The world of teens

Name No. Class Date

I
READING

A. Read the texts.

My life at home isn’t so great at the moment. My dad has developed an alcoholic addiction due to
depression. He comes home drunk every day after work and fights with my mum. I’m embarrassed of him
because of the way he acts in public. One time he embarrassed me in front of a friend from school when
she came over to work on a project. And another time, he almost got us into a fatal car accident while
driving to a school event. I’ve been trying to distract myself by doing other things but nothing seems to
help. Can you tell me what to do?
Justin, 16

I feel like I am too fat for anything. So many people, including my friends, say I am skinny, and that my
body looks great. However, deep down I feel ugly and fat. I often complain about my weight and how
unhappy I am with my shape. I tried everything to get rid of my extra belly fat but it won’t go away. What
can I do? This has affected me so much, and I feel I am too ugly to even have a boyfriend. I feel that if a
guy asks me out it would be as a joke. Please help me!
Rachel, 17

I was dating this boy and about 2 weeks into our relationship he asked me for shirtless pictures. I didn’t
think that was a good idea and I told him that I wasn’t comfortable with doing that but he just kept on
asking and asking so I made the stupidest mistake I’ve ever made: I sent him 2 pictures of myself. Right
after I sent them, I knew that I shouldn’t have, so I politely asked him to delete them off his phone as soon
as he got them. He didn’t answer me back until 2 weeks later when I texted him. He called me some
pretty bad names. Last month my local news station did a week long segment on sexting. I didn’t even
know what sexting was so I watched it and found out that I had sexted my ex-boyfriend and that minors
sexting each other is illegal. I can’t believe that I’ve done something illegal. What should I do? I can’t
sleep and I’m not enjoying life because I keep thinking about how to tell my parents or even if I should tell
them. Please help me!
Suri, 15

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 B. Find an equivalent in the text for the following words.
1. ashamed ____________________
2. deadly ______________________
3. disappear ____________________
4. illicit _______________________
5. appreciating __________________

C. Find out in the texts…

1. what caused Justin’s father alcohol addiction: _________________________
2. how Rachel feels about herself: __________________________________

3. what her friends think about the way she looks: _______________________

4. what Suri’s boyfriend asked her to do: _____________________________

5. what Suri asked him to do: _____________________________________

D. Complete the following sentences according to the text.

1. Rachel thinks she can never get a boyfriend because __________________________
2. After watching a segment on her local news station, Suri found out that ______________
______________________________________________________________
3. Suri can’t decide whether _____________________________________________

II
WRITING

Imagine you have been a victim of cyberbullying for some time. Write a short recount (around
100 words) telling how everything started and how you dealt with the problem to put an end
to it.

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 III
LANGUAGE USE

A. Fill in the gaps with the words in the box.

pregnancy behaviour resist stress power counselling

direction emotional relationships pressures

Teenage issues
While there are many different issues that you will face growing up in the modern world, these are
some of the more common ones that may cause problems if they are not handled correctly:
 Bullying: This struggle for 1.______________during teenage years can have lasting negative

2. ______________ effects.
 Peer Pressure: Some teens get into trouble because they are unable to 3. ______________
being talked into bad 4. ______________ by their peers.
 Relationships: Learning to develop healthy personal 5. ______________ is an issue that
most teenagers say they don’t need or want help with, but this is an area where therapy and
6. ______________ can help avoid dangers, like an unplanned 7. ______________.
 School Deadlines and Exams: The 8. ______________ of staying ahead in the academic world
can be enough 9. ______________to cause problems for some teens.
 Future Study or Career Direction: Sometimes teens just need a little friendly guidance on which

10. ______________ they should go in life.

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B. Choose the right option to complete the sentences.

1. Most students ____________ how dangerous it is to post some photographs on the Net.
a. doesn’t realise b. don’t realise c. didn’t realise d. were realising

2. Our parents _____________this kind of problems because there were no social networks.
a. didn’t have b. don’t have c. had d. were having

3. While the police officer ______________ photos on the table, she identified the scammer.
a. puts b. is putting c. put d. was putting

4. It’s normal that parents and teenagers ______________disagreements with one another.
a. are having b. have c. don’t have d. had

5. At the moment we _____________ a documentary on dating abuse in our sociology class.

a. watched b. were watching c. are watching d. watch

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 C. Complete the sentences by adding a prefix or a suffix to the words in brackets.

1. The scammer was very ______________ when he realised he had been caught. (pleasant)

2. It is not ______________ to post other people’s photos as long as you have their
permission. (legal)

3. Children and teenagers must learn to use only ______________ pages on the internet.
(rely)

4. Teenagers should look for professional counselling if they need ______________. (guide)

5. Strange as it may seem, cyber victims never say the criminals are ______________.
(polite)

D. Complete the sentences using will or be going to.

1. The sky is so cloudy! It ____________________ (rain) soon.

2. Give me your books. I ____________________ (carry) them for you.

3. Next Saturday afternoon we ____________________ (attend) a seminar on

cyberbullying.

4. Mary is such a hard-working student. I think she ____________________ (be) very

successful.

5. What are your plans for the future? I ____________________ (get) a degree in
Computer Science and have my own business.

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 Answer key
I – READING III – LANGUAGE USE
B. A.
1. embarrassed (Text 1) 1. power
2. fatal (Text 1) 2. emotional
3. go away (Text 2) 3. resist
4. illegal (Text 3) 4. behaviour
5. enjoying (Text 3) 5. relationships
6. counselling
C.
7. pregnancy
1. depression
8. pressures
2. ugly and fat
9. stress
3. skinny and great
10. direction
4. To send him shirtless pictures
5. To delete the pictures (off his phone) B.
1. b
D.
2. a
1. (…) she thinks she is too ugly.
3. d
2. (…) sexting between minors was/is illegal.
4. b
3. (…) to tell her parents or not.
5. c

II – WRITING C.
1. unpleasant
1. Personal answers.
2. illegal
3. reliable
4. guidance
5. impolite
D.
1. is going to rain
2. will carry
3. are going to attend
4. will be
5. am going to get

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