HELPING ADDICTS.
Subject:
ENGLISH STUDIES
[mediator_tech]
Term:
FIRST TERM
WEEK TEN
TOPIC: COMPREHENSION:
HELPING ADDICTS.
The passage is adapted from the Evening Standard. It centres on a psychotherapist named Malcolm Scott and his attempt to help drug addicts. He puts them up in the lonely house where he lives. He and his patients get to know each other pretty well during this time: there are few distractions in the lonely house and the nearest bar is ten kilometers away.
EVALUATION
– What does Malcolm Scott do for a living?
– How does Malcolm Scott help drug addicts?
– Why did Malcolm Scott choose to live in a remote area?
– How do Malcolm Scott’s patients get along with each other?
– What are the benefits of living in a remote area?
Topic: Vocabulary:
Addiction.
Some words related to addiction are medicines, injections, trafficker, addict, cocaine, heroin, drug, crave, illegal, impaired, and detox.
One of the most difficult aspects of helping drug addicts is understanding the complex psychology behind their addictions. Many people become addicted to drugs or alcohol as a way to self-medicate mental health conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or trauma. Others may be drawn to drugs or alcohol out of a desire to escape from the stress and hardships of everyday life. Sometimes addiction is simply a choice, driven by peer pressure or a desire for thrills or excitement.
EVALUATION
Addiction, Page 100.
Topic: Speech Work:
Stress in words of seven syllables and in compound words.
Stress is an important feature of speech. It is to give extra force to a word or syllable when saying it.
Words of seven syllables.
In-de-fen-si-BIL-i-ty
In-di-spen-sa-BIL-i-ty
In-di-vis-i-BIL-i-ty
Im-pen-e-tra-BIL-i-ty
Im-per-me-a-BIL-i-ty
In-ad-miss-i-BIL-i-ty
In – a- ccess-i-BIL-i-ty
Some more words of seven syllables with stress on a different syllable:
in-ter-ac-tion
re-la-tion-ship
su-per-vi-sion
pre-ten-tion
Words of seven syllables.
Pro-tec-tion
Con-fi-dent-i-al-i-ty
Ov-er-sight
Non-com-pli-ance
Compound Words
absent-MINDed
Action-packed
back-DOOR
blue-CHIP
Bottle-feed
FLY-by
EVALUATION
Identify the syllable with the stress in the following words.
i. incontestability
ii. Individualism
iii. Individualistic
iv. Intellectualism
v. irrefutability
vi. passer-by
vii. in-laws
viii. top-class
ix. vice-president
x. wide-eyed
GENERAL EVALUATION
1. Tell a story that ends with the words….. and l have had to live with this stigma for the rest of my life.
2. There has been an outbreak of epidemic in your area, write an article for publication in a health magazine stating the causes and effects, and suggesting what should be done in order to check it
3. Recently there was a rainstorm which caused a lot of damage in your locality. Write an article for publication in your school magazine, describing the rainstorm, the damage caused and its effect on the people.
4. You had a quarrel with a very good friend of yours sometimes ago and since then both of you have not been on speaking terms. Write a letter to him or her expressing your regret at the break of the relationship and your desire for reconciliation.
Write a letter to the commissioner for education in your state deploring the low level of food production in the state and suggesting measures in which the government should take to ensure that there is sufficient supply of food for all citizens.
6. Some teenagers in your area have been caught smoking, drinking and taking drugs, write a letter to your local newspaper giving reasons why teenagers get involved in such activities and suggesting ways of prevent ing this problem.
7. You have found out that one of your friends has been cheating during exams. Write a letter to your friend expressing your disappointment and urging him or her not to cheat in future.
8. You are concerned about an elderly lady living in your apartment complex who appears to be lonely and sometimes seems to be confused. Write a letter to the caretaker of your apartment building, suggesting measures that can be taken to help and support this lady.
