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1 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Read the statements below. Which do you think are true?1 If you wake a sleepwalker, they will have a heart attack. 2 You should drink at least eight glasses of water a day. 3 Being slightly fat is good for you. 4 Sleeping longer at weekends makes up for lost sleep. 2 Read the text and check your answers to exercise 1.MYTH BUSTING Never wake a sleepwalker Waking a sleepwalker was once widely believed to be dangerous because it was thought something terrible would happen to them. While nobody likes being woken up, the worst thing they will experience is confusion because they are not in bed! Drink eight glasses of water a day This myth is thought to have been started by the bottled water industry. In fact, some of us need as little as a litre of liquid a day, which doesn't have to be consumed as water. Food, soft drinks, milk, tea and coffee all count. Being a bit overweight is unhealthy It is often reported that serious health problems can be caused by obesity However, people carrying an extra couple of kilos in weight might actually live longer. You can catch up on lost sleep During the week, your sleep might be disturbed by late-night study, noisy neighbours, or a night out. But forget about sleeping longer at the weekend - staying in bed too long is thought to make you feel more tired! 3 Read the Learn this! box. Then find examples of each rule in the text in exercise 2.
| 4 Write the sentences with the words in brackets and the correct passive form. Then match each sentence with a rule from the Learn this! box.1 It (just/report) that too much exercise is bad for you. 21 (not/remember/tell) about this diet before. 3 Mia (should/give) better advice by the doctor. 4 Nobody (want / criticise) for their appearance. 5 The actress (rumour/lose) more than five kilos last year. 6 Some medicines (must/only/take) with food.
5 USE OF ENGLISH Complete the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first.1 People have known for years that too much salt is unhealthy. It ______________________________________ . 2 Someone ought to have checked the facts carefully. The facts ______________________________________ . 3 I don't like anyone telling me how much exercise to do. I don't like ________________________________________ . 4 Should we blame parents for overweight children? Should parents ________________________________________ . 5 It is said that Einstein slept for ten hours every night. Einstein is said ________________________________________ . 6 SPEAKING Work in pairs. Discuss the food myths and think of reasons why they are untrue. Try to use some of the passive structures from this lesson.• Frozen vegetables are never as good for you as fresh ones. • In a fast food restaurant, a burger contains more calories than a milkshake.
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