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“THE BIG BOTTLE”
In Spanish cities, at night, crowds of young people wander the streets in search of a party, meeting their friends and stopping to drink. When a large mass of people get together,a party spontaneously breaks out. This phenomenon, translated into English as booze-up or binge-drinking, is perceived by local governments as a social problem because it is impossible to predictwhere it will take place and because drinkers are as young as 12.
In addition, now it has become fashionable to complete for the biggest national
drinking party, as cities from Malaga to Madrid andBarcelona to Bilbao try to outdo one another by organizing the largest gathering. Word is spread by e-mail and text messages, and teenagers crowd into city centres, armed with bottles of soft drinksgenerously mixed with alcohol.
City councils are very cautious about calling in the police for fear that drunken youths will turn to violence. The Government has tried do introduce emergencylegislation but this is unlikely to have much impact, because, across Spain, regional authorities have set different minimum ages to buy alcohol.
Despite Spain’s reputation for civilised Mediterraneandrinking habits, “the big
bottle” leaves city centres full of rubbish, and residents, who have been kept up all night, furious. Under-age drinkers claim that this way they can enjoy a night out for aslittle as 6 euros a night, whereas bars are too expensive.
A) COMPREHENSION (4 POINTS)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE
YOUR OWN WORDS. ( 1point per answer).
1- Why is “the big bottle” an informal party? (Give two reasons)
2- How do these parties affect residents? (Name two ways)
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFYYOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE
WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Local authorities think very favourably of “the big bottle”.
4) Drinking parties of this type have been organized...
In Spanish cities, at night, crowds of young people wander the streets in search of a party, meeting their friends and stopping to drink. When a large mass of people get together,a party spontaneously breaks out. This phenomenon, translated into English as booze-up or binge-drinking, is perceived by local governments as a social problem because it is impossible to predictwhere it will take place and because drinkers are as young as 12.
In addition, now it has become fashionable to complete for the biggest national
drinking party, as cities from Malaga to Madrid andBarcelona to Bilbao try to outdo one another by organizing the largest gathering. Word is spread by e-mail and text messages, and teenagers crowd into city centres, armed with bottles of soft drinksgenerously mixed with alcohol.
City councils are very cautious about calling in the police for fear that drunken youths will turn to violence. The Government has tried do introduce emergencylegislation but this is unlikely to have much impact, because, across Spain, regional authorities have set different minimum ages to buy alcohol.
Despite Spain’s reputation for civilised Mediterraneandrinking habits, “the big
bottle” leaves city centres full of rubbish, and residents, who have been kept up all night, furious. Under-age drinkers claim that this way they can enjoy a night out for aslittle as 6 euros a night, whereas bars are too expensive.
A) COMPREHENSION (4 POINTS)
a) ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE
YOUR OWN WORDS. ( 1point per answer).
1- Why is “the big bottle” an informal party? (Give two reasons)
2- How do these parties affect residents? (Name two ways)
b) ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFYYOUR ANSWERS WITH THE PRECISE
WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Local authorities think very favourably of “the big bottle”.
4) Drinking parties of this type have been organized...
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