VOCABULARY :

• Ben Franklin’s 200+ Synonyms for “Drunk” - with The Drinkers Dictionary. 
  ex : His Head is full of Bees,
  He’s kiss’d black Betty,
  He’s been in the Cellar,
  He’s seen the Devil,
  Been to France,
  As Dizzy as a Goose, ...
  (mentalfloss.com)
  
  
  
  

  Benjamin Franklin's 220 Synonyms for Drunk (from "The Drinker's Dictionary")
  "In Honor of St. Patrick's Day, Benjamin Franklin has recreated his list of over 220 "round-about" phrases for being drunk (originally published in "The Pennsylvania Gazette" in 1737)."
  (YouTube)

  
  
  “Monty Python Phrase or Ben Franklin Synonym for Drunk?”  - interactive quiz - UPDATED
  (mentalfloss.com)
  
  

• Alcoholism Glossary - A glossary of terms associated with alcohol, alcoholism and recovery. (alcoholism.about.com)

• Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Glossary of Terms (medicinenet.com)

• Glossary - Alcohol: Problems and Solutions - Glossary of alcohol-related words and terms with pronunciation guides for many.
  (potsdam.edu)

• ALCOHOL VOCABULARY (chs.fuhsd.org)
  ex : "Alcoholism - Physical and psychological dependence on alcohol."

CLIPARTS / PHOTOS :

		A breathalyser (BBC)
"Lors d'une campagne visant à marquer la Journée internationale contre l'abus et le traffic de drogue, un engin roule sur des centaines de bouteilles d'alcool confisquées, dans la banlieue de Karachi au Pakistan le 26 juin 2012." (20minutes.fr)
Drinking (winthrop.edu)	Drunk	Drinking (fotosearch.com)
Dangers of alcohol (fr.inmagine.com)		Alcohol Effects (nutritionalsupplementproduct.com) - UPDATED

FACTS :

• The Truth about what Alcohol Does to your Body (quitalcohol.com)

• France orders breathalyser for motorists - 1 July 2012 + VIDEO
  "A new law has come into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry a breathalyser kit in their vehicles or risk an on-the-spot fine."
  (BBC)
  See Videos

  

• Binge there, done that
  "CDC issues a sobering report on having one, or many, too many...
  One in six American adults is a binge drinker, consuming alcohol in excess about four times a month, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention."
  (thedaily.com)

• Binge drinking 'can damage memory skills' in teen girls
  "Teenagers - especially girls - who binge drink could be damaging the part of their brain which controls memory and spatial awareness, say Californian researchers...
  Tests on 95 adolescents aged 16 to 19 were carried out by researchers at several US universities."
  (BBC)

  

• Binge-drinking 'well-established' in north-west England
  "One in 10 people on a night out plan to binge-drink."
  (BBC)

• Romanian street sign warns drivers of 'drunk pedestrians'
  "Street signs warning Romanian drivers to be careful of drunken pedestrians lying on roads were erected by road safety chiefs worried about the "despairing" levels of accidents."
  (telegraph.co.uk)

  

• Powers to curb underage drinking come into force
  "New powers aimed at tackling the problem of under-age drinking in England and Wales have come into force."
  (BBC)

• Binge drinking comes to France
  "Long considered a public problem in Britain, binge drinking is now on the rise among young people in France."
  (BBC News)

  

• Binge drinking 'damages memory'
  "Binge drinking teenagers are still at risk of absent-mindedness and forgetfulness days later, a study says."
  (BBC)

• Children & alcohol: Britain's deadly cocktail - UPDATED
  "Figures show a 40 per cent rise in the number of under-age drinkers in treatment in just one year - and experts say that hard-living celebrities are bad role models."
  (independent.co.uk)

• Alcohol and Drink Spiking (essex.police.uk)
  
  

• How old must I be to.... (essex.police.uk)
  "AGE 14 : You can go to the pub, but you cannot drink or buy alcohol
  AGE 16 : You can drink wine or beer with a meal in a restaurant
  AGE 18 : You can buy alcohol / You can drink alcohol in a pub / You can hold a licence to sell alcohol..."

• Legal drinking age (Wikipedia)
  1 Africa 2 Americas 3 Asia 4 Europe 5 Oceania 6 General references 7 Specific references

• World Drinking Map (drinkingmap.com)

  

• Europe drinking age (blogsimages.skynet.be)
  
  
  
  
  
  

• Neuroscience For Kids (faculty.washington.edu)
  The Path of Alcohol in the body
  Effects of Alcohol : In low doses / In medium doses / In high doses
  Effects of Alcohol on the Nervous System
  Drinking and Driving Don't Mix
  Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
  References and further information
  
  

• Alcohol's Effects (mckinley.uiuc.edu)

• What's Your Poison ? Alcohol - 10 things you didn't know (abc.net.au)

• Drug abd Alcohol (oxcentric.oxme.info)

• Alcohol-related deaths double, report shows (guardian.co.uk)

• Alcohol-related deaths 'rising' (BBC)

  

• List of deaths through alcohol (Wikipedia)
  ex : Dylan Thomas - Truman Capote - Raymond Chandler - F. Scott Fitzgerald - Ernest Hemingway - O. Henry - Jack Kerouac - Edgar Allan Poe -
  James Grover Thurber...

• Alcoholism (Wikipedia)
  1 Definitions and terminology 1.1 Medical definitions 1.2 Terminology
  2 Etymology
  3 Epidemiology
  4 Identification and diagnosis 4.1 Screening 4.2 Genetic predisposition testing 4.3 DSM diagnosis 4.4 Urine and blood tests
  5 Effects 5.1 Social effects 5.2 Alcohol withdrawal
  6 Treatments 6.1 Effectiveness 6.2 Detoxification 6.3 Group therapy and psychotherapy 6.4 Rationing and moderation 6.5 Medications
  7 Societal impact 7.1 Stereotypes
  8 In Film and Literature 8.1 Politics and public health
  9 See also
  10 References
  11 Further reading
  12 External links

INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES :

• “Monty Python Phrase or Ben Franklin Synonym for Drunk?”  - interactive quiz (mentalfloss.com)
  

• Alcohol Abuse Screening Quiz - 20 questions (alcoholism.about.com)

• Alcohol Quiz - 20 questions (hsc.wvu.edu)

LESSON PLANS :

• Alcohol More Harmful Than Heroin (1st November, 2010) - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)

  Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin or crack' (guardian.co.uk)

  
  
  Alcohol 'more harmful than heroin' says Prof David Nutt - with videos and audio
  (BBC)

• Kids need lessons on alcohol emergencies - a lesson plan
  (breakingnewsenglish.com)
  
  
• Google software to stop drunken e-mails - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)
  
  

• Alcohol Abuse Lesson Plans (teach-nology.com)

• Binge drinking deaths double in 15 years - a lesson plan
  (Breaking News English)

• Study says alcohol more harmful than marijuana (Breaking News English)
  - a lesson plan
  THE ARTICLE - WARM-UPS - BEFORE READING / LISTENING - WHILE READING / LISTENING -
  LISTENING - AFTER READING / LISTENING - DISCUSSION - SPEAKING - LANGUAGE - HOMEWORK
  
  

WEBQUESTS :

• Alcohol and Other Drugs - a webquest (academics.uww.edu)
  "This webquest has been designed to provide information about alcohol and other drugs. You will explore five main drugs that may effect you in some way throughout your life...
  Groups will explore the assigned drug on the links provided. Once they have looked through the sites they will answer a Guide Worksheet. The groups will then create a poster demonstrating what they have learned about their assigned drug. The group will then be responsible for presenting their poster and information to the class."
  
  

• Webquests on Addictions - Alcohol and Drugs (safehealthyschools.org)

INTERACTIVE GAMES :

• You make me sick - A great educational game from the BBC (avec son)
  
  

GAMES TO PRINT :

• Alcohol Puzzzles (edhelper.com)

CARTOONS : (Si le lien est inaccessible, enregistrer l'image pour obtenir la taille initiale.)

I see you've been talking to the plants again! (cartoonstock.com)	Hi Honey, I'm home! (cartoonstock.com)	Drink driving ends here
He's very good with the grandchildren. (cartoonstock.com)	I'm not selling you alcohol (cartoonstock.com)	Binge drinking (cartoonstock.com)
Underage Drinking Cartoons (cartoonstock.com)	Alcoholics Anonymous (flickr.com) - UPDATED	Would you mind blowing into this bag sir ? (cartoonstock.com)

SONGS :

• Taio Cruz - Hangover
  "I got a hangover, wo-oh!
  I've been drinking too much for sure
  I got a hangover, wo-oh!
  I got an empty cup
  Pour me some more..."
  (parolesmania.com)

• Alcoholic by Starsailor (sing365.com)
  "Daddy was an alcoholic
  But your mother kept it all inside"
  - the VIDEO (YouTube)

VIDEOS :

• Newsy Video: French Law Requires Breathalyser Kits in Every Vehicle
  "A new French law requires motorists to carry their own breathalyser kits. The lobbyist for the law is an executive at a breathalyser manufacturer." 
  View transcript >>
  + VOCABULARY : "A breathalyser (a portmanteau of breath and analyser) is a device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample."
  + COMMENT + LINKS
  (englishblog.com)
  See Facts

• Benjamin Franklin's 220 Synonyms for Drunk (from "The Drinker's Dictionary")
  "In Honor of St. Patrick's Day, Benjamin Franklin has recreated his list of over 220 "round-about" phrases for being drunk (originally published in "The Pennsylvania Gazette" in 1737)."
  (YouTube)

• Underage drinking - the facts (guardian.co.uk)
  "Gary Stannet, director of Positive Futures, discusses the findings of his group's survey of 11-19 year olds which reveals 42% started drinking when they were 13 or younger."

CINEMA :

• Films like "Days of Wine and Roses", "My Name is Bill W.", "Arthur", "Leaving Las Vegas", and "The Lost Weekend",
  chronicle similar stories of alcoholism. (Wikipedia)
  
  
  Leaving Las Vegas