2 Health issues 11 Language in use: Advertising ban on smoking Read the text about an advertising ban on cigarettes. Some parts are missing. Choose the correct part (A–L) for each gap (1–9). There are two extra parts that you should not use. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. In many countries, governments are discussing a ban on cigarette advertisements … 0 smoking is certainly one of the most harmful activities. … 1 , when you look at advertisements for cigarettes, smoking is usually presented as something … 2 provides freedom and is … 3 a form of expressing oneself. … 4 the positive feelings that are generated through advertising, smoking is a hazard and contributes enormously to rising health costs. A ban on smoking would immediately pay off … 5 it would reduce the number of people who suffer from lung cancer and other related diseases. … 6 young people learn a lot about the negative effects of smoking in school, many teenagers take up smoking … 7 they think they are young and healthy … 8 nothing can harm them. Advertising contributes to this feeling as pictures are much more powerful than words. Printing health warnings on cigarette packs is one way of reminding smokers that their habit is detrimental to their health, … 9 young people tend to ignore these grim messages. The countries which have imposed an advertising ban on smoking have shown the way. The question remains: Why don’t the other countries follow? A and E even though I just 0 J 4 8 B as F however J since 1 5 9 C because G if K that 2 6 D but H in spite of L when 3 7 Synonyms and antonyms Read the text above again and find synonyms (s = words with the same meaning) and antonyms (a = opposites) for the words below. 1. bad for your health (s): harmful, 2. independence (s): 3. to be effective (s): 4. to increase (a): 5. to start (s): 6. harmful (a): 7. strong (s): 8. to help sb. forget (a): 9. to have a negative effect (s): 10. dreadful (s): 5 ✔ 6 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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