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SmokingSmokingLearning objective:

Explain why people smoke and evaluate reasons for quitting

Why do people Why do people smoke?smoke?

• All their friends do • It helps them to relax • It gets them going in the morning • It gets them friends • They enjoy it • It helps them to cope • They have a right to smoke, it's a

free world

Why quit?Why quit?• They don't want smelly clothes • They could do with the money to buy

loads of other things • They want to stay healthy • They don't need it • They don't want their kids to do it • They don't want a smoking-related

illness • It's not fair on others who have to

breathe in their smoke

The Law The Law • It is against the law to sell cigarettes to anyone under

the age of 19• It is not against the law for under-19-year-olds to buy,

possess or smoke cigarettes. • A sign must be posted at the point of sale stating: "IT

IS ILLEGAL TO GIVE OR SELL TOBACCO TO ANYONE UNDER 19 YEARS OF AGE. VALID PHOTO ID MAY BE REQUIRED."

• The advertising of tobacco products on television is banned

• Tobacco products must carry the general warning "Tobacco seriously damages health", and cigarette packets must carry a second warning on the back of the pack selected from a list of 15, such as "Smoking when pregnant harms your baby" and "Protect children: don't make them breathe your smoke".

Ban on smoking on TV and in films?

• What would be a reason for banning smoking on screen?

• What would be a reason for allowing movie stars to continue smoking on the big screen?

• How do famous people affect you and the things that you buy?

CampaignCampaignWe all know smoking is bad for us, so lets help people to stop.

In groups of three come up with a no smoking campaign. You will need:

•A poster

•An anti-smoking message

•A Limerick to explain why someone should quit smoking or not start smoking