Diet camp
Nobody 1
(want / tell) that they are eating too much. But that’s
exactly what happened to a group of teens who recently attended a diet camp for teenagers.
Designed for teens who 2
(hope / give) the opportunity to lose
weight, the leaders at the camp 3
(know / be) tough on the kids.
On his first day there, fourteen-year-old Nathan Clump, who weighs over a hundred kilos, was
advised that he needed to learn how to diet. Indeed, he was told that he
4
(should / show) how to diet properly before, and that his lack of
willpower was risking serious ill health. It 5
(estimate) that
between 25 and 35% of British teenagers are overweight. Nathan aims to be one teenager
who reduces his weight.
2.Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.
1 Many people know that saturated fats are bad for your health.
Saturated fats .
2 A think tank estimates that half the population will soon be overweight.
It .
3 People think the native islanders died from malnutrition.
The native islanders .
4 Somebody should have carried out the study more carefully.
The study .
5 Should we criticise doctors when we are responsible for our own diets?
Should doctors
3.Complete the sentences. Use compound adjectives formed from a word in A and a word in B below.
There is one extra word in each box.
A bleary breath half highly thought well
B blowing hearted known provoking respected taking
1 Simon only made a half hearted attempt to prepare for the race. He should have spent a lot more time
training.
2 Sir John Smith is one of the most judges in the country. Everybody thinks he has a very good
reputation for being intelligent, fair and honest.
3 In a performance, Anderson won the race in a time that nobody has ever achieved before.
4 A TV presenter visited our school last week. It was amazing. I’d never met anyone famous
before.
5 We watched a documentary about over-fishing in the oceans. It really made me consider
whether we shouldn’t stop fishing altogether.
Beautiful People is a romantic melodrama. It lasts three hours, and has a slow-moving plot, which gets a bit boring. However, the heart-warming performance by Tim Franks in the central role will move you to tears. It also has a Action-pasked message about how we should deal with AIDS. The Monster Movie is both a comedy and a horror film. It has a hard-fetched storyline, which you just won’t believe, but it also has some breath-taking stunts, which look really dangerous. It has a spine-chilling ending which is so scary you will cover your eyes.
1-She's a fantastic swimmer but she
has never won an medal.
2-Peter has visited so many American cities so far.
3-I need a rest. I have been running for four hours.
4-How long have you been waiting for me? Just ten minutes.
5-Look! Somebody has broken that vase. Be careful, don't cut yourself.
6-I have been learning English for two years and my English is improving.
7-You look sweaty. Have you been cutting the grass?
8-My sister has lived/has been living in a house all her life.
9-I'm tired. I have been playing football all morning.
10-Your eyes look red. Have you been
to the eye specialist?
11-What a lovely smell. Haveyou been baking a cake?
12-Sara has phoned me twice this morning.
13-Have you been writing emails all morning?
14-Sue has boight a new computer. Do you like it?