Young people’s concerns Unit -2- Period -2- Young people’s concerns Ghada Jamal Shabana Rula Farouq Al Farr’a

Objectives: Students are expected to: Skim the text to get the general ideas. Scan the to get the specific details, then answer the questions.

Skim the text for general ideas

Read the paragraph quickly, then answer the questions:

The results of a new poll show that financial problems have taken over from the environment as the main concerns for young people. The survey asked over 12,000 people aged between 14 and 18 what they were most worried about. The clear winner was finding a job, while the environment was only the seventh greatest worry. This compares with similar polls in the last fifteen years, when the environmental worries came first.

Choose the best title for the paragraph: Answer the questions: Choose the best title for the paragraph: 1. Number of young people in Australia. 2. Young people’s main concerns. 3. The effect of financial problems on young people. Find the main ideas.

The results of a new poll show that financial problems have taken over from the environment as the main concerns for young people. The survey asked over 12,000 people aged between 14 and 18 what they were most worried about. The clear winner was finding a job, while the environment was only the seventh greatest worry. This compares with similar polls in the last fifteen years, when the environmental worries came first.

The main ideas The Poll Place Number of people Australia Age 12,000 About The result Australia 12,000 Young people (14 -18) The main concerns ( worries) 1. Finding a job. 7. The environment

Scan the text for specific details

Decide whether the sentences are true / false: 1- ( ) The survey was about the concerns of the Australians from all ages. 2- ( ) Australia doesn't suffer from any economic difficulties. 3- ( ) Australian attitudes have changed a lot since the past. F Young people14-18 F Australia suffers from the economic difficulties. T

Complete the following sentences: results The ……..………. of poll have changed a lot in Australia. Finding a job was the …………. greatest worry for Australian's nowadays. Environment is the ……………………… greatest worry, while …………. years ago, the environment was the …………….…… concern for the young people. first seventh 15 first

Answer the questions: How have the poll's results changed from the last ones? ………………….…………………………….……………………….…………. they ( line 5 ) refers to ………………….…. The environment was only the seventh greatest worry, but in past the fifteen years, the environmental worries came first. Young people

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