ASHLEY'S VIEW
Date: 2015-10-07; view: 504.
Arrange the pros and cons of childhood into two columns. Speak about them with your partner using the phrases from the box.
XIII. Teenage rebellion.
Look at this questionnaire about what you, and people you know, did, or do, as teenagers. Tick the appropriate boxes.
| You | A friend | Someone in your family | |
| □ | □ | □ | wore an earring or earrings. |
| □ | □ | □ | wore rings on other parts of their body. bbbbooooyyyyhhhbodyybody body. |
| □ | □ | □ | always wore black. |
| □ | □ | □ | wore very unusual clothes. |
| □ | □ | □ | had an unusual hairstyle. |
| □ | □ | □ | started smoking before they were 14. |
| □ | □ | □ | dropped out of school or college. |
Compare your answers in pairs. In what other ways do young people express rebellion?
1. Read the following news item which appeared in The Daily Telegraph. Discuss the questions below in pairs:
Schoolgirl Ashley Wallace, 16, was furious when the headmaster of her school, Neil Watts, 50, ordered the school photographers to change the colour of her hair from pink to brown in the final prints of the official school photographs.
1. Why do you think the headmaster wanted the colour of Ashley's hair changed?
2. Why do you think Ashley was furious?
3. Why do you think Ashley dyed her hair pink?
2. Now read the views of Ashley and the headmaster and answer the questions below. The following words will help you understand them better:
airbrushed – фарбувати розпилювачем, to fume – дратуватися, furious – розлючений, conduct – поведінка
I couldn't believe it when I realised what they had done to me. I was so annoyed that I went straight to the headmaster and complained.
My hair was a mousy brown and it looked ridiculous because you could still see all the pink through it. All of my friends were asking what I had done to my hair. I was just fuming.
The school should have given me the option either to be in the photo and have my hair airbrushed or not be in it. If I had been given the choice, I would rather not have been in it at all. One thing is certain – there is no way I am going to change my hair colour now!
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