《新视野英语教程(第三版)》教学资源book4Unit10-Section B.ppt

CONTENTS Introduction Questions and Answers Find the answers of the following question in the text. 1.?How many addictions do you know? 2.?What’s your attitude towards to the addictions? 3. Do you know any methods to get rid of addictions? Intensive Reading The World Health Organization (WHO) recently addressed the disastrous effects of various addictions—tobacco, alcohol, and drugs—in different parts of the world. Tobacco use Smoking—the cause of about three million deaths every year—is especially risky in poor countries. Very poor people often use tobacco to put their appetite to the sword or to stop their pain. For people who already have little iron in their food, though, the tobacco further reduces the bloods ability to carry oxygen. However, governments in some countries dont often like to deny poor people the small pleasure of smoking tobacco. According to WHO, tobacco consumption has remained high worldwide. Para. 45 Alcohol in Russia The consumption of alcohol in Russia was traditionally high. Invoices from stores did not paint an accurate picture of consumption levels, though, as many people made their own alcohol at home. Today, in Russia, it is still difficult to know for certain how many people are dependent on alcohol. In recent years, as well, European and American brands of alcohol have become symbols of a better lifestyle, as advertising now links alcohol with freedom and social success. Para. 67 Addiction among street children In much of the developing world, where the cities are growing, but not the economy, there are increasing numbers of street children. These children, some as young as six, use substances like glue, that change the normal functioning of the brain. Glue is cheaply available and provides a rapid high—like several volts of electricity through the body—when children breathe it in through a tube from a plastic bag. Para. 89 Substances used by indigenous people There are an estimated 3