The Teenage Years
A: What's so funny? What are you writing about?
B: I'm writing about something I saw earlier this morning.
A: Really? Do you keep a journal?
B: Yes, I do. Every weekend I write about things that happened during the week.
Exercise:
1.— What does he write about in his journal?
— things that happened during the week
A: How long you've been doing it?
B: I've been doing it fairly regularly since high school.
A: Are you going to turn it into a book?
B: I don't know. Maybe I will someday, but for now it's just for me.
Fill in the blanks:
Are you going to turn it into a book? I don't know. Maybe I will someday, but for now it's just for me.
A: So what was so interesting about what you saw this morning?
B: I was in the same coffee shop I usually go to and a group of teenagers came in. I couldn't help watching them and trying to hear some of their conversation.
A: That must have been interesting.
B: Yes, it was. The more I watched them, the more I realized how glad I am that I don't have to go through that stage of life again.
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) That must have been interesting.
(2) I couldn't help watching them and trying to hear some of their conversation.
(3) I was in the same coffee shop I usually go to and a group of teenagers came in.
(4) So what was so interesting about what you saw this morning?
Correct Order: (4) (3) (2) (1)
A: So it brought back some memorizes?
B: Yes, it did. It was so clear how uncomfortable some of them were, yet they were pretending to have a good time. At least, that's how it seemed to me.
A: Why do you think they were pretending?
B: It was just the way they smiled and laughed. It seemed unnatural and overdone, as if they were bad actors.
Click on the correct choice:
A. It seemed to him that some of them were pretending to have a good time.
B. He thought they were really having a good time.
C. He thought their actions and reactions are natural and enjoyable.
D. He didn't think they were pretending.
Correct Choice: ( A )
B: A couple of the boys were really awkward around the girls, and two of the girls were wearing too much makeup. I had to stop myself laughing.
A: Yes, I can imagine it. I can remember wanting to be popular when I was in high school. Now that you mention it, it wasn't a great time, though I had some fun too.
B: I guess it wasn't so bad at the time, except when I was preparing for my university entrance examinations.
A: Yes, that was awful. My parents put tons of pressure on me, so I thought I was going to go crazy.
Put the sentences below in order:
(1) Now that you mention it, it wasn't a great time, though I had some fun too.
(2) Yes, I can imagine it. I can remember wanting to be popular when I was in high school.
(3) I guess it wasn't so bad at the time, except when I was preparing for my university entrance examinations.
(4) A couple of the boys were really awkward around the girls, and two of the girls were wearing too much makeup. I had to stop myself laughing.
Correct Order: (4) (2) (1) (3)
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. He is surprised to hear that his friend is keeping a journal.
2. That must have been interesting.
3. Why do you think they were pretending?
4. This kind of journal is a collection of observations rather than personal experiences.
5. In his opinion, the way they interact with each other was a bit unnatural and exaggerated.
A: What about girls? Did you have any girlfriends?
B: There was one girl I had a crush on, but I thought she was interested in somebody else. I didn't find out until much later that she was interested in me too. It was a lost opportunity, one of many.
A: Really? You should become a writer or make a movie. You have a great imagination.
B: To be honest, it's much easier to image things than actually do things.
A: You can say that again.
Exercise:
— Whats was one of his lost opportunities?
— He didn't realize that the girl he had a crush on was interested in him.
Repeat & Read Sentences:
1. I can remember wanting to be popular when I was in high school.
2. I didn't find out until much later that she was interested in me too.
3. I'm writing about something I saw earlier this morning.
4. My parents put tons of pressure on me, so I thought I was going to go crazy.
5. There was one girl I had a crush on, but I thought she was interested in somebody else.
