雅思口语话题及参考范文：Smoking

　　Topic 1

　　Section 1: Smoking

　　1. Why people smoke?

　　- Relax when to be nervous.

　　- Like the taste.

　　- My friends smoke. Its difficult to say no to a cigarette when Im with them.

　　- Its habit that difficult to stop.

　　2. fact file

　　- about 100 million people around the world work in the tobacco industry.

　　- Cigarette smoking kills 2.5 millions people every year. Many of them die from lung cancer. Some arent even smokers. Theyre people who live or work with heavy smokers.

　　- $100 billion of cigarettes are sold every year/

　　3. Some businesses now say that no one can smoke cigarettes in any of their offices. Some governments have banned smoking in all public places. This is a good idea but it also takes away some of our freedom. Do you agree or disagree? Give reasons.

　　4. In some countries, people are no longer allowed to smoke in many public places and office buildings. Do you think this is a good rule or a bad rule? Use specific reasons and details to support your position. TOEFL

　　Why should apply this rule?

　　- improve peoples health.

　　- Increase worker productivity: the worker would not stop their work all the time to smoke, fewer worker absences.

　　- Reduce conflict: non smokers tend to get annoyed and jealous because smokers have an excuse to take frequent breaks.

　　5. Should the same laws which prohibit the sale and consumption of heroin be applied to tobacco?

　　6. Smoking is a habit which claims many lives and is a great drain on health services. One way to combat smoking would be to make it illegal. What are the pros and cons of such a government policy? What alternative strategies can you suggest to combat smoking?