- ID
- 1992148
- Banca
- Aeronáutica
- Órgão
- EEAR
- Ano
- 2011
- Provas
- Disciplina
- Inglês
- Assuntos
The “Freshman Fifteen”
A freshman is a first-year college student. “Fifteen” refers to fifteen pounds – the fifteen pounds added to a student’s weight in his or her first year. There are a number of reasons why first-year university students gain weight; but it’s encouraging to know that freshmen don’t have to add these harmful fifteen pounds.
(Taken from Active Skills for Reading)
GLOSSARY pound – libra (unidade monetária e medida de peso equivalente a 454 gramas)
According to the text, the “freshman fifteen” is