new technology and old (like sniffer dogs) to find residual traces of drugs.
Their occasional successes have led to a popular misconception that
antidrug campaigns are close to stopping the flow of illegal drugs. On the
contrary, as long as drug lords can make vast fortunes in their illegal
trade, smugglers will come up with ever-more-subtle ways of concealing
their goods, and the War on Drugs goes on.
1.
Who makes the most money from the drug trade?
a.
rural farmers
b.
people who refine drugs
c.
drug lords
d.
antidrug officers
2.
Schematic table:Write the letter of each phrase in either column A or
column B, based on which one it relates to according to the reading.
a.
subtle ways of hiding drugs
b.
sniffer dogs
c.
high-tech detection
d.
concentrate drugs to make them potent
e.
pay farmers to grow plants that yield drugs
Lesson 31
The War on Drugs

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Relationships
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LESSON
Family Relationships
Target Words
1.
ancestral
6.
legitimate
2.
cohesion
7.
paternal
3.
descendant
8.
proximity
4.
inheritance
9.
sentiment
5.
kin
10.
sibling
Definitions and Samples

Billy Sobieski claimed to be a descendant of Jan Sobieski, a former
king of Poland.
Usage tips
Descendant is often followed by an of phrase.
Parts of speech
descend
v,
descent
n
4.
inheritance n.
Things passed down to you from your ancestors
My inheritance from my grandmother included her favorite
necklace.
Parts of speech
inherit
v,
inheritor
n
5.
kin n.
Relatives
Even though my uncle didn’t really like me, he was kind to me be-
cause we were kin.
Usage tips
A common phrase is next of kin, meaning “closest
relative.”
Parts of speech
kinship
n