The Reading / Listening - Level 0

World No Tobacco Day is May the 31st. The WHO wants to make e-cigarettes a tobacco product. Many scientists said e-cigarettes and real cigarettes are different. E-cigarettes have no tobacco in them. Doctors say e-cigarettes help people to stop smoking. The WHO says countries can tax them, ban them and give health warnings.

The scientists said e-cigarettes stop disease and deaths from smoking. They are an answer, not a problem. They said e-cigarettes could save hundreds of millions of lives. They told the WHO not to control them. The University of Chicago said e-cigarettes could make young people smoke and stop others from giving up.

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Sources
  • http://in.reuters.com/article/2014/05/28/health-ecigarettes-idINL6N0OD3ZE20140528
  • http://www.bbc.com/news/health-27547420
  • http://www.irishhealth.com/article.html?id=23680


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

World No

a.

to stop smoking

2.

May

b.

tobacco product

3.

make e-cigarettes a

c.

tax them

4.

real cigarettes

d.

the 31st

5.

E-cigarettes have no

e.

Tobacco Day

6.

e-cigarettes help people

f.

warnings

7.

countries can

g.

are different

8.

health

h.

tobacco in them


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

scientists said e-cigarettes

a.

answer

2.

They are an

b.

Chicago

3.

not a

c.

to control them

4.

save hundreds of

d.

stop disease

5.

told the WHO not

e.

young people smoke

6.

University of

f.

problem

7.

e-cigarettes could make

g.

giving up

8.

stop others from

h.

millions of lives

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

World No Tobacco Day (1) ___________________. The WHO wants to make e-cigarettes (2) ___________________. Many scientists (3) ___________________ and real cigarettes are different. E-cigarettes have (4) ___________________. Doctors say e-cigarettes (5) ___________________ stop smoking. The WHO says countries can tax them, (6) ___________________ health warnings.

The scientists said e-cigarettes (7) ___________________ deaths from smoking. They (8) ___________________, not a problem. They said e-cigarettes (9) ___________________ of millions of lives. They told the WHO (10) ___________________. The University of Chicago said e-cigarettes (11) ___________________ people smoke and stop (12) ___________________.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

WorldNoTobaccoDayisMaythe31st.TheWHOwantstomakee-cigar
ettesatobaccoproduct.Manyscientistssaide-cigarettesandrea
lcigarettesaredifferent.E-cigaretteshavenotobaccointhem.D
octorssaye-cigaretteshelppeopletostopsmoking.TheWHOsaysc
ountriescantaxthem,banthemandgivehealthwarnings.Thescientistssaide-cigarettesstopdiseaseanddeathsfromsmoking.The
yareananswer,notaproblem.Theysaide-cigarettescouldsaveh
undredsofmillionsoflives.TheytoldtheWHOnottocontrolthem.TheUniversityofChicagosaide-cigarettescouldmakeyoungpeoplesm
okeandstopothersfromgivingup.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

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e)

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f)

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)

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b)

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c)

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d)

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e)

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f)

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WRITING

Write about e-cigarettes for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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