1. «Addictions» vocabulary:

Words to talk and write about addictions

A. Vérifier que le vocabulaire est bien compris:

Words and Expressions

An addiction = une dépendance
to be addicted to = être dépendant de ...
an addict = un drogué de ...
addictive = addictif (qui rend dépendant)
Compulsive: compulsif / obsessionnel / to be (get)hooked on = être/devenir accro à ...
to kick / break the habit = arrêter
to quit V-ing = arrêter de (V)
to overcome an addiction = surmonter / se libérer d’une addiction

Examples:

Internet addictionis a problem.
He is addicted tocomputer games. He is a real television addict. Gambling can become addictive. / She is hooked on gambling.
He smokes, but he wants to kick the habit.
It is difficult to overcome an addiction.
He's a pachinkoholic. He tried to overcome this addiction, but it's hard to break the habit. / I think she's a chocoholic. She seems addicted to chocolate. / She is definitely a shopaholic.
It is clear she is hooked on shopping.

Using suffixes (word endings) to make nouns:

You can use the endings -oholic or -aholic to say a person is an addict.

ALCOHOL > alcoholic

WORK >workaholic

WEB > webaholic

SCHOOLschoolaholic

Some adjectives used to describe an addict:

addicted to > I’m addicted to chocolate. = dépendant au chocolat

dependent (on) > I’m dependent on the internet.Dépendant à internet

hooked on > I’m hooked on playing video-games. = accro aux jeux vidéo

Compulsive > I’m a compulsive drinker. = Un buveur compulsif

Examples:

He is addicted to the Internet.
She is a compulsive shopper. / He is dependent on alcohol.
She's hooked on chocolate.

Some verbs used to talk about addictions:

To SPEND time V-ing > I spend all my weekends playing games. = je passe mon temps à (V)

Can’t HELP V-ing > I can’t help eating chocolate all the time. = je ne peux pas m’empêcher de (V)

To LONG to ... / for ... > When I’m at work, I long to be back at home to play. = Je meurs d’envie de rentrer ...

.., I long for my computer. = J’ai une envie irrépressible de ...

To CRAVE for ... > For me, chocolate is a drug. I often crave for a piece of chocolate. = Je crève d’envie de ...

Some expressions of time used to talk about addictions:

ALL THE TIME > TOUT LE TEMPS

MOST OF THE TIME >LA PLUS GRANDE PARTIE DU TEMPS

ALWAYS > I always drink.TOUJOURS

EVERYDAY = TOUS LES JOURS

EVERY 5 MINUTES = toutes les 5 minutes

... HOURS A DAY > ... HEURES PAR JOUR

MUCH + singulier MANY + pluriel = beaucoup de ...

Too MUCH / too MANY = trop de ...

LITTLE + sing. FEW + plur. = PEU de ...

Too LITTLE ... / too FEW ... = trop PEU de ...

Not ENOUGH ... = pas assez de ...

15 times A day = 15 fois PAR jour

B. Corriger l’exercice de traduction:

a. I’m addicted to nicotine.

b. I’m hooked on coffee.

c. Drug addicts can’t stop taking/consuming drugs.

d. I can’t hep checking my e-mails every 10 minutes.

e. Our son spends all his time playing online.

f. Internet addicts need to be connected all the time.

g. I play 5 hours a day.

h. I drink too much alcohol and too little water.

i. I eat too many sweets/candies and not enough vegetables.

j. They check their e-mails 40 times a day.

k. I spend most of my time playing, but I can quit/break the habit whenever I want.

l. You don’t sleep enough, and you play too much.

  1. Gaming addiction:
  1. What is it?

Concentrate on the first paragraph and complete this summary (=résumé)

A video game ... is a person who ... so much time playing that it causes problems in his ...

Also, we can say that a person is a gaming addict when his habit prevents him/her from ... at school or being involved in a ...

VOCAB:

prevent someone from V-ing = empêcher qqn de (V)

be involved in ... = s’impliquer/s’investir dans ...

Now have a look at the list of symptoms of gaming addiction and answer the following questions:

What do video game addicts do when they’re not at school?

They ...

Consequences on school-life?

Their ... become suddenly very bad.

They have difficulty concentrating because ...

They lie when people ask them about ...

Instead of seeing ..., they prefer to ...

They get ... when they can’t play.

  1. The most addictive video games:

Spot (=repère) two very addictive games in each categary:

Three complicated games:

Two simple games:

Why is the game «World of Warcraft» also called «World of Warcrack»?

  1. Importance of the video game industry:

(just the introduction)

From an economic point of view, why can we say that the gaming industry is very powerful?

We can say that the gaming industry is very powerful because ...

What do these numbers correspond to?

90%?

5 million?

  1. Example of a gaming addict:

Age when he started playing video games?

Why did his friends get out of the room?

Age when he became a gaming addict?

Why is it exciting for Kieran to play «online»?

What does he answer when his dad invites him to see a football match?

What were the first three consequences of his addiction?

What did he do when he was 15 years old?

What solution did they find to help Kieran overcome his addiction?

  1. Are you addicted to gaming?

Do the test and see if your situation is worrying (=inquiétante)

So? Are you addicted to gaming?