Pre-reading questions:
- Do you smoke?
- Do you have friends who smoke?
- Are people allowed to smoke in restaurants in your country?
A new study says smoking one cigarette a day can cause a person to die young. People who seldom smoke have a 64 percent chance of dying earlier than those who do not smoke. People who smoke up to 10 cigarettes a day have an 87 percent chance of dying early. Most respondents thought seldom smoking cannot harm them. But, the research shows that smoking, seldom or often, is not safe at all.
Vocabulary:
seldom – [adverb] in few instances
respondent – [noun] a person who gives response or answer to a question that is asked
harm – [noun] physical or mental damage
often – [adverb] many times
True or False:
- No study says smoking one cigarette a day can cause a person to die young.
- The people who seldom smoke have a 64.7 percent chance of dying earlier than those who do not smoke.
- Those who smoke up to 10 cigarettes a day have an 87 percent chance of dying early.
- The research shows that smoking is safe.
- Respondents thought smoking can harm them.