Answer the following questions

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

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Functional vocabulary

advocate n	защитник
coke fiend, pothead n	наркоман
entice v	соблазнять, переманивать
entitle v	давать право
envision v	воображать, представлять себе
fend off v	зд. отражать, отгонять
hold back v	сдерживать (ся), воздерживать (ся)
incentive n	стимул
mandatory adj	обязательный, принудительный
nudge v	подталкивать
penalize v	наказывать, штрафовать
peril n	опасность, риск

peer pressure	давление, влияние сверстников
prevention measures	профилактические меры
stay clean v	зд. не употреблять наркотики
toke n	затяжка марихуаны (сленг)
test positive v	давать положительную реакцию на какой-л. анализ

1. 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.

2. 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

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 ….

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?

2. 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.

3. 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.

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