Mini topics
Health and Exercise : Exercise 1
Complete the sentences with the most appropriate words and phrases from the box. In
some cases, more than one answer is possible, and there are some words you do not
need.
active aerobics balanced diet cut down eating disorder
fall ill fast food fat give up go jogging go swimming
health club health problems heart disease in good shape keep fit
lifestyle look after obese obesity on a diet
overweight put on weight sedentary skin problems slim
take up underweight unhealthy
1. In order to stay......................................................., you need to remain ..…...............…. .
A simple way of doing this is to .........................................two or three times a week. You
could also .......................................................a competitive sport, like squash or tennis.
2. .......................................................people often become ..................................................
especially if they eat too much ......................................................., or food that has a high
sugar and .......................................................content.
3. Sam looks really ..................................................these days. He’s .............................in
the last few months, and he has terrible........................................... It’s time he started
eating a .................................… instead of living on chips and candy all the time.
4. People often ask me how I stay so .......................................................when I eat so
much. Well, I have a busy ......................................................., which helps, and I’m also a
member of a local ......................................................., where I go at the weekends to
....................................................... .
5. My doctor told me that I didn’t .......................................................myself properly. He
advised me to go ....................................................... so that I’d lose some
weight, ....................................................... on fatty and sugary foods,
and ....................................................... smoking altogether.
6. ....................................................... is becoming a major problem, especially among
young people. They need to be aware that being ....................................................... can
lead to serious ........................................... such as diabetes and .........................................
Exercise 2
Now try this essay. Use words and phrases from Exercise 1, and any other words or
phrases that you think would be relevant.
• Too many young people these days are unhealthy and / or overweight. What
advice would you give somebody who wanted to become fit and healthy?
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