Communicative Goal: Describing Drunkenness
Context: College Campus Drinking
Part 1, Speaking: The words listed
below are all synonyms of the adjective “drunk.” Each varies slightly from the
others in meaning and use. Discuss the definition and application of each word.
1. buzzed: (adjective) very
slightly drunk (informal, positive –especially used by younger people)
Example: I just want to get buzzed.
2. intoxicated: (adjective) drunk
(formal, medical, neutral)
Example: This medication can not be taken while you are intoxicated.
3. tipsy: (adjective) slightly
drunk (informal, positive –especially used by older people, suggestive of "dizzy") Example: Oh, I’m so tipsy!
4. under the influence: (adjective /
adverb) drunk / drunkenly (formal, legal, neutral)
Example: Driving under the influence will put you behind
bars.
5. wasted: (adjective /
adverb) extremely drunk / drunkenly (informal, amusing, negative)
Example: Friends don’t let friends
facebook wasted.
Part 2, Reading: Complete the reading passage with the most appropriate vocabulary.
Alcohol abuse sadly plagues university campuses across the United
States. It is sometimes commonplace to see _____ students stumbling out of bars
on weekends at closing time. One can even occasionally come across others
______ and lying in the street the next morning.
Although many of age students engage in
“responsible” drinking, looking to only get _____, many others engage in
dangerous binge drinking. This can lead to alcohol poisoning, accidents and, of
course, fatalities -autopsies revealing that the deceased were _____ at the
times of their deaths.
Law enforcement officials often ignore
this problem, sadly. They do investigate, for example, raucous fraternity house
parties when neighbors complain, however. If they find anyone _____, they are
subject to arrest.
© James Doyle, 2013
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