tobacco

Everyday

1. Tobacco is a plant whose dried leaves are smoked in cigarettes, cigars and pipes, or chewed. tree →
2. Tobacco is also the dried leaves themselves, prepared for smoking. tree →

In the lessons

In health and safety lessons tobacco is harmful: it contains nicotine, which is addictive, and smoking causes lung disease and cancer. It is illegal to sell to children. In history, tobacco was grown on big farms and traded. Phrases: tobacco smoke, tobacco plant, chewing tobacco.

Examples

• Tobacco is very bad for your health. tree →
• The shop is not allowed to sell tobacco to children. tree →
• Grandad gave up tobacco and feels much better. tree →
• The pipe smelled of tobacco. tree →
• Tobacco plants have big green leaves. tree →
• Tobacco smoke can harm people nearby too. tree →

Note

Uncountable. Spelled with one «b» and double «c»: to-bac-co. Myth: «a few cigarettes don't hurt» — any smoking harms health. Second-hand smoke hurts others.