TEENAGERS: PAST AND PRESENT
Pre-reading
Before you start reading the text below
discuss the following statements about teenagers.
1.
Today’s teenagers are care
free.
2.
Teenagers from the past were
very intelligent.
1.4.2.
Reading
Teenagers are
people whose age runs from thirteen to nineteen. This is an age in which the
child tries it’s better to be seen and fights for recognition from others. This
in many cases leads to conflicts with parents and guardians as teenagers ends
up doing what adults consider incorrect.As for teenagers, they view their
parents as outdated and too strict. Some even think that their parents do not
want them to have fun or enjoy themselves.
1.4.3. Vocabulary
Match the words from the first column with a similar meaning
in the right.
a) strict 1.
talking
b) guardian 2. stern
c) chatting 3.
principal
d) recognition 4. protector
e) dominant 5. Identification
1.4.4. Comprehension
Read the text again and answer the questions.
1. who are teenagers?
2. Why don't many teenagers agree with their parents?
1.4.5. Grammar
Remember:
Second conditional
Use: to show an unreal situation and its probable result.
Form: If+ past simple, would/ wouldn't+ infinitive
Examples:
a) If the Beatles were still together, I would go to their
concert.
b) If I saw the ghost, I would talk to it.
Complete
the sentences with the correct form of the verb.
1. If he ________ (have) money, he _____________
(buy) a fast car.
2. If it ______ (rain), they ________ (stay) at home.
3. If he _________(try) drugs, he ________ (be) sick.
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Activity 1.4.3. Vocabulary |
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1. strict stern |
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2. guardian protector |
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3. chatting talking |
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recognition identification |
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5. dominant principal |
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Activity 1.4.4. Reading and comprehension |
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1. Teenagers are
people whose age runs from thirteen to nineteen. |
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2. Because they
view their parents as outdated and too strict. |
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Activity1.4.5. Grammar |
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1. had would buy |
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2. rained would stay |
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3. tried would be |
