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Compare the two photos and use the words below to say & 6il f .f f Listen to three teenagers tall<ing about how their
what image they convey of chitdhood and teenage years. lives have changed since childhood. Match two sentences
Do you thinl< it is accurate? lf not, suggest what other words (a-0 with each speaker (t-3).
would give a more accurate portrayal.
a He/She claims to be less chitdish than most teenagers.
rareflee fnustn*ting iclte i*fvttic lnn*rent j*yfuI b He/She sees family members far [ess and friends far
{.ist[essriess more.
c He/She has become slightty more independent by working.
x Read the opinions (a-h) about how people change as they
d He/She thinks parents are generally to blame for
become teenagers. Say whether you agree or disagree with arguments with their teenage children.
them, and try to thinl< of examples. e He/She does not have so many famity arguments as
a Emotionally, you are probabty at your least stable during before.
your teenage years. f He/She betieves that having more money would mean
b One ofthe hardest things about being a teenager is fewer family rows.
leaving behind the security and comfort of chitdhood.
c During your teenage years, you become more and more Look at these phrases the teenagers use for modifying
aware of the wortd around you. comparative and supertative adiectives. Use them to
d When you're a teenager, the more friends you have the complete the Learn fhisl box below.
better. a ga*c* drai a bit sc a long way manginally
e As a teenager, you aren't quite so witting to invotve your far anrJ away on[y very
parents in your socia[ [ife.
f You become less and less Iil<ety to accept your parents' mod ifyi n g superlatives
opinions without questioning them.
' / easily the best
g The otderyou get, the more you start to have your own the')- best
opin ions. the best by far / by miles / by o mile / by 3
h The worst thing about being a teenager is that you have
modifying comparatives
to work more and adutts hetp you less. no better (than...) 4- os good (as...)
/
5-
Rewrite the sentences using the words in brackets, and the / very slightly better
a little /6-
examptes in exercise 2 to help. Don't change the meaning! / a little bit better
rother better
Then say whether you agree or disagree with each one. Give
reasons. not quite as / not quite / not?-bad (as...)
(quite) a lot better
1 lt becomes steadily more difficutt to make new friends B-
much / for / a far sight / an owful lot / better
during your teenage years. (less and less)
As you start to go out more, money becomes more central
to your tife. (the more) Lffiffif;{ ffi&$Y!
Few things are more important to teenagers than We can only put very before a short superlative form, not a
friendship. (one o0 supertative with mosf. We also use it with frrst.
Teenagers want to have the most fashionable ctothes My parents walked in at the very worst moment.
possible. (the better) It was the very first time l'd spent o night away from home.
5 As a teenager, you are more sensitive to criticism than at
any other time. (at your most) ffi ffiWffi Read the Look out! box. Then discuss your own
6 As a teenager, you become a bit more unwilting to follow ideas about how people change as they become adults rather
orders. (not quite so) than teenagers. Use expressions from exercise 5 and discuss
the topics below or your own ideas.
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