Listening and Reading Tasks

Unit 2: Daily Life & Shopping

Reading Name _________________ Date _______ Grade _______

BRITISH TEEN SCENES

Many of today’s teenage subcultures are all about living your life in your own way. Many different groups of teenagers express themselves through their clothing and free-time activities.

The Skaters

As the name suggests, skaters spend as much time as possible on a skateboard. On Saturday after breakfast, they text “See you down the skatepark!” to their friends, grab their boards and go. Even when they’re not skating, they’re talking about it or watching skateboarding videos online. They don’t like designer clothes. Clothes have to be loose to let them skate comfortably: casual long-sleeved and short-sleeved T-shirts (sometimes both at the same time), hoodies, baggy jeans and trainers. They don’t usually let their hair grow very long. Their music tends to be loud and fast – punk, hip hop and sometimes metal. Besides skateboarding, they like hanging out with other skaters and playing computer games.

The Techies

Techies live and breathe computers, science and technology. They are the nerds and geeks of the old days, but they are more popular now because they can fix any problem their friends have with their computers and smartphones. These whizz-kids are as happy chatting online as in person – though most of their conversation is impossible for the average person to understand. Glasses are common, probably from all the time they spend staring at a screen. You won’t see techies wearing formal clothing. Clothes are generally jeans and a T-shirt, perhaps with a cool science design or a funny slogan like "Don't trust atoms – they make up everything!" Fashion's not a big deal for them, though, unless it’s the latest gadget – that's a must-have!

1. Read and answer the questions

1. Why do we call them Skaters and Techies?

2. What type of clothes should the Skaters wear?

3. What else do the Skaters like to do?

4. What type of clothes do the Techies wear?

2. Find the words with the same meaning in the texts:

1. easily ___________________

2. device ________________________

3. take sth quickly _________________________

4. geniuses _____________________

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Listening ‘Shopping for Clothes’

Preparation task

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Lesson reflection

Write 2 things that you have learnt at the lesson today!

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