E.+Bad+Habits

How bad can bad habits get?

What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘smoking’? How often do you drink? What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘drug addict’?

ADDICTIONS: Do you have any? Complete this list.
 * Addicted to… **


 * nicotine
 * television / gaming
 * alcohol
 * chocolate
 * shopping
 * the Internet
 * shopping

__**TASK 1: Read the article from **__ [|BreakingNewsEnglish.com] Images of a two-year-old toddler smoking cigarettes have shocked people in Indonesia. The little boy, Ardi Rizal from Sumatra, is addicted to nicotine and smokes 40 cigarettes a day. Videos of Ardi casually puffing away on a cigarette emerged this week on YouTube. The footage,now removed, shows him smoking like a true pro. His father, Mohammed Rizal, thinks there’s no problem with his son’s nasty habit. He told reporters that his child looked healthy and that was the only thing that was important. He went on to explain how Ardi took up smoking when he was 18 months old. That was when he gave his son his first cigarette. Now he’s totally hooked; he throws tantrums if his father does not let him smoke. Ardi’s story is part of a worrying trend in Indonesia. Government statistics reveal 25 per cent of Indonesian kids aged between 3 and 15 have smoked and that over 3 per cent are regular smokers. Indonesia is the world’s third largest smoking nation. Cigarettes are everywhere and smoking is still seen as a socially acceptable practice. Health Minister Endang Sedyaningsih said preventing youngsters from smoking would be very difficult because people believe smoking is a good thing. She said tobacco companies are well liked because they sponsor many things from education to sporting and public events. She added: “This is the challenge we face in protecting youth from the dangers of smoking.” 1**<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">. SYNONYM MATCH: **

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">Match the following synonyms from the article. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1. toddler **a. show** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 2 addicted to **b. leisurely** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;"> 3. casually **c. back** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">4. habit **d. disturbing** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">5. tantrums **e. youngsters** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">6. worrying **f. fits of temper** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">7. reveal **g. infant** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">8. seen **h. custom** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">9. sponsor **i. viewed** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">10. youth **j. hooked on** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;"> **<span style="color: #800080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2. PHRASE MATCH: ** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">(Sometimes more than one choice is possible.) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">1. Images of a two-year-old **a. hooked** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">2 addicted **b. largest smoking nation** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">3. casually puffing **c. tantrums** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">4. Now he’s totally **d. to nicotine** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">5. he throws **e. 3 and 15 have smoked** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">6. part of a worrying **f. in protecting youth** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">7. 25%of Indonesian kids aged between **g. toddler smoking** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">8. the world’s third **h. acceptable practice** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;">9. smoking is still seen as a socially **i. trend** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">10. the challenge we face **j. away on a cigarette**

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">TASK 2: Let's discuss the matter even further **__
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">SMOKING DISCUSSION **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you know any chain smokers? How could you get them to stop? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Why don’t governments ban smoking if it causes so many health problems? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Where are the no-smoking areas in your town? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What can we do to stop children smoking? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What does smoking do to your health? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Why do tobacco company ads always have healthy-looking young people smoking in beautiful places? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">7) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How would the world be different if smoking was suddenly banned? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">8) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What do you think when you see a pregnant woman smoking? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">9) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you get angry about passive smoking – breathing in second-hand smoke? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">10) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you think smoking will ever disappear? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">ALCOHOL DISCUSSION[[image:imagesCAEADFRP.jpg]] **
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">1) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is your favorite alcoholic drink? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">2) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What is the best cure for a hangover? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">3) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Do you ever… / How often do you… drink to excess? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">4) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">In the USA, you cannot drink alcohol on the street. What are the laws regarding drinking in public in your country? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">5) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Alcohol is forbidden in Islam. Is this good? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">6) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Should governments allow people to drink products that make people violent? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">7) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Are the drinking and driving laws in your country too strict? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">8) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">How does alcohol change your behavior, personality and face? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">9) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What are the most popular forms of alcohol in your country? ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">10) || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What part does alcohol play in the culture of your country? ||



__**<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 180%;">Task 3: Listen and complete the article media type="file" key="090814-russia.mp3" width="240" height="20" **__ <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has said alcoholism is a ‘national disaster’ in his country. He 1 _ how much Russians drank each year. In particular, he said Russian people drank too much vodka, which is the nation’s most 2.. Mr. Medvedev quoted 3._ showed the average Russian drank 18 litresof pure alcohol each year. That means around 350 litres of beer or about 45 liters of vodka. That’s almost 4. _ week. The president said: “When you convert that into vodka bottles, it is 5. .” He said measures aimed at reducing the levels of drinking have not worked. "This is a centuries-old problem and one cannot hope 6.," Medvedev said. Doctors in Russia believe alcohol 7. all deaths of Russians between the ages of 15 and 54. An equally frightening statistic is that only 40 per cent of Russian school leavers are likely <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> 8._ 60. This will have a huge impact on Russia’s economy. The country has 9. _ rates of alcohol-related diseases in the world. Health Minister Tatyana Golikova said: "10._ leader in terms of alcohol consumption." One problem Russia has is bootlegging – making and selling vodka illegally11._. Quite often the alcohol content in bootleg vodka is much higher than that in commercially produced liquor.12._ 50 per cent of Russia's vodka market is illegal.

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