A Profile Of The Woman Who Drinks To Excess
A PROFILE OF THE WOMAN WHO DRINKS TO EXCESS
Practice English with your teacher
Warm-up
Talk about these questions with your teacher.
선생님과 이야기해 보세요.
- The passage profiles a "typical" female alcoholic as intelligent and married. Does this challenge your preconceptions about who struggles with addiction?
- The text says these women "demur at the appellation of alcoholic." Why is the stigma of the label itself one of the biggest barriers to treatment?
Vocabulary
Listen and repeat after your teacher.
선생님을 따라 읽어보세요.
Reading
Read the passage with your teacher.
선생님과 함께 지문을 읽어보세요.
The typical alcoholic woman is above average in intelligence, in her forties, married with two children. She started drinking socially in high school or college. Although frequently incapacitated, she can fabricate a story skillfully and thus conceal her true physical condition. She often attributes her alcoholism to connubial stress, boredeom, or depression. A large percentage of the women give family histories of alcoholism. Most female drinkers would demur at the appelation of “alcoholic” and that makes their treatment all the more difficult.
Dialogue Practice
Practice the dialogue with your teacher.
선생님과 대화를 연습해 보세요.
1.How often do you drink?
2.Do you think drinking is one way of concealing your true physical and emotional
condition?
3.Do you think drinking?can help you solve the problem?
4.What is your impression of woman who always drinks?
5.What would be the effect of excessive intake of alcohol?
6.Do you think drinking is good for our health?
Korean Trap! / 한국인 실수 교정
Common mistakes Korean speakers make.
한국인이 자주 하는 실수를 알아봅시다.
'attribute A to B'는 'A를 B의 탓으로 돌리다'라는 뜻입니다. 전치사 'to'를 쓰며, 'because of'를 함께 쓰지 않습니다.
Discussion
Share your thoughts with your teacher.
선생님과 의견을 나눠보세요.
- The passage says the typical female alcoholic can "fabricate a story skillfully" to conceal her condition. Why does society make it necessary for people with addiction to hide their struggle?
- The text attributes female alcoholism to "connubial stress, boredom, or depression." Are these causes unique to women, or do men face similar triggers but express them differently?
- The passage mentions family histories of alcoholism. To what extent is alcoholism genetic versus environmental?
- Korean drinking culture is deeply embedded in social and business life. How does this environment complicate the identification and treatment of alcoholism?
- The text was written from a clinical perspective. Do you think the language used ("fabricate," "incapacitated") is helpful or judgmental when discussing addiction?
Lesson Summary / 수업 요약
Today's Topic: A PROFILE OF THE WOMAN WHO DRINKS TO EXCESS
Level: Low Advanced (L.A)
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