,Teenagers spend a lot of time in their bedrooms hanging out with their friends

but your average teenager's bedroom has changed a lot in the past few years. Up
,until recently, teenagers had teddy bears, dolls, sports equipment, tape records
board games and the radio in their bedroom. Nowadays, these traditional toys are
all but gone and innovations such MP3 music players and games consoles are
!popular instead
A recent survey showed that seven out of ten British children have a TV in their room and six out
of ten have a games console. More than half the children have a DVD or a hi-fi system, while around
.one in three have a digital music player (MP3) or a computer (PC),and 10% of teens have digital TV
So, it's not surprising that around a third of the kids have gadgets worth up to £2000 in their rooms
How do they pay for them? Well, nine out of ten of them receive these hi-tech goods as Christmas
.or birthday presents, while others save their pocket money or earn the money through working
Some parents might be shocked to find out that their son or daughter could be sleeping on a gold
!mine. It seems fair to say that as new technology increases so does the value of kids' bedrooms

.I. Comprehension: Read the text and answer the questions

?What items did teenagers have in the past few years .1
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?What items do they have nowadays .2
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?What item do most children have in their bedroom .3
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?How do they pay for their gadgets .4
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Read paragraph 2 and complete the graph below .2

Survey on what high-tech equipment British kids own

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10%
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II. Vocabulary: Find in the text words or expressions that are similar in meaning to:
______________________ =a) spending time relaxing or enjoying oneself (§1)
______________________ =b) new products (§1)
______________________ =c) small mechanical devices(§3)
______________________ =d) gifts (§3)
______________________ =e) source of great wealth (§4)

.Extension: Read the following texts attentively then answer the questions that follow

Laptop – Chloe, 14, South Africa

I used to spend like three hours every day using the IM to speak to my friends on the Internet
before I accepted the challenge. I also used to do all the research for any school project on the
Internet and play virtual games. So you can certainly say it has been extremely difficult for me to
live without my laptop! It’s been a week since the start of the challenge and I haven’t talked to my
friends in Australia and Canada. I haven’t fed my virtual horses for a week! But there are three
positive things: I’ve already read two books and I’ve found out that the school library is a great
!place to do research and be with real friends! And of course I’ve spent more time with my family

iPod – David, 14, Ireland

I wanted to show my parents that it was easy for me to forget about my iPod for a fortnight*.Well...
It hasn’t been a piece of cake*! I used to do everything while listening to music: homework, football
practice, studying, going to school...I used to listen to singers and bands I liked. Now it’s impossible
because we can’t exactly choose the music on the radio or the TV channels! I’m going to give up
.the challenge, but I haven’t called the magazine yet

Mobile phone – Lucas, 15, Scotland

I’ve had a mobile phone since I was eight years old. I do lots of things with it: play games, listen to
music and the radio, take pictures and make videos...I also talk to my friends but mainly I send and
receive messages! Texting friends is a lot cheaper than calling them. The first week of the challenge
was hard! But I’ve just found the perfect way to win the challenge: I’ve told my friends to come to
my house after school and for the weekend too. It’s been great because now I know that being with
!my friends is a lot better than texting them

Vocabulary: - fortnight – two weeks; - a piece of cake – easy

Questions
?What did Chloe use her laptop for .1
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?What has she been doing since she stopped using her laptop .2
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?According to David, why can’t we listen to our favourite music on the radio .3
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?Is he going to start using his iPod again .4
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?When did Lucas receive his first mobile phone .5
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?Why does Lucas prefer to text his friends rather than call them .6
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7. Give six uses for the mobile phone.
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.Talking face to face is better than texting .6
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B. Answer the following questions on the texts, using your own words as far as possible.
?Did Chloe use to spend 3 or 4 hours per day using the Internet .1
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?Has she been using her laptop recently .2
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?Does David depend on his iPod .3
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4.
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5.
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Free Time Report

?What do teenagers do in their free time
.Complete the text with the verbs in the box 1
do ~ go ~ play ~ read ~ spend ~ think ~ want ~ watch
New report on today’s teenagers from a survey of 4,000 14-year-old boys and girls in the
UK
of 14-year-olds (1) ______________ to the cinema, a disco or a concert every week. And 30%
40% (2) ______________ their free time in the street but their favouvrite place is the shopping
.centre. 91% of girls and 78% of boys go there once a week
Reading is popular. Young people often (3) ______________ books, newspapers or magazines
Computer games are popular with boys. 71% of boys play them, but only 14% of girls play
.computer games. They are often about sport, but teenagers hardly ever do real sport
The report shows that young people 4______________ about twenty hours of television a week.
’.'I always watch TV in the evening,' says Julie from Solihull, ‘I never do sport
I sometimes (5) _____________ basketball with my friends after school, but I usually go home ‘
’.and (6) _____________ my homework.’ says Brian from Dudley. ‘I never go to a sports centre
Young people don't (7) _____________ sports centres are 'cool' places. They (8) _____________
.different activities - dancing or skating - but sports centres don't often offer these

.Read the article and answer the questions 2

?What is the favourite place for 14-year-olds 1
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?What do they read 2
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?What are popular topics for computer games 3
……………….…………………………
?What does Julie do in the evenings 4
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?What sport does Brian play 5
……………….…………………………
?What new activities do young people want 6
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English in use
Giving instructions ♦
Exercise1: Which of these sentences are used by:a person asking for instructions? a person giving
?instructions
?Can you help send an e-mail ●
.This is how you can send an e-mail ●
.That was easier than I thought ●
Now connect to the Internet ●
.Make you sure you click on 'send' when you finish writing ●
?Got it! What's next ●
?Sorry? Can you say that again ●
.You may also select an e-mail address from your address book ●

.Exercise2:Use sentences from exercise1 to complete the dialogue

?Cathy : Mark,do you have a minute
?Mark: Sure,what do you need
Exercise3: Put the instructions in order
_____________________________ )Cathy : 1
.to show how to send an SMS
Mark: No problem,first of all turn on your computer
Select SEND ●___
Cathy: All right
Choose Messages ●___
_____________________________ )Mark: 2
Write your SMS ●___
.Then access your e-mail account
Switch on your mobile phone ●___
:Cathy _____________________________ )3
Choose SEND again ●___
.Mark: Click on 'create a message' and type it in
Go to the menu on your phone ●___
_____________________________ )4
Key in the mobile number of the ●___
_____________________________
person you're sending the text to
?Cathy: Anything else,Mark
Select CREATE MESSAGE ●___
Mark: Oh,yes.Include the e-mail address of the
!you are sending it to
 __________________ )Cathy:Thanks,Mark. 5
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A Vocabulary email
Read the first text and complete the second
How to get your email
go to web page ▪
click on mail icon ▪
type in your details ▪
double-click on Go button ▪
read subjects and senders in the window ▪
check for junk mail, especially junk mail with attachments ▪
select all junk mail ▪
click Delete ▪
click on the message you want to read ▪

How to send an email with an attachment

_______________type in your m ▪
c_______________the Attachment button ▪
_______________read the instructions in the w ▪
find the a_______________ you want to send ▪
_______________click on the Attach b ▪
_______________check the details in the w ▪
if you find an error, d_______________and do again ▪
click on the Send button ▪

Cloze Exercise - Email Quiz

I have to admit that I'm addicted to e-mail. Whenever I get home, I ______ and check to see if
I've gotten any new______ . I even enjoy reading______ of jokes and stories. I usually read all my
new messages before I ______ . A lot of times I'll send an immediate______ . I've had to create a
lot of folders to store all the messages I've received. I don't want to ________ them, because you
never know when you might want to read them again. I mean, maybe one day you don't get any
new __________ . If that's the case, you're glad to have all the old ones to look at. If you're also

.addicted to e-mail, I'm sure you can relate

:Use These Words

delete *
forwards *
log in *
log off *
mail *
messages *
reply *