In most lines of this text there is one unnecessary word. It is either incorrect grammatically, or does not fit the sense of the text. Write the unnecessary word in the space beside the text. Tick (√) each correct line. There are two examples at the beginning. Transfer your answers to your answer sheet.
Talent scouts are looking for the next generation of supermodels have realized Africa’s potential. Lyndsey Mclntyre, a former model herself, recently opened one agency’s first African office. “African women are being graceful and serene” she says. “These qualities could to make them do very well in this business.” However, spotting supermodels is rarely easy, as well Mclntyre discovered when she visited the Orma tribe of remote north- eastern Kenya, whose women are reported to be especially striking. “The tribal leaders were a bit suspicious and I wasn’t allowed to be meet many of their girls,” she explains. Another problem is that the reports aren’t always reliable. Mclntyre discovered this when one of village’s “most beautiful girls” turned out to be its heaviest ones. She had to explain that Western advertisers prefer far slimmer women. The Orma are not alone in believing fat it is beautiful. In a recent Africa-wide beauty contest, all the Uganda contestants were disqualified for being a little too large around the hips. “I don’t understand the fashion industry’s obsession with small hips,” said one judge for the contest. “But because we want the girls to succeed and to see African models working internationally, we give the industry what it wants”
