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STUDY SHEET



Alcoholism


by Rose Falkenhagen


I. Analyze the structure of this essay and answer the questions below:

1. How manyparagraphs has Rose Falkenhagen needed to develop her position?
2. How are the paragraphs marked from the point of view of their format? What is the advantage of indenting the paragraphs?
3. In whatparagraph does the author state her thesis? What is her thesis statement? Copy it first and then paraphrase it.
4. What is the audience of this essay? That is, to whom is the essay addressed? Sustainyour point with evidence from the text.
5. The text begins with a very clear short assertion. If the author believes she is right, why does she provide a definition of alcohol in the second sentence?6. Consider paragraphs 2 to 5. Underline the topic sentence in each of these paragraphs. How do they relate to the thesis statement in paragraph 1?
7. Apart from the fact that the sixth paragraph isthe last one, in what way does it make a good concluding paragraph?

II. Vocabulary expansion. Look up the meaning of the following words in your dictionaries. What other words have a similarmeaning? How could they be paraphrased in this context?

1. beverage (n) 11. heap upon (v)

2. abuse (v) abuse (n) 12. battered (adj)

3. insidious (adj) 13. scar (n)

4. adversely(adv) 14. stunted (adj)

5. wreak (n) 15. pay for (v)

6. havoc (n) 16. perform (v)

7. light (adj) 17. fatality (n)

8. prolonged (adj) 18. responsible (adj)

9.degeneration (n) 19. communicate (v)

10. grief (n) 20. restraint (n)

III. Answer the following questions related to the essay.

1. How would you best explain what alcoholism is?
2. What aresome of the negative issues derived from alcoholism?
3. What are some of the reasons why young people start drinking alcoholic drinks?
4. Who are more likely to become addicted to alcohol...