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Alcohol and Teen Drinking Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they

also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20, even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal. The average age when youth first try alcohol is 11 years for boys and 13 years for girls. According to research by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, adolescents who begin drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence than those who begin drinking at age 21. It has been estimated that over three million teenagers are out-and-out alcoholics. Several million more have a serious drinking problem that they cannot manage on their own. The three leading causes of death for 15- to 24year-olds are automobile crashes, homicides and suicides -- alcohol is a leading factor in all three. Dependence on alcohol and other drugs is also associated with psychiatric problems such as depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder, or antisocial personality disorder. The most common and effective way for an individual to combat his or her addictive behaviors is through a self-help support group, with advice and support from a health care professional. Treatment should also involve family members because family history may play a role in the origins of the problem and successful treatment cannot take place in isolation. (Retirado de http://www.focusas.com/Alcohol.html FocusAS - Focus Adolescent Services) Glossrio advice: conselho defiant (adjetivo): do verbo defy (desafiar, desobedecer, estar em desacordo, recusar) leading: principal manage: lidar out-and-out : completo, total youth: jovem 1. (UFPA) Com relao ao consumo de lcool, depreende-se do texto que o lcool (A) um problema de adultos. (B) tende a aumentar com a idade. (C) comea mais cedo em meninos do que em meninas. (D) costuma ocorrer em jovens adultos aps os 21 anos de idade. (E) atinge uma pequena parcela de jovens entre 12 e 20 anos de idade. 2. (UFPA) Em mdia, meninos e meninas experimentam o lcool pela primeira vez, respectivamente, aos (A) 13 e 15 anos de idade. (D) 15 e 24 anos de idade. (B) 11 e 13 anos de idade. (E) 15 e 21 anos de idade. (C) 12 e 20 anos de idade. 3. (UFPA) As trs maiores causas de mortalidade entre jovens de 15 a 24 anos de idade so (A) depresso, problemas psiquitricos e suicdios. (B) depresso, ansiedade e personalidade anti-social. (C) personalidade anti-social, homicdios e depresso. (D) homicdios, acidentes automobilsticos e suicdios. (E) acidentes automobilsticos, problemas psiquitricos e ansiedade. THE WORLD OF ENGLISH Over 400 million people speak English as their mother tongue. Although English is numerically second to Mandarin Chinese, which can claim some 800 million native speakers, no one would seriously propose learning Chinese as a practical world language. In fact the Chinese themselves are learning English on a large scale. Not only would Chinese be too difficult, but its 800 million speakers are confined to one relatively small area, whereas English speakers, thanks to the British Empire, are to be found on every continent and in every corner of the globe.

To a European, the English-speaking world probably means little beyond the United States of America and England, but when a European says "England" he most likely means the United Kingdom, which, of course, is composed of four different English-speaking countries: Wales, Scotland, Ulster (also known as Northern Ireland) and England. With a bit more Canada, South Africa and New Zealand, perhaps. But these are only 10 of the 45 countries which consider English their first or official or natural native language. In addition there are 19 other countries for which English is the practical or educated first language countries like Guyana, India and the Sudan. Most of the important African states are English-speaking by tradition and by choice, using English to unify the country and serve as the principal means of communication between diverse tribes. Kenya, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana, Malawi, Tanzania just a few of the black African countries which depend on English for their law courts and parliaments and day-to-day business dealings. But the geographical spread of the English-speaking world cannot entirely account for English being the "lingua franca" of the modern world. The industrial and technological achievements, mainly of Britain and the United States, has made English the international language of many different fields, like international air traffic control, sea navigation (morse code between ships) and advertising. 4. (UPE) Whats a "mother tongue"? a) The mother tongue. b) The tongue of the mother. c) The native language spoken in a country.

d) Every mother has a tongue. e) A language people dont speak.

5. (UPE) How many people speak English as their mother tongue? a) Over 400 million people. d) 400 plus 800 million people speak English. b) 800 million native speakers. e) Everybody speaks English around the world. c) People speak English not Chinese. 6. (UFPB) Read the following dictionary definitions: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. The desire for and attempt to achieve political independence for your country or nation. Any small group in society that is different from the rest with reference to their race, religion and political beliefs. The customs, beliefs, art, music, and all the other products of human thought made by a particular group of people at a particular time. The condition of being different or having differences; variety. The people living in one particular area or people who are considered as a unit because of their common interests, background or nationality. ( ) Nationalism

Now march the words bellow to their correspondent definitions. ( ) culture ( ) Community ( ) Minority ( ) Diversity SAFER SEX

This is a story about the power of love, as it is understood by a certain 17-year-old San Francisco High-School student. Carmen had

Sex for the first time when she was 13, with a teenage boy from the neighborhood. She had symptoms of venereal disease possibly chlamydia at 14 and was finally treated for it a year after that, when she saw a gynecologist for the first time. Now when she has sexual relations with her teenage boyfriend, she doesnt use condom because she thinks she has something better. Even if he was screwing around nothing would happen because he says hell never do anything that would mess me up, and I believe him, she explains, changing buses on her way home from her Roman Catholic school. We dont need no condom because he says he loves me. 7. (URCA) How old was Carmen when she had her first sexual experience? a) She was 17 years old; b) She was 14 years old; c) She was 13 years old; d) She didnt have her first sexual experience yet; e) She is virgin yet. 8. (URCA) According to the text, she had sex for the first time with: a) a friend of hers; b) her boyfriend; c) her gynecologist; d) a 17 year-old-boy from San Francisco; e) a boy from her neighborhood.

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