A recent research has suggested new and more persuasive ways of getting teenagers to give up smoking.

While the number of adults who smoke in Britain has been decreasing rapidly, smoking among British
teenagers has been increasing.
Advertisements which emphasize how dangerous smoking is for your health don't seem to have any effect.
Teenagers, it seems, cannot imagine that they will ever become middle-aged, old or seriously ill. They
simply aren't impressed with the cold statistic that one in two teenagers who continue to smoke as adults
will die as a result of their habit. Out of every 1000 young adults who smoke now, six will die in road
accidents and 500 will die of smoking.
But now researchers have discovered that the person who is most probable to persuade a teenager to give
up smoking is his girlfriend or her boyfriend. A survey of 1000 teenagers found that four out of ten
smokers would try to give up if their partner wanted them to. Among the girls surveyed, several
mentioned that they didn't like the smell of tobacco in their boyfriend's clothes and boys repeatedly said
that they didn't like kissing a girl who smoked. Of the total, 19 per cent even said that they would split up
with their partners if they didn't stop smoking. Compare this to the tiny four per cent who said they would
give up if someone they admired, like a sports star or rock singer, recommended them to.
Professor Gordon McVie, head of the Cancer Research Campaign, commented, "A lot of adults believe
that young smokers would listen to the advice of famous people on giving up tobacco. But, in fact, it
seems that love is the key to getting youngsters to stop smoking."



1. Write a summary in English to demonstrate that you have understood the global meaning of the text.
(25 words min. 40 max.) (1 mark)

2. Explain in English the meaning of the following expressions as used in the text: (2 marks)
a. Middle-aged
b. Partner

3. Complete the second sentence of each pair so that it has the same meaning as the first one. (1 mark)
a. Tobacco is expensive. It also kills you.
Besides ..
b. 500 out of 1000 young smokers will be killed by tobacco.
Tobacco ..

4. Answer the following questions in your own words. The information must be taken from the text.
(3 marks)
a. Why don't teenagers worry much about their health?
b. How effective is advice from famous people about smoking?

5. Do you think smoking should be banned in all public places? (minimum 100 words, maximum 120
words) (3 marks)