Progress Portfolio
1. Discuss the questions about today's teens in groups and give comments
1. Do you agree that music, television and movies cross the boundaries?
2. Does a new generation appear on the world scene? Prove your opinion.
3. Do computers create a new kind of neighbourhood? Why?
4. Do teenagers like to be different?
5. What is Weblish? Why did it appear?
2. Give your opinion about the following ideas.

1. Young people tend to unite in groups or organizations because they enjoy being together.
2. Today teenagers join different clubs because they like to relax and discuss various things.
3. Wearing the same clothes, listening to the same music and sharing the same ideas make membership of such youth organizations or cultures more attractive and give young people a sense of belonging.
4. Youth cultures usually annoy adults and they have a good reason for that.
5. Some teens are volunteers for different activities.
6. Doing part-time jobs teaches teenagers to budget their time and be self-disciplined in order to be a success in life.
7. All young people should have some work experience. It can help them in the adult world and decide what to do in the future.

3. Generalize different views and draw a conlusion on youth cultures.
Youth Cultures
• are formed in reaction to society’s values
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• help young people become independent from their families
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• The values of a youth culture don’t matter - just have to be different from those of the older generation.
Are they good or bad?