by JAGUL & JOE

Beware the New Puritans

Some firms are refusing to hire workers considered too fat. The city of Athens in Georgia tested prospective employees for cholesterol and turn down those whose levels exceeded a certain amount.

A company in Pennsylvania will not hire anybody who rides a motorcycle.

Turner Broadcasting , which includes Cable News Network, bans smokers in and out of the workplace.' If they found that somebody was smoking away from the office, we'd probably arrange counselling for them,' said the spokeswoman.

Adapted by Julio Aguilera

READING COMPREHENSION

  1. Where is the city?
  2. What are the companies refusing to do?
  3. Why?

VOCABULARY

  1. Give a synonym for "COMPANY"
  2. Give an oppossite for "TAKE ADVANTAGE OF
  3. Write a sentence with "CHOLESTEROL"
  4. Write a sentence with "CONSELLING"

GRAMMAR

  1. Complete the following sentence "If their levels were high...."
  2. Put this sentence into passive voice "They found somebody smoking away from the office"
  3. Join these sentences " Turner Broadcasting bans smokers in and out of the workplace. This enterprise include Cable News Network"
  4. Reported Speech " Will a company hire anybody? asked the spokewoman"

PRODUCTION

  1. Must we smoke at office?
  2. Unemployment

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