1380

4.In Britain and the USA many teenagers earn money after school or during vacations.

5.In Russia teens have a lot of job opportunities.

6.The best way to relax for Irina is travelling.

49.What do you do in your free time? Your friends? Can your friend help you when you are in trouble? And you? Can friendship be the cure for drinking or drugs taking? Continue the dialogue discussing these problems.

– Who is your best friend?

– Phil. I can always rely on him.

– Do you have similar interests?

– Yes, we are never bored with each other. I can learn a lot of interesting things from them. Besides he is a person who stands by you to the end. And who can you turn for help to?

– To Jane. She never ignores my problems. I always share my troubles with her. She is supportive. Once…

50.In pairs copy the table and fill it in for your partner by asking him/her questions. Then find out what he/she did or is going to do to get out of them? Give your advice.

51. 1). Read the article below. What is the main idea? Role-play the dialogue from the text.

2). Project task. Visit a website on the subject of extreme sports. Make notes for a short presentation. Don’t forget to bring some pictures illustrating your information.

Sports against Drugs

Once a cool holiday called “Sports against drugs” took place in Sokolniki Park in Moscow. Audience’s attention was attracted with a great number of sports competitions, which both sportsmen and onlookers took part in with pleasure. There is no secret that new generation is striving for dynamic life. But where can they spend their life activity except sports? Now extreme sports are very popular among the youth. Roller-skating is one of the most popular among them. Where else can you feel sensation of high speed, no matter whether a roller skates good? Who would ever expect that there would be so much volunteers who would be eager to take part in Open Roller Skates Tournament?

There were competitors at the age of 5 to 45. Just fancy how it looked! The atmosphere of the competitions was astonishing: modern music, extreme sport and fine weather, what else does advanced youth want? I decided to have a chat with one of these advanced chap nickname Bruise to know what he differs from others:

–What is your life motto?

–Onward to success, stop at nothing.

–What do you think about while you skate?

–Nothing. When I skate I forget all my problems and troubles, I air my head. It lets me be happy in my own way.

–What do you feel when you see a roller-girl doing excellent tricks on a high level?

–Oh, self-respect. Don’t let me leave it alone. I’ll try to do the same better then she.

–Do you prefer to wear the same clothes when you don’t skate?

–Yes, of course. My clothes are my distinctive feature. People see that I’m a roller even though I’m without roller skates. It’s cool.

–I heard that roller-skating divides into two directions – fitness and aggressive. What is the difference?

–Well, if you like to skate without any tricks and feel that it’s enough for you, this style is called fitness. But if you want adventures, you can choose aggressive one, which also has two directions, called “street” and “rumpa” Make it plain, “street” is skating on spring-board, and “rales” and “rumpa” is half-round area, where rollers show their skills. To put it in a nut shell, it’s your own choice.

I really didn’t regret that I visited this holiday. I convinced myself in reality that the world without drugs exists. You have to seek it yourself.

By Elena Arkhipova

http://eng.1september.ru/2000/no24_3.htm

52. In a small group, discuss your answers to the following questions.

1.Most people have heard that nicotine, the substance in tobacco, is addictive. What other substances or activities can people be addicted to or dependent on? Make a list of other addictions.

2.Do you know anyone who has been addicted to one of the items on your list? If so, describe that person and his or her addiction.

53. Write an essay (about 300 words). You may choose the topic you like:

1.There are more and more pressures on young people to drink alcohol and they are worried that if they don't, people will think there is something wrong with them.

2.There is a blurring between illegal drugs such as cannabis and legal ones such as alcohol or tobacco in youth culture.

3.Youth crime is a huge problem.

54. Read the text and circle the words that mean:

1)a person who studies a subject carefully especially in order to discover new facts and information about it;

2)a poisonous substance in tobacco;

3)the activity of playing games of chance for money;

4)the activity of going to stores and buying things;

5)a way of communicating information to people;

6)possibility of something happening that will injure, harm or kill somebody, or damage or destroy something;

7)a fact or an event in nature or society, especially one that is not fully understood.

For years, researchers have been trying to make sense of the biology and psychology of addiction – its causes and its cures. In the past, addictions were viewed primarily as addictions to substances such as drugs, alcohol, and nicotine. Recently, however, many researchers have begun to think that people can also be addicted to activities such as gambling, sex, shopping, and even travel.

One activity that has become increasingly common throughout world especially among young people is computer use, specifically on-line computer communication through a medium called the Internet. Although many people are discovering what a powerful communication tool the Internet is, others are also realizing its dangers. Many young people have begun overusing this new tool and are spending hours and hours on-line. In fact, some psychologists have even labeled this overuse phenomenon as Internet addiction.

55. Read the statements that follow. Write A (agree), D (disagree) or “?” (don’t know) next to each statement. Compare your answers with those of a partner, and discuss your opinions. Use the following expressions to challenge arguments:

*I’m sorry, but I’m afraid you’re missing the point.

*No, I believe that’s really not true.

*So what exactly are you talking about?

*In the case…, this is simply not so.

*I find this really hard to believe.

1.A person who spends 15 to 20 hours a day using a computer could be called an addict.

2.It’s easy to get addicted to the computer as it is to get addicted to nicotine.

3.Communicating with friends and family via a computer is cold and impersonal.

4.People become dependent on their computer to avoid work and social activities.

56. Read the passage. Then look at the list of expressions that follow. Find the word in the passage that is similar in meaning, and write the number in the blank.

Bill, a student at the University of Maryland, says, “I have been using the Internet for about a year. Now I spend most of the day on-line. I am trying to cut my hours, but I simply don’t have the strength to. I’m like an alcoholic who can’t control his habit.” For years, people have been addicted to things like nicotine, gambling, or alcohol. However, now a new (1) high-tech addiction called Internet addiction is rapidly becoming the latest problem of the computer age.

College and university students, businesspeople, and homemakers are just some of the people who are spending hours and hours in front of their computer screens. They are sending (2) e-mail, playing computer games, or entering

(3) chat rooms where they can communicate with strangers all over the world on their computer.

At first, these individuals went on-line for work, study, or pleasure and spent one or two hours a day on their computer. However, the hours gradually increased. They begun to (4) surf the Net for longer and longer periods of time.

Bill’s (5) compulsiveness, his inability to stop thinking about his on-line activity, turned into a serious psychological problem. He gave up his friends. Stopped playing basketball, and neglected his schoolwork. Instead he found (6) fulfillment by communicating electronically with strangers.

Psychologists have become concerned about this growing problem. They feel that Internet addicts are avoiding the

(7) intimacy that comes from live, nonelectronic communication. Counselors worry that students will not go through the normal social (8) developmental stages. As a result, at many colleges, counseling centers are now offering (9) support groups, a special form of (10) therapy that is helping these students control their on-line habit.

____a) treatment of problems by talking about them

____b) technologically advanced

____c) periods of personal growth

____d) look for information on the Internet

____e) inability to control certain behavior

____f) an electronic way for individuals to send messages via the computer

____g) electronic discussion groups in which several people exchange written messages

____h) close personal relationships with others

____i) personal satisfaction

____j) people who meet to help each other with a problem they all share

57. Read the survey. It is used to diagnose Internet addiction. Test yourself or your friend. Hooked on the net?

Let’s find out

Take this quiz to see if your passion for the “Net” has become an all-consuming addiction. Check the answers. Remember, be honest!

1.Do you check your e-mail more than six times a day?

2.Do you lose track of the time because you are on the computer all night?

3.Do you dream about surfing the Net?

4.Have you ever missed class or called in sick to work because you were too busy on-line?

5.Do you introduce yourself by immediately giving out your e-mail address?

6.Do you neglect your pets because you are on-line and forget to feed and walk them?

7.Does your family constantly complain that you are spending too much in front of the computer?

8.Have you forgotten to do your usual chores around the house?

9.Do you talk more to your friends around the world via e-mail than you do to your neighbors?

10.Do you feel uncomfortable at the thought of going on vacation without your computer?

SCORING

If you answered “yes” to …

2to 4 questions: Don’t worry! You can get a bit carried away, but

it’s just a fun hobby.

5 to 8 questions: You may be getting hooked. Try to cut down on the number of hours you’re on the Net.

9 to 10 questions: Watch out!!! Stop it now and run to the nearest support group.

58. Work in pairs. Fill in the gaps in the chart.

59. Read the following paragraphs and fill in the blanks with the correct form of the words from the chart (Ex. 58).

For many years now, Patty, age 27, liked to shop. Stylish and savvy, a vice-president at a large public relations firm, she enjoyed expensive food, jewelry, and clothes. However, for years she battled periods of sadness and endured sudden (1) ________________ attacks. Her (2) ________________ worsened when her longtime boyfriend suddenly left her for another woman. She felt lonely and isolated. Needing to feel satisfied and (3) _______________ in some way, Patty started to spend money like there was no tomorrow.

Every day, in an effort to fight her (4) _______________ she begun to hang out in shopping malls during her lunch hour and after work. At first she bought only small items like cosmetics or inexpensive jewelry. But soon she was charging huge sums of money on her credit cards, buying designer clothing, shoes, and handbags. Feeling totally out of control, she had a (5) ______________ need to buy whenever she could. She spent hundreds of dollars on unnecessary items purchased on the cable television shopping channel or from mail-order catalogs. She was so (6)

_____________ that she couldn’t resist buying from the local street vendors. Her friends and family refused to (8)

____________ her financially and help her out of her debt. Nothing could stop her spending – not fear, nor guilt. Finally she went to a psychiatrist who diagnosed her (9) _____________ as “shopaholism.” His (10)

______________ for treating Patty was one year of intensive group (11) _____________. And finally, one year later, Patty is out of debt and in control: a recovered shopaholic.

60.Write a paragraph describing a person you know who has an addiction. Use at least 20 words from the chart (Ex. 58).

61.Read the text about another form of addiction. Use some phrases in the list to answer the question in the title.

Do you want to kiss an old ashtray?

A beautiful girl looks across the dinner table, by candlelight, at an attractive young man; they smile. It is the end of dinner. Everyone gets up from the table. Will he come over to her? Yes, he is walking over to her. She is pleased. She pauses while he comes near her. Then suddenly when he is near, she turns round and walks quickly away. This was the beginning of an advertisement in British cinemas – an anti-smoking advertisement. As she walks from the diningroom alone, the beautiful girl turns towards us. “Ugh,” she says, “he smells like an old ashtray.”

The British Government had a campaign against smoking. In this film they persuaded us in a new way. “Smoking makes you unattractive.” Perhaps this message is more successful than earlier ones. In the past, most anti-smoking campaigns told us “Stop smoking, it is very bad for your health”. Advertisements listed the number of people who die every year from cancer and other lung diseases because they smoke cigarettes. But the public did not take enough notice. The habit of smoking is very strong. When the Government announce the results of medical studies on cigarette smoking, for a short time smokers are worried. They buy fewer cigarettes for two or three months. But six months later sales are up again.

In 1971 the British Government made a law about smoking. Every packet of cigarettes, even imported ones, must have a health warning on it. The warning says: Warning by the Government: Smoking can damage your health.

Every advertisement for cigarettes in magazines and newspapers must also say this. On British trains there only used to be a few carriages marked “No smoking”. In many airplanes now there is a special “No smoking” section. But people still puff away at cigarettes where and when they can. They know that tar and nicotine in tobacco is bad for them – they cough, they are short of breath and some people die of lung cancer. Aren’t people worried about their health? Do they enjoy smoking so much that they don’t care if they are ill? Perhaps this is true.

But the habits of younger people are not too fixed. That why such kind of films are for young people. Advertisements in cinemas show attractive young men and women who smoke. Other young people look at them and

say: “Yes they are attractive, but, Ugh! Their hair and clothes smell of tobacco; their teeth and fingers are all yellow.” “Do you want to kiss an old ashtray?” Teenagers often have their first cigarette because they think they look older and more sophisticated if they smoke. Perhaps they won’t continue if they think it is unattractive.

For the obstinate smokers the Government in Britain was printing very big advertisements in all the newspapers. They said “If you cannot stop smoking you must choose cigarettes carefully. Some brands have less tar and nicotine in them. The picture shows which ones are the least harmful.” At the top of the advertisement there was something to shock the smoker. In big letters it said: CHOOSE YOUR POISON.

62.Work in pairs. Choose one of the “other addictions” such as compulsive shopping, workaholism, compulsive eating, compulsive gambling, exercise addiction, and so on. Using the Internet Survey (Ex. 57) as a model, design your own survey to diagnose the addiction you chose. Use all information from above exercises. You may use the same scoring system as in the model.

63.Use your survey to interview a friend or a group mate. Share the results with the group. Discuss it.

64.Read the description of the situation and the roles for this activity. Use the ideas and vocabulary from the unit.

Situations and roles

Every year, the National Psychological Association holds a conference to discuss professional issues. This year’s theme is “Addiction.”

You are psychologists attending the conference. The afternoon sessions or meetings are made up of interactive discussions about addiction. During these special sessions, participants share and build on each other’s ideas. Then they must summarize their discussions for the participants in the other sessions.

65.Break up into three groups, decide which session each group will role-play, and choose a leader and a notetaker.

66.Conduct a highly interactive discussion session. Share all your ideas and questions. Make sure the note taker writes down the main points.

67.Summarize your discussion for the whole group.

Session One: Addictive Personalities

Discussion Topic: Are some people more likely to develop an addiction than other people?

1.Define an addictive personality.

2.Identify different addictive personality types, and give examples from people you know.

Session Two: Recovery Methods

Discussion Topic: What are some of the different methods used around the world to help people to recover from addiction?

1.Identify different recovery strategies.

2.Discuss the pros and cons of each method.

Session Three: Psychology of On-Line Communication

Discussion Topic: How is the new tool, the Internet, affecting our personal relationships?

1.Identify the ways the Internet and e-mail may be affecting people’s relationships.

2.List the pros and cons of on-line communication.

3.Make recommendations for the future use of on-line communication.

Self-Assessment

Module 3

1.Look through Module 3 to find the answers to the questions 1 – 20.

1.What problems worry young people in the world today?

2.Do adults understand teens today?

3.What is a ‘generation gap’?

4.What is done in Europe to reduce the incidence of binge drinking?

5.What effect does alcohol have on the body?

6.What is “curfew”?

7.Did grown-ups have the same problems and interests in their youth?

8.What can be done to help homeless youngsters? What is done in your country?

9.What is the aim of schools for pregnant pupils?

10.What free time activities are popular in Britain? In Russia?

11.How can free time activities influence smoking and drug addition rate?

12.Can your friend help you when you are in trouble? And you?

13.Can friendship be the cure for drinking or drugs taking?

14.What event aimed to prevent drug addition was held in Sokolniki Park in Moscow?

15.What does it mean to be an Internet addict?

16.Why have psychologists become concerned about the growing problem of Internet addiction?

17.What is shopaholism and how to treat it?

18.What is meant by “other addictions”?

19.What crimes are widespread among youngsters? Why?

20.Make recommendations to solve youth problems in Russia.

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Contents

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Bibliography …………………………………………………………..…48

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