II. Development

Find in the text the information on

a) the methods of execution;

b) the history of debate;

C) the countries that retain the death penalty.

2. Fill in the table with the words/ sentences from text:

Arguments for death penalty	Arguments against death penalty
1. 2.	1. 2.

3. Match the beginnings with the endings:

1. Capital punishment is 2. The death penalty is the most 3. Supporters of the capital punishment consider it 4. Supporters and opponents of death penalty 5. Asian countries

1. tend to practice capital punishment. 2. still debate its effectiveness. 3. legal infliction of death as a penalty. 4. a necessary form of retribution. 5. controversial penal practice.

4. A. Form nouns from the following verbs and translate them:

To deter –

To abolish –

To punish –

To debate –

To offend –

To execute –

B. Make up word combinations with following words:

To deter; punishment of; execution; to abolish; supporters; retribution; brutal; exceptional crimes; political opponents; treason.

C. Explain the following in English:

- death row;

- capital offense;

- crime;

- execution;

- electrocution;

- crime deterrence;

- isolation of criminals;

- threat of execution.

5. Give Ukrainian equivalents to the following English expressions:

Возмездие, отмена смертной казни, приговаривать к смерти, жестокие методы, потенциальный преступник, удерживание от совершения действий устрашением, изолировать преступников, защитники и оппоненты, противоречивая практика, совенршать казнь, исключительные обстоятельства, подавить политическое несогласие.