Targeting Anti-Smoking Campaigns & Contrasting Lives

Posted on Feb 24, 2025 in Social sciences

Targeted Anti-Smoking Campaigns

Question 1:

“Different anti-smoking campaigns for different people.” This could be a headline for this text because it is about how ineffective anti-smoking campaigns may be among young people. This is due to the fact that every age group needs to be addressed and persuaded in a different way.

Question 2:

  • a) The majority of people who are not 20 years old yet.
  • b) Youngsters think of the present and not of the future.

Question 3:

  • a) Older people can be frightened by the danger of imminent slow death.
  • b) Perhaps the slogan has not been very effective.

Question 4:

  • a) Because it focuses on the risks for our health brought about by smoking. The problem is that young people don’t worry much about the future and don’t think of their own death as something likely to happen soon.
  • b) He thinks that the ideal anti-smoking campaign for young people should be focused on the effects of smoking on their everyday lives. It should show the negative effects of smoking on physical appearance, smell, etc.

Question 5:

Although smoking ultimately depends on every individual, there are several measures health authorities could take to reduce the number of smokers.

For example, they should keep on informing people about the negative effects of smoking, both for our health and appearance. This information could also be accompanied by real pictures showing these effects, which could contribute to making a negative impression on smokers.

Another measure could be to reduce the advertising of cigarettes in mass media. After all, many people smoke because they think it is a “cool” habit. And probably they get this idea from the media.

A Totally Different Life

Question 1:

“A totally different life.” This could be an appropriate title for the text because it refers to the lives of the author and Nick, which are radically different, and to the way the author’s life changed after meeting Nick.

Question 2:

  • a) It would give him a special status among the other members of the area. He would be different from them.
  • b) A country that is not well developed yet. For example, it doesn’t have enough infrastructure.

Question 3:

  • a) I was shocked/surprised by the poverty.
  • b) The house where Nick and his family lived had two rooms.

Question 4:

  • a) Because Nick leads a completely different life from the author’s. He’s extremely poor, but his manners and character are remarkable.
  • b) He and his family are poor and live in a very small house. Although he’s only 15, he contributes to the family economy by breeding chickens and selling them.

Question 5:

I would make a donation to a charity organization that is well known for its work and effectiveness in developing countries. I think that’s important because, in that way, you can be sure that your money will be invested in very useful projects and it will really help people.

There are many non-governmental organizations working on projects to provide health services, education, or other kinds of help to poor communities in Africa or South America. Their work is extremely important since many areas depend totally on them.

The main reason to make a donation is that a little money, which is almost useless in our society, may be much more valuable in developing countries and can change other people’s lives.