Pre-reading questions:
- Do you think smoking is bad? Why or why not?
- At what age can a person start smoking in your country?
Vocabulary:
- cigarette /SIG-uh-ret/
[noun] tobacco rolled in paper
She went to the store to buy cigarettes. - consume /KUHN-soom/
[verb] to get into one’s body
The man consumed harmful chemicals. - content /KON-tent/
[noun] the things found in something
The contents of this snack are unhealthy. - regular /REG-yuh-ler/
[adjective] usual, ordinary, or normal
A white shirt and black pants are his regular outfit. - prove /proov/
[verb] to show that something is or is not true
I will prove that my plan is better than yours.
Elderly cigarette smokers are able to stop smoking using electronic cigarettes or e-cigarettes. An e-cigarette is a devise used to consume tobacco in a safer way. It uses gas from heated water instead of smoke from burning. E-cigarettes have less harmful contents. Elderly smokers say that they are better than regular cigarettes. However, further studies are needed to prove that electronic cigarettes are a good choice.
True or False:
- Elderly cigarette users are not able to stop smoking using electronic cigarettes.
- Electronic cigarettes cannot be used in exchange for regular cigarettes.
- Regular cigarettes have more harmful contents.
- Elderly smokers say that e-cigarettes are better than regular cigarettes.
- Further studies are needed to prove that electronic cigarettes are not a bad choice.
Vocabulary Check:
Complete the sentences by using the words in the box.
| cigarette | consume | content | regular | prove |
- The _______ of this book are interesting.
- Can you ________ what you just said?
- Please stop smoking ________ inside the house.
- My birthday was not special; it was just a _______ day.
- Be careful not to ________ the chemicals.