BBC Six Minute English: Prison restaurants	
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/general/sixminute/2010/02/100225_6min_prisonrestaurants_page.shtml   

Comprehension A: multiple choice

Clink is    1) a prison		2) a restaurant		3) a canteen

The word 'clink' is 	a) a posh name for restaurant	
			b) a posh restaurant in London
			c) a slang name for prison

The number of people around the world currently serving prison sentences is
a) 9 million	b) 22 million		c) 15 million

People eat at Clink because 	a) it has a very good reputation									b) it feels like a top class restaurant									c) they have been invited										d) they are people from the food industry

Comprehension B: write your own words

What kind of people work in Clink? __________________________________________________

Why does it 'take a brave man' to open a restaurant in London now?_________________________

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What is the main purpose of Clink? ___________________________________________________

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What does the presenter say about the United States, Russia and China?______________________

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Comprehension C:  vocabulary matching

Match the words on the left to the definitions on the right

sentence	something that is only for a particular group of people - usually rich	
gloomy	a punishment given out by the courts for a crime	
exclusive	to move to another place or relocate	
prisoner	dark, depressing or unhappy	
inmate	another word for prisoner 	
to resettle	someone who is serving a sentence in a prison	
Answers	

Comprehension A: multiple choice

Clink is    1) a prison		2) a restaurant	3) a canteen

The word 'clink' is 	a) a posh name for restaurant	
			b) a posh restaurant in London
			c) a slang name for prison

The number of people around the world currently serving prison sentences is
a) 9 million	b) 22 million		c) 15 million

People eat at Clink because 	a) it has a very good reputation									b) it feels like a top class restaurant									c) they have been invited										d) they are people from the food industry

Comprehension B: write your own words

What kind of people work in Clink? Prisoners

Why does it 'take a brave man' to open a restaurant in London now? Because of the gloomy economic climate.

What is the main purpose of Clink? To provide prisoners with skills so they can get jobs when they leave prison
What does the presenter say about the United States, Russia and China? Over half the world's prison population is in these countries.

Comprehension C:  vocabulary matching

Match the words on the left to the definitions on the right

sentence	a punishment given out by the courts for a crime	
gloomy	dark, depressing or unhappy	
exclusive	something that is only for a particular group of people - usually rich	
prisoner	someone who is serving a sentence in a prison	
inmate	another word for prisoner 	
to resettle	to move to another place or relocate