B Find if these sentences are true or false (2nd text).

Correct the
false ones with your own words.
1. He often misses school.

..
2. He isnt a good student and has some behavior problems.

..
3. He doesnt have a close relationship with his parents.

..
4. He knows exactly what to do with his life.

..
C Answer the following questions about both texts. Use your own
words as much as possible.
1. Whats her mothers problem?

..
2. Why is her brother abusive and depressed?

..
3. How does he act in school?

..
4. What is his parents reaction to his situation?

..
VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR

A Translate these words/ expressions to the Portuguese

equivalents.
1. appearance:

5. personality:

..

2. self-esteem:

6. body and mind:

..

3. confidence:

7. overweight:

4. feelings:

B Rewrite the sentences following the rules of the Passive Voice.

1. These teens spend plenty of time in front of the mirror.
Plenty

..
2. She didnt do the right thing to have a better body.
The right

.
3. He will face some problems if he continues like that.
Some
.. if
he continues like that.
4. Our body image can affect our behavior.
Our behavior

..
C Give examples of Extreme and Gradable adjectives.
GRADABLE

EXTREME

D Complete the sentences with the correct adjective degree.

I. Complete with the comparative of superiority:
1. Jane is

. (tall) me.
2. London is
(cold
and wet) Lisbon.
3. Your house was

(modern) mine.
4. Is English
(difficult) to learn than French?
II. Complete the sentences with the superlative:
1. That house is big. Its
(big) house in the
street.
2. Money is important but it isnt ..
(important) thing in life.
3. Its a very easy exercise. Its
(easy) on this page.
4. It was a very cold day,
(cold) day of the
week.
III. Use the information given to write comparative and superlative
sentences:
1. The black car is 25.000. The grey car is 25.000. The red car is 40.000.
(cheap)
3

Comp.

..
Sup.

2. Cathy is 18 years old. Sally is 19 years old. David is 20 years old. (older)
Comp.

..
Sup.

E Fill in the blacks with the suitable phrasal verb in the correct
tense.
give up

throw up

eat out

eat up

cut back
1. Ian on
sweets and fatty food last week.
2. Bulimia makes girls and boys
what they ate before.
3. If we dont have any food at home we can
. and have some fun.
4. Many people . eating carbohydrates
in order to lose weight.
5. The children loved the ice-cream, thats why they
... it .
PRODUCTION
Choose one of the following options and write about 80 words on it.
A Teens have been facing a lot of problems these days and its easy for
them to manage everything. Which problems do you think affect teens the
most? How do they feel in these situations?

B Read Lucys letter carefully. Whats Lucy problem? Eating disorders

affect lots of people worldwide, so Lucy is not the only one. Write about
eating disorders, their causes and consequences as well as possible
solutions.

Im not feeling good lately because Im not happy with the way I
look Ive gained a lot of weight and I cant lose any of it! I dont
know what to do! Im always sad and angry and my children are
worried about me my husband gives me a lot of support but I cant
just solve my problem. Can you help me?
Your sincerely,
Lucy
option