Alcohol

Unit 1: Video and Photograph

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intermediate lesson plan - theatre picture of actors jumping into the air.

1. What was happening in the video clip? How were people tricked?
2. What is happening in the photograph?
3. What is your all time favorite movie? What was it about?
4. Do you think films can be educational? How?

An Idiom

Dice with Death
To do something very dangerous.

You dice with death if you drink and drive.

Unit 2: Reading Comprehension

The word "drinking" is often used to mean the drinking of alcoholic beverages. The drinking of alcohol in many western countries is considered a sociable activity. Some people like to sip on a glass of wine, while others prefer something stronger like spirits. Some people like to mix their drinks, a mixed drink is called a cocktail. Cocktails can be a mix of both alcoholic and nonalcoholic drinks. Beers are an informal drink, they are popular at parties and go well with pizza. A social drinker can only drink 2-3 glasses of beer, after this they may get a little tipsy. And if they continue they may get drunk, and wake up with a bad hangover. If they persist on drinking to get drunk all the time, they may become alcoholics. As a general rule for drivers, a woman should only drink one glass, while a man should only have two glasses of alcohol if they plan to drive. However it's better to stay sober and not drink at all if you plan to drive.

Vocabulary Practice

alcohol - a liquor or brew; a drink containing alcohol as the main ingredient.
beverages - any drinkable liquid.
sip - a small drink.
spirits - an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented.
cocktail - a mixed drink.
Tipsy - slightly intoxicated by alcohol.
Drunk - to drink too much alcohol so as to become affected by it.
Hangover - aftereffects such as headaches from drinking too much alcohol.
Alcoholics - a person who habitually drinks alcohol too excessively.
Sober - Not affected by alcohol.