A- Fill in the gaps using the words in the boxes.

unhealthy

slimmer

sick

growing

bodies

get out of control

less food

eating

thin models

food

throwing up

healthy

diet

dangerous

Dangerous Habits
Not 1

right can make kids get 2 _______________. Not eating enough3 _____________or
eating enough food and then 4
_______can cause problems with 5
________
and developing in a 6
___________________ way. If this goes on for a long time, kids can get very sick and need to go to hospital.

Why does this happen?

1. There are lots of very 7 ___________and movie or TV stars. We see these peoples 8_____________on TV, the
Internet, or in a magazine and we feel that we want to look like that, too, because they seem rich and happy all the time.
2. Many teens want to look more like celebrities or thinner friends theres nothing wrong with wanting to be 9
________________, healthier, or happier.
But sometimes the wish of being thin or assuming that all thin people are happy can lead to some 10
______
11
thinking and behaviour when it comes to food. Some people go on a
_________
, which means they start
eating 12 _ _ _ _
and sometimes dieting can 13
__. Some kids at school start competing about how
little they have eaten that day. Some say they are not. But this can be the start of 14 _ _ _ _ _

eating problems.

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B. Fill in with so + many / much / little / few.

1. I had

rest during the day, that I fell asleep in the cinema.

2. There is

noise in this bar! I cant hear you.

3. I cant eat this steak. There is

4. There were

salt in it.
people in the ticket queue. I had to wait for hours.

5. He is not a nice person and thats why he has

6. Why do you spend

friends.
time in front of the TV?

C. Put these items in the correct place.

bread

chocolate

toast

wine

coffee

biscuits

juice

cake

tea

milk

rice

pasta

sugar

flour

a packet of

a piece of

a glass of

a cup of