Write about this news story with the help of these words and word combinations.

51-year-old an elite unit investigation into a cocaine smuggling ring Sydney's docks recruited a senior police officer border controlled precursor chemical an alleged conspiracy

a criminal syndicate based in the Netherlands ramifications to compel witnesses to testify there is growing concern it's about time fulfilling its charter

 

Text 12.

Ice use drops, heroin use rises

At home

Discuss the following

a) What are the most often reported kinds of drugs? What are the ways people use drugs?

Which drugs are considered to be the most dangerous for human health? Why? Why do governments and public try their best to solve the drug problem? Why do some countries legalize drugs?

 

b) Say what you see in the cartoon. What is the clear message of the cartoon? How did the artist express it?

Look at the text title and complete the sentences according to their possible occurrence in the text.

 

The centre's Louisa Degenhardt says there's been a trend…

The annual drug figures, though, show….

This is probably linked with increased production in places like …

For the Federal Government, it presents….

3 a). Form adverbs from abstract nouns

violence		publicity
aggression		particularity
correspondence		pleasure
increase		importance

3 b). Fill in the gaps with the help of expressions above:

1. More___________, we understand that volunteering to improve the physical health of your neighbourhood by developing community centres creates a healthier, more stable community.
2. Free market supporters argue that it is ____________ enforced state laws intervening in markets - state capitalism - which cause many of the problems.
3. In politics, _________ after you've arrived at the White House, the rule of thumb is this: retreat from controversy.
4. Prices have certainly risen since Bulgaria became a member of the EU, but compared with countries in Western Europe, travellers will find it a ____________ cheap destination.
5. Foreign firms compete __________ in insurance, fund management, and venture capital.
6. Likewise, every _________ held corporation maintains different methods for compensating its executives.
7. The situation grew __________ hopeless.
8. If the pro-European parties do not want to lose their constituencies, they have to react ___________ and slow down further Europeanization of politics.

 

4 a). Match the words

1) crystal	illicit drugs
2) the Salvation Army's	detox centre
3) National Drug	violence
4) negative effects of	using drugs
5) random acts of	evolving challenge
6) constantly	and Alcohol Research Centre
7) use of	methamphetamine

 

4 b). Fill in the gaps with the help of the elements or whole expressions given above.

1) Every day, in schools across the country, there are __________________________ that go unreported. Teenagers shoot their tutors and intimidate their classmates.

2) __________________________________________________ provides a seven to 28-day program designed to provide people with the first step on their path to addiction recovery..

3) From 2007 to 2008, the percentage of 10th-graders reporting lifetime, past year, and past month ___________________________________________other than marijuana declined significantly.

4) As part of the National Drug Strategy in May 1986 Australian Government opened and started to fund ________________________________________________________________________.

5) ________________________________________ can cause behavioural problems, paranoia and psychosis, especially when used frequently and in individuals with a predisposition to mental illness.

6) We have every confidence that - together with our industry partners - we'll continue to meet the _______________________________________________________________ of security to help our customers and the industry become more secure.

In class

Listen to the Webcast Ice use drops, heroin use rises and do the exercises.

2. What do these countries Denmark, the Netherlands, Jamaica, The Check Republic have in common?

Listen and decide “who is who”?

 

Name	Position
1) Christopher Pyne	a) presenter
2) Michael Turtle's	b) the Salvo's detox centre client
3) Louisa Degenhardt	c) Youth Affairs Reporter
4) Graham Drew	d) the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre.
5) Elizabeth Jackson	e) The charity's representative
6) John	f) Minister for drug problems

 

C – Comprehension Test 1

1 The statistics show A a drop in use of cannabis B a decline in use of crystal methathetamine Ca rise in the use of ice.	2 The staff of the detox centre note A more people addicted to ice B a drop-off in the numbers of heroin users C less ice -addicted patients
3 The experts suggest that drop in the use of ice is affected by A sharing experience of about its effect B shrinking supply of the drug C crackdown on the drug dealers	4 A patient from the detox centre says that when he used ice he A went mad B wasn’t aggressive C tried to burn himself
5 Michael Turtle says the annual drug figures show that A heroin is forbidden again B heroin is back C use of ice is more common today	6 Professor Degenhardt believes   A heroin becomes available B ice is less easy to get C new drugs replaced heroin
7 The availability of heroin may be linked to A increased production B lack of governmental control C emigration from Afghanistan	8 Christopher Pyne claims the drop in use of ice can be referred to A increase in deaths B a very firm line on the use of illicit drugs C the education campaign
9 The Government policy against the use of illicit drugs was A too indecisive B tough C lenient	10 The decrease in use of ice might be due   A to the media influence B new legislation in the field C new medication

 

B – Comprehension Test 2

 

Part 1

What do figures show?

What is the chemical name of drug called ”ice”?

What is the sphere of Michael Turtle coverage?

 

 

Part 2

MICHAEL TURTLE: At the Salvation Army's __________________________________________in Sydney's Surry Hills, there are 10 beds.

The charity's Graham Drew says recently ______________________a change in the drugs that people using those beds are seeking help for.

GRAHAM DREW: Well, I've asked some of our _________________________________and they said over the last few weeks there has been a … they have noticed a trend where there are _________________in the numbers of people coming in ________________________and, correspondingly, _____________________________________________in the number of people using heroin.

 

 

Part 3

MICHAEL TURTLE: And that fits with the latest data from the National ________________

___________________Research Centre.

The centre's Louisa Degenhardt says there's been a trend away from ice, and that's probably because it's now got______________________________________________.

LOUISA DEGENHARDT: And I think it's just experience. I mean, there's a lot of people who have had ____________________________of using the drug, because they've developed problems with it or it's had _____________________negative effects. And I think it's about people learning that there are risks and choosing not to take them.

 

Part 4

MICHAEL TURTLE: At the Salvo's detox centre, John has ________________________________for his ice addiction, and he knows all about the negative effects it has.

JOHN: And I've seen myself, like, a few friends ___________and absolutely just been____________, _______________________aggressive, just going out looking to _______________________looking to get into fights, looking to destroy things, just going along, like people will just set fires in otto bins and just let them __________________________________________________on the ground, like just ____________________________________and aggression really.

MICHAEL TURTLE: The annual drug figures, though, show that heroin ___________________

_____________________________more commonly again.

_______________________________years since the heroin drought was credited with slowing the use of the drug, and Professor Degenhardt believes the ________________________may be on the rise again.

This is probably linked with increased production in places like_____________________________.

For the Federal Government, it presents _________________________________________________

Part 5

 

The Minister responsible for_____________________________, Christopher Pyne, claims some credit for the drop in ice.

CHRISTOPHER PYNE: Look, I think it's a combination of factors. One would be the_____________

___________________________ that the Government has run, recently of course on the television but also publicly over the last few years we've taken a very __________ line on the use of ________drugs, and particularly with respect to ice.

I think the media has played an important part in __________________________________the dangers of ice, and obviously drug users are responding to that, which is______________________________.

ELIZABETH JACKSON: And that's Christopher Pyne ending Michael Turtle's report.

 

A – Comprehension Test 3

 

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