Put the words into the gaps in the text.

Cigarette packets to carry gory pictures

The British government is to use shock __________ in its latest attempt to discourage smokers from smoking. Gory photographs highlighting the health __________ of smoking will be plastered on cigarette packets. These will include images of __________ lungs blackened by tar next to a set of clean, healthy lungs. A total of sixteen pictures have been selected to __________ existing and potential smokers. These will all be accompanied by stronger written health warnings. The new __________ will take place by the end of 2009. Britain’s Health Secretary Alan Johnson told BBC News that other countries have successfully used similar __________ photos. "We do think it will help the number of people, who want to give up smoking - the __________ majority of smokers want to give up - and this will give them an extra __________," he said.		vast initiative diseased push tactics graphic hazards scare
Anti-smoking campaigners __________ the new warnings on tobacco products. They say it is important for people to be more __________ of the effects smoking has on __________ body organs. Amanda Sandford, from the anti-smoking group ASH, said she hoped the strong images would make more people quit. "__________ from international studies is that the stronger warnings are better," she said. She is also pleased the adverts will __________ with the raising of the minimum age for buying cigarettes, which rises from 16 to 18. However, smokers’ __________ groups are up in arms over the new attack on smoking. Neil Rafferty, from the group Forest, described the government’s __________ as the "victimization" of smokers. "The government are bullying smokers simply because they can get __________ with it," he said.		evidence away aware rights decision vital welcomed coincide

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

Use the list of words to complete the crossword puzzle.

ACROSS 2. Nicotine acts as a _____________ that speeds up body functions, such as heart and breathing rate. 4. Cigarette smoking is the most __________ cause of death in America. 9. Highly addictive drug found in all forms of tobacco. 11. Environmental tobacco smoke. (abbreviation) 13. To breathe into the lungs. 14. Smoking can cause _____________ which make the face look older. 15. _____________ contain more nicotine, tar, and carbon monoxide than cigarettes. 18. Regular users of tobacco become _____________to nicotine. 19. Odourless, colourless, poisonous gas found in tobacco smoke and car exhaust. 20. The legal age at which tobacco products can be purchased.

DOWN 1. _____________ tobacco can cause cavities, sores, and cancer of the mouth. 3. A type of cancer caused primarily by cigarette smoking. 5. Disease caused by smoking that makes it very difficult to breathe. 6. Sticky brown substance found in tobacco smoke. 7. The two organs located in the chest that can be severely damaged by tobacco smoke. 8. A regular smoker who stops smoking will experience _____________ symptoms. 10. Smoking damages these tiny hairs in breathing tubes. 12. The plant from which cigarettes are made. 16. Slang for chewing tobacco. 17. There are many _____________ - causing chemicals in tobacco smoke.

 

Addicted	Cigars	Emphysema	Nicotine	Tar
Cancer	Cilia	Inhale	Preventable	Tobacco
Carbon monoxide	ETS	Lung cancer	Smokeless	Withdrawal
Chew	Eighteen	Lungs	Stimulant	Wrinkles

 

Marijuana Mix-Up

Use the word list at the bottom of the page to help you unscramble the answers to fill in the blanks.

Marijuana is one of the most widely used __________________ (gelllia) drugs in the United States. It comes from the hemp ___________________ (antlp).

Marijuana is most often ________________ (dokmes) in the form of acigarette known as a ______________ (tinoj). Marijuana is known by many other names including _________ (dewe) ________ (top), and _____________ (sargs).

Marijuana contains over 400 ____________________ (hecilsamc), many of which are more harmful to the _______________________ (gulns) than tobacco cigarettes.

Marijuana is stored in ___________________ (aft) tissue and can remain in the body for as long as a ____________________ (tonmh). It can build up in the_________ (narib) and cause a loss in _____________ (remomy) and the ability to _____________ (nikht) clearly. In spite of what some people say, marijuana is not______________ (decimine).

Word List:

brain	chemicals	fat	grass
illegal	joint	lungs	medicine
memory	month	plant	pot
smoked	think	weed

7. PROJECT

On each line, write at least one effect that tobacco can have on the matching body part.

 

Lesson 74.

SPEAKING

Work in pairs. Answer the questions below:

How much do you know about HIV?

1. HIV infection can be passed on by which of the following means:

a. heterosexual sexual intercourse

b. homosexual sexual intercourse

c. kissing

d. using infected injection equipment

2. Mark the following true (T) or false (F):

a. AIDS and HIV are the same thing.

b. An HIV test will show immediately if someone is infected with HIV

c. Current treatment can eliminate the HIV infection in some people.