Some young people have interests different from those of mainstream culture. They want to express their individuality in some unusual ways.

N O ! ! ! T o e v e r y t h i n g c o n s i d e r e d b a d b y g r o w n - u p s. Clothes style Hairdress The manner of talking Dreams Music

is a group of people with a distinct style and identity. music fashion style values beliefs SUBCULTURE

All the pupils are labelled and put into 4 groups. The grungers The goths The preppies The townies Every new pupil have to join one of the groups and got labelled forever. Young people often do things not because they want to do them. They just think it is impolite to refuse to do them as everybody around follow these life styles.

a loose T-shirt to influence to dye one’s hair to put a label on smb to be labelled a hooded top jewellery fake make-up свободно сидящая футболка влиять красить волосы наклеивать ярлык на кого-либо быть причисленным к определённой группе подростков куртка с капюшоном ювелирные изделия поддельный макияж, грим

Skateboards Baggy jeans Hooded tops Loose T-shirts Silver оr black metal jewellery or chains

Black and white make-up Dyed black hair Black clothes

The children of the street. Fake Adidas оr Nike trousers Baseball caps White socks Fake “gold” jewellery Yeah,ah’m cool. It’s alrigh’,innit ?

We come from rich families. We wear shirts instead of T-shirts, trousers instead of jeans.

It is bad when you put a label on yourself. When you put a label on yourself you let it influence your tastes, your interests and your life style. You should try to be yourself and hope that other people will respect you for that.

What do you think ? People join subcultural groups because they don’t want to stand out. It is bad to be labelled. It is good to be part of group. I am absolutely positive that… It is obvious that… It may be wrong but I think… On the one hand… on the other hand… Personally I think… I feel strongly against it.

Is it easy to be young ? At this age all feelings and emotions are strong, all problems seem important and unresolved. It’s important and difficult to get a personal place in the modern society and world, to take serious decisions and make the right choice.

Bad habits Misunderstanding Friends Parents Teachers Smoking Drinking alcohol Drugs

Money Education Fashion and clothes Entertainments Interests and hobbies Where ? State оr private? Should I get it?

Leisure and spare time Communication Hobbies, interests Duties Rest Happy оr unhappy love Internet, mobile phones Interesting and prestige job

Would you like to join any particular group? Are there any subcultural groups in your school? Have you got any problems because you chose to be alone? Who influences your taste, interests, lifestyle? Do you pay much attention to your image to show what your interests are?

Think over the information of the lesson and write down your ideas and your opinion : 1.The problems of young people. 2.Is being labelled good or bad ? 3.Subculture of my school or neighborhood.