The Statue of Liberty Reading Practice
OUTLINE: CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY Level 6
1st paragraph:
Intro
Attention Grabber: Super size me
Background information: in Unite States exist a great amount of people that suffer
different kind of illness that have relation whit obesity and poor feeding
Thesis Statement: Eat in Mc Donald restaurant
by 30 days produce a huge amounts of health problems
There are three main effects of eat fast food in Mc Donald: 1.
obesity, 2.heart problems and 3.mood changes.
2nd paragraph: (One effect of/ reason why)
different studies about fast food demonstrated that the excessive consumption
make people suffer of obesity and this make that the people specially the
children don´t feel good whit themselves
3rd paragraph: (Another effect of/ reason why) cholesterol and calories in fast
food like McDonald’s hamburgers, resulting in the obstruction of the veins and
heart problems generated
4th paragraph: A third effect of/ reason why) the chemical used in fast food products generated changes in
personality and moods.
5th paragraph: Conclusion (suggest a
solution): In Conclusion we can see how the consumption of this kind of food left
serious problems that not only affected the physical health also affected the
emotional health
CAUSE AND EFFECT ESSAY “SUPERSIZE ME”
Obesity is a major health problem in the
United States; over 60% of adult Americans are obese. Obesity can lead to an
array of other diseases, an increased risk of illness and premature
death. Fast foods are one of the root causes of this problem, but most
people don't know the harmful effects of food on them, the idea of the
documentary is to prove that eating 30 days in Mc Donald can be terrible to
health and the target is to show the principal causes of this experiment, at
first the obesity, then heart problems and finally mood changes.
The fast food restaurants knows that the American people doesn´t
feel satisfied when it comes to food, so they invented a strategy that it are
showing so bad results in the health and the weight of the people, the big
sizes combos, like in Mc Donald are making that the people always wants to eat
more and more, and it is making big troubles in the health of the people, and
its very important understand that this healthy troubles are visible from early
ages, it is making a wrong culture to the kids, that the pleasure is in the
abundance, so if they eat more, they are going to feel more satisfied, but does
not matter how much they ate they also are going to want to eat more, even if
they feel full. It is causing obesity problems in the weight of the kids and
all the people. Big sizes that always are going to be big and obese bodies, and
now a lot of this kind of people are presenting self-esteem problems, and this
kids are growing with wrong feelings about them self.
Some studies demonstrate that fast
food make people suffer obesity, It is worrying because in the south U.S.A. many
people have this problem. Children do not feel good with themselves too, it
makes them get addicted to fast food; obesity is really common on the south of
U.S.A. because a lot of fast food restaurant are there, people do not care
about themselves and their health they just eat food that they really like as a
taste no as health.
Food with high content of fat
and sugar in the brain causes the same effects of drug
addiction due to this stimulate opiodies or
"pleasure chemical" in the brain, the fast food intake makes the
body itself does not have time to implement mechanisms of
satiety, so you end up eating "a lot more than
they otherwise would have done.
The fats
are less satiating than protein, so to feel the
sensation of satiety higher intake is needed. Mainly the
sugar contained in foods such as sodas make a
person feel in the mood quickly
changes when consume feel a great joy and let
them have feelings of anxiety and depression.
In conclusion, we can observe how excessive consumption of
this kind of food generates serious problems, that not only affect physical
health but that also affects the emotional one. This previous statement,
because this food contains too many calories, fat and salt, then it is clear
that it is a big problem when people make a habit of replacing normal basic
food with fast food. This is how a nutritional instability takes place in the
organism. So it is advisable to not exaggerate with the consumption of this
food and if you like it a lot it would be better for you to eat it once in a
while.
Fourteenth Week
PASSIVE VS ACTIVE VOICE PRACTICE
Complete the space using correct form of the verb in parenthesis (passive
or active voice)
Special security measures 1. Were introduced (introduce) by the UK Passport Service to help facial recognition
scanners to function properly. Tinted glasses, head coverings and even dummies
in babies’ mouths 2. Were banned ……… (ban). The new
passport fitted a microchip containing
all information about its holders. But only a neutral expression 3. Was detected .... (detect) by the scanning machines. Existing passport pictures which 4. …met ………
(meet) the rules were accepted until the document expires.
A British skipper
Stephen Roy, 45, 5. Was found…………(find) with his hands tied behind
the back, alone on
the deck of his yacht as it drifts 100 miles off the French coast. On Friday
morning, French
authorities 6. were informed……….(informe) by a Canadian vessel and immediately 7 …sent……. (send)
an helicopter and a rescue boat to look for him but he 8. …was……(be) in a pretty bad way physically with
dehydration and psychologically it seems as if he wasn’t at all well. Mr Roy 9.
… was taken…… (take) to the hospital and only after he 10. …… was released……… (release), he 11… answered………(answer) police
questions .
Two of the world’s most important terror suspects were seized yesterday.
One was said to be a senior al Qaeda operative while the other 12…was accused…… (Accuse) of
being a major fundraiser for terrorism around the world. Ali Abu Abec …………
arrested in Willesden yesterday: US intelligence 13. believe…………..(believe) they are trusted
aides of Osama bin Laden and to have plotted to blow up Jewish target and
financial institutions. The other man, Mohammed Ali Khan, 30, who 14 lived……. (live)
in Chelsea: he 15…was acused……. (Accuse) of using websites and emails to supply money and
property for acts of terrorism.
The investigation
into the Lord Luncan murder case 16 …was respened……….. (reopen) – nearly 30 years after he 17…dissapeared………(disappear). Already existing police
evidence 18… was examined…………… (examine) by detectives who 19…have announced…………. (announce) that DNA
profiling was also used to try to solve the
case. The 7th Earl of Luncan vanished in November 1974, a day after the
murdered body of his children’s nanny Sandra Rivett 20…was found……….. (find) at his
London home.
A second
major seizure of cocaine 21……was made……………… (make) by Custom officers in a week from a ship at Dover cargo port. Three
plastics bags containing 3kg of the Class A drug worth around £1.6m 22…was found…………………
(find) in the hold of a ship. Officers seized the Liberian-registered Horncliff
when it 23…arrived……….(arrive) in Kent from Colombia on Wednesday. No arrest 24……was yet made…………………(yet make).
Thirteenth Week
PASSIVE
Rewrite the sentences in the Passive. Omit the agent where necessary.
1. People give presents at Christmas time.
presents are given to people at Christmas time.
2. Someone robbed the shop.
the shop are robbed by someone
3. The Rolling Stones will give a concert next week.
a concert will be given by The Rolling Stones next week.
4. People had seen the little boy playing in the park before he disappeared.
the little boy had seen seen playing in the park before he disappeared by people.
. They served lunch from 12.00 to 2.00.
lucnh is served by them from 12.00 to 2.00
Agatha Christie wrote Murder on the Orient Express.
Murder on the Orient Express. was written by Agatha Christie
11. They have built a new road outside the village.
a new road outside the village have been built by tem.
Read the following test and rewrite the underlined sentences in the passive.
It was decided by the town council that they would hold a festival to celebrate the town´s four-hundredth birthday. The town hall and streets were decorated with flags and garlands, and a band was hired to play for the reception. They invited several local celebrities to come and open the festivities. They hired a catering firm to prepare a meal for 100 people. On the day itself a parade wound its way through the streets of the town, speeches were made, and games and competitions were held on the green.
1- a festival would be hold by them
2- several local celebrities were invited to come and open the festivities.
3- a catering firm was hired to prepare a meal for 100 people
Tenth Week
In this activity you must first watch the video about the show "who wants to be a millionaire" again. You can find the video at:
- Then prepare a 2 minute response to the following:
What is your opinion about what happened in the show?
I thing that what happened in the television show Who wants to be a millionaire? It is something unusual and incredible, because it is very hard and dificult cheating on a program like this due to they have a lot of survelliance and everything is perfectly designed for there to be a fair game.
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