DESARROLLO DE CONTENIDOS EXTENSION EXERCISES
EXERCISE 1 Read the report about young people, free time, and jobs at home. Answer the questions.
Here are the results of our questionnaire on young people, free time, and jobs at home. Free time Sport and music are the most popular hobbies. Boys usually play football and basketball, and girls usually play tennis and basketball. More teenagers listen to music than play instruments. Most teenagers watch TV for about two hours a day. They use computers in their free time for games, the Internet, and e-mail. Shopping is also popular, but teenagers don’t usually buy things on the Internet. Jobs at home Teenagers spend about an hour a week on jobs at home. Most teenagers don’t like helping at home, but they usually make their beds and tidy their rooms. They don’t usually wash the dishes or take out the rubbish. Boys and girls go shopping with their parents for food, and they often cook meals at weekends. Conclusion Teenagers like the same things as teenagers in the past, but they use technology more often in their free time. They prefer doing jobs in their own bedrooms. 1
Which sport is popular with boys and girls?
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Do teenagers usually watch TV every day?
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What do teenagers use computers for?
4 Do teenagers prefer to buy thing in shops or on the Internet? 5 How many hours do teenagers spend on jobs at home every week? 6 Which two jobs do teenagers usually do at home? 7 Which two jobs don’t teenagers usually do at home? 8
Who goes shopping for food with their parents?
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When do teenagers often cook meals?
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How are teenagers different from teenagers in the past?
EXERCISE 2 Now imagine you have an e-mail from a new penfriend. Write a letter to him/her. Include the following information. Paragraph 1: Your name, age and where you live Paragraph 2: Your hobbies and free time Paragraph 3: Ask about your penfriend’s free time
EXERCISE 3 Make sentences about your own habits and routines. 1. I always ____________________________ before I eat.
2. After school, I sometimes ____________________________________. 3. During school holidays I usually ________________________________. 4. On weekends I never ________________________________________. 5. I often have ________________________________________ for lunch. 6. To stay healthy I always _____________________________________. 7. I seldom drink _____________________________________________. 8. In the evening I sometimes _______________________________ with my friends.