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Teen culture
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talk about hobbies, sports and leisure activities and urban tribes, in
Unit 1
 Having fun 
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reflect on teen issues and learn about teenagers in action, in
Unit 2 
Teen power
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learn about different teenage groups and making the most of your free time, in
Unit 3
 Spending time well
In this module you will ...

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Modu
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Let's work together
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listen to an 
interview about 
heroes 
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listen to 
speeches by teen 
leaders of youth 
organisations
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listen to teens 
talking about 
their favourite 
activities
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write an article 
about your 
favourite hobby, 
sport, or leisure 
activity
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write a poster for 
a camping trip
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write a short story
You will also ...
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read about 
different urban 
tribes
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read about 
problems that 
teenagers are 
suffering
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read about young 
people who help 
make the world a 
better place
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give your opinion 
on urban tribes
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give advice about 
teen problems
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interview 
classmates about 
their abilities
Create a youth organisation
In this module, you will learn about teenage culture, identity, interests, 
youth organisations and heroes. Your project will be to create your own youth 
organisation. You will:
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think of a name and logo for your organisation
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decide what its objectives are
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decide what activities it will do
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present it to the class
To start the project, think of some youth organisations that you already know. 
They can be local, national or international. What are their objectives, and what 
activities do they do? 
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Focus on Vocabulary
1. 
Match pictures to the sports and hobbies.
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skydiving 
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white water rafting 
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skateboarding 
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fishing 
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horse riding 
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playing music 
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chatting online 
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playing board games 
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bowling 
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playing basketball 
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playing ice hockey 
2. 
Choose three sports or hobbies. Copy and complete the table with information for each. 
Then write sentences like the ones below.
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Playing board games is a hobby.
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You can play them indoors or outdoors.
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You can play them with one or more players.
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Sport
Hobby
Indoors
Outdoors
Team Individual
Playing board 
games
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Skateboarding
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Modu
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UNIT 1
Listen
Listening Tip
Before you listen, read the 
sentences or questions to know what 
information you need to listen for. 
Try to guess the answer before you 
listen. This will help you listen for 
specific information.
3. 
Listen to Thomas, Angela and Chris talk 
about their hobbies and sports. Complete 
the table with the hobbies and sports 
they do and don't do.
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4. 
Listen again and complete the sentences.
a. 
Thomas: I really enjoy 
extreme sports. I 
experiencing new things. I 
to try bungee jumping.
b. 
Angela: I 
painting and 
playing the guitar. I 
playing sports. I 
to live in 
the country when I'm older.
c. 
Chris: I 
doing all kinds of 
sports or hobbies. I 
staying indoors at weekends.
Names
Hobbies
Sports
does
doesn’t 
do
does
doesn’t 
do
Thomas
Angela
Chris
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5. 
Look at these sentences. What verb form 
comes after 
like
? What verb form comes 
after 
would like
? 
a. 
I like being outdoors at the weekend.
b. 
I would like to live in the country.
6. 
Complete the sentences with 
like
 or 
would like
.
a. 
We use 
to talk about 
things you like all the time. 
b. 
We use 
to talk about 
things you want now, or at some time 
in the future
7. 
Find the verbs in the box in exercise 4. 
What verb form comes after them? Then 
copy the table in your notebook and 
write the verbs in the correct column.
love – enjoy – want – hate
Verb + 
-ing
 form
Verb + infinitive + 
to
like
would / ’d like
8. 
Write true sentences. Use verbs from the box 
in exercise 7 and the verbs in brackets. 
Example: 
My father 
likes playing
football. (play football)
a. 
I 
(go skateboarding)
b. 
My best friend 
(dance hip-hop)
c. 
My mother 
(chat online)
d. 
My grandfather 
(eat fish)
e. 
My uncle 
(buy a motorbike)
f. 
My friends and I 
(play board 
games)
9. 
Write four questions, two using 
like
 and two 
using 
would like
. Ask a classmate. Then report 
to the class.
Focus on Language

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 Read
10. 
Look at the pictures and discuss with a partner. 
a. 
Do you think Parkour is a sport or a hobby? 
b. 
Do you think that it is a team or individual 
sport / hobby?
c. 
What do you need if you want to do Parkour? 
11. 
Read the article and check your predictions.
Parkour: You feel as if you are flying!
 
Parkour is definitely my favourite outdoor sport. I love using 
my body to move freely and to jump obstacles in public places 
with only my body and my skill. I also climb and run. Parkour 
can be a hobby, an extreme sport, or an art. In Parkour, you use 
your body to get from one point to another without stopping. 
Parkour is excellent exercise because it helps you to keep fit and healthy. It makes you brave and 
confident, too. Another good thing about Parkour is that it’s very cheap. You need to be in good 
physical condition, and you need a good pair of running shoes. And that’s all!
However, Parkour can be dangerous. If you’re new to Parkour, 
you need to know and understand the different basic moves. 
You also need to train a lot so you don’t have accidents. 
It can take a long time to become good at Parkour and you 
can sometimes hurt yourself, but I think it is a perfect way to 
exercise and discover your body’s potential. Try it! You feel as 
if you are flying.
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Reading Tip
Look at the title of a text and the 
pictures before you read. This can help 
you get an idea of what the topic is 
and predict the information you will 
read in the text. 
12. 
Read the sentences and write true (T) or false (F).
a. 
Parkour is only a sport.
b. 
It’s expensive to do Parkour.
c. 
Parkour isn’t always safe.
d. 
You can become good at Parkour very quickly.
Glossary
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fit: 
en forma
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brave: 
valiente
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confident: 
confiado/a