1. Do you think teenagers today have it "too easy'?
2. Do you have a good relationship with your parents? Why or why not?
3. Would you rather be a child, teenager or an adult? Why?
Vocabulary
1) Without knocking -
2) Carry on texting -
3) Change the channel -
4) To tidy it -
5) Pick up dirty clothes -
6) Do the washing-up -
7) Complain -
Reading
Teenagers have annoying habits – but so do their parents!
1. Simon Fry @simonfry
They come into my room without knocking and then are surprised to see things they don’t really want to know about
2. Rachel Black @blackr
They carry on texting when I’m telling them something really important and they say ‘Yeah, yeah I heard you’. Of course they didn’t.
3. Anthony Smith @tonysmith
They always pick up the remote and change the channel when I’m watching something really interesting.
4. Isla May @ibmay
They leave their room in a terrible mess and then roll their eyes when I ask them to tidy it.
5. James Bright @brightone
They never pick up dirty clothes or wet towels from the floor. They think some elves come later and pick them up!
6. Sarah Vine @sarahvine
They say no before I’ve even finished explaining what I want to do.
7. Ed Scott @edwardthescott
They tell me to do the washing-up and then complain that I put things in the wrong place in the dishwasher.
8. Sam James @sujames
Whenever I need to call them their mobile is either switched off or the battery is dead.
Discussion
1.What do you think are some important things parents can do for teenagers?
2.Do you think teenagers today show respect for adults? Teachers? Parents? Brothers and sisters?
3.Do you think it's a good idea to give teenagers a lot of freedom? (For example, come home when you like)
4.Why do you think some teenagers do good things and others (in the same family often) do bad things?
5.If you were a parent and your teenage child did something wrong, how would you discipline him/her?
6. What do you think about teenagers who dye their hair blue, green, or another crazy color?
They leave their room in a terrible mess and then roll their eyes when I ask them to tidy it.
5. James Bright @brightone
They never pick up dirty clothes or wet towels from the floor. They think some elves come later and pick them up!
6. Sarah Vine @sarahvine
They say no before I’ve even finished explaining what I want to do.
7. Ed Scott @edwardthescott
They tell me to do the washing-up and then complain that I put things in the wrong place in the dishwasher.
8. Sam James @sujames
Whenever I need to call them their mobile is either switched off or the battery is dead.
Discussion
1.What do you think are some important things parents can do for teenagers?
2.Do you think teenagers today show respect for adults? Teachers? Parents? Brothers and sisters?
3.Do you think it's a good idea to give teenagers a lot of freedom? (For example, come home when you like)
4.Why do you think some teenagers do good things and others (in the same family often) do bad things?
5.If you were a parent and your teenage child did something wrong, how would you discipline him/her?
6. What do you think about teenagers who dye their hair blue, green, or another crazy color?
