France bans smoking for tobacco-free generation

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France has banned smoking in public places like beaches and parks. Any smoker who lights up a cigarette in public will be breaking the law. The new smoking ban is to protect children from passive smoking. This happens when you breathe in smoke from other people who are smoking. The government wants to create a tobacco-free generation by 2032. This means protecting children today. France's Minister of Health said: "Tobacco must disappear from places where there are children … a park, a beach, a school. These are places to play, learn, and breathe; not for smoking." She added: "The freedom to smoke stops where the right of children to breathe clean air begins."

Smoking is slowly falling in France. However, passive smoking still causes up to 5,000 deaths per year. A recent survey showed that 68 per cent of French people support rules to ban smoking in public. They also want bans at outdoor cafes and restaurants, but these places are not included under the new ban. Smoking is one of the leading causes of preventable disease, disability and death. It can damage nearly every organ of the body. Smoking near children is especially dangerous because their bodies are still developing. Second-hand smoke can lead to breathing problems and asthma. It can slow down or damage lung development. People hope the new ban means children can grow up to be healthier.

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1. BAN: Students A strongly believe smoking should be completely banned; Students B strongly believe it shouldn't. Change partners again and talk about your conversations.
2. ADDICTIONS: What are the negative effects of these addictions? How can people stop? Complete this table 

	Negative Effects	How to Stop
Cigarettes
Alcohol
Chocolate
Smartphone
Shopping
Television Excessive Working Out

Vocabulary

3.Vocabulary

 Paragraph 1

1.	banned	a.	Starts smoking a cigarette (by getting the cigarette burning).
2.	lights up	b.	Not active; happening to you, not by you.
3.	law	c.	Keep someone or something safe.
4.	protect	d.	A rule we must follow (made by the leaders of a country).
5.	passive	e.	Not allowed by the rules or the law.
6.	breathe	f.	Something basic you are allowed to have or do as a living person.
7.	right (noun)	g.	Take air in and out of your body (through our lungs).

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8.	recent	h.	A part of the body that does a job (like the heart or lungs).
9.	survey (noun)	i.	Happening not long ago.
10.	support (verb)	j.	Can be stopped before it happens.
11.	cause (verb)	k.	The two parts of the body that helps us breathe.
12.	preventable	l.	Say yes to something or agree with it.
13.	organ	m.	Make something happen.
14.	lungs	n.	A set of questions to find out what people think about something.

4. SYNONYM MATCH: Match the following synonyms from the article.

1. protect
2. create
3. disappear
4. stops
5. begins
6. causes
7. support
8. leading
9. developing
10. problems

1. ends
2. starts
3. difficulties
4. make
5. back
6. keep safe
7. growing
8. leads to
9. die out
10. main

5.Role play

Role  A – Bad Breath You think bad breath is the worst thing about smoking. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their ways aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of these (and why):

Role  B – Being out of Breath You think being out of breath is the worst thing about smoking. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their ways aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of these (and why):

Role  C – Expensive Habit You think smoking being an expensive habit is the worst thing about smoking. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their ways aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of these (and why):

Role  D – Social Isolation You think social isolation is the worst thing about smoking. Tell the others three reasons why. Tell them why their ways aren't as bad. Also, tell the others which is the least harmful of these (and why):  OR Lung damage Stained (yellow) teeth Heart disease High cost Gum disease

6.Discussion - No Smoking

1. What do you think of smoking?
2. What do you think of vaping?
3. Why do people smoke?
4. How can people smoke near children?
5. What do you think of the smell of cigarette smoke?
6. What do you think of a smoke-free generation?
7. How different would the world be without cigarettes?
8. What advice do you have for someone who wants to quit smoking?

11. What do you think of banning smoking?
12. Should smokers pay more for healthcare?
13. Should smoking be banned in restaurants?
14. What damage does smoking do to the body?
15. What three adjectives best describe the word 'cigarette'?
16. How can we stop children smoking?
17. What questions would you like to ask a smoker?