Заняття 3.13 Негативний вплив шкідливих звичок на життя людини

1. Read and learn the following words:

drugs	наркотик, медикамент	moderation	поміркованість
addiction	наркоманія, схильність	to damage	пошкоджувати
drug-addicts	наркоман	cell	клітина
needle	голка	beverage	напій
to destroy	руйнувати	cancer	рак (хвороба)
to be cheated	бути обдуреним	abuse	зловживання
to steal	красти	violence	насилля
murder	вбивство	pregnant	вагітна
suicide	самогубство, суїцид	to avoid	уникати
World Health Organization	Всесвітня організація здоров’я	prison time	ув’язнення

2. Read and translate the text:

There are three main kinds of drugs – hard, soft and legal. They can cause addiction, serious illness and even death. Hard drugs include heroin, cocaine, LSD, and crack. Soft drugs are marijuana, amphetamines (speed), solvents (glue) and ecstasy. Legal drugs include tobacco, alcohol and certain tranquillizers. In New York, over 50% of all arrests are connected with drugs. The two more important drug-growing areas are Latin America and South-East Asia. People there are depend on money from their drug crops. Drugs are the second biggest business in the world. Only the arms industry is bigger. Thousands of drug-addicts die every year. Some die from drugs themselves. Others die from AIDS. This is because they use dirty needles or share needles. Everybody must know how addicts live. How they steal money, lose their friends, hurt their families, are cheated by dealers, destroy their health.

According to the World Health Organization tobacco-related illness will be the world’s leading killer by the year 2020, responsible for more deaths that AIDS, tuberculosis, road accidents, murders and suicides put together. Population in developing nations face the greatest risk as 85% of all smokers will come from these countries by the mid-2020s. Smoking kills over 400,000 Americans each year. Each one of those deaths is completely preventable. Teenagers often have their first cigarette because they think they look older and more attractive if they smoke. Perhaps they won’t continue if they think it unattractive.

Using of alcohol, even in moderation, damages brain and body cells.Alcoholic beverages generally contain chemical additives as well. Most suicides are alcohol related. Long-term heavy drinking damages the liver, nervous system, heart, and brain. It also can lead to high blood pressure, stomach problems, medicine interactions, sexual problems, osteoporosis, and cancer. Alcohol abuse can also lead to violence, accidents, social isolation, jail or prison time, and difficulties at work and home. Women who are pregnant should always avoid alcohol. Drinking during pregnancy increases the chance that the baby will have a low birth weight and fetal alcohol syndrome, which is also known as FAS.

3. Answer the following questions:

What kinds of drugs are there?

Where are more than a half of all arrests connecting with drugs?

How many drug-growing areas are there?

Do people in Western Asia have their drug crop?

Drugs are the biggest business in the world, aren’t they?

Can people die after using drugs?

How many Americans does smoking kill every year?

Why do teenagers smoke?

What person’s organs does alcohol damage?

4. Join the sentences and their translation:

1) It impairs your vision	а) ви втрачаєте сексуальну привабливість
2) It takes your breath away and gives you emphysema	b) воно забруднює повітря та відштовхує від вас друзів, котрі не палять
3) It causes lung cancer and cancer of the throat	c) воно ослаблює ваш зір
4) it turns your teeth and fingers yellow and gives you ugly skin	ваші зуби та пальці жовтіють та шкіра виглядає жахливо
5) It makes your breath stink and you hair and clothes smell awful	d)це пусте марнування часу та грошей
6) It wastes your time and empties your pockets	e)воно викликає рак легенів і рак горла
7) It pollutes the air around you and makes your non-smoking friends avoid you	f) ви набуваєте смердючого запаху з роту й ваші речі жахливо смердять
8) It ruins your sex appeal	g) від вас тхне, як від старої попільнички
9)It makes you smell like an old ashtray	h) воно викликає задишку та призводить до емфіземи

5. Translate the following sentences into English:

Навіть легкі наркотики можуть нашкодити здоров’ю людини.

Жителі Латинської Америки мають прибуток від урожаю наркотиків.

Наркомании часто крадуть гроші та обдурюють свою сім’ю.

Куріння – це причина багатьох захворювань.

Підлітки палять, щоб виглядати старшими.

Зловживання алкоголем може призвести до насилля в сім’ї.

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