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Word Bank (Gap-Fill)
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate to Advanced


15 vocabulary items about smoking

Gap-fill exercise; Answer Key attached

Time: Approx 15 - 20 minutes

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15 Essential Words About Smoking ​
​addicted to
ash tray
ban
breathe
cigarettes
​cigarette butts
cough
die
lung cancer
​nicotine
​non-smoking
pipe
quit
second-hand smoke
​warning
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60-minute Lesson Plan
​SMOKING
Level: Elementary to Pre-Intermediate


​"Smoke Here and Go to Jail!"
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Multi-page lesson:

  • Vocabulary Preview
  • Grammar Practice
  • Reading Comprehension
  • ​Discussion
  • ​Writing Practice

Answer Key attached
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Pair Work Discussion
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate to Advanced


20 questions about smoking - evenly divided into 'A" and 'B' handouts

Pair work

Time: Approx 15 minutes

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Discussion Practice
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate to Advanced



​16 Question strips adapted from the above Pair Work activity.

These questions can be used with students seated in pairs or in small groups, or with students standing.

Activity Notes on Page 2

​Time: Approx 10 - 15 minutes

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Multi-Page Lesson
SMOKING

Level: Intermediate


296-word article

"A Short History of the Cigarette"


  • 10 Reading comprehension questions
  • 12 'Grammar-in-Context' questions
  • Writing practice

Notes and Answer Key attached
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Listening
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate


2+ minutes (see above reading text and audio file)

Eight listening comprehension questions

Notes, Grade Conversion chart and Answer Key attached
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Word Bank - Writing Activity
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate to Advanced


Write an opinion essay to answer this question: "Should the government ban smoking?"  Use at least 6 of the 15 words on the left; 2 pages of lined writing paper.

Time: Approx 25 - 30 minutes

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Worksheet
SMOKING
Level: Intermediate to Advanced


Brainstorming and dictionary practice

Use a dictionary to help you complete the chart below.  All of the words must begin with the letter of the alphabet given.  Some letters may have many different answers, while others may not have an answer.

Time: Approx 20 minutes

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​ACTIVITY SUGGESTIONS
Consider breaking your class into two teams and see which team can come up with the most (correctly spelled) words within a given time limit.

Also, consider giving this worksheet to your students for homework.
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