M10U3 Protecting ourselves

1.Do you think they are beautiful?

poppy ['pɔpi] : beautiful poison!

10% of the world population are involved in drug production.

140,000,000persons are taking drugs of marijuana( 大麻 )

13,000,000 people are taking cocain( 可卡因 )

86,000,000

people are

taking

heroin

Up to 100,000 people die fromtaking illegal drugs everyyear.

75% of thedrug users in china areyoungstersunder the ageof 25

What’s your feeling when seeing those pictures?

Miserable life!

What should you do?

Reading comprehension

1. Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A. Some people take drugs because they want to rebel against their families or society.

B. Some people take drugs because they don’t want to live any longer.

C. Some people take drugs because they hope to make friends with drug users.

D. Some people take drugs because they feel curious about them.

2. We know from the passage that _________.

A. all drugs are illegal

B. uppers can slow the heart rate and make users feel happy

C. downers can cause depression and make users see things that don’t really exist there.

D. the drug LSD can change the way people think and see the world

3. What does the law say about taking drugs?

A. Everyone is forbidden to take drugs.

B. A person will be punished according to the type and quantity of illegal drugs he is carrying when caught.

C. Illegal drug-sellers can avoid being kept in prison as long as they offer enough money.

D. You can buy drugs but you mustn’t sell them.

4. It can be inferred from the last part that _________.

A. it takes strong will to break drug addiction

B. drug users don’t necessarily seek help from a hospital or drug clinic

C. psychologists can do little to help drug users

D. illegal drugs usually damage their users psychologically not physically

Task-based ReadingTaking Drugs

1.__ to satisfy their 2. __________

to rebel against their families or society

to be 3._________by friends ( drug users)

Effects uppers : increasing the heart rate; making users feel 4._________and happy;

downers: decreasing the heart rate; making users feel relaxed and 5.________, even die

drugs like LSD: confusing the brain; seeing or hearing something6.__________, which may lead to commit suicide

7.__ paying a fine; going to prison; being 8._________ to death

Help admitting their problem with drugs and 9.__________ help

staying in hospital and taking special medicine

Having 10.____________or group sessions with a psychologist.

Reasons

Punishments

curiosity

accepted

energetic

sleepy

unreal

sentenced /condemned

seeking

individual

Language Points

Translation of some phrases

结局一团糟 (L1)

反抗家庭或社会 (L5)

对人体有…的影响 (L9) 戒烟有困难 (L21)

被称为 (L22)

滑到成瘾的地步 (L28)

范围从… .. 到…… (L34)

自杀 (L35)

戒毒 (L43) 重新再开始 (L46)

首先，一开始 (L55)

健康和安宁 (L56)

结局一团糟 (L1)

反抗家庭或社会 (L5)

对人体有…的影响 (L9) 戒烟有困难 (L21)

被称为 (L22)

滑到成瘾的地步 (L28)

end in a messy situation

rebel against families or society

have a/an … effect on the body

have trouble quitting smoking

be referred to as

slide into addiction

范围从… .. 到…… (L34)

自杀 (L35)

戒毒 (L43) 重新再开始 (L46)

首先，一开始 (L55)

健康和安宁 (L56)

range from…to…

commit suicide

break drug addiction

start over again

in the first place

one’s health and well-being

1. It can be easy to ______________ bad habits such as smoking and heavy drinking , but it is not so easy to stop.

2. If the students had not asked a question _______________, the teacher wouldn’t have found the mistake.

3. Many companies begin well enough, but ________failure.

slide into

in the first place

end in

Fill in blanks using words learnt above

4. In the summer vacation our company usually hires some students ______________15 to 20 to hand out leaflets.

5. At the end of the Ming Dynasty , the peasants ________________their government under the leadership of Li Zicheng.

ranging from

rebelled against

Writing 我国吸毒人数有 100 多万， 而青少年占大多数。人 一旦染上毒瘾，就很难戒掉。 为此，有的人违法犯罪，乃至 自杀，结局悲惨。观察图片， 以 Just say no! 为题写一篇短文。 内容包括 1. 简要描述图片内容 2. 分析原因及后果 3. 谈谈你自己 的感受。 end in a messy situation rebel against families or society have a … effect on the body have trouble doing sth. slide into addiction commit suicide break drug addiction one’s health and well-being

假如今天是 6 月 26 日，国际戒毒日。请你以“珍爱生命，拒绝毒品”为主题，根据下面所给出的要点提示，用英语给全校学生写一封倡议书。

目前现状：我国吸毒人数有 100 多万，而且呈上升趋势，而青少年占大多数。

毒品危害：毒品成为社会公害。人一旦染上毒瘾，就很难戒掉。为此，有的人倾家荡产，有的人违法犯罪。

提出倡议：为了自己，家人和社会，珍爱生命，拒绝毒品，为禁毒事业尽一份义务，共创美好生活。

根据以上内容，写一篇 100 － 120 词左右的文章。 要求：语言通畅，不要逐句翻译。

Dear fellow students, Today is 26th June, the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. It is a day when all nations are expected to work together to fight against drug abuse. It is reported that over one million people in China take illegal drugs and the number is still increasing. Worse still, a large number of them are teenagers. Once addicted to drugs, it’s difficult for you to get rid of them. Many drug takers lose their possessions or families in order to obtain drugs. Some even commit crimes and end up in prison. As high school students, we must know the danger of drug abuse. We should try our best to help those who need help. We should stay away from drugs and value our own lives. Dear fellow students, for the benefit of ourselves, our families and the whole of society, let’s start right now and spare no effort to make our life better!