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1. Preview the vocabulary and read the gapfill text.
2. Play the news report and try to fill in the blanks.
3. Answer the comprehension questions by writing full sentences.
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dateline: 31 August 2016
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John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole
Pre-Listening Vocabulary
- deny: to not be allowed to do or have something
- parole: the temporary release from prison based on good behaviour
- celebrity: a famous person
- premeditated: planned earlier
- sentence: time spent in prison
- correctional facility: jail; prison
- eligible: able to get or have something
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John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole
Comprehension Questions
- Who is Mark David Chapman?
- When did the crime take place?
- Why was Chapman’s parole request denied?
Discussion Questions: What other cases do you know of where a person tried to seek notoriety through crime? Why do some people go to such extremes to seek fame?
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John Lennon’s Killer Denied Parole
John Lennon’s killer Mark David Chapman was denied parole this week. This was the ninth time Chapman was denied parole since being sentenced to 20 years to life. On December 8, 1980, Chapman stood outside Lennon’s Manhattan apartment and shot the former member of the Beatles four times in the back. Chapman is serving his sentence in a correctional facility in western New York. He was denied parole due to the celebrity-seeking nature of his premeditated crime. Chapman will be eligible to seek parole again in 2018.
- Mark David Chapman is the man who murdered John Lennon.
- The crime took place on December 8, 1980.
- Chapman’s parole request was denied due to the celebrity-seeking nature of it and the fact that it was premeditated.
Written and recorded by Tara Benwell for EnglishClub
Tara Benwell is a Canadian freelance writer and editor who specializes in materials and articles for the ELT industry.
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