Directed Writing (Speech) :
Obesity
has been on the rise with more and more young people becoming obese. Your
school has decided to launch a 'Health Week' to raise awareness among students
about the need to be more health conscious. As Chairperson of the school's
organising committee, you have been asked to give a speech on health
consciousness.
Below are some notes you have made on the
reasons why young people are obese and suggestions to reduce weight. Write out
the speech that you would give.
Reasons
·
Improper eating habits
·
Eating too much junk food
· Too many calories
·
Lack of exercise
· Lazy lifestyle
Suggestions
·
Exercise – 3 times a week
·
Reduce food intake
·
Reduce sugar and fat intake
·
Change eating habits
· Have fixed time for eating
·
Eat small meals
A very good
morning to Puan Veronica Nathan, Headmistress of S.M.K. Taman Permata, teachers
and fellow students. As you are aware, our school is organising 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
organising committee, I would like to give a talk on health consciousness.
There are many reasons why young people are
obese. Firstly, continuous improper eating habits causes one to be obese.
Eating too much fast food or junk food such as potato chips, fries and crackers
in between meals is a reason why many youngsters are putting on weight nowdays.
All these food items contain extra calories that are not needed by the body and
thus are stored as fat.
In addition, most young people dread exercising.
They prefer to hang out in shopping malls and Internet cafes rather than
exercise. Without proper exercise, they do not work off the extra fat stored
and thus become overweight.
Another
reason is their lifestyles. In most homes, there are maids to do the housework.
Young people tend to be lazy. They tend to be less active and lose extra weight
slower or not at all.
However, there are many ways for a person to
lose weight. Here are some, suggestions on how you can lose those extra
unwanted pounds. Exercise is the key to losing weight. You should exercise at
least three times a week in order to burn extra fat that is stored in your
body. The easiest exercise you can do is brisk walking. Walking is simple, easy
and cheap. All you have to do is take a brisk walk around the neighbourhood to
lose some weight.
You will also
have to reduce the intake of food. If you eat two bowls of rice for lunch and
dinner, reduce the amount of rice to one bowl. In addition, lowering the intake
of food that is high in sugar such as sweets, cakes, chocolate and carbonated
drinks will help you lose weight.
Lastly, changing eating habits will help you
control your weight. You have to adopt proper eating habits in order to lose
weight. Eating a lot of vegetables and fruit instead of junk food helps to
reduce your weight. Eating three meals a day at a fixed time will also help you
to lose weight. Alternatively, instead of having three meals a day, you can
have five small meals a day so as not to feel hungry.
Before I conclude, I hope my talk has been
helpful. I hope you have gained some insight into the problem of obesity among
young people and learnt ways to control your weight. Thank you.
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