Prime Time 7, Coursebook plus Semester Self-checks

Goals • Discuss teenage issues. • Summarise the plot of a story. • Evaluate media language. • Describe human characters. Speaking: What it means to grow up In an online survey respondents were asked to name the best thing about being a child or young person living in England. This was an open-ended question, so that the respondents could reply exactly as they wanted to. Their answers were grouped together in the broad themes shown above. You’ve been asked to present the results at a UNICEF conference on teenage values. In your presentation you should: • describe the results of the survey above • interpret the results in detail • compare the results to what you would have expected 3  Adolescence is perhaps nature’s way of preparing parents to welcome the empty nest. (Karen Savage and Patricia Adams, The Good Stepmother ) 53 11% 10% 9% 7% 7% 7% What is the worst thing about being a child or oung person living in England? Age restrictions Lack of respect for teenagers Violence, crime and not feeling safe Bullying Nothing Not being listened to 16% 15% 13% 10% 13% 9% What is the best thing about being a child or young person living in England? Being privileged, e.g. free healthcare, free education, rich countr&, no wars Friends/Famil& Rights/Democrac&/Freedom Leisure opportunities, sport, parks Education Fun, pla&ing Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv