ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D.

AFONSO SANCHES
2008 / 2009
11th form ENGLISH WORKSHEET __ / __ / ___

A. Match the words on the left with their equivalents/definitions on the right.
1. lured in (l.2)d a. amount of money paid to someone for a particular type of work
2. hyperactivity (l.11)b b. civilized, compassionate
3. wages (l.12)a c. a state of great agitation, a certain inability to relax and be
4. understaffing (l.14)e attentive
5. appalling (l.18)f d. attracted, tempted
6. humane (l.24)b e. the state of not having enough employees to do the work
properly
f. dreadful

McDonald's spend well over $2 billion every year worldwide on advertising

and promotions, trying to cultivate an image of being a 'caring' and 'green' company that is also a fun
place to eat. Children are lured in (dragging their parents behind them) with the promise of toys and
other gimmicks. But behind the smiling face of Ronald McDonald lies the reality - McDonald's only
interest is money, making profits from whoever and whatever they can, just like all multinational
companies. McDonald's Annual Reports talk of 'Global Domination' - they aim to open more and
more stores across the globe - but their continual worldwide expansion means more uniformity, less
choice and the undermining of local communities.
PROMOTING UNHEALTHY FOOD McDonald's promote their food as 'nutritious', but the reality is
that it is junk food - high in fat, sugar and salt, and low in fibre and vitamins. (B1)A diet of this type is
linked with a greater risk of heart disease, cancer, diabetes and other illnesses. Their food also
contains many chemical additives, some of which may cause ill-health, and hyperactivity in children.
EXPLOITING WORKERS ( B2)Workers in the fast food industry are paid low wages. McDonald's
do not pay overtime rates even when employees work very long hours. Pressure to keep profits high
and wage costs low results in understaffing, so staff have to work harder and faster. As a
consequence, accidents (particularly burns) are common. The majority of employees are people
who have few job options and so are forced to accept this exploitation, and they're compelled to
'smile' too!
DAMAGING THE ENVIRONMENT Forests throughout the world - vital for all life - are being
destroyed at an appalling rate by multinational companies. McDonald's have at last been forced to
admit to using beef reared on ex-rainforest land, preventing its regeneration. Also, the use of
farmland by multinationals and their suppliers forces local people to move on to other areas and cut
down further trees. Every year McDonald's use thousands of tons of unnecessary
packaging, most of which ends up littering our streets or polluting the land buried in
landfill sites.
MURDERING ANIMALS (B3)The menus of the burger chains are based on the
torture and murder of millions of animals. Most are intensively farmed, with no access to fresh air
and sunshine, and no freedom of movement. Their deaths are barbaric - 'humane slaughter' is a
myth. We have the choice to eat meat or not, but the billions of animals massacred for food each
year have no choice at all.
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Dept. Línguas - INGLÊS 2008-09 Anabela Aguiar

 ESCOLA SECUNDÁRIA D. AFONSO SANCHES
2008 / 2009
11th form ENGLISH WORKSHEET __ / __ / ___

A. Read the statements below and say if they are True or False. Justify your answer by
quoting from the text.
1. A McDonald’s diet can lead to serious health problems.T
2. Most people who work for McDonald’s are very satisfied and don’t have to work very hard. F
3. The menus at McDonald’s don’t depend on animals’ cruel deaths. F
C. Answer the questions below, using your own words. Build complete sentences.
1. What does McDonald’s only care about?
2. Is their food as nutritious as they want us to believe? Account for your answer.
3. Which is the main cause for so many accidents happening at McDonald’s?
D. Complete the sentences below with ideas from the text.
1. Multinational companies contribute for the disappearance of small stores/ local restaurants.
2. Useless packaging is contributing to the pollution of our planet.

E. Complete the blanks with the most suitable way of expressing the future.
1. This time next week I will be sunbathing (sunbathe).
2. Some statistics predict that the population will have grown (grow) to 10 million by the end of 2070.
3. When you arrive in Boston, I will be sleeping (sleep) soundly in my bed.
4. I’m afraid we won’t have finished (not/finish) by the end of tomorrow afternoon.
5. My darling! Will you marry (you/marry) me?
6. This summer I’m travelling/ am going to travel (travel) across Europe.
7. What will you be doing (you/do) this time next week?

F. Rephrase the following sentences:

1. She and her friend gossip in her native language. They are not understood by their classmates.
If she and her friend didn’t gossip in her native language, they would be understood by ....
2. If she hadn’t enrolled in the Polish-heritage program, she would ignore most of the history of Poland.
Unless she had enrolled in the Polish-heritage program, she would ignore...
3. Marcela might have been invited to the event. She wanted to accept the invitation
If Marcela had been invited to the event, she would have accepted the invitation.
4. I must find my glasses or I can’t fill in the application form.
If I don’t find my glasses, I won’t be able to fill in this application form.
5. He didn’t take the job seriously. He got fired.
If he had taken the job seriously, he wouldn’t have got fired.
6. We couldn’t watch TV tonight. Alan bought theatre tickets.
If Alan hadn’t bought theatre tickets, we could have watched TV tonight.
7. You didn’t read the book. You didn’t understand the film.
If you had read the book, you would have understood the film.

G. Join the sentences using one of the conjunctions below:

4otherwise 6 therefore 1before 2if 3since 7because 5while
1. I had a cup of tea. I went to bed.
2. He gives me the money. I’ll do the job tomorrow.
3. We couldn’t afford it. We lost the money.
4. My parents lent me the money. I couldn’t have afforded the school trip.
5. She rang me. I was watching television.
6. He didn’t earn enough money. His wife decided to get a job.
7. I’m looking for a new flat. Mine isn’t big enough for my family.

Dept. Línguas - INGLÊS 2008-09 Anabela Aguiar