Cover of the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 9

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 8 - Behind bars for the textbook Outcomes Upper-Intermediate - Student's Book with authors Hugh Dellar and Andrew Walkley from National Geographic Learning

Question

Work in pairs. Discuss why you think each of the things below was mentioned. Then listen again to check your ideas.

Answer

  1. public opinion often wants harsher punishment
  2. percentages who re-offend in Europe, Denmark / Sweden / Finland, and Norway
  3. Norway has no death penalty
  4. 21 years is the maximum sentence
  5. prisoners learn skills such as plumbing in jail
  6. liberal attitudes may seem shocking to some, but have had positive results in Norway