TEENS

BEHAVING
BADLY

Juvenile delinquent?
- a young person behaving
badly and often breaking
the law

Activity 1 (Speaking)
In pairs, ask and answer the questions below.
Give 2 examples of social problems among teenagers.
Give 2 causes of social ills among teenagers
Give 2 effects of social ills among teenagers
Give 2 ways to curb the problems

COMMISSIONER STUNG BY
MOSQUITO

Activity 2 (Reading Comprehension)

Based on the text given, answer the reading comprehension questions
below.
1. What is the Mosquito and how does it work?
2. What are the main arguments of its supporters and opponents?

Activity 3 (Reading Comprehension)

Based on the text given, answer the reading comprehension questions
below.
1.What is the Mosquito and how does it work?
The Mosquito is a device which emits a high frequency sound that
can be heard only by the young and is used to stop teenagers loiter
outside shops and in other public places.

Activity 3 (Reading Comprehension)

Based on the text given, answer the reading comprehension questions
below.
2. What are the main arguments of its supporters and opponents?
Argument for the Mosquito: Argument against the Mosquito:
- effective tool to curb antisocial behaviour

- the device infringes the rights of

young people
- the device is indiscriminate and
targets all children, not only those who
misbehave
- it is creating a divide between the
young and the old
- it doesn't tackle the root of the
problem

Activity 3 (Vocabulary)
a) Match the words with their correct meaning.
bullying
drug abuse gang to harass hooligan
misdemeanor mugging
shoplifting trespassing verbal abuse

1. using strength to frighten others, usually weaker ones 2. entering somebody's land or property without permission 3. to irritate or torment 4. usage of illegal substances such as marihuana, cocaine, etc. 5. stealing from a shop while pretending to be a customer 6. a group of people who act against something or somebody 7. a person behaving in an aggressive way in public 8. an attack/robbery on the street 9. using rude language towards somebody 10.not a very serious offence

Activity 3 (Vocabulary)
b) Here are some phrasal verbs connected with teenagers and
criminal or anti-social behaviour. Use their correct forms in the
sentences below.
beat somebody up drive away get away with something hang
around let somebody off run off with something
1. Very often, a teenager is.............................. only with a warning for a
serious offence.
2. Teenagers are typically .......................... within a few minutes by the
sound emitted by the Mosquito.
3. Youths ...................................... estates, shops and malls can be quite
intimidating.
4. I was .............................. by a gang of bullies.
5. Some kids think that they can........................................... shoplifting.
6. This juvenile snatched my purse and..................... it down the street.