Healthy lifestyles
Examiner:
Do you th in k people in y o u r c o u n try are less h e a lth y th a n the y used to be?
Candidate:
Yes, d e fin ite ly . I w o u ld a rg u e th a t th e in v e n tio n of TV has led to pe op le be in g m u c h
to o s e d e n ta ry . I k n o w s o m e pe op le w h o re fu s e to have a te le v is io n be cau se th e y th in k
th a t w ith o u t one th e y a re m u c h m o re lik e ly to keep a c tiv e - i t ’s a ll to o easy to b e com e a
coach p o ta to . A ls o , m o s t pe op le w o r k in o ffic e s so th e y ju s t s it in a c h a ir a ll day lo ng and
o n ly m ove to go to th e p h o to c o p ie r. T h a t's v e ry u n h e a lth y . P eople used to w o rk th e la nd
and so be on th e go fro m m o rn in g t i l l n ig h t. O be sity w a s u n k n o w n th e n , exce pt a m o ng
th e s u p e r ric h , I im a g in e .
Examiner:
How can we en cou rage young people to stay healthy?
Candidate:
P arents s ho uld set a good exam ple. B ut I s tro n g ly believe th a t s ch o o ls have a c ru c ia l role to
play. Not only can they o ffe r a w id e range of s p o rts fo r c h ild re n to play, the y can teach th e m
ab ou t ea ting a balanced diet, and th e negative e ffects of ea tin g ju n k food and not exercising.
If c h ild re n d o n 't h e a r a ll th is fro m hom e, the y have to he ar it fro m s om e w h ere, and I w o u ld
arg ue th a t it's the scho ols' re s p o n s ib ility . Once they get a taste fo r playing s p o rts , the y w ill
love th e sense of ach ie vem en t it can give you and the fe e lin g of c a m a ra d e rie w ith y o u r team
m ates, and th e n h o p e fu lly the y w o n 't ever w a n t to stop playing s p o rts .
Examiner:
S hould g o v e rn m e n ts in te rv e n e to force people to be h e a lth ie r?
Candidate:
H m m , I'm h ig h ly s c e p tic a l o f th e idea th a t g o v e rn m e n ts s h o u ld fo rc e t h e ir c itiz e n s to
be h e a lth y . P eo ple o u g h t to be e n c o u ra g e d to lead h e a lth y live s, b u t n o t fo rc e d to . T hey
c o u ld , fo r e x a m p le , ru n an ad c a m p a ig n s h o w in g p e o p le h o w to e a t a b a la n c e d d ie t - th a t
you need to e a t so m e c a rb o h y d ra te s , s o m e v e g e ta b le s and fr u it , so m e m e a t and so on.
I th in k m o s t pe op le d o n 't k n o w th a t. B u t I'm u n c o n v in c e d th a t try in g to fo rc e p e o p le in to
h e a lth y h a b its w o u ld w o r k be cau se w h e n b u llie d lik e th a t pe op le te n d to re s e n t it and
re a c t by s tic k in g even m o re f ir m ly w ith t h e ir u n h e a lth y life s ty le s . The one are a w h e re
I s tro n g ly b e lie v e le g is la tio n is n e c e s s a ry is w ith s m o k in g . S m o k e rs can h a rm o th e rs
th ro u g h pa ssive s m o k in g so th e y s h o u ld no t be a llo w e d to s m o k e in p u b lic pla c e s . In
fa c t, th is has ju s t re c e n tly been o u tla w e d in m y c o u n try .
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