BOOZE: A YOUNG PERSON'S GUIDE
ACTIVITIES
Before viewing
How much do you know about the effects and legal aspects related to alcohol? Do the Mind, Body and Soul activity:
http://www.mindbodysoul.gov.uk/
alcohol/law.html
Discuss whether the statements are fact or fiction.
Follow-up activities
Have a look at this High School questionnaire about binge-drinking and do a survey of your own:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/
sites/qe2/pages/binge_drinking.shtml
Read this article about the accusation that the Government is failing to get the sensible-drinking message across to young people, after "unprecedented disorder" at the New Year celebrations:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uklatest/
story/0,,-6315941,00.html
Do you agree with the accusations? Could we change our habits to a more 'European' drinking culture? Can adverts cut binge-drinking? Are hard-hitting ads an effective way of encouraging people to give up or cut down on drinking? Is there another way of getting the message across?
Activities based on the clips
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The video clips may contain a few seconds of extra material at the beginning and end. We have therefore included opening and closing dialogues to help identify the intended scene.
The five clips from this programme are contained in one video player show. Click on the following link, then select the clip you require.
Clip one: Sarah discusses her drinking habits with a friend 04:15 – 05:17
- In: (Narrator) 'Sarah's drinking has been going up and up.'
- Out: (friend) 'Well, yeah, you can't.' (end of scene)
What is alcohol for? Why do people drink? If you've watched the whole programme already, think about the different young people and why they are drinking (to get drunk, to overcome shyness, to gain confidence, to enjoy a birthday party, to celebrate the end of exams, peer pressure).
Clip two: Aoife is filmed by her friends 22:00 – 24:50
- In: (Narrator) 'Aoife doesn't drink very often…'
- Out: (Narrator) '…binge drinking, which is anything more than five drinks in a session.'
What impression would you get of the filmed Aoife if you met her at a party? How different is the sober Aoife? Would you share Rachel's concerns if you were with Aoife when she's drunk? Imagine if she was left alone in that state? What could happen to her?
Clip three: Matt's drinking lessons 36:50 – 38:15
- In: (Matt) 'Despite me liking alcohol…'
- Out: (Matt) 'You've got to know when to stop drinking.'
Do you agree with Matt? What risks do you run if you drink too much (add to Matt's list)? Do you think his negative experience has made him more sensible about alcohol? Earlier, Sarah says that nothing major has happened yet (despite being made homeless) to encourage her to give up drinking. What kind of things would make you think twice about drinking too much?
Clip four: Aoife's alcohol-free night 38:40 – 39:40
- In: (Aoife) 'I've had a ball tonight.'
- Out: (Aoife) 'So, definitely going to change on that.'
Do you think it would be possible to have an alcohol-free night when you're out clubbing? What are the things that Aoife appreciated about being out? How would a drunken night have hampered that?
Clip five: Sarah looks at her life 46:35 – 47:25
- In: (Sarah) 'If I didn't drink as much as what I drink now…'
- Out: (Sarah) 'It would be like a whole new life.'
How do you see Sarah's life going if she keeps up her current level of drinking? How would her life be if she gave up?
