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The perfect body

Most people were surprised when Renee Zellweger got the part of Bridget in the film Bridget Jone’s Diary. The film is about a young woman who worries about work, her weight and men. Zellweger is a slim American woman – completely different from Bridget who is English and overweight.

So, what did Zellweger do to get the part right? She had lessons to improve her English accent and she put on about eleven kilos. For several months she didn’t do any exercise and she ate a lot of pizza, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate. Although it was fun at first, she often felt quite sick.

 Zellweger put the weight on because she thought it was important to be as real as possible. She was surprised, however, by people’s criticism. People criticized her for being fat when she put on weight for the film. They often criticized her again for being too skinny when she lost weight after the film. She realized it’s almost impossible to have the perfect body in the eyes of media.

So why did she do it? Well, money was probably one reason. On top of her $ 15 million salary, she earned $ 225.000 for every kilo she put on. That’s an extra $ 2.5 million! And she didn’t stop there. A British slimming magazine paid her $ 3.5 million to lose all the weight again. So perhaps Zellweger doesn’t need to care about the criticism when she earns all this money!                                                                                                                              Task 1.  Put « +» if the statement is true and « - » if the statement is false

1. Most people thought Zellweger was the wrong person for the part of Bridget Jones.
2. Zellweger was unsure about talking part of Bridget.
3. She learnt to speak like an English person.
4. She ate a lot and exercised a lot.
5. She put on weight to feel like Bridget Jones.
6. She earned $ 2.5 million for every kilo she put on.

Task 2.  Choose a correct answer

1. Most people were _______  when Renee got the role of Bridget.

    a. surprised

    b. happy

    c. upset

2. She often felt quite______ while eating fattening food.                                                                                a. unsure

b. doesn’t have a very successful career                

c. is not afraid to change if it’s necessary for the role

4. Why did she gain some kilos?

a. the only reason was money

b. she thought it was important for the role

c. she wanted to show everyone that it’s easy to lose all the weight afterwards

5. What was people’s reaction for Renee’s weight changes?

     a. People criticized her for being fat or too skinny  

b. People were envious that she put on some weight so easily

c. They felt sorry for her

6. For several months she didn’t do any exercise and_____.

a. watched TV all the time

b. didn’t eat at all

c. she ate a lot of pizza, peanut butter sandwiches and chocolate.

Keys: 1  

1 T, 2 T, 3 T, 4 F, 5 T, 6 T

2

1 a, 2 c, 3 c, 4 b, 5 a, 6 c