At a Youth Centre

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Intermediate

Task 2: At a Youth Centre

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) This discussion takes place __________.

a. at a youth centre b. at a pub c. at a night club
(2) It is likely that James is __________. a. a teacher b. a waiter c. a clergyman
(3) Most of those involved in the discussion must ____________. a. be of the same generation b. be of two different generations c. be classmates
(4) Mr. Finchley is ___________. a. a teacher of English b. a clergyman c. a social worker
(5) According to Finchley and James, most disagreements between the old and the young seem to ___________. a. be over hair and general appearance b. be superficial c. both a and b
(6) The whole discussion is on __________. a. children b. generation gap c. hair and dress style

2. Complete the list of things that are "unacceptable" to the older people.
    a. drinking in
under the age of
    b.
at the dance ball
    c. the way teenagers
and their
    d. the
teenagers use

3. True and False Questions.
(1)
Paul often comes to the Youth Centre to find something to do.
(2)
It is illegal to sell alcohol to Paul because he is only 16.
(3)
Mrs. Brent doesn't like the way Paul talks to adults.
(4)
James thinks that Paul is offensive.
(5)
Actually the teenager generation has rejected the values of its parents for a mixture of violence and lethargy.
(6)
Teenagers' helping others means helping those who are doing washing-up.

4. Complete the following statements with what you hear on the tape.
(1) No barman's ever
yet.
(2) Don't get me
.
(3) I'm always
his clothes.
(4) I don't mean there's
for you to
the discussion.
(5) I like the idea of
a discussion. I'll
that.
(6) I wouldn't want to
.

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Mrs. Brent refuses to dance because she does not think the
played in the hall is of
.
(2) Finchley says that the so-called generation gap is only
. He believes the young people are quite
and they are not that
from the old generation.
(3) James believes that every generation creates its own special
as well as its own styles in
and
.

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Task 2: At a Youth Centre

1. Choose the best answer (a, b or c) to complete each of the following statements.
(1) This discussion takes place __________.

a. at a youth centre b. at a pub c. at a night club
(2) It is likely that James is __________. a. a teacher b. a waiter c. a clergyman
(3) Most of those involved in the discussion must ____________. a. be of the same generation b. be of two different generations c. be classmates
(4) Mr. Finchley is ___________. a. a teacher of English b. a clergyman c. a social worker
(5) According to Finchley and James, most disagreements between the old and the young seem to ___________. a. be over hair and general appearance b. be superficial c. both a and b
(6) The whole discussion is on __________. a. children b. generation gap c. hair and dress style

2. Complete the list of things that are "unacceptable" to the older people.
    a. drinking in
under the age of
    b.
at the dance ball
    c. the way teenagers
and their
    d. the
teenagers use

3. True and False Questions.
(1)
Paul often comes to the Youth Centre to find something to do.
(2)
It is illegal to sell alcohol to Paul because he is only 16.
(3)
Mrs. Brent doesn't like the way Paul talks to adults.
(4)
James thinks that Paul is offensive.
(5)
Actually the teenager generation has rejected the values of its parents for a mixture of violence and lethargy.
(6)
Teenagers' helping others means helping those who are doing washing-up.

4. Complete the following statements with what you hear on the tape.
(1) No barman's ever
yet.
(2) Don't get me
.
(3) I'm always
his clothes.
(4) I don't mean there's
for you to
the discussion.
(5) I like the idea of
a discussion. I'll
that.
(6) I wouldn't want to
.

5. Fill in the blanks to complete the following statements.
(1) Mrs. Brent refuses to dance because she does not think the
played in the hall is of
.
(2) Finchley says that the so-called generation gap is only
. He believes the young people are quite
and they are not that
from the old generation.
(3) James believes that every generation creates its own special
as well as its own styles in
and
.