Zits

The Americans Jerry Scott (1955–) and Jim Borgman (1954–) created the popular comic strip “Zits”. It is about a teen named Jeremy. What is the best advice you have heard? STARTING POINT

JERRY SCOTT AND JIM BORGMAN

Zits

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1 Answer the questions. a Translate the cartoon into Norwegian. b What is the advice Jeremy heard at school? c What is Jeremy doing in each of the panels? d Why does the dad say “teenagers make me tired”?

CREATIVE CORNER

2 Draw a huge, delicious sandwich and write the names of the ingredients. Present your sandwich to your classmates.

About how much time do you spend in front of a screen (smartphone, tablet, game console, computer) on school days? What about weekends? Compare your answers to those of a classmate.

Screenagers

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different things at the same time. Have you ever tried chatting with your friends while doing your homework? Some reports say that playing violent video games can make you more likely to be violent yourself. Other reports show that the more time you spend in front of a screen, the lower your grades. There also seems to be a connection between screen time and problems like obesity, stress, and sleeping problems. Screen addiction is a growing and worrying problem; some screenagers just can’t get away from their devices. To sum up, even though all this screen time has some benefits, there are definitely some negative sides. Most experts agree that some screen time each day is not bad for you. However, screen time can become a problem when young people spend hours and hours in front of screens every day. An important question is; how do you know when technology takes over and starts controlling you, instead of you controlling the technology?

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Screen time for teens

The average teen (13–18) in 2015 spent 391 minutes a day in front of a screen.

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UNDERSTANDING

1 According to the text, what are some positive sides of screen time? What are some negative sides? Make two lists. Then add your own ideas to the lists. 2 Study the bar chart on screen time. a Which is the most popular screen time activity? b Which is the second most popular activity? c Which activities are the least popular? d What do you think about how teenagers spend their screen time?

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VIEWPOINTS

3 Discuss the questions. a Do you think the time you spend in front of screens is a problem? Why or why not? b How can you tell if somebody is a screen addict? c Could you turn off your phone for an evening? A weekend?

A week? Would this be easy or difficult for you?

Why or why not? d What advice would you give a friend who needs a time-out from screens? e Do you know adults who spend too much time in front of screens? What is your experience?

SPEAKING SPOT

4 In groups, role-play a situation where a family argues about screen time. What agreement do they reach?

CREATIVE CORNER

5 Work in groups of three. Make posters with messages about screen time. Use text and images.

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LANGUAGE LAB

6 Parts of speech: Noun or adjective? Choose the correct form of the word. a Gaming is popular (popularity/popular). b You get to be the ___ (hero/heroic) in games. c Everything seems ___ (possibility/possible). d Gaming can take children’s minds off ___ (pain/painful) and fear. e Some games can increase ___ (creativity/creative). f Some video games are ___ (violence/violent). g There seems to be a connection between ___ (obesity/ obese) and screen time. h This is an ___ (importance/important) question. WRITING WORKSHOP 7 Text structure – five-paragraph texts a Translate these nine text words to English: ord, bindeord, overskrift, setning, problemstilling, avsnitt, innledning, Vurderingseksemplar hoveddel, avslutning. b Look at the text “Screenagers” and point out examples of each of these text words. c How many paragraphs are there in “Screenagers”? d How can you tell where a new paragraph starts? e Which paragraph is the introduction? f What three words signal the conclusion? g What is the main point in each of the body paragraphs?

Use the letters in Super Mario’s name to make other words, like rap. You have three minutes. The person with the longest list of words wins.

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Super Mario

Super Mario is the best-selling gaming series in history. Its hero, Super Mario, is a global icon. People all over the world recognize the pudgy Italian plumber with his big moustache, blue overalls and red cap. The game’s music soundtrack is famous too. Super Mario’s adventures take place in Mushroom

Kingdom. All kinds of strange creatures live in this magical place. Super Mario is in love with Princess Peach. She lives in a red and white castle. Bowser, the game’s evil villain, always kidnaps the Princess. So Super Mario has to rescue her from him. In order to free the beautiful princess, Mario must overcome many challenges and fight with his enemies. If Mario hits a magic red super mushroom, his size doubles and he gains extra power. Sometimes Mario gets help from his younger brother, Luigi. When Mario finally defeats Bowser, he is reunited with the princess. To thank Mario, Princess Peach gives him a kiss on the cheek. Super Mario is best known as a plumber, but sometimes the character has other professions, like a doctor, an archeologist or a carpenter. Super Mario was created in Japan in 1985. Since then more than 15 different Vurderingseksemplar

Super Mario games have been released. Super

Mario has also appeared in educational games, movies, television shows and comics.

UNDERSTANDING

1 True or false? If it is false, write what is true. a Super Mario wears red overalls and a blue cap. b He lives in Magical Kingdom. c Super Mario loves Princess Peach. d Bowser kidnaps Princess Peach. e Luigi is Mario’s older brother. f Super Mario has to fight with his enemies. g Princess Peach thanks Mario with a kiss on the lips. h Sometimes Mario is a doctor. i Super Mario was created in Japan in 1985.

VOCABULARY

2 These words from the text are scrambled. Find the words. Then use the dictionary to find synonyms for each word. ROHE UYGPD TEULFBUIA SMAFOU AILNVIL LCHAENGEL TEDEFA 3 Words for jobs and professions a What professions or jobs are mentioned in the text? b Make a list of some other professions you know. c What do you want to be when you grow up? Why?Vurderingseksemplar

VIEWPOINTS

4 Discuss the following questions. a Why do you think Super Mario is such a huge success? b What video games do you like to play? Why do you like them? c Do you ever spend too much time gaming?

Does this worry you or your parents?

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The damsel in distress is a common theme in literature, art and film. The damsel is usually a beautiful young woman kept locked up by some kind of monster, and a hero must rescue her.

Princess Peach is a “damsel in distress”. Can you think of any other stories with a damsel in distress? What message do these stories send to girls and boys? What do you think about this?

MATHS MOVES

5 Answer the questions. a About how much time did you spend gaming in the last week? Compare your answers to those of a classmate». b Make a survey among the pupils in the class. Your teacher will give you a handout. c Make a bar chart from the information. d What do you think about your findings?

Discuss with a classmate.

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SPEAKING SPOT

6 Choose a character from the Super Mario universe. Find a picture of the character and prepare a minitalk (1 minute). Present your character in small groups. Luigi Princess Peach Toad Toadette Yoshi Bowser Princess Daisy Rosalina Diddy Kong Donkey Kong Wario Waluigi

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CREATIVE CORNER

7 Draw your favourite character from the Super Mario universe.