Dear Pink Panther,

I would definitely encourage you to talk with your mom about your weight because it is obviously something that's upsetting you. Part of the benefit of talking about it is for you to get help from someone who loves you a lot.

In most homes, the mother buys the food. The food that you've got at home needs to be healthy food so that when you're hungry and needing a snack, you are making good, healthy choices. In other words, if there are no cookies, crackers, chips, candy, etc. around, then you CAN'T EAT THEM.

Oh, and one other thing ... regular exercise. You've got to get moving to burn off the extra fat that you've stored on your body. What exercise do you enjoy? Dancing? Bike riding? Walking? Jogging? Whatever you like, you've got to start doing it on a regular basis. Just 30 minutes a day of exercise will help you start losing those pounds and will get your energy level up. It will also make you feel good about yourself because you'll know you are taking charge of this weight problem.

Terra

English test- 8thform

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Reading and comprehension

A. Find words or expressions in the text that mean the same as the following:

1. The food a person usually eats. _______________2. A measurement of how heavy a person or thing is in kilos or pounds. ________________3. An advantage you get from a situation. _________________4. Physically strong and not ill . _____________________

B. Choose the best sentence to complete the each item. 1. Going on a diet is

a. something she has tried before. b. out of the question. c. what she would like to do.

2. Her mother

3. She weighs a. a lot for her age. b. less than she should.

c. exactly what a 13-year-old girl should weigh.

Hey, Terra,

I am in the 8th grade and I think I am fat. I mean like really. I would like to go on a diet or something but I don't really want to talk to my mom about it. Every time we go shopping, I try stuff on and it doesn't fit and my mother says it is just the shirt or just the pants and it's not me. But I know it is. I mean I weight 80 kg and I am 13. Should I talk to my mom? What should I do? Pink Panther

a. says she is fat. b. blames the clothes. c. buys her a lot of clothes.

4. She thinks a. she knows how to solve the problem. b. she needs some advice. c. there's nothing she can do.

C. Answer the questions on both letters.

1. What is Pink Panther’s problem?

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2. Who should she talk to in the first place?

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4. Apart from food what else must she do?__________________________________________________________________________

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Language use: Vocabulary

D. Fill in the table with two examples for each item.

Healthy UnhealthyFood Drinks Food Drinks

E. Fill in the table with the countable and uncountable nouns from the box.

*milk *biscuits * bread *oranges *toast *cake *coffee *sugar

countable uncountable

F. Choose from the list above the food for the following containers. 1. A piece of __________________ 2. A packet of ___________________3. A bottle of ___________________4. A cup of ___________________

Language use: Grammar

G. Complete the dialogue with : some; any; a; many; much, a little

Laura: I haven't got _______________money. Can you give me money to do the shopping? Steven: Yes, sure. How _______________do you need?

Laura: 10£ I guess.Steven: Here you are. Is there _______________ beer in the fridge? Laura: I don’t think so. We need _________________ mineral water too. There’s only _____________ in that bottle! But I don’t think we need coke, there are _______________bottles on the shelf.

Steven: We haven't got _________________ butter. We need ______________ packet. Laura: OK. Is there ___________________ chocolate? Steven: No, there isn't ___________________ chocolate. Don't forget to buy _________________box of white chocolates. Laura: How _________________cartons of milk are there? Steven: Enough, I think.

Writing

A. Write your opinion on the following topic (write between 60-80 words): “ Teenagers and breakfast, an urgent discussion”

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