Listening / Speaking
2. PW. Listen to the interview and share your ideas on public conduct.
What ticks you off?
Yusif Mammadov, 16
Baku, Azerbaijan
I don’t like it when people are late for school. I think punctuality is very important for everybody. As the greatest English playwright and poet William Shakespeare said,
“Better three hours too soon than a minute too late”.
Wendy Kwon, 16
Chicago, USA
What ticks me off? Well, I can’t understand why people litter. Who do they think is going to clean up after them? Either they should throw their garbage in a trash can or hold on to it till they find one. I think it’s great that people have to pay a fine for littering. Maybe they’ll think before doing it again.
Yuan Yong Jing, 17
Beijing, China
It really bugs* me when people spit on the street. It is not only disgusting, but it’s also unhygienic. It’s important to think about other people’s feelings and public health. I think everyone supports me on this.
Isabella Fraser, 18
Toronto, Canada
Do you know what gets on my nerves? Smoking. It’s such an inconsiderate habit. Secondhand cigarette smoke is neither good for your health nor pleasant to be around. I’d like to see smoking banned in more public places. All non-smokers have rights, too.
3. PW. Give your advice to teens' ideas paying attention to the model below.

Teens’ ideas | Your advice
Smoking is not good for our health. |
Spitting on the street is not only disgusting, but it’s also unhygienic. |

bugs* - annoy or bother