A Lifestyle "To Die For"? (On Screen B2+, Module 1, Page 16)

Research has revealed some worrying 0) trends in the way young people are 1) ______ their lives.

• leading

• running

• having

• making

Bad eating habits are at the top of the list, with many youngsters eating too much of the wrong thing. Health experts warn that the 2)______ of large quantities of junk food....

• conservation

• consumption

• eating

• input

... puts children in 3)______ of becoming obese and developing serious health problems later on in life.

• jeopardy

• risk

• danger

• threat

The sit-down lifestyle led by children today is also a major cause for 4)______.

• concern

• trouble

• worry

• fear

Preferring to sit for hours at a computer screen chatting instead of actually going out and mixing with friends is a growing 5)______ among young people, causing them to become more anti-social.

• pattern

• tendency

• model

• custom

Moreover, the combination of lack of exercise and too much sitting, with eating too much unhealthy food is a 6)______ for disaster.

• way

• method

• prescription

• recipe

There are, however, ways of tackling these problems. For example, youngsters and their parents can make sure they have a 7)______ diet consisting of five portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

• weighed

• equalised

• balanced

• stabilised

Moreover, children should limit their time on the internet and take the opportunity to meet with friends in their free time. They could even 8)______ a club or society where they could make new friends. One thing is for sure, a lifestyle of junk food and lack of exercise is certainly not one worth dying for.

• join

• connect

• unite

• link