Alcohol and the community

Target age group: 14-16 year-olds

Structure: 1 to 3 lessons

Preparation: Download worksheet 7.
Access to the Internet for research if possible.

Objectives

• To consider the contribution of a product to a market economy from different angles, including the effects on individuals as well as the wider community
• To recognise the difference between social, 'sensible' drinking and excessive 'drinking to get drunk'
• To distinguish between fact and opinion
• To form opinions through reasoned argument and debate
• To take an informed, objective viewpoint on what constitutes sensible drinking.

All tasks
Direct students to the Talk About Alcohol website, especially the Fact Zone of the Young People's section.