Oral Discussion

Discuss in pairs and answer:

• When does adolescence begin?
• When does it finish?
• Which are the characteristics of adolescents nowadays?
• Are these characteristics different from the ones adolescents had in the past? In which way?
• Which are adolescents likes and dislikes nowadays?
• Which were the likes and dislikes of adolescents in the past?
• Which are the different ways of entertainment adolescents have nowadays?
• What did adolescents of the past do to entertain themselves?
• Are there differences as regards adolescents’ of the past and nowadays adolescents’ body?
• Which are the problems adolescents have nowadays?
• Did these problems exist 30 years ago?

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