Smoking in Asia - PAU inglés 2004 Andalucía resuelto

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While tobacco companies face restrictions in Europe and USA, tobacco consumption in many Asian countries is on the increase. Smoking American or European cigarettes is seen as fashionable. A few Asian governments have followed the example of Western nations: tobacco advertising on television and radio has been forbidden. However, the tobacco companies still find ways to get their message to the people of these extremely populated countries.

While adult males have been the most common smokers in Asia, advertising aimed particularly at women and young people is trying to change that. Growing numbers of Asian women see smoking as a sign of their liberation. The multinational tobacco companies say that they do not intend to promote smoking among non-smokers in Asia.

Instead, they say that they want Asian smokers to change their favourite kind of cigarettes. The evidence suggests the opposite, however. It was precisely in Hong Kong, where few women smoked, that the American company S&M introduced their “Victoria Slims”, a cigarette brand aimed at women.

Doctors and scientists are concerned about how smoking will affect the health of the Asian people. Scientists estimate that because of the rising tobacco consumption in Asia, the annual worldwide number of deaths due to tobacco will triple over the next two or three decades.

SOLUCIONES

I. READING COMPREHENSION

ANSWER QUESTIONS 1-2 ACCORDING TO THE INFORMATION GIVEN IN THE TEXT. USE YOUR OWN WORDS.                                                        
1) Why is Asia an attractive market for tobacco multinationals?

• Because of its extremely high population / because there are fewer restrictions on tobacco publicity (one reason is enough).

2) Why did S&M introduce their “Victoria Slims” in Hong Kong?

• Because they expected women to start smoking.

ARE THESE STATEMENTS TRUE OR FALSE? JUSTIFY YOUR ANSWERS WITH WORDS OR PHRASES FROM THE TEXT.
3) Asian governments haven’t done anything to control tobacco consumption.

• FALSE. “tobacco advertising on television and radio has been forbidden” (lines 3-4)

4) It is impossible for tobacco companies to advertise their products in Asia.

• FALSE. …the tobacco companies find ways to get their message to the people (lines 4-5)

5) Women are an attractive part of the tobacco market.

• TRUE. “Advertising particularly aimed at women” (lines 6-7); “women see smoking as a sign of liberation” (lines 7-8).

6) The deaths due to smoking will triple only in Asia.

• FALSE. The annual worldwide number of deaths … will triple (lines 14-15)

 

II. USE OF ENGLISH

7) Find in the text the word which has the following definition: “the commercial name of a product” (noun)                  

• BRAND (line 12)

8) Which word does not have the same meaning?

• SUGGEST        PROPOSE        SUPPOSE       ADVISE

9) Give one opposite for FORBID (verb) (line 4).          

• ALLOW

10) Fill in the gaps with a correct preposition.

• More people get angry AT / WITH smokers in western countries.

11) Turn the following sentence into the passive voice:
        “American companies have introduced a new product in Asia”.

• A NEW PRODUCT HAS BEEN INTRODUCED IN ASIA BY AMERICAN COMPANIES.

12) Complete the following conditional sentence: "If tobacco were more expensive...

• FEWER PEOPLE WOULD SMOKE"

13)  Turn the following sentence into reported speech:                                  
        She said: “Don’t smoke if you want to save money.”

• SHE TOLD HIM/HER/ME NOT TO SMOKE IF HE/SHE/I WANTED TO SAVE MONEY

14) Use the words in the boxes to make a meaningful sentence. Use all and only the words in the boxes without changing their form.
          cry    her    made    story    me

• HER STORY MADE ME CRY

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