{"id":9046,"date":"2018-09-21T07:12:01","date_gmt":"2018-09-21T05:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=9046"},"modified":"2026-03-13T10:33:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T09:33:17","slug":"binge-drinking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2018\/09\/binge-drinking\/","title":{"rendered":"Binge Drinking"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em><strong>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge drinking refers to the excessive consumption of alcohol in a single setting. It is very common among people in several countries worldwide, and is somehow similar with&nbsp;social drinking&nbsp;since it is often done in groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Binge drinking is considered a serious&nbsp;public health problem, but can be&nbsp;prevented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Alcohol and binge drinking\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ajlei_JxPoE?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What drive people to binge drink?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What health effects do overindulging in alcohol have?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What can be done to prevent knocking drinks back like it&#8217;s an Olympic sport?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What kinds of social problems does alcohol cause in your country?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talk about the drinking culture in your country.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate Binge drinking refers to the excessive consumption of alcohol in a single setting. It is very common among people in several countries worldwide, and is somehow similar with&nbsp;social drinking&nbsp;since it is often done in groups. Binge drinking is considered a serious&nbsp;public health problem, but can be&nbsp;prevented. 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