- •Язык профессионального общения:
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one
- •Moral Re-armament: History and Challenges
- •1. Give definitions of the following words and word-combinations, make use of a dictionary. Reproduce the situations they are used in the text.
- •Reading two Britain’s Moral Crisis
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one What Makes People Volunteer
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two
- •Nurse Nicky Nears Her Peak of Fitness
- •Reading one Who Uses Drugs and Why?
- •2. Check and compare your answers with your partner. Language Focus
- •Reading two
- •Europe: Drugs – Adapting To New Realities
- •Reading three
- •They're toking up for algebra class. Teenagers need incentives to keep it clean
- •Reading four
- •Partnering Against Trafficking
- •Discussion
- •Imagine you are the head of a Charity Fund. Write a report about the charity activities your fund is performing. Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Interrupting People
- •Reading One Status of Women
- •Status of women and girls around the world: facts and figures (provided by the Global Fund for Women)
- •Violence
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •Reading two Schoolbooks and the female stereotype
- •Reading One The Qualities to Look for in a Wife
- •Reading two What’s wrong with marrying for Love
- •Reading three
- •I’m your Equal, Partner!
- •Is your relationship out of balance? Scared to stick up for yourself? It's time for a change
- •Imagine you are having a row with your male partner/husband. Work in pairs and try to make it up with the help of the Five r’s.
- •Reading One Careers and Marriage
- •1. Explain the meaning of the word combinations used in the text:
- •3. What practical tips for having a stable and fruitful marriage were given in the text? Discuss them in pairs. Reading two They'll Never Go Home Again
- •1. Answer the questions:
- •Reading three The Frustrated Housewife
- •Insert a preposition or a particle where necessary.
- •Interview several working and staying-at-home mothers about their attitude to the problems raised in the text. Present the findings of your questionnaires in class and analyse the results together.
- •Role-play. Discuss the problem.
- •General Discussion
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •I. Asking for and Giving Opinions
- •2. Use appropriate language from the boxes above to ask for and give opinions in the following situations.
- •2. Explaining and Justifying
- •1. Make the following into statements explaining and justifying using the language from the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements explaining and justifying in the following situations.
- •1. Asking for Clarification
- •2. Giving Clarification
- •1. Make the following into questions and statements asking for and giving clarification.
- •2. Ask for and give clarification in the following situations.
- •1. Make the following into statements of agreement and disagreement using the language in the boxes above.
- •Reading one Censorship Debate
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two bbc Chiefs Order Tough Curb on tv Sex and Violence
- •Reading three
- •Is Film Censorship Necessary?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading four Censorship – What and by Whom?
- •Insert particles or prepositions where necessary. Translate the sentences into Russian/Belarusian.
- •Reading two
- •Public Concerns
- •Did he follow this pattern? ________
- •Reading three Paying the Price for News
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •The power of the media Speech Functions Bank
- •I. Expressing Preferences
- •II. Talking about likes and Interests.
- •Starter activity
- •Reading one Ten Ways to find the best schools
- •Bruce Kemble. News Week. 2002 Language focus
- •A Whitehall checklist;
- •Speech activities
- •Reading two Slimmed-down School Curriculum Aims to Free Quarter of Timetable for Pupils Aged 11 to 14
- •Reading three High-Stakes Games
- •Reading four
- •5 Times More Florida Kids to Repeat Third Grade State's New Policy Links Promotion to Reading Test Scores
- •Reading one Why Parents Choose to Opt out of State System
- •In the following sentences use the right particle with the verb to put:
- •Reading two
- •Reading three The City – as- School
- •Imagine that a friend of yours is considering sending his/her child to a non-government school (institute) you are working in. Write a letter either encouraging or discouraging him/her.
- •Reading one Survey Results Detail What Top Entry Level Employers Want Most
- •Reading two Employers Still Prefer Traditional Degrees Over Online Learning, Study Finds
- •Insert prepositions or particles where necessary.
- •In groups of 3 or 4 prepare and stage a debate on the prospects of online learning. For more ideas read the supplementary texts and visit the relevant web sites.
- •Reading three Two in Three Trainee Teachers who Qualify 'Are not up to the Job'
- •Functional vocabulary
- •Phrases related to the topic
- •Speech Functions Bank
- •1. Asking for More Detailed Information
- •1. Make the following into questions or statements asking for more detailed information using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to ask for more detailed information in the following situations.
- •2. Making Comparisons
- •1. Make the following into statements of comparison using the language in the box above.
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make statements of comparison about the following.
- •3. Making generalisations
- •2. Use appropriate language from the box above to make generalisations about the following.
Reading one Who Uses Drugs and Why?
In Britain caffeine, nicotine, alcohol and barbiturates are all legal drugs. They are similar to illegal ones in that, sooner or later, they can affect you so that you find yourself depending on a regular supply of them. The extent of dependence varies according to the person and the drug, but most people find it harder to give up even cigarettes or tea, than say, apples or cheese. This is because most of us smoke, have a coffee or drink either as a way of calming ourselves down and relieving tension or as a way of bucking ourselves up, finding extra energy. These drugs become associated with their power to relieve certain feelings and a habit is formed.
Stronger drugs – such as opiates and cocaine – can be habit-forming in just the same way. The drug taker comes to rely on the effect of the drug to produce a sensation of well-being and this reliance increases, until eventually dependence on a continual supply of the drug is established and an addictive habit is formed.
People who are addicted to drugs can be of any age and walk of life. Their reasons for taking drugs are as varied as the environments in which they live. In some cases, addiction will be life-long; in others, it may be a temporary phase which can be broken out of.
In the left hand column there are notes on 5 cases of typical drug takers. Read them and try to match them with the most likely futures from the column on the right; indicate your choices in the boxes below:
Robin Haulk. Magazine For a Change, No. 2, 2001
Drug Takers 1 Age 25. Painter and sculptor by inclination but has to do occasional labouring jobs to help make ends meet. Shares small studio flat with his girl-friend. Dropped out of university after one year to go to art school. Has smoked pot irregularly ever since then for pleasure and for inspiration. Recently tried LSD and now takes it every few weeks believing it helps his work. Well aware of the dangers of heroin and thinks he would never try it. |
Futures A Never too late to be honest with doctor about her dependence. Could probably be cured by treatment, maybe in mental hospital, but may later be tempted to use pills again. The longer she continues taking pills the more ill she will become and the harder a cure will be. |
2 Age 65. Bedridden at home ever since a serious operation two years ago. Afterwards in great pain and unable to sleep. Given barbiturates by doctor to help her sleep. Continued to demand barbiturates from doctor even when pain stopped because they were a great comfort and put her in a dreamy state of well-being. Much preferred this to the boredom and anxieties of being bedridden. Now dependent on barbiturates. |
В Almost sure to give up pills within a few years, but might find it impossible. If so, may become mentally disturbed or turn to hard drugs. |
3 Age 35. Housewife. Lives at home with husband and two kids. Always found housework, children and entertaining rather a strain. Rather fat after birth of second child. Doctor prescribed amphetamines for slimming: they also made her more cheerful and energetic. Soon needed more and more pills. Now dependent on them and has to trick chemist to get enough. |
C Whilst in the pop-music world is unlikely to stop using drugs. Probably will stick to pot but could try hard drugs and might become addicted. May become dependent on pot. |
4 Age 19. Plays bass guitar with fairly successful group. Lives in communal pad with other group members. Time mostly spent in travelling in group van to and from one-night stands. Smoked pot regularly for last two years. Wrongly considers he needs it to play well. Recently started taking amphetamine pills to overcome fatigue of work. Also takes LSD occasionally for kicks. Has never taken heroin but friends have and some are addicts. |
D Because of her age and condition her doctor is unlikely to stop her supply of barbiturates. Most likely to continue taking them until her death. |
5 Age 16. At school, leaving soon. Lives at home. Out most evenings, sometimes on date, usually with friends. Most weekends at all-nighters, clubs or parties. First given a pill by a friend at a party. Started taking 'blues' most weekends because everyone else did and because it prevented tiredness. Soon started taking more for kicks. Had to take increasing numbers to repeat the same effect. Always very brought down on Mondays. Once tried pot but it had no effect. |
E Frustration of career could lead to hard drugs but probably he will stick to soft ones. May change his mind about them helping his work and give them up altogether, but this is unlikely unless he can cut himself off from his friends who are mostly hippy drug-takers. |
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