article "smoking kills"

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 4-6

Welcome

Do you smoke?

yes

no

Do you think warnings about smoking work?

yes

no

Read article 1

Read the article "smoking kills"

Make sure you understand what it is about.

Then answer the following questions

What is the new proposition?

1. Smoking will be made illegal
2. Cigarette packages will disappear
3. Some extra warnings will be added
4. The existing warnings will be made more graphic

What are they trying to acomplish?

1. have extra income from taxes
2. stop people from using particular, toxic brands
3. convince people to not start smoking
4. To make smoking more popular among young people

"with breathtaking hypocrisy"
What does this mean?

Who does NOT agree with the new plan?

1. Deborah Arnott
2. Bob Blackman
3. Mary Kelly Foy
4. Simon Clark

Which industry 'kills for profit' ?

1. The tabacco industry
2. The health insurance industry
3. The politicians
4. The funeral industry

What is the argument agains this idea?

What do you think should happen?

absolutely nothing

higher prices for cigarettes

More (graphic) warnings

A national campaign to warn people

somthing else

Now let's practise some vocab

Do you have any words marked you do not understand?

Then match the ord from the text to the correct translation

a RAFT OF tough measures

to make graphic health warnings mandatory.

would deter people from 

it would have the desired effect

 a very large number of people or things

obligatory

required

discourage

scare off

required

Blackman has endorsed Foy’s amendment

to impose a new levy 

including grotesque images

support

approve of

fee

monstrous

Any other unfamiliar vocabulary?

The following names

are from the article. Are they in favour or against the new possible rules? Why?

- Mary Kelly Foy

- Sir George Young

- Deborah Arnott

- Bob Blackman 

- Simon Clark

Discuss with your neighbour

1. What are the new proposed plans in the UK

2. Do you think these plans will work? Why (not)?

3.  Can you think of ways to discourage people from smoking?

4. What is the situation in the Netherlands?

5. Do you feel the Dutch way helps prevent people from smoking? Why (not)?

6. "If adults still choose to smoke that is a matter for them, not the government.” Do you agree with this statement? Why?

Now do some more research

Use the internet to find more information on this topic and make notes. These could be useful later on. You will be asked to share some of the information you have found.

What is some new information you have found online?

Do you feel you could discuss this topic after today?

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