Esercizio 1

Parents say teenagers are bad-tempered , lazy , obsessed with their phones , selfish , uncommunicative and unhelpful.

Teenagers say they are able to get up early , generous , hard-working , interested in the world, loyal to their friends and passionate about music.

Esercizio 2

After reading the comments of the guys in the article, I notice that, as mentioned in the previous exercise, adults describe them as lazy, selfish and obsessed with phones, while they continue to claim to be generous, loyal and collaborative.

Esercizio 3

1 C
2 F
3 A
4 E
5 D

Esercizio 4

1 teenagers work really hard ?
Sarah and Andrew

2 teenagers have lots of positive personal qualities ?
Sarah

3 teenagers are interested in other people and cultures ?
Mel

4 teenagers are all different people
Ryan

5 friends are very important for teenagers ?
Janet

Esercizio 5

1 C
2 D
3 E
4 A
5 B

Esercizio 6

1 arrogant , modest
2 cowardly , brave
3 disloyal , loyal
4 dull , interesting
5 grumpy , cheerful
6 mean , adorable

Esercizio 7

1 Teenagers are arrogant. They think they know everything.

2 Teenagers are grumpy. They never get enough sleep and they always in a bad mood.

3 Teenagers are loyal to their friends. They are always there for their friends.

4 Teenagers are selfish. They never give money to charity and always buy cheap presents.

5 Teenagers are interesting. They have lots of things to talk about.

6 Teenagers are cowardly. They avoid dangerous situations and don't take risks.

Esercizio 8

I agree with all of them , but I think I'm different than those characteristics.