Language revision 9th form March 2015 3- Match the sentences halves to get a coherent paragraph :

1- Put the bracketed words in the correct tense or form : 1- Every weekend, I go A- money I really don't have.
shopping downtown with a friend, B- to check out the latest
People need to be active to be (health) ---------------------. Our 2- I usually take a little cash, fashions.
modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to but I also have C- a credit card in case I need
have (make) ----------- us sedentary - and that's (danger) 3- I just make sure I don't go to charge something.
----------------- for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or
into too much debt spending D- see what the store is
the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and (use) ----------------
4- I mainly visit department selling.
elevators instead of stairs all contribute to our (activity) ------------------. Physical inactivity is as
and clothing stores E- it is more of a hobby than
dangerous to our health as (smoke) ----------------! Add up your activities during the day in
periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start (slow) ---------------------and build up. If you're 5- I really enjoy walking along the store fronts anything else
already (do) --------------- some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is and gazing into the windows to
good, but more is (good) ------------------ if you want to achieve health benefits. Scientists say
[1→ ] [2→ ] [3→ ] [4→ ] [5→ ]
accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or (improve) ---------------
your health. Time needed depends on effort - as you progress to moderate activities, you can
(cut) --------------- down to thirty minutes, four days a week. Physical activity doesn't have to 4- Fill in the blanks with the correct alternative from the margin:
be very hard to improve your health. This goal can (reach) ------------------- by building physical
activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each
throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a
One of my favorite things to do in my free time is
(different) ---------------- - people often say getting started is the (hard) ------------------ part.
snow skiing, Fortunately, there are about five ski
2- Fill in the blanks with words from the box :
❶------------------near my hometown, so there are
days shown again festival survive on know plenty ❷----------------places to ski. In order to ski,
you need some basic equipments. I ❸----------------- 1- destinations / resorts /
Last week I asked my Mum if I could go to a rock❶------------------. `No',
-my equipment last year after the season was over holidays
she said, `the music will be too loud ...there'll be crowds of people ... you
when everything was on❹--------------------. When I 2- in / of / at
won't ❷------------------anybody ...'. These excuses were so lame I decided
there was some other secret reason why she didn't want me to go. After go skiing, I load everything on the top of my car 3- purchased / sold /
all, this is the first time my mum has ever ❸--------------------any concern and drive to the nearest ski resort. I usually buy a entertained
about the dangers of loud music. I think the real reason Mum is worried season ski pass that allows me to go skiing as 4- sale / buying / pleasure
about my going to the festival is that my friends and I will have to ❸---------------------by often❺ -----------------I want. When I arrive at the 5- as / when / while
ourselves for a couple of❹---------------------. This might not sound like much of a challenge, ski resort, I put on my ski boots and skis and 6- leave / head / arrive
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but surviving means preparing food, putting tents up as well as sleeping in them ... Mum has ❻----------------directly for one of the ski lifts. I 7- fun / please / amuse
obviously realized that if I went to the festival I would soon find out how totally sometimes lose my balance or control and crash on
dependent❺ --------------------her I am. And once I realized how incapable I am of surviving the slopes, but that is part of the❼---------------------
on my own, I would never leave home❻---------------------. Then Mum would have a pathetic
of skiing.
teenager / adult under her feet for the rest of her life
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