Read the supporting article and provide detailed answers to the case questions below.

Norway has introduced a nationwide ban¹ on smoking in restaurants and bars — following a similar move in Ireland.

The Norwegian government says the ban is needed to protect people who work in the catering industry² from the effects of second-hand smoke³.

Opinion polls⁴ suggest⁵ the majority of Norwegians support the change, which permits smoking outdoors.

Ireland introduced its ban in March, and has hailed the move as a success. Other countries including Tanzania, South Africa and the Neth­erlands, as well as parts of the US, have also introduced bans or restric­tions.

Norwegian Health Minister said the change was not conceived⁶ to reduce smoking, but that it would be a positive secondary effect. About 26% of Norwegian adults⁷ are smokers, high above the World Health Organisation's⁷"³ recommended maximum of 20%.

A BBC⁷"^b correspondent in Oslo says street-side restaurants⁸ have mushroomed⁹ to cater for smokers during Norway's long summer nights.

«We hope that business won't be hit¹⁰», an Oslo nightclub manager told Reuters news agency.

«It'll take a few months to find out, but the biggest uncertainty is how the law will be applied. Will we lose our licence¹¹ if someone has a ciga­rette and we can't persuade ¹² them to stop?», he added.

Bar and restaurant owners are responsible for upholding the ban,¹³ and face hefty fines ¹⁴ for allowing smokers to keep puffing¹⁵ [5].

Notes

1. nationwide ban - запрет, действующий на всей территории госу­дарства; доcл, общенациональный запрет;

2. catering industry - массовое питание как сфера сервиса;

3. second-hand smoke - дым от сигарет, выпускаемый курильщика­ми и невольно вдыхаемый окружающими;

4. opinion polls - опросы общественного мнения, социологические исследования;

5.. to suggest - зд. свидетельствовать, показывать;

6. the change was not conceived - изменение (нововведение) не было задумано (запланировано);

7. adults - взрослые;

7-a. World Health Organisation (WHO) - Всемирная организация здравоохранения (функционирует под эгидой ООН; штаб-квартира в Женеве, Швейцария);

7-b. BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation) - Британская радиове­щательная корпорация (Би-Би-Си);

8. street-side restaurants - ресторанчики, расположенные прямо на тротуарах;

9. have mushroomed - выросли, как грибы. От сущ. mushroom (гриб) образован глагол to mushroom — собирать грибы, ходить по грибы; пе-рен. расти, распространяться; вырасти внезапно и быстро;

10. business won't be hit - бизнес не пострадает; to hit — наносить удар;

11. will we lose our licence...? - будет ли у нас отобрана лицензия...?

12. to persuade (smb. to do smth.) - беждать (кого-либо сделать что-либо);

13. upholding the ban - соблюдение запрета; to uphold — поддержи­вать, защищать; поощрять;

14..hefty fines - очень суровые штрафы;

15. to keep puffing - продолжать курить (букв, «дымить», «смо­лить»); to puff— выпускать дым [5].

Case questions:

1.Why has Norway introduced a nationwide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars?

2.How did the Norwegian government explain this move?

3.What proves that the majority of Norwegians have supported the change?

4.What maximum of smokers does the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommend?

5. Why have street-side restaurants mushroomed in Norway?

6. Who is responsible for upholding the ban — bar owners or cus­tomers?

Role-play:

Pretend you own a bar in Nizhny Novgorod. Earlier this year, the City Duma has introduced a region-wide ban on smoking in restaurants and bars — following a similar move in Norway. At the same time, it has imposed a ban on drinking beer while walking along streets or sitting in the open air. You are afraid that your business will be hit. What steps would you take to go on working at a profit?

While making your decision consider the following issues:

• smoking while drinking alcohol is customary both in Russia and in some other CIS-countries;

• it is fairly natural that bar customers normally smoke;

• non-smokers would not object to other customers smoking;

• it is unlikely that militia will take to arresting people merely for smoking;

• smokers would not be scared even of hefty fines;

• you personally will be responsible for upholding the ban;

• you are going to take advantage of the ban on drinking beer out­side bars;

• to attract more customers you intend to sell beer at a lower price.

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