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Read the text.

Fast Food in America
Fast food is cheap, easy and quick. Fast food companies spend millions of
dollars each year trying to make young people believe that their type of food is
cool. The average American eats three burgers and four orders of French fries a
week. Is it surprising that 14% of American teenagers are obese?
Whats wrong with fast food?
Its fine to eat fast food occasionally as part of a healthy diet. But fast food is
high in calories. So if your favourite meal is burger and fries, you could become
obese. Obesity could lead to other diseases such as diabetes, heart diseases
and arthritis.
Theres no escape from fast food for American teens. Fast food companies give
money to US schools to help them buy sports and computer equipments. In
return, schools place advertisements for the fast food companies in their
hallways and on the sides of their school buses. They also sell cheap food in
school cafeterias and support school books. Schools hold special education days
for the food companies when fast food managers talk to the students. In 19 th
March 1998, it was Coke in Education Day at Greenbrier High School, in
Georgia, and some Coca-cola managers visited the school. The Coke managers
talked to students about Economics and help them to make a Coca-cola cake.
Then, about a thousand students went to the school parking lot dressed in red
and white to spell out the word COKE. The photographer was ready to take
photos when Mike Cameron, a Greenbrier student, suddenly showed his T-shirt,
which said PEPSI. The school principal suspended Mike from school.
Now, America is starting to fight back against fast food companies- The two
biggest states in the US, California and Texas, might stop serving fast food and
A. What do these words refer to in the text?
1. their - _________________________
2. your - _________________________
3. their - _________________________
4. them - ________________________
B. Find the synonyms in the text for these words.
1. Unexpected; shocking (1st paragraph) - ________________________________
2. Preferred (3rd paragraph) - __________________________________________
3. Prepared (4th paragraph) - __________________________________________
4. In opposition (5th paragraph) - _______________________________________

C. Say if these statements are True or False. Quote from the text to support
your answer.
C1. Obesity will be your only problem if you eat too much fast food. ___
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C2. Companies like McDonalds and Coca-Cola pay for sports, computer
equipments and books. ___
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C3. These companies refuse advertising in strategic places. ____
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C4. The school principal awarded Mike Cameron for wearing a Pepsi T-shirt.
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D. Complete these sentences with information from the text using your own
words.
D1. We can classify fast food as
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D2. Mike Cameron damaged the Coca-Cola campaign by
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D3. Two states in the USA might stop serving fast food and soda in
canteens in order to ____
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E. Answer these questions about the text using your own words as far as
possible.
E1. Is it easy for American teenagers to avoid eating fast food? Why (not)?
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E2. What were the activities developed during the Coke in Education Day
at Greenbrier High School in Georgia?
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E3. Why is America starting to fight back against fast food companies?
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F. Rewrite these sentences using the correct Relative Pronouns.

F1. The paparazzi love photographing famous people. They are not very
fond of being photographed!
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F2. I like going to fast food restaurants. I buy hamburgers, chips and other
junk food there.
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F3. Jacinta is one of the worlds greatest jazz singers I have ever heard. Her
family comes from Seixal.
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F4. McDonalds hamburger is a monument to fast food. It is considered a
German creation.
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F5. McDonalds managers visit lots of high schools. They try to persuade
students to buy their products.
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F6. My wife learnt that many American people are obese. She has read my
essay attentively.
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F7. Students began eating fast food in school canteens years ago. People
ignored it was unsafe at the time.
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F8. The average American eats too much fast food. It is very high in
calories and low in nutrients.
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G. Fill in the blanks with Going to or Will.
G1. Harry: Sarah told me about their plans. They _________________(paint)
their garage next Sunday.
Ben: Oh, I like painting. I _________________(help) them.
G2. I expect you _________________(be able) to buy a nice bunch of roses for
Mrs Williams. When _________________(you/ visit) her?
G3. Please, ___________________ (you/ tell) Susan that there is no sugar in the
sugar pot?
G4. Weve booked a room in a hotel in the South of France for next summer
holidays. Then we __________________ (find out) if there are sports
facilities for all the kids.

G5. Look at the sky! It _______________(rain) very soon and I havent brought
my umbrella.

H. Fill in the gaps with one of the following quantifiers: some, any, no, much,
many or a lot of.
H1. How ________ money have you got?
H2. How ________ bottles of water have you bought?
H3. Theres not ________ butter in the fridge. We need to buy
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H4. I dont think weve got ______ milk left.
H5. We need _______ cheese if we want to make a fondue.
H6. Do you want _______ groceries from the shop?
H7. There werent _____people at the concert.
H8. My mother doesnt want ______ kitchen appliances for Christmas.
H9. Thats ____ reason to be rude all the time.
H10. I must go now. Ive got ____________ work to do.
I. Choose only one of these topics and write no less that 90 words.
a) Nowadays fast food is young peoples favourite food. However,
nutritionists warn that it is dangerous for our health. Comment on this
statement.
b) Obesity is the worlds newest epidemic. In some countries, rates of
obesity have more than doubled over the past two decades. Why do
you think this is happening?
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