IELTS Writing Podcast - 59. Should Prison Be Used to Punish or Rehabilitate Criminals?

59. Should Prison Be Used to Punish or Rehabilitate Criminals?

06/08/20 • 4 min

Some people believe the purpose of prison is to punish criminals, while others would argue that rehabilitation is its primary goal. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

1. the aim/objective of jail

2. rehabilitate

3. prisoners /inmates /incarcerated offenders

4. the threat of punishment may deter crime /the fear of punishment may deter potential offenders from committing crime /using prisons as a means of punishment may have a deterrent effect on potential offenders

5. receive the death penalty /receive the death sentence /be sentenced to death /face execution /get executed

6. reentry to society /reenter society /reintegrate into society

7. after imprisonment /after incarceration /after their release /after serving prison sentences

8. contributing members

9. The Chen Zuckerberg Initiative launched a program in some American prisons that teaches inmates how to code, and some of them went on to work for technology companies after their release.

10. illegal means

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Some people believe the purpose of prison is to punish criminals, while others would argue that rehabilitation is its primary goal. Discuss both these views and give your own opinion.

1. the aim/objective of jail

2. rehabilitate

3. prisoners /inmates /incarcerated offenders

5. receive the death penalty /receive the death sentence /be sentenced to death /face execution /get executed

6. reentry to society /reenter society /reintegrate into society

7. after imprisonment /after incarceration /after their release /after serving prison sentences

8. contributing members

9. The Chen Zuckerberg Initiative launched a program in some American prisons that teaches inmates how to code, and some of them went on to work for technology companies after their release.

10. illegal means

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1. be satisfied with /to respond ‘dissatisfied’ /to rate their experience as ‘dissatisfied’

2. to account for/make up/represent the greatest proportion of the visitors /the most common response

3. The table displays how many people visited Ashdown Museum in the year prior to and the year following its refurbishment, while the pie charts illustrate how visitors responded to surveys of visitor satisfaction during the same two years.

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60. Are Museums Still Needed?

Since most information about culture and history can be found on the Internet, museums are not needed anymore. Do you agree or disagree?

1. cultural and historical information

2. art appreciation

3. artworks /works of art

4. details /distinctions /originality

5. For example, the National Gallery keeps Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting Sunflowers in a relatively dark exhibition room so that visitors can notice how bright the colors of the painting are.

6. brilliant

7. to play an important role in economic growth /to contribute to economic growth /to benefit the economy

8. see cultural and historical exhibits firsthand

9. inject vast sums of money into

10. For instance, Shanghai's China Art Palace, which mainly displays artworks from the Ming dynasty, brought in 20 million dollars in tourism revenue to the city in 2019 alone.

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