Grammar in use Present Simple vs Present Continuous

Translate and compare these sentences:

I always smoke before I go to bed. and He is smoking too much, nowadays.

Exercise 11. Read and discuss the smoking quotes made by famous people. Open the brackets, using either Simple or Continuous. Pay attention to the phrase “give up smoking”.

1. “Giving up smoking (to be) the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times.” Mark Twain

2. “Every time I (to sit) in this room, I want a cigarette.” Ozzy Osbourne.

3. “Smoking (to kill). If you're killed, you've lost a very important part of your life.” Brooke Shields

4. “When you (to smoke) way too much marijuana , you really get irritated with yourself.” Brad Pitt

5. “I would be very proud to have influenced anyone that I (to know) to quit smoking.” Christy Turlington

6. “I’m (to quit) smoking now”. Cameron Diaz

7. “My worst habit used to be smoking but I (to quit).” Katherine Heigl

8. “I know a man who (to give up) smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.” Johnny Carson

9. “If you (to resolve) to give up smoking, drinking and loving, you don't actually live longer; it just (to seem) seems longer.” Clement Freud

10. “You know that you (to smoke) too much weed when smoking (to become) a daily ritual.” Snoop Dogg

11. “I quit smoking three weeks ago and I (to have) a hard day today not smoking.” Eric Roberts

Exercise 12. Find the examples of conversion in the text.

Exercise 13. Put questions to the underlined words.

1. Smoking damages fertility and causes miscarriages.

2. There are more than 7,000 harmful chemicals in tobacco.

3. Nicotine replacement products help you to quit smoking gradually.

4. Electronic cigarettes have helped almost nine out of ten smokers quit tobacco completely.

5. Smoking affects the immune system functions by causing oxidative stress.

6. Whether you’re a teen smoker or a lifetime pack–a–day smoker, quitting can be tough.

7. The act of smoking becomes a daily ritual.

8. Stress, depression, loneliness, fear, and anxiety are some of the most common reasons why adults smoke.

Exercise 14. Open the brackets, paying attention to the use of the Present Perfect Passive. Translate the sentences into Ukrainian.

Subject + (has or have) + been + past participle For example It has been estimated that active smoking is responsible for close to 90 percent of lung cancer cases.

1. It (conclude) that tobacco is a powerful cancer-causing product that can cause cancer in many different parts of the body.

2. The bacteria (inhale) into the respiratory passages during contact with ill persons.

3. Tobacco smoke (identify) as a human carcinogen (cancer-causing substance).

4. Significant bone loss (find) in older women and men who smoke.

5. The majority of living lung cancer patients (diagnose) within the last five years.

6. This baby (give) a lot of love and care by the obstetrician.

7. Nicotine (find) in every part of a smoker’s body, including breast milk.

8. Our surgeons (assign) to work on a big project.

9. Secondhand smoke (associate) with heart disease in adults and sudden infant death syndrome, ear infections, and asthma attacks in children.

10. Cancer-causing chemicals (identify) in cigarette smoke.

Exercise 15. Translate to English.

1. Вплив на здоров'я від паління сигарет є жахливо руйнівним і в багатьох випадках, смертельним.

2. Сьогодні один з чотирьох чоловіків і одна з п'яти жінок все ще палять.

3. Більше 70 канцерогенних хімічних речовин булo визначенo в сигаретному димі до теперішнього часу.

4. Курці мають менше окислювачів в крові, ніж ті, що не палять.

5. Паління пов'язано з більш високим рівнем хронічного запалення.

6. Вплив паління на здоров'я було визнано широко поширеним та небезпечним.

7. Нікотин досягає мозку за 7-10 секунд.

8. Паління спричиняє мутацію ДНК, що призводить до раку та серцевих захворювань .

9. Якщо ви вирішили кинути палити, ви повинні викинути всі ваші сигарети.

10. Є багато інструментів, систем і програм, доступних для тих, хто вирішив кинути палити.

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Supplementary materials - read and discuss:

Did you know?

• Smoking causes more deaths each year than all of these combined:

• Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

• Alcohol/drug use

• Motor vehicle injuries

• Firearm-related incidents

• Smoking causes about 90% of all lung cancer deaths in men and 80% of all lung cancer deaths in women. More women die from lung cancer each year than from breast cancer.

• About 90% of all deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by smoking.

Some tips for those who quit smoking:

• Have a plan and set a definite quit date.

• Get rid of all the cigarettes and ashtrays at home or in your desk at work.

• Don't allow others to smoke in your house.

• Tell your friends and neighbors that you're quitting.

• Chew sugarless gum or eat sugar-free hard candy to redirect the oral fixation that comes with smoking. This will prevent weight gain, too.

• Eat as much as you want, but only low-calorie foods and drinks. Drink plenty of water. This may help with the feelings of tension and restlessness that quitting can bring.

• Stay away from social situations that prompt you to smoke. Dine in the nonsmoking section of restaurants.

• Spend the money you save not smoking on an occasional treat for yourself.