The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Britain will stop people smoking in cars with children. It will be illegal. Britain wants to stop children from breathing in cigarette smoke. This can be the same as smoking. Children who sit in smoke-filled cars have health problems. There is very little space. The car fills with smoke and becomes unhealthy quickly.

Some people think the idea takes away the freedom of smokers. They think it is OK to smoke in a car. Some people are worried that soon, no one can smoke in a car. Britain's health minister said healthy children were more important than people wanting to smoke in their car.

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Sources
  • http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/11/us-britain-smoking-ban-idUSBREA1A1EL20140211
  • http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-26131044
  • http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/smoking-in-cars-with-children-present-will-be-made-illegal-before-2015-elections-9121351.html


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The Activities

MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.

It will

a.

little space

2.

breathing

b.

as smoking

3.

This can be the same

c.

in cigarette smoke

4.

Children who sit in smoke-

d.

problems

5.

health

e.

quickly

6.

There is very

f.

filled cars

7.

The car fills with

g.

be illegal

8.

becomes unhealthy

h.

smoke


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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.

he idea takes away the

a.

smoke in a car

2.

They think it

b.

more important

3.

smoke in a

c.

is OK

4.

Some people are

d.

their car

5.

no one can

e.

freedom of smokers

6.

Britain's health

f.

car

7.

healthy children were

g.

minister

8.

smoke in

h.

worried

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

Britain (1) ___________________ smoking in cars with children. It will be illegal. Britain wants to stop (2) ___________________ in cigarette smoke. This (3) ___________________ same as smoking. Children who sit in (4) ___________________ have health problems. There is (5) ___________________. The car fills with smoke (6) ___________________ quickly.

Some people think (7) ___________________ away the freedom of smokers. They (8) ___________________ to smoke in a car. Some people are (9) ___________________, no one can smoke in a car. Britain's (10) ___________________ said healthy children (11) ___________________ than people (12) ___________________ in their car.

PUT A SLASH ( / )WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Britainwillstoppeoplesmokingincarswithchildren.Itwillbeillegal.Brit
ainwantstostopchildrenfrombreathingincigarettesmoke.Thiscanbe
thesameassmoking.Childrenwhositinsmoke-filledcarshavehealthp
roblems.Thereisverylittlespace.Thecarfillswithsmokeandbecomes
unhealthyquickly.Somepeoplethinktheideatakesawaythefreedom
ofsmokers.TheythinkitisOKtosmokeinacar.Somepeopleareworried
thatsoon,noonecansmokeinacar.Britain'shealthministersaidhealth
ychildrenweremoreimportantthanpeoplewantingtosmokeintheirca
r.

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

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

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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 smoking for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

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Answers

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