Newalcoholban（P2）.ppt

New alcohol ban ? (P2) 北京一零一中学 戴群 * * Cross-cultural awareness: understanding social problems Language skills: skimming; summarizing; creative thinking Curriculum focus What do you often do when there is something worth celebrating, such as a birthday, festival, party, etc? 2. What do you normally drink at parties? 3. Besides soft drinks, have you ever tried alcohol? 4. Do you think it right for teenagers to drink alcohol? Why/ Why not? Pre-reading While reading 1. Read the passage quickly and find the main idea. Choose the best: A teenager died of drinking too much alcohol. A new law has been passed to stop teenagers from drinking alcohol. Many teenagers celebrate birthdays by drinking alcohol. The drinking age in the US is older than that in China. 2. Read the passage again and decide whether the following statements are true or false. After Xia Min had drunk alcohol, she fell into a coma and had to stay in hospital for a long time. Sellers who sell alcohol to teenagers are fined in China now. The problem of teenagers drinking alcohol is becoming more and more serious. F T F 4) Shop keepers do not take the 1999 Chinese law seriously because they don’t quite understand it. 5) The legal drinking age is 16 or 18 years old according to international law. 6) Students are somewhat curious about drinking alcohol. F F T 3. Fill in the blanks according to the passage. Some students like to drink alcohol when they __________ their friends’ birthdays, have dinner at festivals or have other ______________. Uncontrolled drinking of alcohol can cause death, which ________ great sorrow for the family and friends. celebrate celebrations leaves The Chinese government has passed a new ______ to stop ___________ buying or drinking alcohol and to_________ those who sell alcohol to underage youths. Some students hope that in this ______, the students’ ___________ about alcohol can be stopped and young people can grow up ___________. teenage