PAUL: So, Andrea, you’re going home for the holiday? ANDREA: I am sure. I’ve booked a flight for tomorrow afternoon and I can’t wait. PAUL:That’s sounds great. ANDREA: What about you? Going home too? PAUL: I haven’t decided yet. I’m still considering ANDREA: Haven’t decided yet? Oh, you are never going to get a flight out of here. All the seats have been reserved by now I’m sure. It’s the holiday season, after all. PAUL:Well, it’s not very important to me. My family lives about 180 kms from here. I usually take the train or the coach | Unfortunately this had very bad effects on the country's economy. The workers and farmers became lazy, the children didn't want to go to school and the whole population began to run short of food. This, however, didn't discourage people from taking the drug. The Prime Minister made speeches on the TV warning them about the drug, but nobody took any notice, and before long the economy of the country was in ruins. This forced the Government to take measures. They introduced a law to make the drug illegal. But that only made the situation worse. The law couldn't prevent the people from taking the drug. On the contrary, the fact that the drug was illegal encouraged people to take it more. They put the drug-takers into prison. But this did not have any effect, there were not enough prisons for them. Eventually, the Government found a solution: they exported the drug to other countries. This saved the islanders from having to work more than one day a week and allowed them to spend the rest of their time sitting in the sun without any care in the world.
