Unit 5 Page 51 Lesson D2

Page 51.

Lesson D: Teenage years.

Two: Listening, A long time ago.

Listen to Colin talk about being a teenager in England many years ago. Complete the sentences by circling a, b, or c.

1. Tell me about when you were a teenager.

Oh. That was a long time ago. I was born in 1948, so I was a teenager in the 60’s. It was a good time to be a teenager, you know, with all the 60’s music, rock and roll, the Beatles, and everything.

1. What was school like when you were a teenager?

Well, I left school when I was 14, you can’t do that now. You can’t leave till you’re 16. But the school I went to wasn’t that good, I mean, we didn’t learn much there. I was happy to leave and get a job.

1. So what was your first job?

Well, like most of the kids around here, I went to work on a farm. Some of my friends went to work in the city, in the TV factory there. And then when I was 18, I went to work in a big department store.

1. What did you enjoy doing, when you weren’t at work?

Well, the 60’s was a great time for music. We went to dances every week and listened to the top groups and bought their records. We didn’t have a TV until I was 18, but we had a record player, so my friends all came to my house and we listened to a lot of music.

1. When you look back now, was it a happy time?

Yes. It was a good time to be young. We had money in our pockets, and we spent it. We had fun. But looking back, I can see that I didn’t have a really good education and, well, I think if I regret anything, it’s that I didn’t take evening classes. I think I had too much fun!