( Show the following in the screen and let the students decide on them. They may discuss with their partner so that the numbers may impress them more deeply. The second part of vocabulary can be put before this.

Find words in the box which mean:

1. the end of life____________

2. stop living __________

3. two things some people smoke ____________

4. three illnesses _____________

5. hurt. ________________

Bronchitis cancer cigarette death die heart disease injured tobacco 1. death 2. die 3. cigarette, tobacco 4. bronchitis, cancer, heart disease 5. injured

Step 3

Read Facts about Smoking. Choose the answers you think are correct.

1. During the 1990s. (21 thousand/21 mullion) people died as a result of smoking cigarettes.

2. A quarter of young people who smoke more than (10/20) cigarettes a day will die prematurely as a result of smoking.

3. In the United Kingdom, smoking causes (12,000/21,000) deaths a year.

4. Thirteen people die every hour/every day from illnesses related to smoking tobacco, such as cancer, bronchitis and heart disease.

5. Every year, about (20/200) people are killed and (200/2,000) are seriously injured in fires caused by smoking.

Answers:

1) 21 million 2) 10 3) 121,000 4) every hour 5) 200, 2, 000

Step 4

At the same time, the teacher explain some language points

During the 1990s, 21 million people died as a result of smoking cigarettes.

as a result of\ because of \ on account of + n. pron. v-ing

由于粗心驾驶的结果,他最后被送进了医院. He ended up in hospital as a result of his careless driving..

so \ as a result 后表示结果;as a result of 等表示前面的原因.