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Instructions Read the text below. In most of the lines there is a spelling or a punctuation error. When you find a spelling error write the word correctly on the right. When you find a punctuation error, write the punctuation mark and the word on either side of it. If the line is correct, write 'OK'.

Food for Students

Example:
0 Your - You're
00 its - it's
000 OK

0 Your at university, you've got your freedom and you can
00 stay up all night without anybody telling you its time you were
000 in bed. However, who's there to make sure you eat properly?
1 Food can be a case of "out of sight, out of mind for students.
2 If you are constently lethargic and struggling to concentrate
3 on your work, then it may be time to take a look at your diet.
4 Just because you're a poor student doesn't mean you can't eat
5 like a king. Eat wholewheet bread instead of the white variety
6 as it's more filling and more nutritious. If you're relient on the
7 university refectory and don't have a kitchen of your own, make
8 some salads. Particularly important are the vitamins, that
9 keep our nervous system healthy. If you suffer sleeplesness
10 and depression you have symtoms of a lack of vitamin B.
11 Follow all the advise for healthy eating and enjoy your student
12 years to their full potential. Treat your body with respect and
13 it will serve you well. When you go to the ceremony to recieve
14 your degree, not only will all those years' of hard study be
15 rewarded but you will also have established sound eating habits for life.

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