Electronic Cigarette Dispute

B2 – Upper Intermediate

Tobacco is a leading cause of life-threatening diseases like heart disease, cancer, diabetes, chronic respiratory illness, and more. Despite efforts to regulate tobacco products, the industry continues to evolve, introducing new products such as electronic cigarettes. While some argue these alternatives reduce harm, concerns remain about their long-term effects and appeal to young people. Governments and health organizations worldwide face challenges in balancing regulation and public health while considering industry influence and consumer choices.

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Vocabulary Questions:

  1. What does “non-communicable” mean? “While these non-communicable diseases, or NCDs for short, cannot be spread from person to person, they have still become the single leading cause of death worldwide.” Use it in a sentence.
  2. What does “geared around” mean? “By and large, U.S. trade policy is geared around making sure that markets are open so that U.S. goods, U.S. farm products, U.S. services can all be traded outside of the United States.” Use it in a sentence.
  3. What does “intervene” mean? “It really only has one exception, which is that if those restrictions are only applied on foreign products, it allows those executive branch agencies to intervene in that case.” Use it in a sentence.

Discussion Questions:

  1. How do tobacco regulations impact public health?
  2. Should governments impose stricter laws on electronic cigarettes? Why or why not?
  3. What are some challenges in balancing industry interests and public health?
  4. How do young people get influenced by tobacco marketing?
  5. What measures can individuals take to reduce tobacco consumption in their communities?
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2 replies on “Electronic Cigarette Dispute”

Vocabulary Questions:

1. What does “non-communicable” mean? “While these non-communicable diseases, or NCDs for short, cannot be spread from person to person, they have still become the single leading cause of death worldwide.” Use it in a sentence.

“Non-communicable” refers to something that is not transferred from one person to another.
Some diseases as cancer are non-communicable diseases.

2. What does “geared around” mean? “By and large, U.S. trade policy is geared around making sure that markets are open so that U.S. goods, U.S. farm products, U.S. services can all be traded outside of the United States.” Use it in a sentence.

“Geared around” means to be oriented to something.
Increase taxes in tobacco is geared around minimizing consumption.

3. What does “intervene” mean? “It really only has one exception, which is that if those restrictions are only applied on foreign products, it allows those executive branch agencies to intervene in that case.” Use it in a sentence.

Intervene means taking action in a decision or problem.
He intervened in a discussion about the political situation in his country.

Discussion Questions:

1. How do tobacco regulations impact public health?

Tobacco regulations has had a big impact reducing consumption. Therefore, public health has probably been positively affected.

2. Should governments impose stricter laws on electronic cigarettes? Why or why not?

I think governments should impose stricter regulations on electronic cigarettes than traditional tobacco because we haven´t checked the consequences at long term yet.

3. What are some challenges in balancing industry interests and public health?

It is difficult because there are a lot of industries and families which make their livings working in this sector.

4. How do young people get influenced by tobacco marketing?

I think at the moment young people don´t get influenced a lot. In the past there were many films where the actors were smoking at all time, and this may have influenced youngsters.

5. What measures can individuals take to reduce tobacco consumption in their communities?

I think measures should be geared around warning/advising about diseases that tobacco can produce.

You have done a very good job answering all the questions in this lesson.

Take a look at a better way to write this sentence:

I think measures should be geared around warning/advising about diseases that tobacco can produce.

I think measures should be geared towards warning/ or advising the public about diseases that tobacco can cause.

Keep being consistent to continue progressing more and more!

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