13175 should smoking be banned

SHOULD SMOKING BE BANNED?

Try to look at the picture. What do you think the picture want to say?

ARTICLE:
It has become fashionable in the world today to condemn smoking. However, although I feel that smoking can be
harmful, I do not think it should be banned completely. Let me deal first with the positive side of smoking. First,
smoking undoubtedly helps many people to relax. For some, it even improves concentration. Many people like to
smoke before exams or when they are relaxing with friends. A further point is that governments throughout the
world make huge profits from levying taxes on cigarettes. This provides funds which are used for building schools,
hospitals and other public amenities. The tobacco industry also employs tens of thousands of people throughout
the world, particularly in poorer countries like Zimbabwe or India. Without cigarettes, these people would have no
jobs. I would also argue that people should have the right to choose whether they smoke or not. People should not
smoke in a room where there are non-smokers but surely they should be free to smoke elsewhere.

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TALKING POINTS:

1. Should smoking be banned or not?
2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of smoking?
3. Do you smoke because you want to relax? Or you smoke because you believe that without cigarettes,
some people would have no jobs?


DEBATE:
Smoking can make you feel
relax

Better to be a smoker than to be a second hand
smoker

Smoking is a part of our life.
Cigarettes make huge profits. The profits are
sometimes used for building schools and hospitals

Are you ANTI or PRO SMOKING?
How would you encourage people to smoke or not to smoke. Make a slogan about anti
smoking or pro smoking

Now present your work in the class