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READ
World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It aims to highlight the dangers of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop smoking and thus reduce the negative health effects of smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year die from smoking-related health problems. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO presents special awards to organizations or people who have made great efforts to get people, especially children, to stop smoking. In 2008 the WHO called for a total ban on tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the biggest factors that made people take up smoking.
Tobacco is a dangerous drug. It’s amazing how governments allow people to use tobacco. One reason is governments get a lot of money from taxes on cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have a lot of influence on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a huge amount of pressure on a country’s healthcare system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking breaks. The saddest thing is that children lose parents because of the damage tobacco did to their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and other poisonous chemicals. These cause many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time for the world to quit smoking.
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PHRASE MATCH
Match the following phrases from the article.
Paragraph 1
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observed around the world on
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smoking around the world
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highlight the dangers of
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on tobacco advertising
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reduce the negative health
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May 31 every year
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the WHO presents
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up smoking
5.
the WHO called for a total ban
e.
special awards
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factors that made people take
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effects of smoking
Paragraph 2
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Tobacco is a
a.
of influence on politicians
2
governments get a lot of money
b.
other poisonous chemicals
3.
tobacco companies have a lot
c.
from taxes on cigarettes
4.
Millions of working hours are
d.
quit smoking
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Tobacco contains nicotine and
e.
dangerous drug
6.
It’s time for the world to
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lost every day
LISTENING GAP FILL
World No Tobacco Day is observed ___________________ May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It aims to ___________________ smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop smoking and thus reduce the negative ___________________ smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year die from smoking-related health problems. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO _____________________ to organizations or people who have made great efforts to get people, especially children, to stop smoking. In 2008 the WHO called ___________________ tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the biggest factors that ____________________ smoking.
Tobacco is a dangerous drug. It’s amazing how governments ___________________ tobacco. One reason is governments get a lot of money from taxes on cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have ___________________ on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a huge ___________________ on a country’s healthcare system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking breaks. The saddest thing is that ___________________ because of the damage tobacco did to their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and _____________________. These cause many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time ___________________ smoking.
WHILE READING / LISTENING GAP FILL
Put the words into the gaps in the text.
World No Tobacco Day is observed __________ the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It __________ to highlight the dangers of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop smoking and thus __________ the negative health effects of smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year die from smoking-related health __________. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO presents special __________ to organizations or people who have made great __________ to get people, especially children, to stop smoking. In 2008 the WHO called for a total __________ on tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the biggest factors that made people __________ up smoking.
reduce awards around ban problems take aims efforts
Tobacco is a dangerous drug. It’s __________ how governments allow people to use tobacco. One reason is governments get a __________ of money from taxes on cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have a lot of __________ on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a huge amount of __________ on a country’s healthcare system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking __________. The saddest thing is that children __________ parents because of the damage tobacco did to their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and other __________ chemicals. These cause many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time for the world to __________ smoking.
breaks lot lose influence quit poisonous amazing pressure
CHOOSE THE CORRECT WORD
Delete the wrong word in each of the pairs of italics.
World No Tobacco Day is observed / observation around the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It aims to / at highlight the dangers of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop / stopping smoking and thus reduce the negative health / healthy effects of smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year die from smoking-related health problems. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO gifts / presents special awards to organizations or people who have made greatness / great efforts to get people, especially children, to stop smoking. In 2008 the WHO called for a total bin / ban on tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the biggest factors that made people take / make up smoking.
Tobacco is a dangerous / dangerously drug. It’s amazing how governments allow people to use tobacco. One reason is / are governments get a lot of money from taxis / taxes on cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have a lot of influence on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a / the huge amount of pressure on a country’s healthcare system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking break / breaks. The saddest thing is that children lose parents because of the damage tobacco did to / on their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and other poisonous chemicals. These cause / because many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time for the world to quite / quit smoking.
MULTIPLE CHOICE
World No Tobacco Day is observed (1) ____ the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization in 1987. It aims to highlight the (2) ____ of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop smoking and thus (3) ____ the negative health effects of smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year (4) ____ from smoking-related health problems. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO (5) ____ special awards to organizations or people who have made great efforts to get people, especially children, to stop smoking. In 2008 the WHO called for a total ban on tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the biggest (6) ____ that made people take up smoking.
Tobacco is a dangerous drug. It’s (7) ____ how governments allow people to use tobacco. One reason is governments get a lot of money from taxes (8) ____ cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have a lot of influence on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a huge (9) ____ of pressure on a country’s healthcare system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking breaks. The saddest thing is that children (10) ____ parents because of the damage tobacco did to their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and other poisonous chemicals. These (11) ____ many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time for the world to (12) ____ smoking.
Put the correct words from this table into the article.
1.
(a)
abound
(b)
around
(c)
roundish
(d)
roundly
2.
(a)
danger
(b)
dangerous
(c)
dangers
(d)
endangered
3.
(a)
reduction
(b)
reduce
(c)
reduces
(d)
reduced
4.
(a)
dead
(b)
death
(c)
dying
(d)
die
5.
(a)
presents
(b)
gifts
(c)
bonuses
(d)
tips
6.
(a)
factories
(b)
factor
(c)
facts
(d)
factors
7.
(a)
amazed
(b)
amazing
(c)
amazement
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amazes
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(a)
on
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in
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at
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by
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(a)
amount
(b)
amounts
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mounts
(d)
a mount
10.
(a)
losing
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losses
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lose
(d)
loose
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(a)
because
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causes
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causation
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cause
12.
(a)
quite
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quiet
(c)
quit
(d)
quits
SPELLING
Spell the jumbled words (from the text) correctly.
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highlight the gnadser
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coeeaurgn people to stop
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health efscfet of smoking
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people who have made great tfefrso
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PUT THE TEXT BACK TOGETHER
Number these lines in the correct order.
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poisonous chemicals. These cause many diseases, like heart problems and cancer. Smoking causes bad
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in 1987. It aims to highlight the dangers of smoking around the world. Another aim is to encourage people to stop
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system. Millions of working hours are lost every day because people take smoking breaks. The saddest
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smoking and thus reduce the negative health effects of smoking. Around 5.4 million people a year die from smoking-
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related health problems. On World No Tobacco Day, the WHO presents special awards to organizations or people
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World No Tobacco Day is observed around the world on May 31 every year. It was started by the World Health Organization
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biggest factors that made people take up smoking.
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a lot of money from taxes on cigarettes. Another reason is tobacco companies have a lot of influence
( )
who have made great efforts to get people, especially children, to stop
( )
on politicians. Tobacco-related health problems put a huge amount of pressure on a country’s healthcare
( )
breath, disease, loss of energy, and it’s expensive. It’s time for the world to quit smoking.
( )
thing is that children lose parents because of the damage tobacco did to their bodies. Tobacco contains nicotine and other
( )
smoking. In 2008 the WHO called for a total ban on tobacco advertising. It said advertising was one of the
( )
Tobacco is a dangerous drug. It’s amazing how governments allow people to use tobacco. One reason is governments get
SCRAMBLED SENTENCES
With a partner, put the words back into the correct order.
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31 around world May observed the on
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smoking of dangers the highlight to aims It
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health reduce effects the of negative smoking
4.
people efforts great made have who
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up factors made take smoking that people
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money of lot a get governments taxes from
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lot influence companies a of tobacco have
8.
healthcare country’s a on pressure system
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thing saddest The parents lose children that is
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causes Smoking breath bad
DISCUSSION (Write your own questions)
STUDENT A’s QUESTIONS (Do not show these to student B)
1. VOCABULARY EXTENSION: Choose several of the words from the text. Use a dictionary or Google’s search field (or another search engine) to build up more associations / collocations of each word.
2. INTERNET: Search the Internet and find more information about World No Tobacco Day. Talk about what you discover with your partner(s) in the next lesson.
3. MAGAZINE ARTICLE: Write a magazine article about World No Tobacco Day. Write about what happens around the world. Include two imaginary interviews with people who did something on this day.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
4. POSTER: Make your own poster about World No Tobacco Day. Write about what will happen on this day around the world.
Read what you wrote to your classmates in the next lesson. Give each other feedback on your articles.
ANSWERS
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