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1. He tried to hug her but she … him off.

2. Advertisements are designed to … people into spending money.

3. They don’t try very hard, as there is no … .

4. Let’s generate social pressure in schools to reward non-drug users instead of penelising…. abuse.

5. Students who tested positive would be offered treatment but would not
be … .

 

Speech Activities

 

1. Answer the following questions:

1. What do crime watchers fear?

2. What two approaches to combating drug abuse are discussed in the text?

3. What new idea to reduce drug abuse has been generated recently as the basis for competition?

4. What does the policy of mandatory drug tests encourage students for?

6. What benefits do those students who pass the test get?

7. How can they influence their peers?

8. Do all the students take the drug tests willingly? Why not?

9. What hinders carrying out drug test experiments?

10. Do you think the measures taken against drugs in the USA would work in this country?

 

2. How do you understand these:

1. Drug testing in schools gives fence-sitters an excuse to fend off peer pressure to get high.

2. A possible compromise might be mandatory but anonymous tests would provide schoolwide incentives without risking false accusations against individuals.

3. When you’re losing a war, no strategy should go untried.

 

3. How far would you go to support or contradict the following statements:

· Drug abuse should be penalized.

· Mankind is losing the war against drugs.

· The only right approach on how to deal with drugs is their legalization (the example of the Netherlands proves it).

 

READING FOUR

 

 

Starter activity

You will learn some new information on a crime that shames us all. Have you ever heard about the cases of trafficking in human beings? Tell us about it. Read the text and focus your attention on the scope of human trafficking and what is being done to fight it worldwide

 

Partnering Against Trafficking

 

Twenty-year-old Oxana Rantchev left her home in Russia in 2001 for what she believed was a job as a translator in Cyprus. A few days later, she was found dead after attempting to escape the traffickers who tried to force her into prostitution.

Oxana's story is the story of modern slavery. Around the world, millions of people are living in bondage. They labour in fields and factories under threat of violence if they try to escape. They work in homes for families that keep them virtually imprisoned. They are forced to work as prostitutes or to beg in the streets. Women, men and children of all ages are often held far from home with no money, no connections and no way to ask for help. They discover too late that they've entered a trap of forced labour, sexual exploitation and brutal violence. The United Nations estimates that at least 12 million people worldwide are victims of trafficking. Because they often live and work out of sight, that number is almost certainly too low. More than half of all victims of forced labor are women and girls, compelled into servitude as domestic or sweatshop workers or, like Oxana, forced into prostitution. They face not only the loss of their freedom but also sexual assaults and physical abuses.

To some, human trafficking may seem like a problem limited to other parts of the world. In fact, it occurs in every country, including the United States, and we have a responsibility to fight it just as others do. The destructive effects of trafficking have an impact on all of us. Trafficking weakens legitimate economies, breaks up families, fuels violence, threatens public health and safety, and shreds the social fabric that is necessary for progress. It undermines our long-term efforts to promote peace and prosperity worldwide. And it is an affront to our values and our commitment to human rights.

The Obama administration views the fight against human trafficking, at home and abroad, as an important priority on our foreign policy agenda. The problem is particularly urgent now, as local economies around the world reel from the global financial crisis. People are increasingly desperate for the chance to support their families, making them more susceptible to the tricks of ruthless criminals. Economic pressure means more incentive for unscrupulous bosses to squeeze everything they can from vulnerable workers and fewer resources for the organizations and governments trying to stop them.

The challenge of trafficking demands a comprehensive approach that both brings down criminals and cares for victims. To our strategy of prosecution, protection and prevention, it's time to add a fourth P: partnerships.

The criminal networks that enslave millions of people cross borders and span continents. Our response must do the same. Human trafficking flourishes in the shadows and demands attention, commitment and passion from all of us. Together, we must hold a light to every corner of the globe and help build a world in which no one is enslaved.

By Hillary Rodham Clinton

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Language Focus

 



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