I in the beginning put it down to a simple case of exam nerves. My daughter Sarah had just tumed sixteen and was studying hard for her GCSE I knew she'd do well as she was top of the class in all her subjects at school and 5 had always besen is high achiever. But as the time for the exams drew nearer, her behaviour started to change drastically.

Sarah became sullen and withdrawn. She wasn't the lively teenager I knew. But the most worrying thing of all was 10 that she was hardly eating anything. She refused to eat with the rest of the family and was having only light snacks in her room. At the time I didn't want to make a big deal of 4, as i thought I'd just make her more anxious about her exams. I was convinced that once she'd taken the exams, she would 15 soon settle down and everything would get back to normal

But it didn't, In fact, it got worse. By the middle of the summer, Sarah had become very skinny and pale. She also had wild mood swings, bursting into tears or becoming enraged by the slightest thing. I should say at 20 this point that my initial reactions to this situation weren't very helpful. We had huge fights about her being too thin and I tried to persuade her to eat more, but she just turned her nose up at everything I offered her. When nothing I sald or did seemed to make any difference. I really felt at al 25 complete loss about what else I could do or who I could turn to. I was desperate. After a lot of thought I realised that I would have to try other tactics. Screaming and tearing

my hair out were definitely not improving the situation. I started by looking up eating disorders on various 30 websites, to get as much information as I could, and what I found out almost scared me to death. Anorexia nervosa is a condition that typically affects teenage girls. There are a

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variety of reasons as to why it can deve said to be because of a distorted body self esteem. Some young women thin even when they are not, and feel that or worthless. The media have been so role in the rise of eating disorders in me of the way they portray women Using in adverts in glossy magazines and on factor in encouraging young women with beauty, glamour and success

Iwas shocked to discover that this de damage the iteart and make Dones brittle However, the most frightening aspect of t in 10% of cases it leads to the death o Information was temfying, but it helped m with the fact that someone with a seve needs love and support and urgent medi

It took a lot of calm and gentle pers tearful daughter to agree to go with me specialises in eating disorders. That was the road to recovery has besin jong and two months in hospital to get her weight o since then she has been seeing a psych deal with the underlying causes of the pr

It was tough for me, too. I felt very ness that somehow it was my faul mother who had caused her daughter so had started to starve herselt But we've through it together Now Sarah starting university, the colour has returne and she is back to being the vibrant yo wus belore the whole dreadful nightmare

At first, the writer believed her daughter's behaviour had changed because Sarah

A was worried about academic success.

B had always been very intelligent.

C was having problems at school

D had just turned sixteen.

2

When the writer noticed that Sarah was not eating, she

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A thought that this was normal.

B decided not to make a fuss about it.

C was sure it would get worse.

3

4 Where did the writer find out more about her daughter's problem!

D made Sarah eat her meals alone.

The writer says that during the summer

A her daughter began to get better.

B she continued to remain calm.

C she and Sarah argued a lot

D she and Sarah stopped speaking.

A on television

Bin magazines

C in advertisements

D on the Internet

3 Where might you find this text! What is the writer's purpose (to inform, to entertain etc)! What message does the text carry!

Fillin, mood, Ing, body, Hake sentences based on the test using the

phrases.

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deal 7 just

of the class

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on 12

Explain the underlined lidiores. Make sentences using them

Hatch the words in bod with

5 What alarmed the writer the most

about her daughter's problem?

A It could cause heart problems.

B. It weakens bone tissue

C It can sometimes be fatal.

D Sarah would need treatment.

Getting Sarah to seek professional help

A took several years.

B required patience

C was quite easy to do

D led to instant recovery

The writer felt guilty because

A she felt she wasn't a good mother.

B she knew the condition was all her fault.

C. she had been too tough on her daughter

D her daughter was never the same again.

How did the writer's attitude change during the time of the events?

A She felt rejected by her daughter

B She became more aware about the problem

C She realised the situation was hopeless,

D She started to appreciate Sarah more.

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