Smoking 

Students face each other in pairs and engage in the following (for-fun) 2-minute debates. Students A are assigned the first argument, students B the second. Rotate pairs to ensure a lively pace and noise level is kept:

•  Smoking should not be banned in public places.  It should.
•  Smokers have rights. They don’t.
•  Passive smoking doesn’t kill people.  It does.
•  Smoking doesn’t kill you.  It does.
•  You can’t ban smoking in pubs and bars.  You can. This treaty will not work. It will.
•  Smoking will completely disappear one day.  It won’t.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   Smoking  

1. What comes to mind when you hear the word ‘smoking’?
2. Smoking kills. Why don’t people understand this?
3. Is smoking a problem in your country?
4. Why do people start smoking?
5. Why do you think it is so difficult for people to give up and quit smoking?
6. Do you get angry about passive smoking – breathing in second-hand smoke?
7. Do you think smokers should pay higher health costs?
8. Should Hollywood, Bollywood, etc. show smoking in movies?
9. Do you know any chain smoking? How could you get them to stop?
10. Which is worse for your health, smoking every day or drinking every day?
11. Do you think smoking is cool?
12. Why don’t governments ban smoking if it causes so many health problems?
13. Where are the no-smoking areas in your town?
14. What can we do to stop children smoking?
15. What does smoking do to your health?
16. Why do tobacco company ads always have healthy-looking young people smoking in beautiful places?
17. How would the world be different if smoking was suddenly banned?
18. What do you think when you see a pregnant woman smoking?
19. Someone once said: “I'd rather kiss a mad cow on the muzzle than a smoker on the mouth.” What do you think about this?
20. Do you think smoking will ever disappear?

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