READING

1) Read the hospital poster. Then, choose the correct answers.

1. What is the main idea of the poster?

a) steps to quitting smoking
b) the illnesses that smoking causes
c) repairing the damage caused by smoking
d) why people have difficulty quitting smoking 3. What can you infer about emphysema?
2. Which of the following adds gases to the blood? a) It is caused by second-hand smoke.
a) lungs b) It destroys the alveoli.
b) alveoli c) It makes the alveoli grow uncontrollably.
c) epithelial cells d) It decreases the amount of oxygen in the
d) bronchial tubes blood.

VOCABULARY
2) Match the words (1-7) with the definitions (A-G).

1. lung cancer …… a. a small part that makes up lining tissue

2. oxygen …… b. the organ used to breathe
3. epithelial cell …… c. the sacs that bring oxygen into the bloodstream
4. emphysema …… d. the gas that people breathe in
5. alveoli …… e. the passage that carries air from the windpipe to the lungs
6. bronchial tube …… f. a condition in which cells in the lungs grow uncontrollably
7. lung …… g. a condition that prevents the body from properly absorbing and expelling gases
3) Fill in the blanks with the correct words and phrases from the box.

carbon dioxide – asthma – respiratory system

1. Smoking causes extensive damage to the ………………………….

2. Emphysema causes higher levels of ………………………… in the blood.
3. Jennifer doesn't smoke, but she has ………………………… from being around smokers.

LISTENING
4) Listen to a conversation between a nurse and a patient. Mark the following statements
as true (T) or false (F).

1. The woman's children have asthma. ………

2. Quitting heals lung damage caused by smoking. ………
3. The woman decides to quit smoking. ………

5) Listen again and complete the conversation.

Nurse: Hi Mrs. Blake. I have a few 1_______________ before the doctor sees you. Are you
still 2_______________?
Patient: Yes, but not very much.
Nurse: Still, you need to quit. You understand the risks, don't you?
Patient: Of course. I know it causes lung 3_______________.
Nurse: Yes. Plus, people around you are at risk of developing 4_______________.
Patient: I know. And I don't want my kids getting it. But quitting is really hard.
Nurse: It also helps heal the damage to your 5_______________ and bronchial
6_______________.

Patient: Well. I'll think about it.