I. Comprehension. Answer the following questions:

1. What health problems do obese children have?

2. Who is the failure at controlling the situation blamed on?

3. What steps, according to the Commons report, should be taken to reduce the risks of obesity among children?

4. What country in Europe has the highest rates of childhood obesity?

5. How much is spent on treatment for the consequences of obesity in Great Britain?

6. What are the aftereffects of diseases caused by obesity?

7. What frightening prognoses are given by the authors of the Commons report?

8. Was there any response to the report from the food and drink industry?

II. Vocabulary. Choose the most appropriate explanation for the following words:

grossly

1. erratically

2. slightly

3. extremely

damning

1. annoying

2. critical

3. funny

tackle

1. to deal with

2. to watch closely

3. to give up

junk food

1. quick and unhealthy food

2. properly cooked food

3. rich in vitamins food

Voluntary

1. easily encouraged

2. always successful

3. not forced

MP

1. Master of Philosophy

2. Member of Parliament

3. Music Player

monitor

1. to force

2. to check

3. to calculate

fourfold

1. bent four times

2. four times as large

3. having four parts

amputee

1. a person with a leg or arm cut off

2. a surgeon who performs amputation operations

3. a limb which has been cut off

combat

1. to fight

2. to try to stop

3. to try to avoid

III. Vocabulary. Find the words and expressions in the text that mean:

1. to take control of the dangerous situation

2. as a result of great overweight

3. ruinous aftereffects

4. to have a powerful effect

5. will soon replace smoking

6. having many different parts

IV. Vocabulary. Find in the text the English equivalents of the following phrases:

1. доклад Палаты Общин содержит предупреждение

2. жёстко критикуют за неспособность разрешить кризис

3. полуфабрикаты быстрого приготовления

4. возросло в четыре раза

5. педиатр-консультант

6. как следствие крайнего ожирения

7. остановка дыхания

8. выявили бы гораздо больше

9. вторая по величине причина, которую можно избежать

10. станет намного привычнее

11. дадут задний ход

12. ужасно осознавать, что

13. по сегодняшним тенденциям

14. мы разделяем обеспокоенность комитета

15. который будет рассматриваться в нашем правительственном докладе по народному здравоохранению

16. заместитель генерального директора

17. быстро её (проблему) не решить

18. все заинтересованные в этом деле лица

5. Grammar.

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A. Should the gloomier scenarios relating to

obesity turn out to be true, the sight of amputees will

become much more familiar in the streets.

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Here is an example of a clause of condition. Note the use of inversion in the subordinate clause – the auxiliary verb should is placed before the subject of the sentence. This makes the construction emphatic.

Make the following sentences emphatic as in the example:

Example: If I should happen to see him, I’ll give him this packet.

Should I happen to see him, I’ll give him this packet.

1. If you should see a snake, run away as quickly as you can.

2. If someone should ring my doorbell at 3 a.m., I’ll be unwilling to open the door.

3. If I should have heaps of money, I’ll drink champagne with every meal.

4. If the earth should suddenly stop spinning, we will all fly off it.

5. If you should want to do so, you can write to me asking for money.

6. If you should require anything else, please ring the bell for the attendant.

7. The flight may be cancelled if the fog should get thick.

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B. Were we able to study all severely obese children,