Prime Time 6, Coursebook mit Audio-CD und DVD

Listening: Dealing with your teenager’s friends you don’t like a) You are going to listen to a psychologist talking on the radio about how parents should deal with their kids’ problematic friends. First you will have 45 seconds to study the task below, then you will hear the recording twice. While listening, choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each question (1–4). Put a cross ( ✘ ) in the correct box. The first one (0) has been done for you. 0 What could happen if parents criticise their teenagers’ friends too openly according to the psychologist? a) The teenagers might get problems at school. b) The friends’ parents might have a bad influence on the teenagers. c) The teenagers might change their opinion. d) The teenagers might spend even more time with those friends. ✘ 1 What do parents actually communicate to their kids if they criticise their friends? a) That they are not interested in their teenagers’ lives. b) That they don’t think their teenager is able to make friends with the right kind of people. c) That they have a wrong idea of what friendship means. d) That they aren’t allowed to have their own opinion. 2 What does the psychologist recommend with regard to talking to one’s teenager about their friends? a) Parents shouldn’t talk about their worries. b) Parents should ask their teenagers how they feel about their friends. c) Parents shouldn’t start a fight with their teenagers. d) Parents should comment on their teenager rather than on their friends. 3 According to the psychologist, which of the following sentences should be used by parents? a) “You mustn’t hang out with Sarah and Sue again.” b) “You don’t seem to enjoy things the way you used to; not even playing football.” c) “Have you ever asked yourself why your friend always fails at tests?” d) “You are not as happy as usual. I’m sure this has to do with your friend Sue.” 4 Why might parents be successful if they let their teenager come to their own conclusions? a) It’s easier for teenagers to change something than if they have to follow their parents’ orders. b) Parents might feel frustrated if they come right out and say what they think. c) It doesn’t take much time for the kids. d) The relationship between the parents is not at risk. b) What might be some reasons parents give for not liking their teenager’s friends? c) What could a teen do if their parents don’t like their friends? A letter to an advice columnist a) With a partner, look at the letter to an advice columnist below. b) Collect a few suggestions that could be helpful for the father who has written that letter. 3 1.1 4 Dear Tom, My tenth grade daughter has begun hanging out with a friend who looks and acts as if she were eighteen. She spends most of her time with boys who are two or three years older than her, smoking cigarettes. While my daughter respects the curfew we’ve imposed on her, any time I touch the topic of her friend she becomes extremely angry and defensive – but it’s hard for me to stand by and say nothing. What do you think? Yours sincerely, Worried Dad 11 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv