Generation Like

Generation "Like"

Criteria: A message

Screenagers

1. What do you think a screenager is? Talk to your partner and take notes.

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2. Read the text and find out if you were right. Find the pros and cons of being a screenager in the speech bubbles. You may use the attached vocabulary list, a dictionary or your mobiles.

Partner A: Take notes on the pros in the following table.

Partner B: Take notes on the cons in the following table.

Being a screenager

Today’s teenagers were born into the digital world, a world where screens are everywhere - TV screens, smartphone screens, tablet screens, laptop screens… The average American teen spends 8.5 hours per day in front of a screen! In Britain it’s a little less, about 7 hours per day.

These screenagers don’t look at only one screen - they usually multitask. They video-chat on their smartphone, play a game on their tablet and watch a programme on TV, all at the same time.

Not every teen is like this of course, and many have hobbies and interests away from their screens. But digital technology is part of every teen’s world and the attraction of TV, video games and social media is strong. Most teens feel the pressure to do as their friends do.

About 60% of teenagers today watch at least 20 hours of TV per week. About 94% of teenagers have social media accounts. So what are the pros and cons of being a screenager?

3. Present your pros and cons to each other and take notes in the table.

4. Finish the sentence: A screenager is a _____________ who _________________________

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p. 77, 3

My digital habits

Create a mind map on the following content and describe every section of it in sentences.

- Which technical devices do you use?

- For what purpose do you use this devices?

- How many different things do you use your phone for?

- When do you use your phone (be specific)?

Compare with a partner. Note similarities and differences.

1. Present your mind-maps to each other. What do you have in common? Are there differences? Collect your findings on a paper.

2. Read the findings of another group and add positive and negative aspects of their digital behavior.

3. Will the virtual world ruin our teenagers? Collect pro and contra arguments in a table. Add the appropriate examples.

We're going to read an artice called "Hundreds of teenagers gatecrashing a party". What does "to gatecrash a party" mean?

a) to arrive at a party

p. 82+83, a+b+c+d

Partner A

Perfect profiles

1. On your own: Match the descriptions with the correct kinds of profile pictures in the table.
2. With a partner: Exchange your findings with a partner and add the new information in your table.
3. With a partner: Match the pictures with the correct kind of profile picture and circle your favorite picture.
4. Copy the new vocabulary in your folder and learn them.

Partner B

Perfect profiles

1. On your own: Match the descriptions with the correct kinds of profile pictures in the table.
2. With a partner: Exchange your findings with a partner and add the new information in your table.
3. With a partner: Match the pictures with the correct kind of profile picture and circle your favorite picture.
4. Copy the new vocabulary in your folder and learn them.

VS

• Gerund

• Simple present

• Will-future

Gerund

Simple present

Will-future

What: Reactions on social media

• Pick one picture that you like and one picture that you dislike ( ). Explain your reactions to your partner within two sentences.
• Which posts got the most likes and the most dislikes in the class. Let’s count!
• What are reasons for liking a post? What are reasons for not liking posts? Give reasons in a mind map. Find as many reasons as you can. You may work with your partner.

What: find out what generation "like" means

• What does generation "like" mean?
• 1. Write your own definition in your corner of the sheet.
• 2. Read out your definitions to each other.
• 3. Create one definition together in the middle of the sheet.
• 4. Present your definition.

• Then and now

• Partner A: p. 77, 4
• Partner B: p. 97, 4

• THINK:
• Look at the photo and think about these questions: What is happening? What are they doing? Do they know each other? Are they friends?
• Describe your photo ( ) and take notes.

• PAIR:
• Describe your photo to your partner.
• Compare your photos in a table.
• SHARE:
• Let's compare your tables.
• Let's talk about the following questions:
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What: describe a picture

Task: A message

Your Learnings: