Read the text. To win a scholarship, counsellor, alcopops, income support, to waste, a mess, to go into a coma, to set up

To win a scholarship, counsellor, alcopops, income support, to waste, a mess, to go into a coma, to set up, booze, to get hooked up, to pass out, an intake, to turn around, social drinkers, to trek through.

1) The state must strictly target _______________________ schemes to ensure that all individuals who are vulnerable to under-nutrition have access to food.

2) After a 12-hour operation the patient suffered from much pain and the doctors decided not to risk and made him _______________________ to save from going into a shock.

3) The society generally tends to approve of moderate _________________ ________________ and criticize alcoholics, though the borderline between the two states is rather elusive, at least for a drinker himself.

4) Last year Gordon got redundant. He couldn’t get over and started drinking. His life became a total _______________. When his friends and family realized that he couldn’t _____________ things _______________ himself, they found him a _________________. After 6 months of weekly sessions he cut his _______________ to half a glass of wine at the weekend.

5) In the USA it’s quite popular to send troubled teenagers to survival schools, where they have to do various activities like _______________ ____________ mountains or _____________ their own camps.

6) He’s got a heavy allergy to alcohol: he might ________________ ____________ after taking in just a few drops.

7) Teenagers often _____________________________on alcohol in the nightclubs. It’s not that easy for them to refuse from ________________ because of peer pressure.

8) Her essay on global warming and melting of glaciers helped him ___________ ________________ from the Royal Geographical Society and she could continue her education in a university.

9) College years are the best time to prepare for a good start in life, it’s foolish to _____________ it. There won’t be another chance.

10) People often think that beer or _________________ don’t cause alcoholism because of low content of alcohol.

6) Discuss the following questions:

Why did Sherry Cooke appear on TV in a documentary and in a newspaper article? Is the news shocking or sensational? Why? Why not?

How did she overcome her addiction? What do you think of this kind of treatment?

Is there a similar problem with teenage drinking in Russia? What kind of help might teenagers get?

Do you ever drink alcohol? Why? Why not? On what occasions and what alcohol do you drink? Do you consider yourself a moderate social drinker or a binge drinker? How to tell one from the other?

Why do you think teenagers become alcohol or drug addicts? Is it possible to protect them from it? Do you believe that alcohol and cigarettes advertising ban can help?

Sherrie’s mother couldn’t bear the mess her drunken daughter was causing and threw her out. To your mind, was it right? If you were a parent, what would you do in this situation?

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