viernes, 7 de noviembre de 2008

Gambling




The gambling addicts escape from the reality when they are playing. They live in a world of risks and fantasies .
To be a compulsive player can be catastrophic, not only thy are affected, thir family are also. Their obligations begin to increse, because they lose money. Then they start to be depressed because they feel fault and they can`t find solution on their own, and they begin to have more and more problems.
This addiction has a solution, the victim can return to his normal and happy life because the treatment is highly effective.


Agustina Moretti; Keila Gomar.

alcoholism



This addiction is very common in our society. It affects young and old people. But, actually young people are becoming more and more addicted to alcohol.
This is because of the social context our society is living.
This addiction is very dangerous for our body. It affects our mind and our system. Excessive alcohol can kill us. We must stop drinking, this is the first step in the fight against alcoholism.

Stella Corbo
Ailén Tripicchio

alcoholism



This addiction is very common in our society. It affects young and old people. But, actually young people are becoming more and more addicted to alcohol.
This is because of the social context our society is living.
This addiction is very dangerous for our body. It affects our mind and our system. Excessive alcohol can kill us. We must stop drinking, this is the first step in the fight against alcoholism.

Stella Corbo
Ailén Tripicchio

workhaholic


The real sense of the work addiction is the escape from intimacy and feelings of emptiness that endanger the family life.
As it’s difficult to detect it, sometimes it can only be noticed after the appearance of physical symptons like dream’s problems, hypertension, rheumatic upsets and muscular diseases, vascular upsets, angina pectoris, infarct or nowrishing disorder. Other factors are inefficiency and stress.
A workaholic is a person who is constantly in a hurry, always busy or doing many tasks permanently. It’s mainly an adicction to action.
This adicction can be revealed during the holidays when you have enough free time which favors the appearance of abstinence symptons such as anxiety, insomnia and anguish. Then you begin to feel this as something threatening.

Nora Anzilutti - Laura Nievas

shopaholic


The compulsive buyers spend their money because they feel the necessity to ligthen the stress. Then they feel guilty and have to fight with their family for the excessive costs.
The main characteristics are:
-Have debts.
-Buy to enjoy themselves.
-Get a lot of the similar object.

Anabella Benincasa – Jésica Sujka.

RICK AND THE TURKISH HAREM I: ANSWER

1) Describe the atmosphere of the place where the story happens.
2) Describe Prince Yamanie. Where was he from?
3) Why did the detective visit the Prince?
4) What American characteristic did the Prince mention to Rick?
5) Explain the relationship between the American Senator William Bawls and the Tehran Interantional terrorist Sect?
6) Did the Prince accept to help Rick? Why?
7) Did Rick trust Prince Yamanie?
8) How did the dancers and servants look like?
9) Coul Rick sleep that night?

RICK AND THE TURKISH HAREM (I) (II)

Read the following adventure of Rick Mansworth, Private Detective, and choose the correct adjective


Read the second part of Rick's adventure and turn the conversation into indirect speech

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