PAPER 1: DIRECTED WRITING (35 MARKS) SAMPLE ESSAY: SPEECH/TALK THEME: HEALTH ISSUE

A very _____________________ to Puan Normah Nordin, Headmistress of SMK Taman Indah, teachers and fellow students. As you are aware, our school is organizing a Health Week to raise awareness among students about the need to be more health conscious. Obesity has been on the rise among young people. As the Chairperson of the organizing committee, I would like to give a talk on __________________________.

Teachers and fellow friends, There are many reasons contributing to obesity. Firstly, the continuous ________________ is the main factor for one to be obese. Eating too much _______________ and fast food such as potato chips, fries and crackers in between meals is a reason why youngsters are putting on weight nowadays. All this food items contain ___________________ that are not needed by our body and thus are stored as fat. In addition most young people ____________________ exercising. They prefer to hang out at shopping complexes or internet cafes rather than exercise. Without proper exercise they do not work off the extra fat thus become overweight.

Another reason is their ____________________. In most homes, there are maids to do the house chores. Young people tend to be lazy and less active. They will loosen their extra weight slower or not at all. The worst part is that having

__________________________ is a very common habit among teenagers nowadays. This is not healthy at all as after supper they will go to bed thus making them overweight.

However there are many ways for a person to lose weight. Here are some suggestions on how you can throw away those extra unwanted kilos. Exercise is the key to lose weight. You should exercise _____________________________ in order to burn the

extra fat that is stored in the body. The easiest exercise you can do is jogging or brisk walking as it is simple, easy and cheap. All you need to do is to take a brisk walk around the neighbourhood to lose some weight.

You will also have to _____________________ food. If you eat two bowls of rice for lunch and dinner, reduce the amount of rice to one bowl. The fact that by lowering the intake of food that is ______________________ such as sweets, cakes, chocolates and carbonated drinks will help you lose weight. Other than that, changing

___________________ will also help you control your weight. You have to adopt proper eating habits in order to lose weight.

Eating a lot of vegetables and fruits instead of junk food helps to reduce your weight. Eating three meals a day ___________________ will help to reduce weight and to stay healthy. Alternatively, instead of having three meals a day you can have five __________________ a day so as not to feel hungry.

Teachers and fellow friends, Before I conclude, I hope my talk has been helpful. I hope you have gained some insight about the problem of obesity among young people and learnt ways to control your weight. ____________________ for your attention.

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hectic lifestyle health consciousness at a fixed time

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