Lesson 1

Vocabulary

1. Read and match the words with their meanings.

1. achievement, d. something important that you have done

2. appearance, c. the way that someone or something looks

3. billion, e. a thousand million

4. social life, a. the time you spend enjoying yourself with other people

5. support, b. help and encourage someone

Reading

2. Read and match the situations 1-5 with what the teenagers worry about a-e.

a achievements

b appearance

c cyberbullying

d skills and abilities

e social life

1. I had a haircut last week and I think it is terrible! I'm embarrassed to go out and see my friends! b

2. All the students in my class go out all the time and visit each other's houses. I live a long way from the school, so I never go out or see any friends after school. e

3. Somebody has sent a few of the boys in my class unkind messages on social media. I'm worried that I will start receiving them, too. c

4. I've tried to join an art club, a language club and a music club, but every time I go, I can't do what they suggest. I'm just not good at these things! d

5. My sister is 18 and she has won lots of competitions and done really well in her exams. I don't think I will ever be as good as her! a

Writing

3. Look at the situations in Exercise 2 again. Can technology or social media help any of the people with their problems? Choose one or two people and write sentences about how these could help.

Social media could help student 2, because he/she could talk to his/her friends on the internet.

Technplpgy could help student 4, because he/she could learn some of these skills online.