I. Complete the text with the right verb tenses.(Past Simple,Past Continuous,Past Perfect) In the eighties, teens ____________ (not have) mobile phones. In their free time, the ___
(use) to go out together and they only ____________(go) to the disco at weekends. This how they ____________(spend) afternoons, while some of them ____________(listen) to music, others _____________(play) cards or other games. The generation before them _________
(already/enjoy) some freedom.
J. Complete the text with the words in the box:
devices / consumption / multimedia / computers / world / information / skilled / inhabit
The world today’s teens ___________ is very different from the one their parents grew up in. They spend most of their time in ______________ centres, using “new media” such as ____________, the Internet, video games and mobile phones at the same time. These ____________ have become extensions of themselves, indispensable social accessories.
But what is the impact of this media ____________? On the positive side, this multitasking kids tend to be extraordinarily good at finding and manipulating_____________. And presumably because modern childhood tilts towards visual rather than print media, they are_____________ at analysing visual data and images. No doubt they seem better prepared for today’s _____________.
K. Writing. Write a letter or an email telling a British teenager what is it like to be a teenager in … (your country). You may refer to topics such as: school, friends, family, free time, music, gadgets, the Internet, problems, worries etc…
