Unit 1

Addictions
• Campus Conversation – Internet Research
• Radio Interview
• Mick’s Toughest Inning
• Compulsive Shopping
• Compare and contrast alcoholism with
another more recent addiction
• Comparing and Contrasting; similarities and
differences, distinguishing two points of view
LEAVE OUT
do not include

Do not leave out important information on your final paper.

OVERVIEW
summary
DISCRIMINATING
selective
ACCUMULATE
build Up
UNETHICAL
dishonest
 APPEAR
Turn up

If you look for new ideas for your essay, useful information will turn up.
 GRASP
understand
OFFICE HOURS
Time for meeting with
students
 ADDICTION
Compulsive physiological
and psychological need for
a habit-forming substance.
OVERWHELMED
To affect deeply in mind
or emotion
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h elm ot
verw ally g
e lt o fin
f e
He en h .
wh e job
th
MULTI-TASKING
To develop different activities
at the same time
ACCURATELY
Conforming exactly to
facts, errorless.
 ODDS
The likelihood of the occurrence of
one thing; implications; chances
Survival % Costs $$$
 ARGUE
To put forth reasons for
against; debate
 AFFORD
To have the financial
means for
HEALTH-CARE
The prevention, treatment, and
management of illness ( physically
or mentally)
 WELFARE
Health, happiness, and good fortune;
well-being. Prosperity

We need to protect our children’s welfare.

PRIORITIZES
To arrange or deal with in
order of importance
 DRUGS dizziness, nausea, vomiting, hangovers, slurred speech,
disturbed sleep, impaired motor skills, violent behavior, fetal
alcohol syndrome, respiratory depression and death (high doses).
SMOKING Lung Cancer, heart attacks, strokes,
limbs amputated, bronchitis, emphysema,
block blood vessels, during pregnancy – Sexual addiction can cause a vicious
increases low birth weight, prematurity, circle of low self-esteem, anxiety and
spontaneous depression.
Someone with a sexual addiction
often puts their physical health at risk
because of their behavior. Sexually
transmitted diseases (STD's),
HIV/AIDS, BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS,
SYPHILIS, GONORRHEA,
HIV/AIDS,

ALCOHOLISM While intoxicated: slurred speech, dizziness, clumsiness or

unsteadiness, blackouts, when you drink so much you pass out, weight
loss, unexplained sore or upset stomach, redness in the face or cheeks,
numbness or tringling in hands and feet.
 Independent Task 1.3
Make a sentence with each word
Vocabulary Sentence
leave out
overview
discriminating
accumulate
unethical
appear
grasp
Office hours
addiction
 Independent Task 1.4
Make a sentence with each word
Vocabulary Sentence
overwhelmed
multi-tasking
accurately
0dds
argue
afford
Health-care
welfare
prioritizes
 Independent Task 1.5
Make a sentence with each word
Vocabulary Sentence
cognates
attitude
synonyms
reliable
confident
attention span
work
goal
future
 Guide for Exam
 Essential Academic Skills for TOEFL iBT Success, book page ix .
Yellow sheet pasted on the notebook.
 Vocabulary Lists 1.3, 1.4, 1.5
 Pre-listening Vocabulary Book page 2
 Compare and Contrast Effects. The two charts. Book page 12
 Comparison and Contrast signals. Book page 15
 Graphic Organizers used in this Unit 1.
 Be able to explain what is an addiction and name examples
comparing and contrasting
 My personal notes
• Difficult vocabulary:
• I need to study……..