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Natural Disaster
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Task 1
Match the words or phrases on the left with the definitions on the right
adhering |
a crime with a severe punishment |
felony |
one that avoids all animal products |
germs |
unprocessed |
mandatory |
a type of bean |
neglected |
legal proceedings |
organic |
uncared for |
period |
full stop |
prosecution |
without meaning to do something |
sentenced |
sticking to |
soy |
malnourished |
starved |
bacteria |
unintentionally |
legal decision |
vegan |
compulsory |
verdict |
given a punishment |
Task 2
Use one of the new words in your own sentences
1. adhering |
2. felony |
3. germs |
4. mandatory |
5. neglected |
6. organic |
7. period |
8. prosecution |
9. sentenced |
10. soy |
11. starved |
12. unintentionally |
13. vegan |
14. verdict |
Task 3
Fill the gaps using words of phrases from Task 1
Natural Disaster
A US court has ......... a vegan couple to life in prison for the death of their own baby. A strictly ......... diet is one that avoids all animal products and Crown Shakur, the baby, died at the age of six weeks after being fed little more than ......... apple juice and ......... milk.
Atlanta ......... lawyer Chuck Boring said that the couple had deliberately ......... their child and was quoted by the Associated Press news agency as saying “No matter how many times they want to say ‘we’re vegans, we’re vegetarians,’ that’s not the issue in this case, the child died because he was not fed. ..........”
The couple, Lamont Thomas and Jade Sanders were said by their defence lawyers to have ......... their child ......... by ......... to a strictly vegan diet. Jade Sanders told the judge that she loved her son and that she did not starve him.
Crown Shakur was born in a bathtub at the home of the couple. Their lawyer, Brandon Lewis, reported to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper that the couple did not take their child to a doctor because they feared hospitals were full of ........., he said that they did not realise that their baby’s life was in danger until it was too late.
The jury gave it’s ......... of murder after 7 hours. While the judge sentenced the couple he said that the life sentence was ......... for the verdict. Lamont Thomas complained that he had no idea they were being tried for such a serious crime, stating that it would take money that they don’t have to prove that the case wasn’t a ..........
Task 4
Answer these questions
1. What does a vegan avoid?
2. What was Crown Shakur fed?
3. Why did Mr. Boring say the child died?
4 Name the parents of Crown Shakur.
5. Where did they fear were full of germs?
6. Who decided the verdict of murder?
Task 5
Find 5 examples of the passive voice:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Answers
Task 1
adhering |
sticking to |
felony |
a crime with a severe punishment |
germs |
bacteria |
mandatory |
compulsory |
neglected |
uncared for |
organic |
unprocessed |
period |
full stop |
prosecution |
legal proceedings |
sentenced |
given a punishment |
soy |
a type of bean |
starved |
malnourished |
unintentionally |
without meaning to do something |
vegan |
one that avoids all animal products |
verdict |
legal decision |
Task 3
sentenced |
vegan |
organic |
soy |
prosecution |
neglected |
Period |
starved |
unintentionally |
adhering |
germs |
verdict |
mandatory |
felony |
Task 4
- All animal products.
- Organic apple juice and soy milk.
- Because he was not fed.
- Lamont Thomas and Jade Sanders.
- Hospitals.
- The jury.
Task 5– possible answers
...being fed... (stylised – ‘he was’ has been dropped)
...was quoted...
...was not fed...
...were said... to have starved...
...was born...
...were being tried...
Please choose an option below:
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