L219_IES040_How old do people have to be to drink and smoke in your country? Tambaboon English IELTs Lab Sydney Australia

 L219_IES040_How old do people have to be to drink and smoke in your country?
　
　
Now I live in Australia and I came from Japan.

1. I live in Australia now, 
2. but I come from Japan.

To tell the truth, I am not exactly sure how old people can drink and smoke in Australia.

1. To tell the truth, 
2. I am not exactly sure 
3. how old people have to be 
4. in order to drink and smoke 
5. in Australia.

I think if they over 18 years old, they can drink and smoke.

1. I think 
2. if they're over 18 years old, 
3. they can drink and smoke.

About the case of Japan, I also forgot the exact legislation about smoke and drink.

1. In the case of Japan, 
2. I also forgot the exact legislation 
3. about smoking and drinking.

* I guess 
if we turn over 20 years old, 
we could smoke and drink.
　
　
In this realistic world, I think almost of all people do not follow this kind of legislation.

1. In this realistic world, 
2. I think 
3. almost of all people do not follow this kind of legislation.

　
Young people tend to try smoke cigar or drink alcohol before the legal permitted age.

1. Young people tend to try smoking cigars or drinking alcohol 
2. before the legal permitted age.

• 　try + ing形

　
Also I can say, in Japan, when we have a special seasonal festival, kids sometimes drink very right alcohol for its celebration.

1. Also I can say, in Japan, 
2. when we have a special seasonal festival, 
3. kids sometimes drink very right alcohol 
4. for its celebration.

I know some young people tend to have several incident such as car accident or viorentary fighting each other easily because of alcohol.

1. I know 
2. that young people are sometimes involved in incidents 
3. such as car accidents or fighting 
4. due to excessive alcohol consumption.

• be involved in　
• 《be ～》死亡事故に関与する　巻き込まれる

Then young people to become easily to suffer lung cancer compared to adult.

1. Young people succumb more easily 
2. to lung cancer 
3. compared to adults?

succumb
səkʌ́m
【自動-1】屈服する、負ける、圧倒される、敗れる
【自動-2】死ぬ、倒れる
【変化】《動》succumbs | succumbing | succumbed、【分節】suc・cumb


I mean they are affected cigar harm easily.

1. I mean they are harmed by cigar (cigarette?) smoke.

• are harmed by

　
Therefore I can understand each country government to set that kind of age limitation rule, although that rule does not have strong binding effect.

1. Therefore, 
2. I can understand 
3. why each country's government has to set a legal smoking age, 
4. although it's not enforced.

　
I think we should change that kind of rule more strictly such as higher penalty fine or imprisonment.

1. I think governments should be more strict 
2. about underage smoking 
3. by introducing severer punishments 
4. for breaking the law, 
5. such as a higher penalty fine or imprisonment.

My opinion might hear strange or radical.

1. My opinion might sound strange or radical.

However I really do not like to see young people, especially student, smoke on public street or young people drunk in pub.

1. However, 
2. I really do not like to see young people, especially students, 
3. smoking on public streets 
4. or 
5. young people drinking in a pub.

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