Speech activities. Suggest synonyms of the following words and word-combinations, make use of the functional vocabulary of the previous sections

Suggest synonyms of the following words and word-combinations, make use of the functional vocabulary of the previous sections.

Some of the language in the notes you have read is very colloquial. Work out what the following words and word-combinations mean in the context they occur.

Find the words or phrases in the text which have a similar meaning to the following.

Language focus

Functional vocabulary

addict n	наркоман
addiction n	склонность, пагубная привычка.
barbiturate n	барбитурат (снотворное средство/лекарство)
bedridden adj	прикованный к постели
boredom n	скука
break out of v	вырываться откуда-нибудь
buck up v	оживиться, встряхнуться
cannabis n	конопля, гашиш
clean one’s slate	сбросить груз старых ошибок, заблуждений и начать сначала
communal pad n	коммунальная квартира
drug taker n	наркоман
drug abuser n	наркоман
drug policy	политика борьбы с наркоманией
for kicks	для “кайфа”
form a habit	формировать привычку
frustration n	крах, провал
make ends meet	сводить концы с концами
needle exchange	обмен шприцев
pot n	травка (разг.) марихуана
smoke pot v	курить марихуану
trick sb v	обманывать

– to earn enough money to survive (case 1);

– confined to bed due to illness (case 2);

– depressed (case 5);

– something which brings a person back to health (future A);

– to continue to use (future C);

– to isolate from (future F).

– dropped out (case 1);

– pad (case 4);

– one-night stands (case 4);

– for kicks (cases 4 and 5).

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

addict	any of a group of sedative drugs
cannabis	a state of being bored
pad (sl)	a state of discouragement, dissatisfaction
boredom	a hemp plant; any of various drugs made from the dried leaves and flowers of hemp plant
frustration	a place where somebody lives
barbiturates	a person who is unable to stop taking dugs, alcohol

to rely on sth,

continual,

to trick sb,

to be depressed,

for pleasure and inspiration,

to cut off from.

1. Here are two more typical cases. Choose one and write what you think his future is likely to be.

Age 55. Doctor, unmarried, lives alone above his surgery. For a long time has been unhappy about being greatly over-worked under lousy conditions. As a doctor has easy access to dangerous drugs. Two years ago, when depressed, took morphine. After that turned to morphine more and more often whenever things seemed too much. Now dependent on it.	His future:
Age 26. Professional racing cyclist. Lives at home with wife. At first did badly as professional. Decided to quit but friends persuaded him to try stimulants. First tried caffeine then amphetamines. Started winning races. Now always uses stimulants for racing.	His future:

2. Discuss these drug cases with the rest of the group. How many of them would be typical of your own country? For more ideas and new information read the supplementary texts “Drug Abuse is Spreading Fast”, “Alarm over Teenagers Trying Drugs”, “Clubbers Grow Rich on Drug Profits”.

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