Unit 24

Reading comprehension Getting fat 1 Speaking 2 Writing 3. Questions 4 Sentence structure

Getting Fat?
I was getting too fat. Working in an office, going there by car, good food, not enough exercise . . . that's how you get fat. My wife and I decided I had to do something about it. I don't have much time for exercise, because life is very busy. There are not many sports which you can play at home either. Table tennis would be fine, but we don't have a room large enough. Then I heard of a book of exercises for people like me. There are 5 different exercises and they take only 10 minutes a day. This is what you have to do. 1. Stand with your legs 15 centimetres apart. Point your arms above your head. Bend down to touch the ground between your feet. Reach up again, and so on. (2 minutes) 2. Lie on your back, flat on the ground, with y o u r arms at your sides. Sit up. Lie down again, and so on. (1 minute) 3. Lie on your f ro n t . Join your hands behind your back. L i f t your legs and shoulders as f a r off the ground as possible. (1 minute) 4. Lie on your front. Lift your body off the ground so that your arms are straight. Only your hands and toes touch the ground. (1 minute) 5. Running on the spot. Lift your feet 10 centimetres off the ground. (5 minutes) Each of the exercises is done as many times as possible. The exercises
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get more difficult stage by stage. For women they are different. If you don't get much exercise, you'll enjoy them. Vocabulary apart adv. bend v. decide v. enough a., adv. & n. exercise n. point n.; v. reach v. stage n. touch v. 1 Speaking Say what you have to do for each exercise. Write one paragraph of about 85 words, use the linking words given on the right. 1 In the first exercise you stand reach up arms bend to touch ground. 2 Second you lie back - sit up. 3 Third fourth lie front 4 In one, lift legs shoulders off ground - in other, l i f t body off ground - only hands Feet touch ground. 5 Fifth, run spot. 6 Do exercise many times possible. 2 Writing
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and and and so that

Describe the problem of people who eat too much. Write one paragraph of about 100 words. 1 Many people eat too much - can. 2 Unfair - they able do so - millions people world not have enough eat. 3 Someone working fields all day needs more food than someone working office. 4 People of t e n cat more food t h a n bodies need - those - spend all day sitting down. 5 Many eat wrong kind food - also often drink too much. 6 Meat, fish, fresh f r u i t , vegetables not make people fat many people rather eat kind of things - make them fat. 3. Questions Choose the best answer in each exercise: (a), (b), (c) or (d) 1 Life is very busy, so I (a) was getting fat. (b) don't have much lime for exercise. (c) work in an office. (d) don't have any time to eat well. 2 The book of exercises is for people who (a) walk to work every day. (b) don't have large rooms in their houses. (c) like getting a lot of exercise. (d) want to spend a short time on exercise every day. 3 Good food, not.......... that's how you get fat. (a) exercise enough (b) of exercise enough especially who and but that that/when if

(c) enough exercise (d) enough of exercise 4 Stand with ......... legs 15 centimetres apart. (a) your, (b) the (c) each (d) yours 5 Lift your body off the ground so ......... your arms are straight. (a) to (b)as (c)than (d)that' (d) so (d) won't 6 Each of the exercises is done as many times ......... possible. (a) how (b)as (a) didn't (c) than 7 You'll enjoy them, if you ......... get much exercise. (b) wouldn't (c) don't (c)be (d)get (b) decided (b) for (b) make (b)from (c) chose (d) wanted 8 That's how you ......... fat. (a) do (b)go (a) wished (a) about (a) do (a) of 9 My wife and I ......... I had to do something. 10 I had to do something ......... it. (c) over (d) upon (c)play (c) by (d) have (d) that 11 There are not many sports which, you can ......... at home. 12 Then I heard ......... a book of exercises for people like me.

4 Sentence structure Rewrite using 'because'. Then check your answer against the text. 1 Life is very busy, so I don't have much time for exercise. 2 The shops were closed, so we didnt get any milk. 3 He whispered to me, so no one else would hear. 4 Im going to buy a car, so Im saving as much as I can. Unit Getting fat

1 In the first exercise you stand with your legs 15 centimetres apart and reach up your arms above your head, then bend down to touch the ground. In the second exercise you lie on your back, flat on the ground, with your arms at your side. Sit up. Lie down again and so on. In the third exercise you lie on your front. Join your hands behind your back. Lift your legs and shoulder as far off the ground as possible. In the fourth exercise you lie on your front. Lift your body off the ground so that only your hands and feet touch the ground. In the fifth exercise you run on the spot. Do exercise as many times as possible. 2 Many people eat too much so they can get fat if they do not do enough exercise. It is unfair that when they are able do so, do not have enough to eat. millions people in the world someone working in an office. People of t e n eat more food t h a n their bodies need, especially those who spend all day sitting down. Many people eat wrong kinds of food and they also often drink too much. Meat, fish, fresh f r u i t , vegetables do not make people fat but many people would rather eat other kinds of things that make them fat.

Someone working in the fields all day needs more food than

3 1b, 7c 4 1. I don't have much time for exercise because life is very busy. 2. We didnt get any milk because the shops were closed. 3. No one else would hear he whispered to me. 4. Im saving as much as I can because Im going to buy a car. 2d, 8d 3c, 9b 4a, 5d, 6b 12a 10a, 11c