Cover of the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book

The key answer of exercise 3

The key to exercise solutions in chapter 6e - Speaking skills for the textbook On Screen B1+/B2 - Student's Book with authors Virginia Evans and Jenny Dooley from Express Publishing

Question

  1. Describe what the people in each picture are doing.
  2. Listen to Peter comparing the photographs. How do teenagers use technology these days?

Answer

a)

  • In picture 1 a teenage boy and a girl are sitting in front of a computer screen. There is a teenage boy behind them with an open book. He is leaning over their shoulders and pointing at the screen, I think they are working together on a project and they are researching for information using the Internet.
  • In picture 2, there are two teenage girls sitting in armchairs and playing video games. They both have game controllers in their hands and there is a bowl of crisps on the table in front of them. They are happy and excited and they look like they are having a lot of fun.

b)

  • Teenagers use technology for educational and entertainment purposes.
  • The Internet is a useful study tool and games consoles are a lot of fun.