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Smoking Ban

Smoking Ban English, baby! Video Lesson

Date: Oct 19 2007

Themes: Health

Intro

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It’s been proven that secondhand smoke is almost as likely to cause health problems as lighting up yourself. People started to notice that waitresses and bartenders who work in a smoky environment for a long period of time were developing lung cancer, even if they didn’t smoke.

In order to protect the employees of businesses where you’re allowed to smoke, each state in the United States is slowly passing a ban on smoking in public places. In Washington it’s already illegal to smoke in a bar or restaurant and by 2009 it will be illegal to do so in Portland as well.

While nobody wants to give their bartender lung cancer, a lot of people are opposed to the smoking ban. They think it’s crazy. “No smoking in bars?” they say. “What’s next, no drinking?”

Watch Devan and Beren argue about the smoking ban.

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Dialog

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Beren

Beren

Devan

Devan

Mason

Mason

Beren:  So…what do you think about the smoking ban?

Devan:  I think it’s awesome.

Beren:  That’s what everybody says. I think it’s okay. I’m not a heavy, heavy smoker. I usually only smoke if I’m out already and that’s good though because then if you’re trying to quit smoking, you know, you’ll be less inclined to go outside.

Devan:  I know the smokers are complaining, saying the bar scene is their scene, it’s their place to smoke inside, but when you don’t smoke and everyone you know hangs out at bars…And my health is constantly being jeopardized so that you guys can smoke, I don’t think that’s right. Plus, it sucks, I always reek of cigarettes. My clothes smell. My hair smells, and I don’t even smoke and that’s supposed to be the perk of not smoking. That and not having your health be in jeopardy, and both of those things are at risk when people can smoke inside. So I think it’s great.

Beren:  Eh, it’s alright. I don’t know. It could go either way. Even if I was not a smoker, smelling like smoke for a little bit is a small price to pay for a good evening. It’s rock ‘n’ roll.

Devan:  Why don’t you go stand outside.

Beren:  Cigarettes and liquor go hand in hand. You can’t have one without the other.

Devan:  You can drink and then you can go outside.

Beren:  Like 30 feet away from any entrance. I don’t know.

Mason:  You guys should fight.

 

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Discussion

Devan thinks the smoking ban is great. Beren says she thinks it’s okay. She smokes a little but not a lot and knows it will help people quit smoking, and that’s good.

Devan says she knows that a lot of people are against the ban because they think that bars are for smoking. But like the staff of those bars who don’t smoke, Devan doesn’t appreciate smelling like smoke and having to breathe unhealthy air in order to go out.

Beren thinks Devan shouldn’t complain since it only affects her when she goes out. Smoking makes a place seem more rock ‘n’ roll, and Beren thinks it’s worth it.

Devan and Beren continue to argue for a minute before Mason yells from off camera telling them to fight.

Do you smoke? Where are people allowed to smoke in your city?

 

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purples

purples

China

China is the No 1 yearly cigarette consumption contry in the world, and even the average daily cigarette consumerption is higher than world average.

I think this situation can not be changed easily. Since China is still under developing. In few provinces, the tobacco industy is the important economic pillar. And tobacco import can also bring large amout of tax to the government.  And people here like to have cigarette is just because they figure that is cool when they are holding a lighting up cigar. They wanna to show status. You see, it's also a matter to change the people's insight.

But one thing is good in China, tobacco advertisment can no longer published in TVC, newspaper, magazine, etc. That's mean no more ATL advocate. And moreover, you know, even F1  is going to forbid the tobacco sponsorship. It's a sign that not only one contry but the whole world start to quit ciga step by step.

 

05:21 AM Oct 20 2007 |

lchoi9705

United States

About time!
I hated whenever I went to public places, I ended up smelling reek of cigaretts. If smokers want to smoke, they should smoke in a confined place or go outside. Better yet, the government should categorize cigarrets as drungs and regulate it, so it is not easily obtainable by minors.

04:08 AM Oct 20 2007 |

jimmy.wxx

China

i agree with you .but it is hard to persuade the man  who smoke to go outside.

01:55 AM Oct 20 2007 |

jouliat

France

my opinion i dont like the smoke ,and i dont like smill of smoke,and i advice every body plz stope the smoke.

09:10 PM Oct 19 2007 |

alcarbonah

Iraq

I hate the smoking because it is harmful to humen and I hope to apply this law in my country

07:22 PM Oct 19 2007 |

Reyes10

Reyes10

United Kingdom

I don't like smoke .. I think it is bad- mannered

07:04 PM Oct 19 2007 |

foomfai

foomfai

Thailand

i don't like smoker. i don't like bad smell from cigarettes. i agree with Smoking Ban.

03:18 PM Oct 19 2007 |

thieny

thieny

Viet Nam

practical lesson!!!

02:04 PM Oct 19 2007 |

thieny

thieny

Viet Nam

Oh, my father is a heavy smoker. My mom and I tried to make him quit smoking many times but to no effect. I think he should read this lesson and… think twiceSmile

02:00 PM Oct 19 2007 |

crisbraga

crisbraga

Brazil

Nice job!!!

smoking is like any other addiction – "A hole without light " .

People who are not addicted are STRONG and DETERMINED to be themselves.

Congratulations to all strong people!

Love, CrisWink

 

01:55 PM Oct 19 2007 |

ttommy209dd

India

I agree to you but think the satisfaction of others

01:36 PM Oct 19 2007 |

ttommy209dd

India

I dot like the smokers but knew the passion of heavy smokers, they could not control their mind to avoid the smoking at any time,any place …..could not be think the surroundings ,own health or the public health…...councling must be require before the ban …......

01:17 PM Oct 19 2007 |

Eddie.jung

South Korea

Actually, I’m a smoker. But I’ll try to quick. And then I agree with this.

10:38 AM Oct 19 2007 |

ankita

India

smoking is not only the way to get satisfection.there r other means too.if smoking is injurious to health then why people do try to find out satisfection from this?is this there innocence or ignorance?

09:22 AM Oct 19 2007 |

linjin

linjin

China

I smoke quite a little bit only when friends gather together.

I heard that Honkong has recently passed a smoking ban that prohibits people smoking in public place like restaurant and KTV

That's good.

09:20 AM Oct 19 2007 |

Johnny bai

Johnny bai

China

i kinda agree with Beren, how can a bar forbidden smoking? I think people who smoking much more than who not. and bar is a place for relax and fun, if there are so many rules, how can people achieve satisfying.  It is reasonable put a ban in public place, but not in bar.  

08:54 AM Oct 19 2007 |

ankita

India

i am agree with this.people who do smoke r aware that smoking is injurious to health but they r not capable to quit this becoz they feel uncontrolable to quit this.Goverment can help those people by creating ban to smoking.initially it will appear unbearable to all those guys who do smoke but after some time everything will be fine.

08:44 AM Oct 19 2007 |

warmchun

China

I Agree with the smoking Ban.

08:19 AM Oct 19 2007 |

amy_nana

amy_nana

China

i agree: no smoking at public place . i don't like the smell of smoke.   

08:15 AM Oct 19 2007 |

dagina

Ethiopia

Hallo,.......

I am happy to hear this from you thank you very much.I strongly support those who are not smoking and advice them not join those who smoke. I know in our place( Ethiopia) they smoke every where and there is no rull. definetley we have to fight to stop smoking.thanks to be God in my family no body smoke.and I hate the smell  Now I am living out of my country Botswana, it is worst they smoke and drink every where I can say all teen adgers, at school, taxi station,restorant specially on friday. I am telling you it is boring. I sart advising some of my frinds to stop but I dont think they will stop.

God bless you and your family

Dagina

 

 

08:06 AM Oct 19 2007 |

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