Unit

9

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SOCIAL
ISSUES
FAMILY
LIFE
LESSON 4

SPEAKING

EXPERIENCING
PEER PRESSURE

1. Your peers are...
A

your teachers

B

people about your
own age

C

your parents

D

your cousins

2. When people your age try to influence
you to believe or act like them it is called?
A

Communication

B

Friendship

C

Peer pressure

D

Negotiation

3. Peer pressure can be...
A

positive

B

negative

C

positive OR negative

D

none of them

4. Peer pressure can influence
which of the following:
A

Clothing styles

B

Taste in music

C

Hairstyles

D

All of the above

5. A friend wants you to smoke with
them. This is an example of .....
A
B

positive peer
pressure
negative peer
pressure

VOCABULARY

positive (adj)
/ˈpɒzətɪv/

full of hope and confidence,
or giving cause for hope and
confidence

VOCABULARY

permission (n)
/pəˈmɪʃən/

the act of allowing someone to
do something, or of allowing
something to happen

VOCABULARY

poverty (n)
/ˈpɒv.ə.ti/

the condition of being
extremely poor

VOCABULARY

make fun of
/ˌmeɪk ˈfʌn əv/

to make a joke about
someone or something in a
way that is not kind

Form

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. positive
(adj)

/ˈpɒzətɪv/ full of hope and confidence, or giving
cause for hope and confidence

2. permission
(n)

/pəˈmɪʃən/ the act of allowing someone to do
something, or of allowing something to
happen

3. poverty (n)
4. make fun
of

/ˈpɒvəti/

the condition of being extremely poor

/ˌmeɪk ˈfʌn to make a joke about someone or
əv/
something in a way that is not kind

CONTROLLED PRACTICE

1

Order the examples of peer pressure below from 1 (most powerful)
to 6 (least powerful).

CONTROLLED PRACTICE

2

Work in pairs. Talk about your experiences of peer pressure. Use the
following guiding questions.

- Which example of peer
pressure (A–F) in 1 affects you
most? Why?
- Which one affects you the
least? Why?
- Which are examples of
positive peer pressure?

LESS CONTROLLED PRACTICE

3

Work in groups. Read the situations below and think of some possible
responses. Provide reasons for each answer.

LESS CONTROLLED PRACTICE
SUGGESTED
ANSWERS
2. I'm not ashamed of my old phone. We are students and not
making any money yet, so buying the latest smartphone will cost my
parents too much money. Besides, my phone is still working properly
and I don't see any reason why I should buy a new one.
3. That's a great idea! Learning with stronger students like you will
motivate me to study harder. Besides, I could learn some useful
techniques from you and others to improve my grades.
4. No way! Skipping classes without permission is a sign of
disrespect to the teacher. Besides, I don't want to fall behind with my
schoolwork.

FREE PRACTICE
2 Talk about what you should or shouldn't do to stay safe on social media. Use The
suggested ideas below to help you. You may add your own ideas. You can start your talk
with the sentence below.
Turn on the safety mode on your web browses and social networking sifes
Avoid making frends with people you don't know
Report of block people who have a negative intuence on you.
understand that beauty images do not always represent success or happiness
There are certain things we should do to stay safe on social media

1. Complete the conversations by circling the best answers. Then practise reading them.

Conversation 1
Tom: I'm of afraid I won't be able to play in tomorrow's match.
Dave: What ashamed/ a shame!
Conversation 2
Claire: My grandma has just passed away. I'm going to miss her so much.
Jane: What a pity/I'm so sorry to hear that.
Conversation 3
Nam: I tried my best, but my feam didn't win yesterday.
Dad: I know how it feels/that's too bad, son. Don't blame yourself.
Conversation 4
Mary: I had a terrible headache last night and couldn't finish my homework
Jim: I can sympathise with you/How disappointing. I often have headaches
when I'm stressed.