Explain the meaning of the following words and word-combinations. Translate them into Russian/Belarusian.

- a fence sitter;

- “get tough” advocates;

- to lobby for sth;

- a one-size-fits-all policy;

- to test positive;

- to stay clean.

Match the words with their definitions. Translate them into Russian/Belarusian.

peril	touch or push sb
mandatory	give sb a right to have or do sth
entitle	serious danger, dangerous thing or circumstance
merit	required by law, compulsory
nudge	quality of deserving, praise or reward; worth; excellence

Fill in the blanks with words and word combinations from the functional vocabulary.

 

1. He tried to mug her but she … him off.

2. Advertisements are designed to … people into spending money.

3. They don’t try very hard, as there is no … .

4. Let’s generate social pressure in schools to reward non-drug users instead of …. abuse.

5. Students who tested positive would be offered treatment but would not be … .

 

 

Speech activities

 

Answer the following questions.

1. What problems are discussed in the text?

2. What do crime watchers fear?

3. What two approaches to combating drug abuse are discussed in the text?

4. What new idea to reduce drug abuse has been generated recently as the basis for competition?

5. What does the policy of mandatory drug tests encourage students for?

6. What benefits do those students who pass the test get?

7. How can they influence their peers?

8. Why do the students take the drug tests willingly?

9. What hinders carrying out drug test experiments?

10. Do you think the measures taken against drugs in the USA would work in this country?

How do you understand the following stetments?

· A possible compromise might be mandatory but anonymous tests which would provide schools with incentives without risking false accusations against individuals.

· When you’re losing a war, no strategy should go untried.

· Drug testing in the schools gives fence-sitters an excuse to fend off peer pressure to get high.

 

How far would you go to support or contradict the following statements?

· Is penalty enough to reduce drug abuse?

· Drug abuse should be penalized.

· Mankind is losing the war against drugs.

· The only right approach on how to deal with drugs is their legalization.

General discussion

To hold the discussion make use of all the texts including the supplementary texts.

Discuss in groups of 3 – 4 students.

 

· causes of drug abuse among:

a) adults (health problems, frustration of the career, unemployment, family problems, desire to make money, loss of moral values);

b) teenagers (peer pressure, immaturity, curiosity, parents’ permissiveness, lack of parental love and care).

· Consequences of drug abuse: health disorders, spreading of venereal and infectious diseases, family disintegration, divorces, abandoned children, street children, demoralization and degradation of a personality, learning problems, crimes, disabled children, abandoned elderly people, different conflicts, employment problems.

· Measures to reduce/eradicate the incidence of drug abuse (to promote peoples’ awareness about the danger and consequences of drug abuse, to develop the balanced national policies and strategies on drugs, to start moral re-armament campaigns worldwide, to ban advertising alcohol, cigarettes, drugs of any sort on TV and in other mass media, to enhance the role of the family in society).

 

Present your group report to the class.

 

 

Writing

 

1. Write an article to a newspaper expressing your concern about the present-time morals and also offer some suggestions on moral re-armament.

2. Write a letter to Mr. Alexander, who wrote the article “Parents are too permissive with their children nowadays,” expressing your greement or disagreement with the author.

3. Imagine you are the head of a Charity Fund. Write a report about the charity activities your fund is performing.

 

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