2. How does it feel to be a 20-Something?
Listening and Speaking
How Does It Feel To Be 20-Something
- Ø Think of someone you know in their twenties. Talk to a relative or a partner about them.
- Age relationship to you job interests ambitions.
- The Times news Paper ran an iGeneration’poll to find out how it fels to be a 20-something in the 21st century. What is the 20-something ?
- Listen to three 20-somethings, Leo, Elsa, and Dan. Who is happy ? Who feels grown up ? Who knows what to do in the future ?
- Complete the questions with the correct name.
- How old is Leo’s nephew ?
- How much did…….owe when he left university ?
- Why did………give up studying law ?
- How much does……earn as a junior reporter ?
- How long did………go travelling ?
- What question did……’s nephew ask ?
- Ask and answer the question with a partner. Be careful with the verb forms, stress and intonation patterns.
- Listen again. After each 20-something, answer the questions.
v Leo
- Why was he shocked by his nephew’s question ?
- Why is he happy ?
- What’s he going to do next year ?
- Whe does think he’ll marry ?
v Elsa
- Where did she go travelling ?
- What is she doing at the moment ?
- What question does her father ask ?
- How is her life different from her mother’s at the same age ?
v Dan
- Why is he a boomerang kid ?Does he think that the situation is unusual ?
- Whe does he think he’ll marry his girlfriend ?
- Why is he fed up ?
- What do you think ?
- Whe do you think is the best time for children to leave home ?
- What are the pros and cons of for parents if their children move back home ?
- Wht are the pros and cons for the children ?Be careful with some verbs patterns.