COLEGIO NOSSA SENHORA DA ASSUNCGAO ( NS ENGLISH WRITTEN EVALUATION Mark Name_procpoiss insite Sestiouis Date: " ‘Teacher Class:_a_ No. 2 __ Tutor’s Signature | (Reading Comprehension) Read the following text carefully: You can give yourself the best chance of living a fitter and healthier life by eating a good variety and balance of foods, taking regular exercise, not drinking alcoholic drinks, and not smoking at all. One of the most important things to avoid’ being ill is to have an active life. People are less active today than they used to be, because they spend their free time watching television, playing computer and video games. Cars have dominated our lives, and less and less people walk or ride bikes to get somewhere. As lives become busier, there is less time to cook healthy meals, so more and more people eat in restaurants, go to drive-ins, or buy quick foods at the grocery store or food market to heat up® at home. All of these contain more fat and calories than meals prepared from fresh foods at home. Children, especially, are the ones who feel more attracted to fast food restaurants and they are the ones who ask their parents to take them, not only for the food, but also because of the small gifts they offer... Something else doesn't help at all is ~ advertisements. They are everywhere! They make us believe that it is healthy not to eat, that it is OK for us to go to fast food restaurants, that smoking and drinking will make us more independent and wild... Kids and teenagers are being influenced by what they see on television and at the cinema. That’s why so many of them are now suffering from eating disorders. Today's boys and girls think they can be cooler if they are skinner. Today's boys and girls want to be part of the gang, so they are easily influenced and they start smoking and drinking. It's cheap and you can buy cigarettes and alcohol everywhere! Many health organizations around the world want to ban? advertising by fast food companies and cigarette and alcohol brands during children’s TV schedules. Vocabulary Box: * avoid: evitar ? heat up: aquecer 3 ban: proibir Page 1 of 2A~ True or False? Justify your choice quoting from the text: 1. People have a lat of free time to spend in the kitchen preparing healthy food. 2. Fast food is fatter than home food. 3. Advertising doesn’t influence the way we act 4. Boys and girls start smoking and drinking because of their group of friends. B.1. — What / Who do the following words refer to? 1. they (line 6) 2. their (line 7) 3. their (line 14) 4. They (line 16) B.2. — Find in the text the opposites for the following words: 1. the worst (1* paragraph) 2. unhealthy (2° paragraph) 3, big (2™ paragraph) 4. expensive (3° paragraph) C~ Answer the following questions on the text: 1, Why are people less active nowadays? 2. Do people have time to cook? What do they do then? 3. How do fast food restaurants attract children? 4. Why do teenagers start to drink and smoke? 5. Our society has forced us to change our eating habits and many problems have appeared because of this. What kind of eating problems affect young people today? D — Ask questions for the following answers: 1. Drew has visited her parents in London. 2. ? No, she loves watching TV. 3. ? In 1996 she participated in The Wedding Singer. 4. ? She was forced into a Treatment Center because she had a problem with drugs. bi (Written Production) Write a letter to a friend who has just started a habit that could turn into an addiction. You're worried and don’t want to see him/her going down that way. Tell him/her about the consequences of her addiction and how you feel about his/her newfound habit. Bouaer some & Drugs and Went To A, Party OF POLICEcAME Date (28 May 2007) Dear .. I need to talk to you about... ATTHEDOOR FIER EOP PAN except for me ~ L THE END Paae 2 of 2