Vocabulary Topic – Law

Collocations Meaning Examples

Violent Tội phạm bạo lực The violent offender was arrested and taken
offender to jail.

Ultimate Mục tiêu cuối cùng The runner’s ultimate goal was to win the
goal race.

Small Nơi có không gian hẹp The puppy was placed in small confines so
confines he would not use the bathroom in his cage.

Những phòng giam The cell blocks of the prison held inmates of
Cell blocks
all shapes and sizes.

General Những người khác, cộng She was very smart compared to the
population đồng knowledge of the general population.

Mối quan hệ xã hội The toddler needed more social contact with
Social
other toddlers in order to learn how to share
contact
and be kind.

Disruptive Hành vi gây rối I was kicked out of the classroom for my
behavior loud antics and disruptive behavior.

Emergency Sự phản hồi khẩn cấp The girl collapsed on the floor and we dialed
response 999 for the emergency response team.

Cơ sở cải tạo The purpose of the correctional facility was

Correctional
to try and teach prisoners to behave better
facility
and be less violent.

Lực mạnh We had to use brute force to open the rusty

Brute force
door.

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 Collocations Meaning Examples

Học viện đào tạo The soldier had to go through a training

Training
academy in order to become part of the
academy
Army.

Chính trị nội bộ The school’s internal politics involving

Internal
finding a new principal caused the faculty to
politics
fight with one another.

Thành phần/ yếu tố gây The issue of electing a woman president has
Controversial
tranh cãi become a big controversial component in the
component
2016 election.

Intimidation Biện pháp gây hấn The school bully used an intimidation
technique technique of both physics and mentality.

Môi trường an toàn The church provided a safe environment for

Safe
members who were feeling threatened at
environment
home.

• 5 Questions Eliciting the Collocations:

1. How does Dan describe the conditions of the prison he visited and what were his first
reactions and feelings to this environment?
2. How does the initial protocol of “contain and control” using the “hole” cause prisoners to
become worse as opposed to making them better?

3. What are the consequences of meeting violence with force and chaos with chaos? Dan relates
this tactic to putting out fire with fire.

4. What strategies did Dan’s team of officers apply in order to prevent violence and bad behavior
in prisons?

5. How does Dan prove that prisons can help inmates live meaningful lives?

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 • Video: Listen to the topic vocabulary in use
https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pacholke_how_prisons_can_help_inmates_live_meaningful_live
s#t-6912

• Task Two Sample Essay - with collocations

removed (Gap fill task)
It is a common viewpoint in today’s society that someone who has been labeled as a criminal for
committing illegal activity is unable to change his or her identity and will always be considered a
criminal. Does this viewpoint align with yours? Support your argument with specific reasoning.
Many people in today’s society believe that criminals cannot change their identity and will
remain criminals forever. However, there is reason to believe that this viewpoint is false. With
increased ______ _______ between prisoners as well as officers, a ____ ___________ can be
created in which prisoners can improve themselves and change who they are. This essay will
discuss why it may be possible for criminals to abandon their past and live meaningful lives in
their future.

Firstly, people always have the power to change their situation and their lives for the better. A
criminal’s life is not fixed forever and prison can help these _______ _________ better
themselves, hence the titling of most prisons as “____________ ___________.” For example, a
recent study showed that when the _______ __________ interacted with prisoners before prison
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and again after prison, they could tell a positive difference in the prisoner’s demeanor. Therefore,
it is possible for prisoners to change with the help of prison.

Secondly, people outside of prison have proven change is possible is everyday life and because
criminals are human like everyone else, change is possible for them as well. Various prisons
strive to make inmates’ lives more meaningful, because they believe in the power of change. For
example, many prisons have abandoned ____________ __________ and the use of _____
_____. Instead, the ________ ____ of officers is to combat __________ ________ with
nonviolence strategies. These radical techniques have resulted in great success and have proven
that criminals can change for the better.

In conclusion, while some individuals in prison may not have the power to improve themselves,
many criminals have gone through prison and proven that they can abandon their past and live
meaningful lives.

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