English Unlimited HAK/HUM 2, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

130 Now and then 10 LANGUAGE SKILLS EXPLORE LOOK AGAIN EXTRAS You’re going to talk about how technology has changed lives. Think about these questions. 1 What technology do you use at home and at school? What about other people you know? 2 How have these things changed your life? 3 How have they changed life in Austria or around the world? Think of the language you need. Make notes. Talk together. Do you have the same ideas? Example: People are always in contact with each other nowadays. It’s more difficult to get away from everyone than it used to be. Do you think these changes have made life better or worse? Why? In pairs, talk about your spending habits. 1 How much spending money do you have available per week? 2 Where does it come from (parents, grandparents, odd jobs, …)? 3 What do you spend your money on? 4 Do you prefer to shop in stores or online? Why? 5 Do you think boys and girls have different shopping habits? Look at the pie charts about the shopping habits of British teenagers below. Write a short text about them for the English section of your school magazine. You should: state what the charts are about. compare and contrast them. speculate about the reasons for the gender differences in shopping habits. Write 120–150 words. b b 25 SPEakING 24 a The chart shows / presents / is about … Figures are based on … In … girls spent … % of their pocket money on … The major part of their money was spent on … While the biggest expense for boys was … , girls preferred to … Both female and male teenagers liked to buy … , which accounted for … %. According to the diagrams, teenagers of both sexes are interested in … Summing up /To conclude, it can be said that … Although you shouldn ’ t generalise, girls tend to … WRITING 26 a send text messages take pictures play mu ic play games go online Reading books in bed Having a wide selection of books to choose from Reading books while traveling or commuting Being able to get a book quickly 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% make calls Source: U ited St ts, 2012  male  female Use of cell phones by US teenagers aged 13–19 100% 90% 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% Reading with a child Sharing books with other people Source: Pew Research Center’s Internet & American Life Reading Habits Survey, November 16–December 21, 2011. % of those who have read both e-books and printed books in the last 12 months  Printed books  E-books Which is better for these purposes, a printed b ok or an e-book? Girls (14–18) Boys (14–18) 41% video games 36% electronics 62% clothes and shoes 18% clothes and sports gear 15% accessories 8% make-up 15% music, films 5% music, films Source: PHD Statistics, July 2013 What do British teenagers spend their money on? The following expressions might be useful: Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv