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Georgia Davis

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obesity

Do you agree or disagree with the following statements? Why?

obesity is self inflicted

obese people are lazy people

obese people eat all the time

It is easier to lose the first 100 kilos than to lose the last 5 kilos

there is no cure for obesity

the NHS should not have to pay for treating obesity

doctors say that obesity leads to premature death

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Georgia Davis

What do you think?

How old do you think she is?

How much do you think she weighs?

Do you think she has already successfully lost weight?

Do you think she eats a healthy diet?

Do you think she does regular exercise?

Which picture is ‘before’ and which is ‘after’?

scoopMatch the words on the left with their definitions on the right

He tipped the scales at 115kg

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Quarter -Tonne Teen

Read and complete with the words below

A British teenager has ______ the scales at 599lbs (271kg) aged just 17.Despite being sent to a US fat camp where she ______ 210lbs (95kg),Georgia Davis' weight has ______ back up to make her the nation's firstteen to ______ a quarter of a tonne.She said despite being taught how to exercise and ______ a healthy dietat the Wellspring Academy in North Carolina, she just can't ______ eatingwhen she feels sad about her ever-increasing ______ .Georgia told The Sun newspaper:

"I try not to think about it too much, otherwise I panic and itmakes my eating problem ______ - but I do know it is serious. Thisis my problem and I know I have to solve it again just like I have inthe past. But I'm only human and I'd be ______ if I said I didn'tneed support."

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Interview with Georgia Davis

Can you rewrite the questions? What do you think her answers are?

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scoopComprehension questions

1. What does Georgia Davis say to people who say that her weight problem is her fault?

2. What type of bed does Georgia have?3. Can you describe her typical day?4. What sport does she do with her friends?5. When did her father die?6. What does she use food for?7. What will Georgia do in America?8. Why can’t her mother go with her?9. What have the doctors told her about her weight?10. What are her hopes for the future?

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Interview with Geogia Davis

Roleplay the interview

How much/weigh/at the moment?What/say/people/you are fat?Describe/typical day?What person/like/to be?How/become that person?What/doctors/say/about weight?What/hopes/future?