I’m too afraid to get into a car driven by my 16-year-old son! He is glued to his smartphone all the time, even when he’s driving. He checks his social media at every traffic light, and then he forgets to drive on when it’s green. 16-year-olds are not responsible enough to get a driver’s license. (Jordan, Washington) 6. Why would Jordan never let her son drive her? it’s too expensive she is scared he drives too slowly 7. What does Jordan’s son do all the time? 8. Justin has children of his own true false we don’t know 9. How could adults help teen drivers at the beginning? b) What do you think? Act out a short dialogue with your partner. Choose some of the useful phrases from task 4 to say why you agree or don’t agree. Then be prepared to present it to the class. Writing: An online discussion Below there are two controversial discussion topics from an online forum. Write a short reply to one of them. Use useful phrases from task 4 to say why you agree or don’t agree. It’s never too early to start. There are 30-year-olds who drive dangerously and there are 16-year-olds who are responsible drivers. Everybody is different. I think you should start getting experience as early as possible. Why not have a grown-up in the car giving tips for the first 1,000 miles? (Justin, Florida) 7 School uniforms are great! I think there should be school uniforms at every school! First, school uniforms help students to concentrate on school. Nobody cares about what you are wearing because everybody looks the same. Another point is that if everybody looks the same, nobody will have more expensive or more exclusive stuff than anyone else. This helps prevent bullying. Finally, school uniforms can save parents money. What do you think? Drop us a comment below. Let’s ban mobiles from school! Smartphones shouldn’t be allowed in school. Maybe banning smartphones from school is unpopular with teens, but it will be for their own good. First, students will pay more attention to class if they don’t use their mobiles all the time. Second, if nobody can post anything negative in social media, this will definitely help prevent cyberbullying. Finally, using mobile devices all the time isn’t healthy anyway. Do you think so too? I’d love to hear what you think. Post your opinion Post your opinion 107 13 one hundred and seven Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv
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