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Resource 1.1a

Newspaper article in need of improvement

Shape up to the New YearHow fit are you. You don’t have to be an olimpic athlete to be fit your fitness level should match your lifestyle. Metropolitan News has produced shape up to the new year as a guide to local activities’ in in the area which may suit you and help you lead a more healthy and enjoyable life.

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Resource 1.1b

Newspaper article in need of improvement

If you feel good you look good. Being fit not only makes you look better it has many advantages for your health. It strengthenens your heart and improves circulation and also help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol levels, and control your weight all of which reduce you’re risk of suffereing from a serious illnesses such as heart disease or diabetes.Most exercise is good for your body but the best excercies for your hart are those that build you’re stamina. Staminas excercises caN include a brisk walk or jog, swimming or cucling at a good pace or even a arobic workout.

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Resource 1.1c

Newspaper article in need of improvement

The golden rule of exercise is to start gently and build up gently. To be effective it is recommended by experts to do it two to three sessions perweek of at least twenty minutes each time. Varying your activity keeps you motivated and makes exercise more fun so go along and look at what your local sports’ centre has to offer.

You can start to exercise at any time of life but older folk should consult there doctor before participatting in anything too strenuous before you start it is wise to get a check up.

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Resource 1.1d

Newspaper article in need of improvement

Maintaining a healthy weight will help your overall fitness. don’t turn to crash diet’s, appetite suppressant’s or any other fad’s as thses are only likely to be effective in the short term if at all, the waight will soon reappear. Think long term do try to adapt your lifestyle and eating habits Remember that the most efective way to lose weight is by modifying your eating habit’s and taking reguler exercise.There are many alternative ways to keep fit and healthy see the advertsisements in this feature for some ideas of how you can chose to benefit And shape up to the new year

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Resource 1.2a

Final draft newspaper article

Shape up to the New Year

How fit are you? You don’t have to be an Olympic athlete to be fit; your fitness level should match your lifestyle. Metropolitan News has produced ‘Shape up to the New Year’ as a guide to local activities in the area which may suit you and help you lead a more healthy and enjoyable life.

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Resource 1.2b

Final draft newspaper article

If you feel good you look good! Being fit not only makes you look better, it has many advantages for your health. It strengthens your heart and improves circulation. It can also help lower your blood pressure and cholesterol level, and control your weight, all of which reduce your risk of suffering from serious illnesses such as heart disease or diabetes. Most exercise is good for your body, but the best exercises for your heart are those that build your stamina. Stamina exercises can include a brisk walk or jog, swimming or cycling at a good pace, or an aerobic workout.

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Resource 1.2c

Final draft newspaper article

The golden rule of exercise is to start gently and build up gradually. To be effective, experts recommend two to three sessions per week, of at least twenty minutes each time. Varying your activity keeps you motivated and makes exercise more fun; so go along and look at what your local sports centre has to offer.You can start to exercise at any time of life, but older people should consult their doctor before participating in anything too strenuous. Before you start it is wise to get a check-up.

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Resource 1.2d

Final draft newspaper article

Maintaining a healthy weight will help your overall fitness. Don’t turn to crash diets, appetite suppressants or any other fads as these are only likely to be effective in the short term if at all; the weight will soon reappear. Think long-term – try to adapt your lifestyle and eating habits. Remember that the most effective way to lose weight is by modifying your diet and taking regular exercise.There are various ways to keep fit and healthy: see the advertisements in this feature for some ideas on how you can choose to benefit and ‘Shape up to 2006’.

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Resource 4.1a

What features help make writing clear to the reader?

At whole text level:

• Ideas are organised into paragraphs

• Related points are grouped together

• The piece has a good beginning and ending

• Cohesion helps the ideas link together

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Resource 4.1b

What features help make writing clear to the reader?

At sentence level:

• A variety of sentences adds interest

• Complex sentences are used to combine ideas and add meaning

• Punctuation is used to help the reader follow meaning, e.g. use of commas, semicolons, colons, speech marks, ellipsis, dashes, parentheses

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Resource 4.1c

What features help make writing clear to the reader?

At word level:

• Word choice, e.g. use of correct terms, adjectives and adverbial words and phrases to add interest and variety, strong verbs

• Accurate punctuation, e.g. apostrophes

• Accurate spelling