fligzma: Work time 34 Reports 1 Read the following Writing Part 2 task, An international research group is carrying out an investigation into changing trends in the way young people spend their free time. You have been asked to write a report about the situation in your country. You should: * describe the changes that have taken place over the last twenty years in the way that young people spend their free time ‘+ say whether these changes have been for the better or the worse + suggest how you think the situation might develop in the future. Write your report in 220-260 words. 2 The following report was written in answer to the task above by a British person in the mid-1960s. Put the paragraphs in the correct order, using the underlined words to help you. Then write a suitable heading for each paragraph, Young people’s leisure time activities 1 ‘The growth in popularity of the car has made once popular pastimes rather dangerous. Street games. such as footbal, skipping or marbles are no longer such a cormmon sight. Similarly, cycing on the open road is becoming less attractive, particularly withthe construction of motorways, which began at the end ofthe last decade. Sadly, youngsters now spend more time inthe home, where another invention has radically transformed their habits, 2 a ‘The main difference hetween now and twenty years ago is the increased wealth and greater amount of free time available to young people. This, in itself, represents a welcome change, but two ather developments have restricted the nature and quality of leisuretime actiuities. 3 Itis highly ely that television will continue to dominate the lives of our youth in the years to come, Teenagers and people in their twenties may well spend most of their spare time at home, simply watching TV programmes or listening to their latest Iong-playing records. They might even begin to wish they had less free time on their hands. eeu ‘The purpose of this repaxtis to comment on recent changes in the way young people make use of their spate time in my country and to consider possible future trends. 5 Where previously whole families would gather round the radio to isten to a grinping drama, now children fight with their parents over which ofthe two television channels they should select. Courting couples rately go ballroom dancing or join long queues outside cinemas and music halls as they once did; instead, they stay into watch television or perhaps worse, attend wild pop concerts or parties, where they dance in uncontroled ways,Work time Qa 3 Find examples in the model of the following: Language used to compare the past and the present Different ways of referring to young, people e.g. once popular pastimes e.g. youngsters Language used to make future predictions | Different ways of referring (o free time e.g, It is highly likely that television will continue 4 Underline those words and expressions which express the writer's opinion on whether the changes have been for the better or the worse. Example: This, in itself, represents a weleome change . The writer of the report uses a consistently formal register: Sometimes, this involves using nouns rather than verbs. For each of the following, find the equivalent expression in the model answer a The car has become more and more popular b . especially because they've built motorways ¢ ... young people have more money and more free time. eter Refer to the following sections in the Woxdist of the Caursebook + Possibility: page 208 * Change: page 209 errs Plan your answer before you write, Use a consistently formal register Link one paragraph with the next, asin the model + Give your report a tile and each of ‘your paragraohs 3 heading, 6 Now write your own answer to the question on page 34. 35,