Read the cartoons. Which one do you like the most? Why? Are you in any way similar to the teens in the cartoons? DON'T THEY KNOW 519 vou TO GO 1 TOLD YO! Hl OUTSIDE AND PLAY! What's wrong, Suzie? Are yo, haven't checked your pho to talk about teen issues (siblings, friendship, technology habits, sports, music) to describe someone's personality to refer to the present and the past to talk about past habits to make comparisons to talk about what you like and dislike to write two paragraphs describing a person to start, maintain and end a conversation to introduce yourself and present aspects of your life (family, friends, where you live, school life, interests, etc.) to link your ideas with and, but, so, because and or to write a blog post presenting yourselfListen and read. Which are positive and which are negative qualities? Write P or 'V. Do you have any of these qualities? 1. Acontident person feels sure about what he/she can do. 2. A stubborn person doesn't change his/her mind easily. 3. Abossy person likes telling others what to do all the time. 4. Akind person cares about others and is helpful and friendly. 5. An easy-going person is relaxed and happy, and not easily upset, annoyed or worried. Aquick-tempered person gets angry quickly, without having a good reason. 7. An outgoing person is friendly and enjoys meeting other people . A selfish person doesn't think about other people's feelings or needs. Discuss. + Do you like watching videos on the Internet? + What tsa viog? you think the girl is angry? + Have you got any favourite Listen to the dialogues and vloggers? What are their check your answers. Then Billy B Dylan Andy Billy B Andy Billy B Dylan Billy B Andy Billy B Dylan Billy B videos about? Look at the first pictur What is the young man with the cap doing? Look at the last picture. Why do read them out in groups. This is Billy B live from Park Station. Today's topic is siblings. Hello there! Billy B!| love your videos! same here! Thanks! Have you got any brothers or sisters? I've got a brother. He's studying at university. What about you? I've got an older sister. Do you get along with your brother? It’s hard not to. He's very easy-going, you see. What's your sister like? Well, she’s very confident and outgoing, but I can't say that we get along. She's bossy and a bit quick-tempered. She always tells me what to do... and if | don't do it, she shouts at me, and we often argue. Ouch! I've got an older brother, so (IkROW ERE EEIiNg, | hope things get better. PlaFi@il@lthiere, Don't forget to check out my vlog) Portal to Grammar Grammar FF Present Simple vs Present Progressivesmmy +My brother and I usually play football after school, but today we're watching a DVD, We con't watch DVDs very often, + As Do you want to go shopping tomorrow? B: | love going shopping, but I'm visiting my grandparents tomorrow. My train leaves at ten. bola: Bl STATIVE VERBS (see. like, love, hate, want, need, understand, know, etc.) arenot Meg Dylan! Take out the rubbish immediately! Dylan Here we go again! Meg. Dylan! Are you listening to me? Hey! usually used in the Present Progressive. What are you waiting for? Dylan I'm watching the new video that Billy B has just uploaded. Meg Billy 8? Erm...'m going to my room 1. Henry never (go) out with for a minute and when | come back. friends after school. He always | don't want to see the rubbish here Gotit oe (study for amaths test Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets. (do) his homework. At the moment, he . A: Sorry, | (not come) to the barbecue tomorrow. (water) Dylan... She's bossy a match with my brother. a B: what time the matcn Me? Bossy? ‘starv? Quick-tempered? A: At half past six. And it finish) Dylaaant . at around halt past eight 7 you and your sister (get) along? B: Well, we (aot fight every € Look at the highlighted expressions in the day times dialogues and match them with their meanings 2-f. A (argue) about different things. She's a bit 1. Same here! aarae 2.1know the a Don't give up A: We (move) house next feeling . Oh, not again! week and my sister and | 3. Hong in there. . lunderstand, (argue) about the bedrooms. We both BF here we 90 . Did you understand? (want) the big one. Jj again! . Me too 5. What are you Why ont you dot Speak now’ waiting for? CLASS DISCUSSION Discuss the following. Use the prompts in the red box. 6. Got it? * What are your brothers/sisters/cousins D Read again and write T for True or F for False. fer sicters/coniaia friends like? 1. The boys have watched Billy B's + Do you always get along with them? videos before. Do you often fight? * Which two qualities do you consider most i Ovlon Is the youngest in his favniy. important in a brother/sister/cousin/friend? 3. Andy doesn’t get along with his brother. 4. Dylan's sister is always kind to him. eve Sot aun ie + We usually get along fine, but 5, Meg went to her room to do her homework. we sometimes argue about. +I believe the two most important qualities are.Rea A Answer the survey questions. Then read the facts and discuss the questions. + The average teenager in the UK spends + Do you think these facts are true for around nine hours a day online. teenagers in your country? + Over 70% of teens in the US have a + Do you think people use technology smartphone. too much? Why? / Why not? '» An average person (18-33 years old) inthe —_- Which electronic devices do people UK checks their phone 85 times a day. your age use? B Read the title and the first paragraph of the article. What is a digital detox challenge? Then read and listen to the whole article and find out more. Can you imagine a whale week without the Internet a any electronic devices, like your smartphone or table That's what teenagers at Highfield Secondary School in England experienced last month when they took part in the digital detox challenge. With smartphones and laptops, teens are constantly online, said headteacher Brent Hamilton. “Today's teenagers have never lived in a world without technology. They use their phones to listen to music, atch videos, play games, communicate with friends ‘and use social media sites.’ He believes that this is ba both for students’ performance at school and their social skills. Our Gall was to show teenagers that they can turn off their devices every now and then and still enjoy life, he continued. ‘Technology has many advantages, but teenagers have to find the rig balance, Technology shouldn't control their lives. By. turning off their devices, | hoped they would connect more with the world around themC Look at the highlighted words in the text and try G rammar to guess what they mean. Then match them with the meanings 1-5. I Past Simple 1. worried: 2. something you hope to do: 3. all the time: 4. to think very carefully about something: to focus on something: 5. good qualities: D Read again and answer the questions. 1. How long did the digital detox challenge last? 2. What do teenagers use thelr phones for? 3. According to Hamilton, why is this bad for teenagers? 4, What does Hamilton think teens must do? 5. How did Brian feel at the beginning of the challenge? Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in 6. What did Jane do in her free time during the brackets. Use used to where it is appropriate. crellene 1. Yesterday | (go) to Dan's house 7. What did Matt learn from the challenge? andwe (watch) some funny videos 8, What changed for Leslie and her friends after the challenge? on the Internet. Then we (decide) to make a video of us skateboarding. It (be) great. but we (not can) upload it. We (be) very upset. Cissus 2. A: Hey, why (you / be) late for Would you tal deton challenge? Why? / Why no? school today? | (not hear) my alarm clock and! (wake) up at 9am, Luckily, Mr Barnes (not get) angry. ‘What happened when the teenagers started the challenge? It wasn’t very easy. 3. Inthe past, Sandy (not havea Brian, 16: ‘On the first day, | felt very laptop. she (do) her homework ‘afRGUB.| kept putting my hand in my pocket on a desktop computer. Now she’s got a laptop, so to get my phone! Jane, IS: It was 80 boring in the beginning. | didn't know what to do! After a few days L Jj hough, things got better. | read books, | rode my bike and | had time for my favourite Re Speak CLASS DISCUSSION tht dts tans ern rm the nga Discus the flloninn Matt, 15: ‘it used to take me hours to finish my homework. | couldn’ Eh eve col * Gonicentrata + At what age did you get your boone ne Xo check my phone al the first phone/laptop/tablet? ime for notifications. Now | realise it’s Sea asaemea low l realise it's OK * Which electronic devices did Noni you use to have but don't eslie, 16: ‘My friends and | used to have any longer? ‘check our phones constantly when we were *iDe you thingies tite together. Now we put them aside for a while. technology too much? We talk more and have more fun’ vin cae eee * Which sites do you usually visit when you're online? she can do her homework anywhere.Read A Discuss. + Have you heard of the martial arts below? karate taekwondo aikido kungfu judo capoeira + Do you know anyone who practises a martial art? + Do you like martial arts? B 4) Look at the picture. What kind of martial art do you think these boys are into? Listen, read and check your answers. Harry Thompson, 16 NI ~ n I started practising taekwondo ‘when! was six. This year, finally became a black belt. Tmreally proud because Ross Patterson, I5 I love martial arts. When was a kid, [used to watch {tsthe highest belt colour martial arts films and and gradea person copy the different ‘can get. used to do moves!Istarted out with judo too, but not judo when Iwas very forlong. Judo was young and managed easier tolearn than toget the highest bet. taekwondo, butt was Recently. [started doing less exciting for me. taekwondo. I's the most Itsallabout trying to popular form of martial. throw your opponent artat my school, and its tothe ground. easy tosee why! It has ‘Taekwondomostly all these cool kicks.'m focuses on different not learning taekwondo as kicking techniques, and quickly oraseasily as learnt that is what [like about judo, but Im certainly not the it 1tsmy dream to open up worst student in the group! My Imy owm school one day and instructor says that ifI practise teach others this incredible sport. tana dente un Tanta Allkids should take up a martial art ales Es fustas poottas him Gna day ‘They're great exercise and alot of fun —aned. competed in the World Taekwondo ‘when you follow the rules, they're actually just as safe Championships when he was younger! Isnt he brilliant? asany other contact sport. The most important thing they teach you is how to bea better person and how to respect yourself and others. Before you answer, read both texts carefully. Sometimes the answer is not clearly stated, but is implied. C Read again and write H for Harry, R for Ross or 5 for Both. took up a new martial art recently. 5. I believe taekwondo is more difficult to learn than judo. 2. Hove the moves in taekwondo. . like my instructor. 3. want to be a martial arts instructor one day. Semmens . \ have the highest belt tial art. 4, I gave up a martial art because | wasn't enjoying it Se ee eee Vocabulary A *) Write the words in the correct category. Then listen and check your answers. skydiving sailing scuba diving tennis ice skating volleyball parachu' Discuss. © Can you add sports to the Airsports __| Winter sports1 rock climbing 6. 2) aerobics 2 3. water polo 8. 4. gymnastics 9. 5. surfing 10. _ Comparative forms | + Rollerblading is easier than ice skating. ‘can skate faster than Kate. Today martial arts are more popular than "they used to be. forms is the best player in the school ‘basketball team. | +I think skydiving is one of the most | dangerous sports. as. as can play hockey 2s well as my brother. ing isn't as exciting as skiing, than / the least... {believe basketballs ess tiring than football, but tennis is he 12 iring sport of "the three because you have short breaks. L i Pronunciation A ©) Listen and repeat. What's the difference between » and b? a.cherry b. Jerry Listen and tick (7) the sound you hear. cherry If Jerry /as/ judo technology teach future gymnastics match advantage actually B =) What verb do we use for the sports/activities below? Write play, go or do. Then listen and check your answers, Grammar GEES FF Comparison of adjectives and adverbs comp! handball athletics jogging hiking exercise adjectives or adverbs in brackets. 1 Kevin Lee jumped the (high) of all the athletes that took part in the athletics tournament. . My mum doesn't get up as (early) as my dad. My cousin says that karate is the (difficult) martial art, but | dort agree. |. A table tennis ball is, (small) than a tennis ball . OF the four films, Angry Birds is the (little) boring, 5. My new phone is not as wig) as my old one and it was ttle) expensive too. 1. Who drives, (carefully), Mark or Tom? i Speak & Write A Talk in pairs. What do you think about the sports/ activities below? Choose a pair and compare them using the adjectives in the box. exciting boring easy difficult safe dangerous popular tiring fast slow ‘snowboarding - skateboarding parachuting saling taekwondo SBR) | think snowboarding is as difficult as skateboarding. What about you? 1 disagree. | think snowboarding is more difficult and more... B Choose a pair of activities and write a few sentences comparing them.Vocabulary 1 A Discuss. y «Wa anc of se ao you ha? hip-hop jazz classical rock reggae pop heavy metal Latin traditional R&B nese mreerrananar * What's your favourite band? B 1) Listen to the sounds. Which musical instruments can you hear? C {) Complete with the word: check your answers. the box. Then listen and keyboard violin piano classical guitar flute saxophone electric guitar drums Cee Rit ue aay Listen 1 Vocabulary 2 A Read the sentences. Which of the phrases in bold mean like and which dislike? 1. Tony is crazy about Arctic Monkeys. He's got all their albums. 2. |can’tstand listening to very loud music. it gives me a headache. 3. My brother James is interested in music. He can play the violin and the saxophone. 4. Lucy is really into pop music and her favourite singer is, Taylor Swift 5. A: How can you listen to classical music? | find it horrible. B: What are you talking about? There's nothing I like more! 6. I can’t stop singing Charlie Puth’s new song. It's something else! 7. A: Do you want to come toa concert? I've got front of stage tickets. B: No, thanks. Concerts are not my thing. A: Really? ma big fan of, concerts. | enjoy watching artists perform live. B ) Read the extracts below from the dialogues in Listen 1 and complete each gap with fone word. Then listen and check your answers. 1. A: You play the violin, right? B: | used to. Now | play the flute. A: Nicel 'ma big of the flute. 2. A:| didn’t know that you were in jazz. B: Im not. | find ita little But my mum thinks it's else! 42) Listen to two short dialogues and answer the questions. Choose a, b oF c. Dialogue 1 What musical instrument did the boy use to play in the school orchestra? a. the violin bb. the piano «¢. the flute Dialogue 2 What is true about the girl? a. She has a big CD collection. b. She has lots of songs on her MP4 player. ¢. She downloads jazz music from the Internet. ® When listening, listen for key words to help you understand the main ideas. * Also, pay attention to the speakers’ tone of voice to understand how they are feeling.Listen 2 A Listen to three teenage girls talking. What sra thy talking absut Fant the nares wih Speak & Write the pictures. There is one extra picture A\ Think of a friend or a family member who likes the same type of music as you. Look at the questions below and make some notes. Then talk in pairs. Who is this person? What is he/she like? What do you like/dislike about him/her? What kind of music is he/she into? What do you do together? What other hobbies/interests does he/she have? B A music forum is asking people to write about 2 person they know, who likes the ame type of music as them. Write two, paragraphs describing the person you discussed in activity A. What ean you say about this person? You can use the prompts given below. A person | know Give some general information about the person (name, relationship to you). Describe his/her personality. Mention 1. Her sister bought her a ticket good and bad qualities. to see a hip-hop artist © He/She is very /really / quite /a bit.. 2. She lett early. * He/She is the one who. * The best/worst thing about him/her lisa is that he/she. # He/She is also. Amy 3. She plays an instrument in the band. 4. The band practises three or four cx=lD mes a week. Describe his/her hobbies/interests and what you do together. Jane * We're both interested in. 5, Janesaw ene of her favour + His/Her favourite hobby is p bands live in concert recently. # He/She is into. 6. Jane isn't intListen A ©) Listen to two dialogues and answer the questions. Choose a, b or c. Dialogue 1 Dialogue 2 1. What is the relationship between the two girls? 3. What is the relationship between the two boys a. They are friends. a, They are close friends. b. They are sisters. b. They are complete strangers. cc. They don’t know each other very well ¢. They don't know each other very well. 2. Where is the dialogue taking place? 4, What are they talking about? a. ata shopping centre a. their interests b. inthe street bb. people they both know ¢. ona bus ¢. where they are going now B Look at the phrases on the 1. Oh, got to go. right from the dialogues. Which = F phrases are used to start a Seecarte:s tiet vou! conversation and which are 3. Fancy meeting you here! used to end a conversation? Write 5 for Start or E for End. 4, Well, it was nice seeing you again. Speak A Read the phrases. Can you think of any more to add? Sree (itn el Eritrea + Hi there! What's new? PO eee aun + See you later. Bye! + How's it going? + So, how did you do in your exams? + Take care. +Fancy seeing/meeting you | « Where did you go for the holidays? + Got to go now. here! + Do you remember the skatepark we used to go to? | - Give mea call haven't seen you for ages. | . pid you watch the new game show last night? sometime, OK? How are things? + I'm off. twas nice + Hello. Great to see you again! tua hdd seeing you again. Long time no see! + Do you still go to that gym on River Street? Time formato “Hey! You're Jane’ssister, __| * So, what do you do in your free time? have to run. It was aren't you? ‘Asking about current activities great chatting with you. * Charlie, is that you? + So, what do you think of this café? + Have a nice day! + It’s getting late. + Your new phone is so cool! Is it easy to use? is M4 I should go. + love your trainers! Are they new? + What are you doing after school today? + Are you still working on that project? + Have you studied for the test on Friday? + Have you talked to Steve at all today? + Are you going to football practice later? B ROLE PLAY Talk in pairs. Choose two of the situations. You are cycling in the park and you meet an old friend from primary school. You haven't seen this person for years. Greet each other and ask questions to find out about each other's lives. ‘© Speak clearly. # Don't worry if you make a mistake. Correct yourself if you can, otherwise continue speaking. # It you can't remember a word, don't stop. Try to use other words, You meet a close friend in the supermarket. Have a conversation. ‘You are at a neighbour's barbecue and you meet someone from school who you don’t usually hang out with. Start a conversation. 16Speak & Write A Read the blog post and answer the questions. ABOUT ME Sports I'm really into swimming. In the wintertime, | swim in a pool three: or four times a week. In the summertime, | like going to the beach with my friends, | love all kinds of water sports, especially water polo. In September, I'm thinking of joining a water polo team, = Music 7 I'm crazy about music and I listen to all kinds. | used to take keyboard lessons, but l dant any more, These days, | ike making mashups on my computer - that is, puting parts of different gether im thinking of sharing some of my mashups, 50 Hi, I'm Freddie. I'm fifteen years old, ‘and this is my blog! Read on to find out make sure you check out my blog r a few things about me. Freddie’s blog! wow eared ' 7 . Other interests j I'm interested in model car making and | have a small collection of model cars. At the moment, I'm working on a racing car. | also enjoy doing jigsaw puzzles because they're a great way to relax. day | finished a 3D puzzle of the globe. You can see ome of my model cars here. SEARCH MY BLOG FOLLOW BY EMAIL 1. Who created this blog post? 4, Why does the writer use 2. Why did he create it? the linking words anc, but, Imagine that you are starting so, because and or? Find a blog. Write a post to present pees noes tne writer examples. yourself, like Freddie did. Use use? Find examples. ‘the mind map to help you decide what to write about. Choose 2-3, Eick at the mind map and try to complete It by categories thee youl iNET Sloe leas about yourself. Try to write about to say about and white interesting aspects of your life and don’t worry if you sultable for = blog saaorseTT have nothing to say about a particular category. Expand on these ial When you want to write information presenting yourself, you should: ‘¢ group the information into categories so that it is eat tounderstand. use appropriate tenses. Use the Present Simple for routines, the Present Progressive for temporary situations and future arrangements, and the Past Simple for past events. link your ideas so that your writing flows. Use: » and to join similar ideas. » but to join two opposite ideas. » soto express result/ Remember that drawing a mind consequence. map helps you come up with » because to show reason. ideas as well as organise them. » or to show an alternative. ‘one of the categories in the mind map and talk about yourself. ‘to use and, but, so, because and or to link your ideas.U PY Vocabulary A Circle the correct options. |. Please turn off the TV. I'm doing my homework and | can't concentrate / argue 2. I must practise / compete my kicks because I want to get my brown belt this year. 3. I'm crazy about music, especially / in fact jazz. 4, Sometimes, even experienced bands get anxious before they perform / manage live. . I'm very confident / proud that | won second place in the tournament. 6. Our athlete / instructor told us all about judo. 7. Do you use many electronic skills / devices -_ B Complete the sentences with prepositions. 1. | don’t have enough time for both taekwondo and tennis so | have to give one of them. 2. I'm really interested jazz. Are you? 3. Do you get 4. Id like to take Grammar ‘C Complete with the Present Simple or the Present Progressive of the verbs in brackets. 1. Kelly She (want) to finish before lunchtime. 2A you and your sister (often / fight)? B: Yes. She's very stubborn and bossy. She (not change) her mind easily (always / tell) people with all your classmates? a hobby ~ maybe jogging, (Clean) her room now. and she what to do, 3. My friends tomorrow, but | ' (hate) sports. (go) Ice skating (not join) them. (Score: ()/2) D Complete with the Past Simple of the verbs in the box. 1. Susan's upset because she her mobile phone. 2. Inthe past, my brother atall. He his free time making model cars. 31 your MP4 player yesterday, but 1 it! Somebody else did. Gore) In which sentence in activity D can we use used. ‘to? Rewrite it using used to. Complete with the correct form of the words in brackets. . | think learning to play the violin is as difficult) as learning to play the piano. . Kim's English isn't very good, 50 I try to speak (slowly) than | usually do when we're together. Ted is the (outgoing) student in the lass. He’s got so many friends! 4, May doesn't draw as (well) as me, 3. Tennis is ittle) fun than hockey. Communication Choose a or b. |. A:| have to run. B: a. Take care. b.I'm off ‘A: How many times have | told you not to take my things? B . Here we go again! know the feeling! What do you think of my painting? It’s something else! a. b. A: B: a. Long time no see! b. ‘A: Barbara? Is that you? | haven't seen you for ages! B: a. . Fancy meeting you here! b. What are you waiting for? ere) (Woatscore 735) B Now Ican... describe someone's personality refer to the present and the past talk about past habits make comparisons talk about what I like and dislike ‘write two paragraphs describing a person start, maintain and end a conversation introduce myself and present aspects of my life link ideas with and, but, so, because and or '* write a blog post presenting myself