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LISTENING
TEENAGE BRAIN
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LISTENING
ELEARNING IN-CLASS
LESSON 4
1. Do you come from a big family?
2. How old are your parents? What do they
do?
3. Do you have any siblings?
4. Who are you closest to in your family?
5. How do you keep in touch with your
family?
6. How does your family usually spend time
together?
1. Do you come from a big family?
Yes, I do. I come from an extended family.
My family consists of my grandmother,
parents, my older brother, sister-in-law,
nephew and my younger brother.
2. How old are your parents? What do
they do?
My father is 50 years old. And my mother is
47 years old. My father is a retired office
worker and my mother is a housewife.
My father is in his fifties/ My mother is in
her forties
3. Do you have any siblings?
No, I don’t. I am the only child in my family.
4. Who are you closest to in your family?
I like all my family members but I am closest
to my little brother. We have many things in
common. We always play games or watch
movies together.
5. How do you keep in touch with your
family?
I usually contact my family by making video calls
every weekend and I visit them from time to
time.
6. How does your family usually spend time
together?
My family is very close. We usually have meals
together or go to supermarket to buy necessary
things for our home. We also go travelling every
LET’S TALK ABOUT YOUR FAMILY.

1. Do you come from a big family?


2. How old are your parents? What do they do?
3. Do you have any siblings?
4. Who are you closest to in your family?
5. How do you keep in touch with your family?
6. How does your family usually spend time together?
Professor Diaz: Come in!
Pedro: Hi, Professor Diaz. Can I ask you a few questions?
Professor Diaz: Oh hi, Pedro. Sure.
Pedro: I know you study teenagers and I’m writing a paper on them. Can you tell me a little bit
about the teenage brain?
Professor Diaz: Well, a teenager’s brain is still growing.
Pedro: Really?
Professor Diaz: Yes, people stop growing physically around 15 or 16 years old, but our brains
continue to grow until we’re around twenty-three years old.
Pedro: I didn’t know that. So, do all teenagers around the world act the same for this reason?
Professor Diaz: Well, typical teenagers have many feelings. One minute they are sad and the
next minute they are happy. Their feelings change very quickly and they think and react to
problems and situations very differently from adults.
Pedro: Why does this happen?
Professor Diaz: Scientists found that teenagers use the amygdala part of the brain more than
adults do. The amygdala is important for feelings. But after the brain stops growing, adults use
another part of the brain, the frontal cortex, more.
Pedro: So, when people use their frontal cortex more, their feelings don’t change much?
Professor Diaz: Yes, exactly.
Pedro: Interesting. So, teenagers are all the same because their brain is still growing.
Professor Diaz: Not exactly. Teenagers all go through the same thing as they grow, but
teenagers can also be very different from each other.
Pedro: How?
Professor Diaz: Well, in my opinion, there are four main things that make one teenager
different from another teenager.
Pedro: What are those?
Professor Diaz: Family, friends, experiences—or the things that happen to them—, and
things like TV, magazines, the Internet, and other kinds of media. These four things can
impact or change a teenager’s life greatly.
Pedro: That makes sense. I had a good friend when I was a child. We did everything
together, but now she is very di fferent from me. She started doing things with other kids
and they got into some bad things.
Professor Diaz: Yes. Many things can change a teenager. This means it’s important to
watch teenagers closely to make sure their friends are good people and that they have
good experiences.
Pedro: Teenagers have a difficult time with all of these changes. What can adults do to
help them during these years?
Professor Diaz: Tell them that their feelings are typical for a teenager. It is how we grow
up. Tell them to write their feelings in a diary or a journal. This may help them understand
their feelings more. Also, tell them to talk with their parents and their family, the people
that love them.
Pedro: Well, thank you so much, Professor Diaz. This is very helpful.
Professor Diaz: It’s my pleasure. Any time.

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