Unit 1: News Review
How to use the language from the latest news stories
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Session 16
The UK government has voted to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009. Beth and Neil discuss the language in the news headlines.
Activity 1
News Review
Banning smoking for life
The UK government has voted to ban the sale of tobacco to anyone born after 2009.
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The story
Buying cigarettes is to become illegal for anyone born after 2009 – for their whole life.
Lawmakers in the UK have approved a government plan to create a smoke-free generation.
The law will make the sale of tobacco products, but not the act of smoking, illegal.
Tobacco use is the UK's single biggest preventable cause of death, killing 80,000 people every year.
Key words and phrases
backlash
strong rejection of an idea
• There was a backlash from parents when the school started charging for books.
• Expect a backlash when you announce longer waiting hours.
derail
prevent a plan happening
• The striking workers derailed the government's plans for pay cuts.
• The pandemic derailed everyone's holiday plans for two years.
nuts
crazy
• Trying to teach dogs to speak English is nuts.
• She suggested climbing Mount Everest after just one week of training, which was nuts.
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