Week 4 Healthy life Reading 3 Leggi le lettere che alcuni ragazzi hanno scritto ad una rivista per teenagers e le relative risposte. Poi decidi se le frasi dell esercizio sono vere o false e correggi quelle false. Q Last week I was at one of my friends house and Q I have a weight problem. My friends go on before going out we had a few drinks . I didn t really want to, but I felt like a loser not drinking. Anyway, I was really drunk and I don t remember a thing after 11 pm. My friends are laughing at me, so maybe I did something bad! What can I do? (Robert, 16) talking about my perfect figure , they say I m lucky, because I m slim. But I m not! I m nearly 49 kg and I m only 15! Everything I eat goes straight to my thighs and calves, but because I wear long skirts at school, nobody notices. Please help me! (Sarah, 15) A In your teen years it s important to find A You don t say how tall you are. A healthy your own identity but at the same time you still want to fit in and have a laugh with your mates. Not drinking when everyone else is, can make you feel totally left out. However, if you are happy not drinking, tell your friends. Show them that when you are sober, you are just as happy. If you did something stupid you can t remember, don t feel embarrassed and remind your mates of their own embarrassing incidents: good friends will understand and respect your decision to stop drinking! weight is a body mass index between 20-25. It s calculated by weight in kilograms divided by height in metres squared. So if you fall in that range, you are perfect. As you enter your teens, the shape of your body is changing and becoming curvier. From your friends remarks, it sounds as if they are envious of your figure, so go easy on yourself. However, if your body mass is over 25, why don t you take up an active hobby, like dancing or joining a sports team? Not only will you tone up but you will have fun too! 1 Robert had a few drinks with his friends in a pub. T F 2 He can t remember what he did after 11 p.m. 3 The psychologist says Robert has to tell his friends that he doesn t want to drink. 4 Sarah s friends envy her because she s very thin. 5 She wears long skirts at school because her legs are not straight. 6 You can calculate your body mass by dividing your weight in kg by your height. USEFUL WORDS calf (pl. calves) = polpaccio; curvy (comp. curvier) = curve del corpo; envious = invidioso; to fit in = inserirsi, accordarsi; to go easy on = non essere troppo severo con; just as = altrettanto; left out = tagliato fuori; loser = perdente; range = fascia; remark = osservazione, commento; shape = forma; sober = sobrio; straight = diritto; thigh = coscia; to tone up = rassodare 36