In Reading 1-1: A Journal, we are going to read one person’s journal

entry about a healthy lifestyle.

1. Choose the correct auxiliary verbs (​be​, ​do​, ​have​) to complete each
sentence. Use only one auxiliary verb in each space:

a. Maybe I ​ am ​ working out too much and I should spend a little less
time at the gym.

b. I ​ have ​ not taken any medicine yet because I ​ am

planning to see the doctor this afternoon.

c. Well, I ​ am ​ not feeling any better today.

d. I take vitamins every day and ​ do ​ not drink or smoke.

e. I ​ ​ not want to miss too much exercise because of my condition.

f. These days, I ​ am ​ doing a lot of physical activity, going to the gym

for two hours every night, and I ​ ’ve ​ got a very different body.

g. I ​ have ​ been really active lately and doing lots of exercise.

2. Copy and paste the following sentences at the beginning of the
correct paragraphs:

My doctor also gave me some good advice.

I hope the doctor gives me some advice on how to get better.

October 1st - 10 AM

a. ​I woke up today with a really sore throat and a high temperature.​ ​The pain is
terrible. I have not taken any medicine yet because I am planning to see the
doctor this afternoon.

b. ​I am not sure why my throat is sore. ​I have been really active lately and doing
lots of exercise. I take vitamins every day and do not drink or smoke. I used to
be quite lazy, actually - quite a couch potato because I spent most of my free
time on my sofa, watching TV, playing on my computer, and eating junk food.

c.​Then I met my girlfriend, Janet, and she is really fit.​ ​She works out all the time
and really watches her diet. I watched her healthy ways and I decided I did not
want to be lazy anymore. I started going to the gym, doing some running on the
treadmill and a little weight-training. I immediately lost a lot of weight and loved
my new healthy lifestyle. These days, I am doing a lot of physical activity, going
to the gym for two hours every night, and I have got a very different body.

d. ​I hope the doctor gives me some advice on how to get better.

​I do not want to miss too much exercise because of my condition.
October 2nd - 2 PM

e. ​Well, I am not feeling any better today​My temperature is still very high, I still
have a sore throat, and now I also have a headache.

f. ​I went to see my doctor yesterday and she gave me some medicine and
vitamins.​She told me to take the pills three times a day, and recommended some
cough syrup to stop the pain in my throat.

g. ​My doctor also gave me some good advice.​ ​She told me that sometimes,
when we work our bodies too hard, we can do damage to our bodies and make
ourselves sick. She told me that my body was probably too tired from all my
physical activity, and that I should reduce the time each day I go to the gym. I
was really surprised.

h. ​Janet called me and agreed with the doctor.​ ​She said I should listen to the
doctor. Maybe I am working out too much and I should spend a little less time at
the gym. I should balance my life more and enjoy exercise and a little time on
the sofa watching TV or playing on my computer.

I hope I feel better soon.

3. Decide if the following sentences are true or false. If the sentences
are false, correct and rewrite them.

a. The writer is out of shape.

(True / ​False​)

b. The writer started living a healthy lifestyle because he was sick.

(True / ​False​)

c. The writer has seen differences in his body.

(​True​ / False)

d. On October 2nd, the writer feels the same as the day before.
(​True​ / False)

e. The doctor said that the writer was sick because of too much physical
activity.
(​True​ / False)

f. The doctor said that the writer shouldn't change the time he spends at the
gym.
(True / ​False​)

g. The writer agrees with Janet, but disagrees with the doctor.
(True / ​False​)