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What do British Teens do in their Free Time?         Teenagers in Britain do much the same as kids in the USA or any other European country do. They enjoy surfing the Internet, chatting to and texting friends on their mobiles, hanging out with their mates, listening to the latest music on their MP3 players, shopping for the latest fashions or just watching movies on TV or at the cinema.     However, according to a survey conducted on recent years, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved in more fights than German, French and Italian youngsters. This can be explained by how they spend their free time. In England, for instance, 45% of 15-year-old boys spend most evenings out with their friends, and in Scotland the figure is 59%.  In France just 17% of boys spend their time in the same way. Moreover, British teenagers are also more immersed into consumerism than other European and American teenagers. From Billabong to Adidas, to Abercrombie & Fitch, British youngsters are very label conscious. They spend a lot of their free time (and pocket money!) shopping around for clothes and gadgets they don’t really need.       According to another study, the Internet is British teenagers’ favourite hobby. They spend an average of 31 hours a week online – some three and a half hours communicating with friends on MSN, and around two hours on YouTube and in chat rooms. Just over an hour is devoted to looking up cosmetic surgery procedures, an hour and a half is spent on family planning and pregnancy websites and one hour 35 minutes is spent investigating diets and weight loss.      One in four teenagers of the 1,000 polled said they regularly spoke to strangers online but thought it harmless and one in three admitted trying to hide what they were looking at if a parent entered the room. But the study also showed that children also use the Internet to help them with homework, with at least three hours a week spent searching for such information. A. Read the following text and complete the sentences. 1. British teens like  going out with …   a) relatives   b) friends   c) siblings 3. … are important for British teens.  a) Chat rooms  b) Fights  c) Brands 5. British teens spend … online. a) few hours b) a few hours c) many hours 2. The survey was  conducted ….   a) a long time ago   b) not long ago   c) this year 4. They spend money on … things. a) superfluous b) important c) cheap 6. They … of the dangers of chatrooms. a)  are aware b) aren’t aware c) think B. Find evidence in the text for the following statement. 1. In terms of free time activities, British teens are not very different from    other teens in Europe or America. 2. Teens from some other European countries don’t drink as much as British teens do. 3. Body image seems to be one of the main concerns of British teenagers. 4. Teens don’t want their family to know what they are doing on the Internet. C. Answer these questions on the text. 1. List three free time activities that British teens enjoying doing and you too.  2. What is one of the possible reasons for alcohol abuse among British teens?  3. What are British teens’ favourite designer labels?  4. Do British teens use the Internet for research work? Justify  your answer. 5. Write! What about you? How many hours a day do you spend online? What do you use the Internet for? (40-60 words)  D. Say who the words/phrases in bold refer to in the text. 1.This 2. in the same way 3. They 4. one

What do British Teens do in their Free Time?         Teenagers in Britain do much the same as kids in the USA or any other European country do. They enjoy surfing the Internet, chatting to and texting friends on their mobiles, hanging out with their mates, listening to the latest music on their MP3 players, shopping for the latest fashions or just watching movies on TV or at the cinema.     However, according to a survey conducted on recent years, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved in more fights than German, French and Italian youngsters. This can be explained by how they spend their free time. In England, for instance, 45% of 15-year-old boys spend most evenings out with their friends, and in Scotland the figure is 59%.  In France just 17% of boys spend their time in the same way. Moreover, British teenagers are also more immersed into consumerism than other European and American teenagers. From Billabong to Adidas, to Abercrombie & Fitch, British youngsters are very label conscious. They spend a lot of their free time (and pocket money!) shopping around for clothes and gadgets they don’t really need.       According to another study, the Internet is British teenagers’ favourite hobby. They spend an average of 31 hours a week online – some three and a half hours communicating with friends on MSN, and around two hours on YouTube and in chat rooms. Just over an hour is devoted to looking up cosmetic surgery procedures, an hour and a half is spent on family planning and pregnancy websites and one hour 35 minutes is spent investigating diets and weight loss.      One in four teenagers of the 1,000 polled said they regularly spoke to strangers online but thought it harmless and one in three admitted trying to hide what they were looking at if a parent entered the room. But the study also showed that children also use the Internet to help them with homework, with at least three hours a week spent searching for such information. A. Read the following text and complete the sentences. 1. British teens like  going out with …   a) relatives   b) friends   c) siblings 3. … are important for British teens.  a) Chat rooms  b) Fights  c) Brands 5. British teens spend … online. a) few hours b) a few hours c) many hours 2. The survey was  conducted ….   a) a long time ago   b) not long ago   c) this year 4. They spend money on … things. a) superfluous b) important c) cheap 6. They … of the dangers of chatrooms. a)  are aware b) aren’t aware c) think B. Find evidence in the text for the following statement. 1. In terms of free time activities, British teens are not very different from    other teens in Europe or America. 2. Teens from some other European countries don’t drink as much as British teens do. 3. Body image seems to be one of the main concerns of British teenagers. 4. Teens don’t want their family to know what they are doing on the Internet. C. Answer these questions on the text. 1. List three free time activities that British teens enjoying doing and you too.  2. What is one of the possible reasons for alcohol abuse  among British teens?  3. What are British teens’ favourite designer labels?  4. Do British teens use the Internet for research work? Justify your answer. 5. Write! What about you? How many hours a day do you spend online? What do you use the Internet for? (40-60 words)  D. Say who the words/phrases in bold refer to in the text. 1.This 2. in the same way 3. They 4. one