Kids banned from using sunbeds

Children and teenagers across England and Wales have been banned from using sun-beds. The new law will stop under 18s from getting a tan on the beds in places like gyms and salons. And the punishment for breaking the rules is pretty big - tanning shops could be fined £20,000 if they're caught letting kids use the beds. A leading health charity says the new law will help protect children from developing skin cancer in later life. The law was passed last year but it comes into force today.

True or false?
1. A sunbed can give you a tan.
2. The new law will cure cancer.
3. The law came into force as soon as it was passed.
4. The ban applies to England, Ireland and Wales.
5. Once you are 18, you can use a sunbed.
6. Sunbeds can’t give you cancer once you turn 18.
7. Teenagers who get caught using a sunbed can be fined up to £20,000
8. There are shops where you can got to get a fake tan.

Match the words below to their definitions
banned / charity / gyms / in force / salons / tan
forbidden to do something
places where people go to exercise
shop selling beauty or fashion products or services
when your skin is brown from being in the sun
organisation which gives money or help to people in need
when something is in force, it is currently in use, as in “the following rules are in force”
Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics?
1. leading a) the same as important b) the same as following c) the same as outspoken
2. passed a) the same as forgotten b) the same as approved c) the same as debated
3. pretty a) the same as petty b) the same as fairly c) the same as slightly
4. letting a) the same as releasing b) the same as opening c) the same as allowing

KEY
True or false?
1. True 2. False 3. False 4. False 5. True 6. False 7. False 8. True

Vocabulary
banned forbidden to do something
gyms places where people go to exercise
salons shop selling beauty or fashion products or services
tan when your skin is brown from being in the sun
charity organisation which gives money or help to people in need in
force when something is in force, it is currently in use, as in “the following rules are in force”

Which word or phrase means the same as the one in italics? a) the same as important b) the same as approved b) the same as fairly c) the same as allowing