Period 5 Cultural corner; Task; Module File教學設計
how do cigarettes damage health?
cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemical compounds and at least 400 toxic substances. when you inhale, a cigarette burns at 700℃ at the tip and around 60℃ in the core. this heat breaks down the tobacco to produce various toxins. as a cigarette burns, the residues are concentrated towards the butt.
the products that are most damaging are:
•tar, a carcinogen (substance that causes cancer)
•nicotine is addictive and increases cholesterol levels in your body
•carbon monoxide reduces oxygen in the body
components of the gas and particulate phases cause chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (copd).
the damage caused by smoking is influenced by:
•the number of cigarettes smoked
•whether the cigarette has a filter
•how the tobacco has been prepared
how to quit smoking
one of the most vicious diseases in today’s times is smoking. it makes a person baffle for air 3 times more than a non-smoker. it has very many repercussions on the life of the smoker and those around him. it leads to lung cancer and various heart diseases like asthma and emphysema. we should thus abhor this deadly disease and quit smoking.
workbook answer keys:
grammar
1 1 in order to/to/so as to 2 in order to/to/so as to
3 in order not to/so as not to 4 in order not to/so as not to
5 in order to/to/so as to 6 in order to/to/so as to
7 in order to/to/so as to
2 1 d, so 2 a, such 3 b, such 4 c, such
3 students’ own answers.
4
1 so 2 as a result of 3 as a result of 4 as a result of 5 as a result of 6 so
vocabulary
5 1 smoking: cigarette, nicotine, tobacco
2 drugs: cannabis, crack cocaine, ecstasy, nicotine
3 crime: burglary, criminal, drug addict, drug dealer, illegal, shoplifting, steal, thief
6 1 b 2 a 3 b 4 b 5 b 6 a
7 1 addictive 2 deadly 3 immediately 4 increasingly 5 dangerous
8 1d 2 e 3 f 4 b 5 a 6 c
reading
9 1 b 2 e 3 a 4 d 5 c
10 1 drug use in britain is increasing because drugs are cheaper and easier to buy today.
2 british teenagers take more drugs than teenagers in other european countries.
3 the most common drug is cannabis.
4 class a hard drugs, including crack cocaine.
5 the treatment is only successful for a very small proportion of drug users.
6 to copy their friends and to look cool; so as to have a good time and feel good
11 30%: the increase of drug use in britain in the last five years
35%: the percentage of 15-16 year olds who say they have tried cannabis