Pre-reading questions:
- What is a safe place?
- Do you think there are bad people?
Justice Secretary Liz Truss plans to send young offenders to schools instead of jails. The government wants them to study so that they will not do bad things anymore. Young offenders will study basic subjects such as English and Math. They will also be taught to work so that they can have a good life.
Vocabulary:
offender- [noun] a person who breaks the law
jail- [noun] a place where a person who breaks the law is sent
basic- [adjective] simple
True or False:
- Liz Truss is a Justice Secretary.
- Justice Secretary Liz Truss plans to send young offenders to schools instead of jails.
- The government wants young offenders to study.
- Young offenders will study basic subjects such as Science and Spanish.
- Young offenders will not be trained to work so that they can have a good life.