MCU-006-รวมเล่ม-ทดลองใช้.pdf

READING PASSAGE

Read the following passage and tell what the author’s purpose is.
Purpose: _____________________________________________

Buddhist-themed Sculpture Course Helps Thai
Convicts Rehabilitate

By BD Dipananda
Buddhistdoor Global | 2018-02-02 |

An inmate at Bang Kwang Central Prison prepares to give one of his Buddhist
statues to his parents.

Source: bangkokpost.com

A Buddhist-themed sculpture course at Bang Kwang Central Prison in
Thailand’s Nonthaburi Province is teaching prisoners self-reform through a
combination of art, religion, and self-reflection. The project, which now
engages 30 prisoners, was launched by the Corrections Department of the
Thai Ministry of Justice, with the aim to help the inmates heal and reform.

For some of the inmates, working on a Buddhist sculpture can be a daunting
task as it requires them to reflect on their past mistakes. As one of the inmates,
describes: “It took immense willpower to face the piece of sculpture I was

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working on.” Now aged 27, he is in prison for murdering someone six years
ago.

He describes how, as he works with the clay, he is slowly able to break away
from his past, realizing just how “vague and nonsensical” his life before prison
had become. As he learned how to shape and manipulate the inanimate clay
into sacred forms and figures, he began to realize that he also had the ability
to determine and shape his own destiny. Now, seven months into the project,
he is looking forward to what the future may hold.

“People who think they only need to serve themselves and satisfy their own
needs are gravely mistaken,” he observed, adding that he now feels that life
has greater value when it includes altruistic acts.

“It’s not an easy job to make a Buddhist statue for people to pay their respects
to,” added another prisoner. Such a task could only be accomplished if the
artist, a prisoner, is truly capable of purifying his heart. Having found a real
appreciation for the art, he mentions that he plans to continue sculpting in the
future.

“This project has changed all of them,” said Phusit Rattanaphanop, a sculptor
who helps to teach the convicts.

The inmates have made 10 sculptures destined for hospitals and temples in the
area, but the rest of the statues they have created are given to their families,
according to Phra Sakkaya Wongwisut, the assistant abbot of Wat
Bowonniwet Vihara, a major Buddhist temple in Bangkok.

Amon Chanthabut, the father of the 27-year-old prisoner, said the statue his
son had made was now part of his family’s devotional shrine: “It represents
happiness and my son’s return to the correct path.”

Amon also shared his sons newly found passion for Buddhist art, and is
applying his furniture-making skills to crafting life-sized Buddhist images
from wood in his free time. For him, engaging with Buddhist art in this
manner is one of the greatest curatives for his son’s previous misdeeds.

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According to the Bangkok Post newspaper, more Thai prisoners are turning
toward religion to purify their minds. Reflecting on their past crimes, many of
the sculpture students are adopting Buddhist principles in their day-to-day
lives as they work to reform themselves.

The Prison Mindfulness Institute, an organization providing meditation and
mindfulness programs in prisons around the world, also visits the Bang
Kwang Central Prison, organizing meditation sessions that help prisoners by
integrating purpose and meaning back into their lives.

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Adapted from https://www.buddhistdoor.net/news/buddhist-themed-
sculpture-course-helps-thai-convicts-rehabilitate (Retrieved September 27,
2020)

EXERCISE 4

A. Write T for true statements and F for false statements, using the
information in the passage.

_______ 1. The program for sculpting Buddha at the prison was created by
Department of Corrections.
_______ 2. Buddhist statues made by the inmates had been given to the
patients in the hospital in the area.
______ 3. One of the inmates thought that it is not a difficult job to make a
Buddhist statue for people in his family.
_______ 4. The purpose of the crafting Buddha sculptures is to help reform
the character of inmates.
_______ 5. Based on the text, 30 Buddha statues had been made to the
hospitals, temples and people in the prisoners’ families.

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B. Indicate whether each of the following sentences is a fact, an opinion or a
combination of fact and opinion. Write F,O, or F+O in front of each
sentence.

_______1. For some of the inmates, working on a Buddhist sculpture can be a
daunting task.

_______ 2. The project, which now engages 30 prisoners, was launched by the
Corrections Department.

_______ 3. The statue his son had made was now part of his family’s
devotional shrine and the family were very happy.

_______ 4. For him, engaging with Buddhist art in this manner is one of the
greatest curatives for the prisoners’ misdeeds.

_______ 5. A Buddhist-themed sculpture course at Bang Kwang Central
Prison had been lasted for seven months.

C. Fill in the blank in the following sentences with the appropriate words in
the box.

rehabilitate manipulate passion reform crafting
launch convict sculpture daunting
misdeeds

1. The temple is going to __________________ a meditation course that
actually focuses on the people who are interested in.

2. The Department of Corrections offers many programs to
___________
the prisoners in order to help them live in a normal life again.

3. The man has been making up for his past ____________ by doing a
lot of voluntary work.

4. An exhibition of contemporary _________________ can be viewed at
the National Museum in Bangkok.

5. People in this community are very skillful. They can
________________
many objects that we can see in the market.

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6. When he was released from jail, he insisted that he would
____________
himself.

7. The workshop participants watched the two sculptors began
__________
the figures in clay from a model.

8. Finally, the police found a _______________ who escaped from the
prison last night.

9. In addition to education in specific areas of interest, he also has a
strong _______________ for his profession.

10. When I first started my career, I found that my job was a complicated
and _____________ task.

DISCUSSION

Work in a group of 3-4 students and think about other kinds of project about
Buddhism that can be launched to help Thai convicts rehabilitate and give
reasons why those projects should be done.

Writing Part

LANGUAGE FOCUS

Writing an Opinion Paragraph

An opinion paragraph is a paragraph that contains a person’s opinion, thought
about something that is used to persuade readers to support their idea. In order
to write the opinion paragraph, you should:

1. Write an opinion in the topic sentence
2. Explain each reason
3. Use details to support each reason
4. Finish the paragraph with a concluding sentence

1. For writing a topic sentence, you can use the following patterns.
In my opinion, SENTENCE
In my view, SENTENCE

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I think that + SENTENCE
I believe that + SENTENCE
I agree that + SENTENCE
I disagree that + SENTENCE

2. The reasons explain why you agree or disagree on the topic. To
introduce a reason, you can use any of these transitional words.
Reason 1: First, First of all
Reason 2: Second, Another reason is that
Reason 3: Third, Finally

3. Supporting details are included after the reason. Sometimes, they can
be facts that will support your opinion.

4. For conclusion, you can use any of these transitional words to begin
your conclusion.
To sum up, + CONCLUDING SENTENCE
In conclusion, + CONCLUDING SENTENCE
To conclude, + CONCLUDING SENTENCE

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WRITING SKILL

EXERCISE 5

Read the Model Paragraph and then complete the outline that follows.

MODEL PARAGRAPH

In my opinion, practicing meditation in prison can benefit the lives
of prisoners. First, prison environments can be very loud and
chaotic, so prisoners can use meditation as a way to reduce their
stress. Prisoners who

practice meditation twice a day can experience less stress and
fewer mental health issues than others who don’t do meditation, a
study suggests.
Another reason is that meditation and teachings of Buddha can
help to control mind of the prisoners and find peace in their mind.
It shows clearly that they all have this potential to become a good
person. Finally, the meditation practice can help reduce symptoms
of trauma. The study shows that the meditating inmates had no
trouble falling asleep and concentrating. In conclusion, I think that
we should teach meditation in prison because the inmates who do
meditation can cope with several problems.

An Outline

TOPIC SENTENCE / MAIN IDEA
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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BODY
Reason 1
_______________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
__________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Reason 2
_______________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

Reason
3______________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
___________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

CONCLUDING SENTENCE
_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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WRITING TASK

Writing an opinion paragraph

EXERCISE 6

Choose one of the following statements and discuss it in groups. Then,
complete step 1-4.

1. Monk receives food offerings through delivery app.
2. It is offensive to use Buddha statues as decoration.

https://thesmartlocal.com/thailand/thai-monk-food-delivery/ (Retrieved January 7, 2021)

Source: https://www.google.com/ (Retrieved January 7, 2021)
Step 1: Make an Outline

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TOPIC SENTENCE
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

BODY
Reason 1
_________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
Reason 2
_________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________
Reason
3________________________________________________________
Supporting detail
_____________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________

CONCLUDING SENTENCE
_________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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Step 2: Write a draft
Write the draft of an opinion paragraph

Step 3: Review and edit
Work in group and use the following guidelines to help editing and

revising your draft.
- Does the topic sentence state an opinion?
- Are there any reasons and supporting details support an opinion
paragraph?
- Are there the patterns / phrases that show opinions?
- Are there any transitional words to combine the ideas?
- Is there a concluding sentence?

Step 4: Write an opinion paragraph
TITLE
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________

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About the Authors

Asst. Prof. Chorthip Viriya

(ผชู้ ่วยศาสตราจารยช์ ่อทิพ วิริยะ)
-B.A. (Second Class Honors) in English and English literature,

Srinakharinwirot University
-M.A. in English, Naresuan Univeristy
- Certificate in Teaching English, Chulalongkorn University

Asst. Prof. Siripen Sutharoj

(ผชู้ ่วยศาสตราจารย์ ศิริเพญ็ สุทธาโรจน)์

- B.A. in English, Chulalongkorn University
- M.A. in Education, University of Kansas, USA.

Asst. Porf. Virasuda Sribayak, Ph.D.

(ผชู้ ่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร.วีรสุดา ศรีพยคั ฆ)์

- B.Ed (Second Class Honors) in Secondary Education,
Chulalongkorn University

- M.Ed. in Instructional and Curricular Studies, University of Nevada,
Las Vegas, USA.

- Ph.D. in English Language Teaching, Thammasat University

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Asst. Prof. Chomraj Patanasorn, Ph.D.

(ผชู้ ่วยศาสตราจารย์ ดร.จอมรัฐ พฒั นศร)

- B.A. in English, Khon Kaen University
- M.A. in English as an International Language, Chulalongkorn University
- M.A. in TESL, Northern Arizona University, USA.
- Ph. D. in Applied Linguistics, Northern Arizona University, USA.

Asst. Prof. Sumon Kunwongse

(ผ้ชู ่วยศาสตราจารย์ สมุ ณ ค้นุ วงศ์)

-B.A. in English, Thammasat University
-M.A. in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages,

School for International Training, USA.

Assoc. Prof. Nopporn Sarobol

(รองศาสตราจารย์ นพพร โสรบล)

-B.Ed (Second Class Honors) in Teaching English as a Foreign Language,
Chulalongkorn University

-M.A. in English Language Teaching, Kasetsart University
-Certificate in Teaching English, Chulalongkorn University

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