Smoking and Health

1) Complete the paragraph with the appropriate words :

heart / harms / yellow / lung / death / asthma

Smoking causes sickness and disability.

There are more than four thousand

chemicals in tobacco smoke. Smoking

------------ nearly every organ in the

body. It reduces your health and causes

so many diseases. First, smoking causes oral and ------------ cancer and increases the risk of

other cancers. Second, it causes breathing problems like ------------. Third, smokers have

more chance of having ------------ attack and a stroke. Fourth, smoking accelerates hair loss

and causes weakened bones. Finally, smokers tend to have ------------ teeth and bad breath.

They may also develop gum diseases. To put it in a nutshell, smoking is a real threat to our

health and a major cause of ------------ among human beings.

2) Choose the appropriate word:

Cigarettes contain nicotine which is highly addictive. Some research has suggested that it can

be (more / less) addictive than heroin. Even if you want to quit, you may find it difficult

because you are (addition / addicted) to its effects. So it’s important never to start smoking in

the first place as it is (easy / difficult ) to stop later. And if you already smoke, stop as soon as

possible. Now is the time to give ( up / down ) smoking once

and for all. You should also advise your friends to consider

quitting that ( nasty / healthy ) habit. You should also bear in

mind that life is better without smoke.