Grammar for ielts fiona Aish & Jo Tomlinson ■L& 11

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Read the paragraphs from an IELTS Writing Task 
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and write the noun, sentence or idea
that the underlined reference word matches. The first one has been done for you.
What are the causes and effects of obesity and how does it affect society?
One of the largest causes of obesity is the rising cost of food over the years. Although 
nowadays many superm arkets claim that (1) they provide low cost food, fru it and 
vegetables have increased considerably in price. (2) This means that it is more d iffic u lt fo r 
low income fam ilies to feed th e ir children fresh, healthy food. As a result, we have seen a 
rise in obesity and other health related problem s. (3) These issues have negative effects on 
healthcare and education. For example, my m o th e r w orrie s that (4) she w ill not be able to 
cook healthy m eals fo r her fam ily if food costs continue to increase.
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Unit 16
A nother cause is the fact that many young people do not know how to cook. T heir parents 
have not taught (5) them the basic cooking skills. Learning (6) these w ould help improve 
young people's knowledge of nu trition . Cooking is not d ifficu lt, in fact (7) it can be fun!
At the m om ent, often when young people leave home a ll [8] they do is eat processed 
m eals. (9) These do not contain enough n u tritio n and have too much fat and sugar. 
U nfortunately many people in m odern society have become addicted to (10) th e m .
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