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What do you know about the life of young people in Britain?
Young people in Britain: what is their life like today?
Can you solve the literary/cinema quiz?
WARM UP
Factfile Leisure Activity Options
1.1 Read the factfile and
complete it with the figures
below:
six two £5 £1,000
70% half nine
99% a quarter
three quarters (twice)
three hours five
four-fifths 89%
1.2
Check your answer
with the factfile in the An-
swer Key.
Discuss these questions with
students:
Which facts about young
people in Britain today
are similar to facts about
your own country?
Are there facts which are
very different?
Which fact do you find
most interesting?
1
The Central Statistical Office’s Social Focus on Children puts into
perspective current anxieties about the number of children being
brought up by one parent. … of dependent children, the CSO finds,
still live in a family with two parents. They are under more careful
parental control than is often assumed: … of 11 – to 13 – year olds
actually like school. Although truancy is a problem for a small minor-
ity of the young, … were never absent from school.
2
… of children use a library at least once a fortnight, with … using it
once a week.
3
Sport is still very popular; even in winter, more than four out of …
children play at least once a week.
4
Nearly … children in ten are interested in the environment.
5
… already have money in a savings scheme.
6
… of primary school children have hands-on experience of computers.
7
Most of today’s children have money in their pocket and televisions in
their bedrooms. Children’s spending power is rising annually. Pocket
money is not the only source of income and … of those over 11 have
a job of some kind.
8
One 15-year-old in ten has at least … a year to spend and more than
eight in ten have at least … a week.
9
… out of five of those over 10 have a building society account and a
further third in the age group have a bank account.
10
Homes with children tend to be packed with consumer durables.
Nearly … in ten households with children have a computer. Watching
television is the favourite pastime, with the average child watching …
a day. 
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                          What do you know about the life of young people in Britain?
                          Young people in Britain: what is their life like today?
                          Can you solve the literary/cinema quiz?

                                        WARM UP
                                     Factfile            Leisure Activity Options
1.1      Read the factfile and
                                      1
complete it with the figures          The Central Statistical Office’s Social Focus on Children puts into
                                      perspective current anxieties about the number of children being
below:                                brought up by one parent. … of dependent children, the CSO finds,
                                      still live in a family with two parents. They are under more careful
 ƒ    six two £5 £1,000               parental control than is often assumed: … of 11 – to 13 – year olds
 ƒ    70%       half    nine          actually like school. Although truancy is a problem for a small minor-
 ƒ    99% a quarter                   ity of the young, … were never absent from school.
 ƒ    three quarters (twice)          2
 ƒ    three hours five                … of children use a library at least once a fortnight, with … using it
                                      once a week.
 ƒ    four-fifths 89%
                                      3
                                      Sport is still very popular; even in winter, more than four out of …
                                      children play at least once a week.
1.2       Check your answer
                                      4
with the factfile in the An-          Nearly … children in ten are interested in the environment.
                                      5
swer Key.                             … already have money in a savings scheme.
                                      6
Discuss these questions with          … of primary school children have hands-on experience of computers.
students:                             7
                                      Most of today’s children have money in their pocket and televisions in
 ƒ    Which facts about young         their bedrooms. Children’s spending power is rising annually. Pocket
                                      money is not the only source of income and … of those over 11 have
      people in Britain today         a job of some kind.
      are similar to facts about      8
                                      One 15-year-old in ten has at least … a year to spend and more than
      your own country?               eight in ten have at least … a week.
                                      9
 ƒ    Are there facts which are       … out of five of those over 10 have a building society account and a
      very different?                 further third in the age group have a bank account.
                                      10
 ƒ    Which fact do you find          Homes with children tend to be packed with consumer durables.
                                      Nearly … in ten households with children have a computer. Watching
      most interesting?               television is the favourite pastime, with the average child watching …
                                      a day.



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