Unit-4-book-3Common-Sense-or-Legal-Intervention

ISSUESOFSMOKINGThemaincomponentofcigarettesis:Nicotine(尼古丁）Tar（焦油）Carbonmonoxide（一氧化碳）TheharmofsmokingAcigarettes=ReducesixminutesoflifeSmokerversusnon-smokergetcancerrateis10:1Ifyousmoke20cigaretteseveryday,yougetcancerratewillincrease17times.Whenyousmokeintheenjoymentofpleasureandrelaxationtoyourtime,notknowingofdeathhasbeenquietlycomingtoyourside.Smokingnotonlydangeroustothesmoker’shealth,butalsocontaminatetheenvironment.AboutASHActiononSmokingandHealth,foundedin1967,isthenation'sfirst,oldest,andlargestantismokingorganization,andtheonlyonewhichregularlytakeshard-hittinglegalandotheractionstofightsmokingandtoprotecttherightsofnonsmokers.Inpictures:smokingwarningsSmokingreducesthebloodflowWorldNo-TobaccoDayInternationalChildren'sDayPleasegiveupsmoking,Fortomorrow…….Chinahasmorethan300millionsmokersonthemainland,statisticsfromtheWorldHealthOrganizationshow,andnearly1.2millionChinesepeoplediefromsmoking-relateddiseaseseachyear-makingupone-fifthoftheworldtotal.Beijing-AsmokingbanatallindoorpublicvenuesontheChinesemainlandwilltakeeffectonMay1,theMinistryofHealthsaid,thoughspecificpenaltiesorresponsibilitiesforenforcementhavenotbeenset.theministryhadorderedapartfromhospitals,hotels,restaurants,barsandpublictransportationonthemainlandtobansmokingindoors.AccordingtoJiangYuan,deputydirectoroftheNationalOfficeofTobaccoControl.JoeEszterhasscrip-writeranti-smokingcompaignerUnit4CommonsenseorlegalinterventionObjectivestomakestudentsreadarticlesaboutissuesconcerningsmoking;toknowdifferentlawsandregulationsconcerningpublicsmokingindifferentcountries.focusonrecognizingthewriter'sattitudeandtone;Understandingsupportingdetails;detectingthemeaningsofthewordswiththecontextclues.contents1.TheButtStopsHere2.TheWaytoSaveMillionsofLivesIstoPreventSmoking3.HollywoodWriterChangestheScriptonSmoking4.PublicSmoking---CommonSensefortheCommonGoodInterpretingthequotations1.Rightnowthemostdeadlystuntinamovieissmoking.---MarkShurtleff2.Iwillnotbebulliedbyagroupofpeoplewhoreallywanttodotherightthing---butthey’redoingtherightthingthewrongway.ThisisnotAfghanistan,damnit.Iwillhotwearthissmokingburka.---WhoopiGoldburgInterpretingthequotations3.I'm18.IwenttohighschoolinLosAngeles,andattitudesoverthereareverydifferentaboutsmoking.Thepeopleinmyhighschoolwho…Andtheydiditbecauseitwascool,becauseitwashipskbecausetheysawpeopleinmagazinessmoking---BrianSmithInterpretationofthequotations1.Nowadayssmokingisreallyafrequentsceneinmovies,whichhasverybadinfluence.2.Somepeoplewanttohavesmokinginpublicplacesoutlawed.Maybetheyaredoingthetightthing,forsmokingisharmfultoone’shealth.Butitisalsothefreechoiceofthesmokers.WearenotinAfghanistan,andwearenotthewomenwhoareforcedtowearmaskstoconcealoutbeautifulfaces.Ifwewanttosmoke,we’llsmoke.Thisisanissueoffreedomanddemocracy.3.ThisisanAmericanteenager'sobservationonhispalsandschoolmatesastowhytheypickupsmoking.Kidsfromabrokenhometendtosmoke,fortheyneedthefeelingofbelongingtotheirpeergroupdesperately.Andalsobecausesmokingisdepictedinfilmsandmagazinesasbeingcoolandhip.BackgroundInformationSmokinghasbeenaburningissueforsometimenow.Asnicotineintobaccoisoneofthemostaddictivesubstances;manypeoplehavebeenhookedandcannotgetaway.Moviesspurmorepeople,especiallyyoungpeople,tobecomesmokers,assmokingisdepictedasbeingsexyandglamorousonscreens.Differentvoiceshavebeenheardaboutsmoking.Someaskforbanningsmokinginpublicplaces;othersemphasizefreedomofchoice.Someblamemoviesforthegratuitousbuttshots;otherssaythatmoviesneedtoreflectreality.Inthisunit,thestudentswillreadarticlesaboutissuesconcerningsmoking.Pre-readingdiscussion1.DoyouthinkthatsmokingisbecomingmorecommonamongyoungpeopleinChina?2.Shouldsmokingbeforbiddeninpublicplaceslikerestaurantsandcafes?Explainyourview.3.InChinasmokingsometimesisconsideredtobeasocialskill.Ifyoucanshareapackofcigarettes,youarenolongerastranger.Isitagoodideatomakefriendsthroughsmokingorarethereotherwaystodoit?ReadingIThebuttstopshereLiterally,“Thebuckstopshere.”meansyouhavetotakeresponsibilityforsomethingandwillnottrytopasstheresponsibilityontosomeoneelse.ThisisalsoHarryTruman'sfamousdeclaration.Thesloganwasenshrinedinadesk-topsigninTruman'sOvalOffice.Itwaschangedinto“Thebuttstopshere.”toindicatetheauthor'sdeterminationtotakehisshareofresponsibilityforstoppingsmokingintheworkplace.Sentencesforparaphrasing1.LastweeksmokingonthejobwasbannedabsolutelyinthecorporationImanage.Weenjoyedcleanairagain,butatthesametimehadtosufferfromthesuddenwithdrawalofnicotine.2.Nomatterhowattractiveandenchantingallthemuscularcowboysandblondbeautiesincigarettecommercialsare,theycannothidethefactthatsmokingisresponsibleforeveryoneoutofsevendeathsinthecountry.3.Iftimeisgoingtobewasted,it'sabetterideatowasteitondaydreamingandchattinginsteadofonsmoking.LanguagepointsPara1ThecorporationIheadtookadeepbreathofcleanairlastweekandwentcoldturkey.Smokingonthejobinthehomeofficewasabsolutelyforbidden.Since1982ithadbeenrestrictedtoworkareasandcafeterias;thehardlinestiffenedlastFebruarywhenemployeeswerepermittedtosmokeonlyattheirde