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First CertificateEssay: planning an essay on obesity in young people
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PAST PAPER 12016
1. READ THE EXAM QUESTION CAREFULLY
2. UNDERLINE THE KEY WORDS
You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.You must answer this question. Write your answer in 140-190 words in an appropriate style.
In your English class you have been talking about the problem of obesity in young people. Now your English teacher has asked you to write an essay.Write an essay using all your notes and give reasons for your point of view.
In Europe and the USA a lot of young people have an obesity problem. What can be done to solve this problem?
Notes
Write about:1. Drinking2. Fast Food3. ……………………(your own idea)
3. PARAPHRASE THE KEY WORDS IN THE EXAM QUESTION TO AVOID “LIFTING”.
In Europe and the USA a lot of young people have an obesity problem. What can be done to solve this problem?
The Western World European Countries Occident The old continent
The US North America Americans
o Many/ most/ a vast majority of…
o Teenagers/ adolescents/ youngsters/ the youth/ Young adults/ people in their teens/ secondary school or high school students
Medical condition Excess body fat Overweight Overeating Plumpness Fatness Difficulties/trouble/complication/
issue with their weight/size To put on weight/gain weight
To tackle To face To deal with
4. REPHRASE THE ESSAY TITLE AND EXPAND NOTES
DrinkingALCOHOL-SUGARY DRINKS-ENERGY DRINKS- SOFT DRINKS-FATTENING- CALORIFIC-HIGH IN SODIUM
Fast Food
JUNK- HAMBURGERS- CHIPS- SNACKS- FAT- ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS- SATURATED FAT- CHOLESTEROL- CARBOHYDRATES- FIBER
Sedentary Lifestyle
EXERCISE REGULARLY- TRAIN- KEEP FIT- BE IN SHAPE- PRACTICE SPORTS – PHYSICAL ACTIVITY- MODERATE.INTENSE-FAST WALKING-SWIMMING
Effects• Obesity• Social
discrimination• Higher risks of
diseases like diabetes, heart disease
• Reduced life expectancy
• Energy that is not used is stored as fat
Solutions• Prevent weight gain• Avoid out-of-control
eating by keeping a journal
• Monitor weight• Plan ahead• Parents, schools and
governments should control what is eaten, ensure children have a healthy diet, limit junk food advertising, encourage them to take regular exercise
Your own idea
5. SIGNPOST YOUR ESSAY
FIRST OF ALL, FIRSTLY,
SECONDLY,
TO BEGIN WITH,
MOREOVER,
FURTHERMORE,
WHAT IS MORE,
TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE,
LAST BUT NOT LEAST,
IN CONCLUSION,
TO CONCLUDE,
AS I SEE IT
IN MY VIEW,
TO ME,
TO MY MIND,
6. STYLE
Remember to avoid a conversational tone
• Only eat when you are hungry. People should eat only when they are
hungry.
• You should weigh yourself once a
week to monitor your health.
Health should be monitored by
registering weight.