16 Unit 01 | Way to grow! Happy 16? Below you will find a list of activities that people from an older generation remember doing when they were teenagers. Read through the list with a partner. Which of these things are you glad teenagers no longer do? Agree on one. 1 Talking to your friend’s parents on the landline before getting to talk to your friend. 2 Finding a payphone and spare change to call your parents to ask them to pick you up. 3 Recording your favourite song from the radio on tape (with the DJ talking in the last 20 seconds of it). 4 Doing maths without a calculator because they are banned. 5 Flipping through card catalogues to find books in a library. Can you think of other things your parents or grandparents (had to) do that you no longer do? Work in small groups and create a list to share with the rest of your class. Now think of three activities that you (have to) do today and that you don’t think your children or grandchildren will recognise. Discuss what the next generations might do instead and come up with creative solutions. Example: They won’t have to pay in cash because their avatars will do it for them with digital money. Here’s a list of issues that some people think will always be problematic for teenagers, no matter when. Do you agree? Give reasons for your answers. SPEAKING 21a b c 22 a feeling good about your changing body b coping with bullying in any form c finding a boyfriend/girlfriend d scheduling enough time for studying and for hanging out with friends e living up to your parents’ expectations f giving in to peer pressure g being recognised and respected by your peers h finding good role models i living up to the images of teenagers that the media make popular j doing recreational drugs k your ideas: Listen to Hannah and Lizzie talking about their family and friends. Which of the topics in 22 do they talk about? Tick them off. Now listen again. Take notes on the details of the issues mentioned. Is it always bad if parents want their kids to get good grades? Come up with three reasons why Emily’s mum and dad act the way they do. Work in pairs or groups of three. Write a dialogue between Emily and her mother (pair work) or Emily and her parents (group work). Then roleplay it and record yourselves with your phone. Here are some ideas: Because she’s grounded, Emily tries to persuade her mother/her parents to let Lizzie and Steve visit. Emily received a bad grade on the test and tells her mother/her parents. Emily tells her mother/her parents about Steve being her boyfriend. Play your recordings in class and vote on which one sounds the most realistic. Some people say your teenage years are the best years of your life. Considering all the aspects of teenage life you have discussed in this unit, do you think this is true? Make lists of what you like/dislike about being a teenager and compare with a partner. LISTENING 23a 02 b WRITING + SPEAKING 24 a b c WRITING 25 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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