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Listening 1

Listening comprehension module.

Instructions

Listen to the document and answer the questions.

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Questions

Question 1Where was this video filmed? On what occasion? Why is this surprising?

Question 2According to Pica, what are prisons for? Why is this programme a good example?

Question 3How did Sean become involved in this programme? What does he do today?

Question 4What are the results in terms of reoffending?

Question 5What message does Tim Hall, the university president, want to convey?

Question 6What is the “rippling effect” Sean talks about at the end of the video? * The rippling effect: “the effect we have on other people is in turn passed on to others, much as the ripples in a pond go on and on until they're no longer visible but continuing at a nano level.” Irvin Yalom, Psychology Today

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