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STEREOTYPES AND TEENAGERS

Watch clip 1 and answer these questions:

What teenage stereotypes are mentioned in the video?

In you opinion, who created those stereotypes?

Can you add any other stereotypes? 

Do you think teenagers are stereotyped in the same way in different countries? give examples.

Watch clip 2 and answer the questions below:
      
     What teenage stereotypes are mentioned in the video?
    
     In your opinion, who gave name to those stereotypes?

    Can you add any other?

    Could you find these stereotypes in a Spanish high school?

   

READING

UK youths 'among worst in Europe'
British youngsters have a reputation for heavy drinking Britain's teenagers are among the most badly behaved in Europe, research has suggested. On every indicator of bad behaviour - drugs, drink, violence, under-age sex - the UK was at or near the top, said the researchers. The researchers believe the country's record can be explained by a collapse in family and community life in the UK. Free time Measured against German, French and Italian youngsters, British 15-year-olds are drunk more often and involved in more fights, and a higher proportion have had sex. Researchers blame this bad behavior on how young Britons spend their free time. They are not learning how to behave - how to get on in life - as they need to Nick Pearce IPPR In England, 45% of 15-year-old boys spend most evenings out with their friends, and in Scotland the figure is 59%. In France just 17% of boys spend their time in the same way. Instead, European teenagers tend to sit down for meals with their parents far more often. Some 93% of Italian teenagers eat regularly with their families; in the UK just 64% of 15-year-olds do the same. Adult Teaching Nick Pearce said these figures pointed to an "increasing disconnect" between children and adults. He said youngsters were learning how to behave from one another instead of from adults. "Because they don't have that structured interaction with adults, it damages their life chances," he said. "They are not learning how to behave - how to get on in life - as they need to." The researchers concluded that the lack of adult interaction has left British teenagers increasingly vulnerable to failure. What 4 types of bad behaviour does the newspaper article say British teenagers often carry out? What does the news article say is needed to teach teenagers how to behave better?