Part one Reading

A) COMPREHENSION
Read the text and do the following activities.
1. I know that I have a problem a big problem. It may sound funny but its very bad for me for my health and
for my life. Whats the problem? I cant stop eating chocolate! Im addicted to chocolate!
2. I started eating chocolate as a child of course; I and my sisters all ate a lot of different kinds of chocolate.
However, my sisters and I are adults now and Im the only one who still eats it a lot. My elder sister can have a bar
of Toblerone and make it last a week. My younger sister is happy with one box of chocolates a year for Mothers
Day. My parents dont eat any chocolate at all. Me I need it every day, and lots of it too.
3. So, how much do I eat? Well, I have about 10 bars of chocolate a day. My first bar is at 8 oclock in the
morning, and then I have my last one just before I go to bed. Sometimes if theres no chocolate in the house I drive
to the nearest shop that sells it (about 2 kilometres away) and buy some more. I even drive out late at night if I need
some chocolate. If the children (and this is terrible, I know) have chocolate in the house I take it. When Sarah was
eight someone gave her a box of chocolates for her birthday. I took the box and then, when she was out playing, I
ate some. Then I ate some more. I finished the whole box! A few days later she said, Wheres my box of
chocolates? and I said, I dont know. I know that was very bad. At Christmas we got a giant family-sized bag of
chocolate sweets, I ate the whole bag on my own in two days!
4. I know eating a lot of chocolate is bad for my health. Theres a lot of sugar in all types of chocolate. Theres also
a lot of fat. I think thats why I have many spots on my face, and Im a little overweight too. Sometimes I try to give
up but if I dont have any, I get very bad headaches. However, as soon as I have some chocolate I feel better and
happier too. I know that its also very bad to take and eat chocolate thats not mine but I cant stop myself.
5. What can I do? Even at night I dream about chocolate. My favourite dream is falling down a hole and landing on
a big pile of chocolate bars! I really do want to stop, or start to eat less. At the supermarket theres always chocolate
for sale while I wait to pay for my shopping. At the station (bus, train, underground) theres always chocolate for
sale in machines. Everywhere I look theres chocolate for sale! I try to speak to my family but nobody understands.
They all like chocolate but nobody wants to eat 10 bars a day, and nobody understands why I do.
I need help! Please tell me what I can do to stop eating chocolate!

Activity 1 This passage is

a) a letter b) a newspaper article c) an advertisement on chocolate.
Activity2 Are these statements true or false?
a) The narrator is the second child in the family.
b) She started eating chocolate when she was an adult.
c) She gives all the chocolate people offer her to her daughters.
Activity3 Answer the following questions according to the text.
a) What health problems does the narrator have because of eating too much chocolate?
b) How does she feel when she tries to stop eating chocolate?
Activity4 In which paragraph is it mentioned that her addiction to chocolate made her lie ?
Activity5 What or who do the underlined words in the text refer to?
a) my last one ( 3)
b) why I do (5)
B) TEXT EXPLORATION
Activity1 Find in the text words or expressions closest in meaning to.
a) very big (3)

b) kinds (4)

c) stop (4)

Activity2 Complete the following table.

verb

noun
.
fat
..

..
understand

adjective
favourite
..
.

Activity 3 Ask the questions that the underlined words answer.

a) I am addicted to chocolate
b) I need it every day.
Activity 4 Rewrite sentence (b) so that it means the same as sentence (a).
1.a She eats a lot of chocolate; she is overweight.
1.b if
2.a Someone gave her a box of chocolates for her birthday.
2.b She
3.a people should pay attention to what they eat.
3b Its high time
Activity 5 Re-order the following sentences to make a coherent paragraph
a. For example they are entitled to products
b. Consumers have several basic rights.
c. They are also entitled to protection against unsafe food.
d. whose quality is consistent with their prices.
Activity 6 Classify the following words according to the pronunciation of /ED/
a.addicted b. sized

c. finished

d. needed

/T/

/D/

/ID/

Part two: Written expression

Choose one of the following topics.
Topic 1.
Topic One: Many companies do not think of the consequences of their advertisements. Their
main concern is to make as much money as possible.
Write a letter to the manager of a food company in which you complain about the consequences of
their advertisements on children's health. You may use the following notes:
Waste a lot of time watching advertisements of food products/ Eat too much / become obese /develop
diabetes/ hyperactive at home and at school
Topic 2.
Are you personally concerned about the food you eat?
Name, in a short paragraph, the foods you wont eat and give the reasons why.