noun · neutral
smoking
UK/ˈsməʊkɪŋ/US/ˈsmoʊkɪŋ/SMOK·ing
Band 4-5speakingtask2
the act of inhaling and exhaling the smoke of tobacco or a drug
Examples
“Smoking in public buildings is banned in many countries.”
“He gave up smoking last year for his family's health.”
“Secondhand smoking can harm children who live with smokers.”
Band 8 sentence
“Comprehensive tobacco control policies, including taxation and public bans, are the most effective means to reduce smoking rates.”
Collocations
- quit smoking
- passive smoking
- smoking ban
Word family
smoke verb / nounsmoker nounsmoked adjective / verb (past)
Common mistakes
I'm stop smoking→I have stopped smoking / I stopped smoking
passive smoke→passive smoking / secondhand smoke
Say it for a higher band
5tobacco use→6vaping→7+smoking
Synonyms
tobacco use
vaping
Easily confused
vaping
“Many people switched to vaping because they thought it was less harmful.”
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