1 SPEAKING A stereotype is an idea that most people have about a type of person.
Read the stereotypes about teenagers. Do you agree or disagree?
a ‘They don’t think about the future.’
b ‘They aren’t interested in the real world.’
c ‘They don’t do any exercise.’
d ‘They’re only interested in playing computer games.
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2 Study Active Reading. Read the text and match quotes a–d from Exercise 1 with comments 1–4.
Answers:
1b 2d 3a 4c
a. They don’t think about the future.
b. They aren’t interested in the real world.
c. They don’t do any exercise.
d. They’re only interested in playing computer games.
3 Read comments 1–4 on page 8 again and choose the correct answers.
1 Eman thinks that teenagers
A prefer talking about news to reading news.
B are only interested in the news.
C care about the real world.
2 What do we know about Osama’s taste in television programmes?
A It’s often similar to his parents’.
B It’s very different from his brother’s.
C It’s mainly modern.
3 Hamed thinks that teenagers
A often have jobs.
B think more about their hobbies than getting a job.
C relax too much.
4 Mariam says she
A often eats unhealthy food.
B loves computer games.
C does a lot of sport
Answers: 1 c 2 a 3 b 4 c
4 Match the highlighted phrasal verbs in the comments on page 8 with their meanings.
1 to return to a place
2 to try to find information in a book or on a computer
3 to not leave your home
4 to play something, such as a song
Answers:
1 get back 2 look up 3 stay in 4 put on
5 Complete the questions with the highlighted phrasal verbs in the comments on page 8. Then in pairs, ask and answer these questions.
1 When you get back from school, do you do your homework or relax first?
2 Do you ever stay in on Saturday night?
3 How often do you put on a favourite song when you get up?
4 What kind of information do you often look up on your phone?
Answers:
They are about adults.
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6 REFLECT| Society Read the quotes. Which group of people are they about? Do you agree with the quotes? Discuss in groups.
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7 SPEAKING In groups, think of other stereotypical views teenagers have of adults. Are they always true?
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