Read the text. There is a number of harmful habits in the modern world

There is a number of harmful habits in the modern world. Smoking is one of them. It causes some dangerous diseases. The amount of nicotine absorbed by a heavy smoker per day is capable of killing a horse. Another problem is drugs. Two years ago a European survey showed that the number of teenagers who had tried drugs was 6% in Greece, 15% in France and 30% in Britain. Statistics shows that drug use by British teenagers has doubled since 1989. 70% said they had been offered drugs in the past 3 months. The government is most worried about stimulant drugs such as Speed and Ectasy (or “E” as it is commonly known) and hallucinogenic drugs as LSD. Young people believe these drugs are exciting and fashionable. Unfortunately, not all young people understand that drugs are doing harm for their health. Many countries hold a new anti-drugs campaign. It informs young people of the health risks connected with particular drugs showing photos and biological diagrams of drug-users. Among young people taking drugs the number of males is higher than the number of females. The greatest increase in drug use in the past ten years is by 15-16 year olds.

 

5. Write the information what these numbers refer to:

6 ________________________________________________________________________

15 _______________________________________________________________________

30 _______________________________________________________________________

70/3 ______________________________________________________________________

15-16 _____________________________________________________________________

 

6. Answer the questions:

1. How harmful is nicotine for a horse?

2. What is another great problem which the mankind has been faced for the last period of time?

3. What is the British government worried about?

4. What are the aims of an anti-drugs campaign?

5. Who uses drugs more: men or women?

 

7. Say “true” or “false”.

1. Smoking is not a problem for people.

2. Animals can be killed by nicotine.

3. The biggest number of teenagers who have tried drugs is in France.

4. The most popular drugs with teenagers are Speed, Ectasy and LSD.

5. All people know that drugs are very bad for their health.

6. Young females use drugs more often than young males.

7. Teenagers at the age of 15-16 use drugs much more than others.