suchasthegrowingnumberoffastfood outlets.Othersbelievethatparentsare
toblamefornotlooking aftertheirchildren'shealth.
Towhatextentdo youagreewiththese views?
Givereasonsforyouranswerandincludeanyrelevantexamplesfromyourown
knowledgeorexperience.
Writeatleast 250 words.
modelanswer:
Thereisplenty ofevidencetosuggestthatchildrenareoverweightandthesituation
isgettingworse,accordingtothemedicalexperts.Ifeelthereareanumberofreasons
forthis.
Somepeopleblamethefactthatwearesurrounded byshopsselling unhealthy,fatty
foodssuchaschipsandfriedchicken,atlowprices.Thishascreated a
wholegeneration ofadultswho havenevercookedamealforthemselves.Ifthere
werefeweroftheserestaurants,thenchildrenwould notbetemptedto buytake-away
food.
Thereisanotherargumentthatblamesthe parentsforallowingtheirchildrento
becomeoverweight.Itendtoagreewiththisview, becausegoodeating habits begin
earlyinlife,long beforechildrenstartto visitfastfood outlets.Ifchildrenaregiven
chipsandchocolateratherthan nourishingfood, orarealwaysallowedtochoosewhat
theyeat,theywillgoforthesweetandsaltyfoodseverytime,andthiswillcarry on
throughouttheirlives.
Thereisathirdfactor, however,whichcontributestothesituation.Childrenthese days
takeverylittleexercise.They do notwalktoschool.Whenthey gethome,theysitin
frontofthetelevision ortheircomputersand play video games.Notonlyisthisan
unhealthy pastime,italso givesthemtimetoeatmorejunkfood.Whatthey needisto
go outsideand playactive gamesorsport.
Thetwo viewsdiscussed playanequal
roleincontributingtotheproblem, butIthinkwehavetoencourageyoung peopleto be
moreactive,aswellassteeringthemawayfromfastfood outletsand badeating habits.
Weneedtohaveabalancedapproach.
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balanced viewintheconclusion.Mainideas:Firstsentenceofthesecond paragraph;
firstandsecondsentencesof
thethird paragraph;secondsentenceofthefourth paragraph.
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