Unit3ProtectingourselvesProjectMakingaposteraboutthedangersofdrugsThissectionisdesignedtogiveyouachancetopracticeyourEnglishbycompletingaproject.Youwillfirstreadabookletwarningyoungpeopleofthedangersofdrugs.Youcanlearnsomedetailedinformationaboutdrugs,theireffectsonthebodyormind,andthelegalpunishmentsforcarryingdrugs.Thepurposeofthissectionistoencourageyoutousewhatyouhavelearnttofinishaprojectbyworkingtogether.Duringthecourseofworkingonyourposters,youwilldiscusswhatshouldbefocusedonandhowtomakeyourpostersmoreattractive.PartA:Reading1.Itisimportantforyoungpeopletoknowthatdrugscanbeverydangerous.Haveyoueverseenaposterwarningpeopleaboutthedangersofdrugs?Wouldyouknowwhatkindofinformationtoincludeinthiskindofposter?YourschoolisgoingtohaveaHealthWeekandyouareaskedtomakesomepostersaboutthedangersofdrugs.Beforemakingyourposters,youaregoingtoreadabookletwhichwarnsyoungpeopleofthedangersofdrugs.Thebookletwillgiveyousomeinformationthatcanhelpthemmaketheirposters.2.Readthepassagecarefullyandtrytoanswerthefollowingquestions.(1)Whatarethedifferenttypesofdrugs?(2)Whataretheeffectsofdrugsonthebodyormind?(3)Howdoyouthinktakingdrugsaffectstheuser’sfamily?(4)Whatarethelegalpunishmentsforcarryingdrugs?Answers:1Therearethreemainclassesofdrugs:oneclassofdrugsarecalleduppers,oneclassofdrugsarecalleddownersandoneclassofdrugsisthosethatchangethewaypeoplethinkandseetheworld,suchasLSD.2Thesedrugshavedifferenteffectsonusers’bodies.Somedrugsmaymakeusersfeelhappyandexcited,whileotherscanmakeusersfeeltiredorseethingsthatarenotreallythree.Althoughthesedrugscanproducedifferentreactions,theyarealladdictive,physicallyand/orpsychologically.3Takingdrugscangreatlyaffecttheuser’sfamily.Ifafamilymemberisaddictedtodrugs,heorshemayspendalotoftheirmoneyondrugs.Theuser’sbehaviormayalsobeaffectedandheorshemayactverystrangely.Thefamilymaybecomeveryupsetattheuser’sactions.4Thelegalpunishmentsrangefromasmallfineandafewdaysinprisontoalargefineandthedeathpenaltyaccordingtothetypeandquantityofdrugsthepersoniscarryingwhencaughtbythe用心爱心专心police.3.Readthewholearticleandfinddetailsundereachpointbelow:Thereasons/causesfortakingdrugsTheeffectsorresultsoftakingdrugsThepunishmentsforcarryingdrugsTheassistancesdrugsusersneedThereasons/causefortakingdrugs:Becausetheyarecurious;torebelagainsttheirfamiliesorsociety;tobeacceptedbyfriendswhoaredrugusersTheeffectsorresultsoftakingdrugs:Theeffectofuppers:increasetheheartrateandmakeusersfeelveryenergeticandhappy;makeuserssufferfromhavingasorejaw,toothaches,difficultysleeping,heartattacks,and,insomecases,death;makeuserssuffernotfeelhungryorthirstyTheeffectsofdowners:decreasetheheartrateandmakeusersfeelrelaxed,sleepy,andforgetful,andcauseheadaches,depression,shallowbreathingandweakpulse;canleadtodeathTheeffectofdrugslikeLSD:causepeopletoseeand/orhearthingsthatarenotreal;increasebloodsugar,heartrateandacuteanxietyandcauseextrememoodchanged;usersmaycommitsuicide.Thecommoneffectsofthethreegroupsofdrugs:alladdictive,physicallyandpsychologicallyThepunishmentsforcarryingdrugs:FromasmallfineandafewdaysinprisontoalargefineandthedeathpenaltyaccordingtothetypeandquantityofillegaldrugsapersonidcarryingwhencaughtbypoliceTheassistancedrugusersneed:Admittheirproblemwithdrugsandseekhelpfromahospitalordrugclinic;stayinhospitalandtakespecialmedicinestohelpbreakaddictionoreasewithdrawalsymptoms;haveindividualorgroupsessionswithapsychologistPartB:makingaposter1.NowyouandyourgrouparegoingtomakeaposteraboutthedangersofdrugsforyourschoolHealthWeek.Formyourowngroupsofsixanddiscusswhatyourposterwillfocusonandwhatyouwillneedtodoinpreparation.Youwillalsodecidewhowilldoeachtaskintheirgroup.ThelastfourquestionsinPartBwillhelpyou.2.Nowit’stimetopresentyourmasterpiecetous!(Askeachgrouptopresenttheirpostertothewholeclass.Othergroupscangivetheircomments.)用心爱心专心