TEEN GENERATION

Match the words with their synonyms.

Choose and circle the correct word.

1. He had to hurry to keep _______       [along, up] with her.

2. Everyone knows children are        [picky, trendy] eaters.

3. Baseball has been a national American          [fulltime, pastime] for many years.

4. I need a new          [hang-out, outfit] for my sister’s wedding.

5. I’m a very             [competition, competitive] person and I’m sure I’ll do my best at the exam.

6. Men are becoming a lot more                    [fashion-conscious, software-conscious] these days.

7. He was off school for a while and now it’s hard for him to       [get, catch] up with his group.

8. Johnny is so           [outgoing, ingenious] — he can make very beautiful sculptures from the most ordinary materials.

Read the passages below. Match them with the titles.

Read the dialogue and complete it with the infinitive or gerund forms of the verbs in brackets.

Jess: Hey, guys! What do you like (to do) _______       in your free time?

Peter: As for me, I’m fond of (to play) _______         volleyball. I play with my team every Saturday morning.

Sam: Really?

Peter: Yes, and I am also interested in (to paint) _______          . It helps me(to calm) _______         down.

Jess: Really? Are you any good at painting?

Peter: I’m not Leonardo, of course… How about you, guys? What are your hobbies?

Sam: Well, from time to time I go up to Fly Park with some mates and we go hang-gliding (дельтапланеризмом).

Jess: No way! You do? That can (to be) _______    dangerous!

Sam: Not at all. It’s exciting. You should (to try) _______     it sometime.

Jess: It sounds fabulous, but I don’t think I’ll ever (to try) _______     it.

Peter: Wow! I might (to want) _______      to try it sometime.

Sam: OK, would you mind (to go) _______       there this Saturday?

Peter: No, it sounds great! I can’t (to believe) _______         I’m going (to do) _______       it. By the way, Jess, you never told us what you do in your spare time.

Jess: Well, uh, I enjoy (to cook) _______         ...

Complete the text with the words from the box.

Youth / fashion / subculture / Goths / music / rockers / scooters / group

A youth _______             is a term which is used to describe the ways with the help of which young people differentiate themselves from the traditional culture of their social environment. _______       subcultures offer their members an identity which is different from the one normal for their family, work, home and school. The factors defining youth cultures are usually _______         , opinions, slang, musical tastes, social background or interests. Vehicles, such as cars, motorcycles, _______           , skateboards, surfboards, have played an important role in certain youth cultures. For example, mods — the youth movement in the United Kingdom in the 1960s — were associated with scooters while _______          were associated with motorcycles. Many youth cultures are related to specific _______       styles, and in some cases music has been the primary characteristic of the _______       , such as with punk rockers, ravers, metalheads, _______       , hip hoppers, emo and indie.

Make up sentences out of the following words.

1. He/to be crazy/about/to sing/.                           

2. He/should/to give/up/to smoke/.                           

3. We/to insist/on/to cook/dinner/ourselves/.                                       

4. They/to be afraid/of/swim/in the sea/.                                        

5. Sam/to dream/of/to be/a popstar/.