martes, 27 de abril de 2021

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Young people are getting fatter not fitter

Young people today do not do enough exercise, __________ (1) they are becoming fatter, says a report published today. The report, carried out over the last ten years, shows that children have become stronger __________(2) have put on weight.

The director of the study, Dr Hellman, says the results of the report are worrying __________(3) there is a connection between heart disease __________(4) inactivity.

A pupil, trying to find an explanation, said: “__________(5) it was cool to be sporty and fit. It was always the sporty children who were the most popular. __________(6), you can become popular in other ways, by wearing the right clothes, for instance.”

Children, of course, are not lazier than they were __________(7) their spare time activities do not give them proper exercise. They may spend more time on computer games tha on outdoor sports. You use less energy sitting at a computer than playing football, for example, __________(8) children put on weight.


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1. So

2. But

3. Because

4. And

5. Before

6. Now

7. But

8. so


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