F2F Class Notes (Celeste) [R/S]

Homework

What do you think about the article below? Do you think Chinese teenagers grow up slowly? Why do you think this? Write a short paragraph. 

Needs more review

Before I used to live in Hangzhou, now I live in SH.

Suzy is used to Celeste’s style of teaching. = Suzy is familiar with Celeste’s style of teaching.

I am used to driving my scooter everywhere. If I can’t drive my scooter, I think it’s inconvenient for me.

Vocabulary

My sweater has holes so it can breathe. / My sweater has holes to ventilate. 

Reading

Today’s teenagers are growing up more slowly. Researchers looked at the behaviour of 8 million teens in seven countries over the past 40 years. Today’s teens are not as responsible as teenagers from the 70s, 80s and 90s. A professor said their development has slowed down. She said today’s 18-year-olds are like 15-year-olds used to be. She said teenagers are taking fewer risks than they did before.

Today’s teenagers take longer to do things their parents did. They are older when they date, work and drive. The professor said they have a, “slow life strategyâ€. More teenagers live with their parents instead of renting their own room. One reason for this is teenagers spend a long time online. They use social media, look at videos or play games instead of living in the “real worldâ€. Another reason is parents do too much for their children.

Speaking exercise

What is this article about?

This about teenagers cannot leave their parents and they don’t take a risk because many teenagers growing up too slowly. One reason they are instead of renting own room to take a long time online, watch movies and play games in the real world. Another reason parents do too much for their children.

This article is about teenagers who don’t want to leave their parents and don’t take risks because they are growing up too slowly. One reason is they live with their parents instead of renting their own room because they spend a long time online, watching movies and playing games instead of living in the real world. Another reason is their parents do too much for their children.

Grammar

Q: What is this movie/TV show/article/newspaper/book about?
A: This movie/TV show…. is about…..

Pronunciation

-cial = special, social

strategy ( strah – teh – G )