2020-05-12
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PEER PRESSURE
A. 
Listen to the text and complete the paragraphs with the missing information.
Usually when you hear about peer pressure, 1)_________ refer to the 2)_________ effects that
3) ___________ may have on you. You rarely hear about 4) _________ peer pressure which is the
5) ______________ that friends may have on each other.
Imagine that you are 6) __________ with a friend when a guy 7) __________and tries to convince you to buy some
8) _____________. He tells you that they give you a 9) _____________ and make you feel 10) __________.
You consider this: You had a bad day and don’t feel going to track 11) __________ but you don’t know the guy at all and you don’t have any idea of what is in the 12) _______. Then your friend speaks up ‘No, thanks’.
‘Weed?’ you say to yourself. What was I thinking? Of course I didn’t want to buy 13) ________ pills out of a 14) __________.
B. Now tick the reasons that are pointed out in the text for not buying mystery pills from someone you don’t know:
1. The pills look disgusting. ____
2. The pills could make her / him sick. ____
3. The pills are too expensive. ____
4. She / He could get in serious trouble. ____
5. The pills are illegal. ____
C. Complete the sentence below:
Friends may influence positive behavior just as easily as they may influence negative behavior.
This is why it is important ________________________________________________________________.
D. Say if the following sentences are TRUE or FALSE according to the second example of peer pressure.
1. You get your mid-term progress report and realize that your grades are satisfactory. ______
2. Your friends mention that they are going to be in a lot of trouble if they don’t improve their grades. ______
3. You all agree to study together. ______
4. After a few days studying together, you find that it is not worth – it’s too boring! ______
E. Answer the following question.
· What is the third example of positive peer influence mentioned by the speaker?
_________________________________________________________________________________
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F. What is the advice the speaker gives? Complete the paragraph with the missing information.
When you 1)________ yourself with 2)_________ who make good 3)__________ and who 4)________ about you, it is much 5)_________ to make the right 6)__________ and stay out of 7)___________.
THE END!
KEY:
PEER PRESSURE
G. Listen to the text and complete the paragraphs with the missing information.
Usually when you hear about peer pressure, 1) people refer to the 2) negative effects that
3) friends may have on you. You rarely hear about 4) positive peer pressure which is the
5) good influence that friends may have on each other.
Imagine that you are 6) standing with a friend when a guy 7)walks up and tries to convince you to buy some
8) white pills. He tells you that they give you a 9) ton of energy and make you feel 10) happier.
You consider this: You had a bad day and don’t feel going to track 11) practice but you don’t know the guy at all and you don’t have any idea of what is in the 12) pills. Then your friend speaks up ‘No, thanks’.
‘Weed?’ you say to yourself. What was I thinking? Of course I didn’t want to buy 13) mystery pills out of a 14)stranger.
H. Now tick the reasons that are pointed out in the text for not buying mystery pills from someone you don’t know:
6. The pills look disgusting. ____
7. The pills could make her / him sick. __x_
8. The pills are too expensive. ____
9. She / He could get in serious trouble. __x_
10. The pills are illegal. ____
