M4 Listening lesson 1: British Council High achieving teenagers

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vmbo k, mavo
• Leerjaar 4

What are we going to do?

- Train our ears with an online listening lesson

- Watch a video about high achieving teens

Why are we going to do this?

- It is very important to train your listening skills.
- You need to be able to understand spoken English in order to be able to communicate in real-life situations

High achieving teens

What is 'high achieving'?

High achieving teens

Put the words in the correct groups

(write it down on your paper)

listeners - talent scouts - fans - top designers - photographers - readers - followers - editors

People working in arts and media

The audience for arts and media

Multiple choice

Many famous and successful teenagers have ________.

1. used new technology
2. worked from an early age
3. been inspired by YouTube videos

Justin Bieber started off ________

1. singing with R&B star Usher
2. sending videos to talent scouts
3. posting videos on YouTube

Some people say Justin Bieber is the most influential person in the world because ________.

1. he has had so many number one songs
2. he has so many followers on Twitter
3. he is friends with Barack Obama

A negative consequence of fame for Justin Bieber is ________.

1. he has very little privacy
2. people get bored of hearing about him
3. people criticise his appearance

Tavi Gevinson started a fashion blog ________.

1. when she was 11 years old
2. when she was in 11th grade in high school
3. in 2011

'Rookie' means ________.

1. a beginner
2. a fan
3. someone who is bad at something

'Style Rookie' ________.

1. allowed readers to post pictures of themselves
2. soon had a lot of readers
3. was noticed by Karl Lagerfeld

When some people didn't believe her age, Tavi ________.

1. was sad and angry at first
2. decided to attack them in return
3. completely ignored them and continued working

Tavi employs ________.

1. only teenagers
2. writers and photographers of all ages
3. a very small group of people

Louise thinks ________.

1. it's difficult for Tavi to have a normal life
2. there's more pressure when you are a writer
3. there's more pressure when you are a performer

After listening discussion

Would you like to be famous?

What are the advantages/ disadvantages?

Write a short essay about the questions mentioned above. Write between 100 and 200 words and hand it in