country.
6. Speeding up cases involving foreign convicts and non-custodial measures.
7. No; just the opposite. The point is to reduce the number of foreign convicts in
order to avoid any increase in prison capacity.
8. Transfer agreements; early removal; removal after serving sentence.
9. Yes, there is.
Exercise 2
(1) inmate; (2) manslaughter; (3) offence; (4) overseas; (5) sentence
Exercise 3
(1) terminate, put an end to; (2) warning against certain type of behaviour,
including certain conditions that must be complied with in order to avoid
prosecution; (3) Jamaica is the country with most prisoners; the metaphor
comes from football; (4) if he is the Prime Minister, he will be speaking to Prime
Ministers in other countries; (5) a scheme or procedure by which prisoners may
be removed before they serve their sentence; (6) if a prisoner appeals, removal
to another country may be delayed or even cancelled; (7) agreements to send
prisoners to their countries of origin which work in both directions; (8) those
cases in which foreign prisoners are involved.