Why must we be so careful of cigarettes

Why must we be so careful of cigarettes and alcohol? Label the drinks on your sheet as either ‘alcoholic’ or ‘non-alcoholic’. Level E – How did you make your choices? Level D – Is there a valid argument for the clearer labelling of alcoholic drinks? Explain. http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Sae. LKh. Rnkh. Q (optional – sound only)

Why must we be so careful of cigarettes and alcohol? Key words – Nicotine – the substance in cigarettes which makes them addictive. Alcohol – a chemical which is in certain drinks and changes how people behave. Level F – Describe some negative effects of both smoking and excessive alcohol drinking. Level E – Explain how smoking and excessive alcohol drinking can damage the body. Level D – Analyse why people continue to smoke and drink alcohol excessively, despite having knowledge of the risks.

So – which ones were alcoholic? Many people enjoy drinking alcohol safely. However, too much and too often can have many negative effects on the body. How many can you write down? http: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=x. Rz. Em. IU 8 Bro http: //www. bbc. co. uk/learningzone/clips/the-effects-of-alcohol-on-young -people/9141. html Level E – How do people know how much alcohol is in each drink? (Discuss) Go back to your starter sheet. Label which drinks you think would have the MOST units of alcohol in. Your teacher will now show you what a unit of alcohol actually looks like.

Who can have what and still be healthy? Match up the drinks that Dave and Tia can drink this week and still be within their recommended weekly limit. The government advises that people should not regularly drink more than the daily unit guidelines of 3 -4 units of alcohol for men and 2 -3 units of alcohol for women. ‘Regularly’ means drinking every day or most days of the week.

Far more dangerous however, are cigarettes. This is because they are highly addictive. No one means to get addicted to cigarettes, but when they do there can be very serious health consequences. Task 2: In pairs, place the health consequences of smoking on to the body. Level E students write down WHY smoking may cause this effect on the body for each card placed on the body. Level D students: 1. Analyse why people still continue to smoke despite these risks. Could addiction be the only reason? 2. Some of the warning pictures which appear on cigarette packets are in this card sort. How else might the government discourage the public from smoking?

Why must we be so careful of cigarettes and alcohol? Key words – Nicotine – the substance in cigarettes which makes them addictive. Alcohol – a chemical which is in certain drinks and changes how people behave. Level F – Describe some negative effects of both smoking and excessive alcohol drinking. Level E – Explain how smoking and excessive alcohol drinking can damage the body. Level D – Analyse why people continue to smoke and drink alcohol excessively, despite having knowledge of the risks.

Task 3 (if time) Which are the most important reasons not to smoke? What do you think? Complete the diamond 9 table. Level 5 students explain your top and bottom choices.