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Daniel Sancho Receives Love Letters in Thai Prison, Report Says

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Daniel Sancho is a Spanish man. He is in a prison in Thailand.

A journalist called Joaquín Campos has new information. He says Daniel Sancho gets love letters in prison.

One Spanish woman wanted to visit Daniel Sancho. She wanted to give him support. But the prison did not let her visit him.

Daniel Sancho's grandmother is called Noela Aguirre. She has not talked to the media before. Now she has spoken.

She spoke because Daniel Sancho will soon get his court sentence. This is an important moment for the family.

Vocabulary15 words

prison
a place where people stay after doing something wrong
sentence
the punishment a judge gives someone
journalist
a person who finds and writes news
support
help; kind words for someone
media
TV, newspapers, and other places with news
visit
to go and see someone
grandmother
the mother of your mother or father
letters
written messages on paper
reveal
to show something new to people
access
to be able to enter or reach something
court
the place where judges decide about crimes
silence
no talking; being quiet
public
open for everyone to see or know
family
people related to you, like parents
moment
a short point in time

Quiz

1. Where is Daniel Sancho right now?
2. What did the Spanish woman want to do?
3. Who is Noela Aguirre?

Fill-in-the-blank listening

Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.

Daniel Sancho is a Spanish man. He is in a _____ in Thailand.

A journalist called Joaquín Campos has new information. He says Daniel Sancho gets love _____ in prison.

One Spanish woman wanted to _____ Daniel Sancho. She wanted to give him _____.

But the prison did not let her _____ him.

Daniel Sancho's _____ is called Noela Aguirre. She has not talked to the _____ before.

She spoke because Daniel Sancho will soon get his court _____.

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