pie chart below shows what American teenagers spend their money on.
1. The
Read each question one by one, and try to answer by using data from the
chart.
How American Teenagers Spend Money
Other 3%
Books - Furniture 2%
2%
Clothing 21%
Concerts & Events - 6%
Video Games - 6%
Music & Movies - 7%
Electronics - 8%
Food 18%
Cars 8%
Shoes 9%
Accessories /
Personal Care 10%
According to the chart,
1. ...what do American teens spend the most money on?
They spend the most money on ________________________________
2. ...what do American teens spend the least money on?
They _____________________________________________________
and __________________
3. ...which is more important for American teens, cars or video games?
________________ are more important than ________________
4. ...which is less important for American teens, shoes or accessories?
_________________________________________________________
5. ...which two things are equally important for American teens? More
than one answer is possible.
_______________ and _______________ are equally important.
6. ...what are the three highest priorities for American teens when it comes
to spending money?
The three highest priorities are _______________, _______________,
and _______________
7. ...shoes are (slightly more / much more) important to American teens
than electronics.
8. ...books are (slightly less / much less) important to American teens than
clothing.
9. ...what percentage of their money do American teens spend on food?
They spend _____ percent of their money on food.
10. ...American teens spend a total of 30 percent of their money on what
two things?
They spend a total of 30 percent on ____________ and ____________
11. ...what percentage of their money do American teenagers spend on
such things as karate lessons, cram schools, etc.? It’s _____ percent.
12. ...what is the biggest difference between how American and Japanese
teens spend money? It’s _______
Keywords:
the most, the least, more ~ than, less ~ than, equally,
the (three) highest/lowest, slightly, much, what percentage of,
a total of (30) percent, the biggest difference between
Based on the data, what conclusions can be made? Circle the correct
answers. More than one answer is possible.
a. Americans start to drive at an earlier age than Japanese.
b. Most American teens think that reading is important.
c. Jewelry and make-up are important for American teens.
d. American teens prefer going out rather than staying home.
let’s compare how teens and adults (middle-income) spend their
2. Next,
money. Look at the bar chart below.
Teen Spending vs. Adult Spending (% share of total spending)
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Teens Adults
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1. Using the pie chart from exercise 1, fill the missing information for
numbers 3 - 6 above.
2. The entertainment bar above combines which four categories from the
pie chart? It combines __________________, __________________,
__________________, and __________________
3. Besides books and furniture, teens spend about twice as much as adults
on which two categories?
They spend about twice as much as adults on
________________ and ________________
4. What is the only category where adults spend more than teens?
It’s the _______ category.
5. Numbers 1 - 7 above add up to about what percentage of total spending
for adults? They add up to about _____ percent of total spending.
6. What do adults spend the remaining 55 percent of their money on?
They spend it on ____________________________________________
According to the data,
what is the biggest difference between male and female teens?
3a. Listening: The purpose of the next activity is to help you learn how to
listen, especially on a test. Before listening, it’s very important to read
the listening questions, one by one. This will help to focus your listening.
In this case, there are no listening questions, just the categories at the bottom of the chart. Read them carefully before listening. This is data about
what American teenage boys and girls, aged 13 - 17, like to do in their free
time. You must write a black dot (●) for boys and a white dot (○) for girls
above the correct category. The categories will be read at random. First,
you will hear the number for male teens, then for female teens, and then the
actual category. Don’t spend more than 10 seconds writing your answers for any particular category. It’s important to get ready to listen for
the next category. Number 1 (reading books) has already been plotted.
How American Teens Spend Their Time - (●) boys (○) girls
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page. These are at random. If you want to make it easier, read in order
from 1 to 9. Say, ‘next’ before you read numbers 2 - 9. Wait 10 seconds
between each number.
1. 44 percent of male teens and 67 percent of female teens read books.
4. 64 percent of male teens and 65 percent of female teens exercise.
8. 22 percent of males and 36 percent of females go to the library.
5. 42 percent of male teens and 63 percent of female teens go to the mall.
9.. 79 percent of males and 69 percent of females do sports.
6. 31 percent of male teens and 29 percent of female teens
download music.
7. 75 percent of male teens and 36 percent of female teens
play video games.
2. 57 percent of male teens and 60 percent of female teens
watch TV or videos.
3. 51 percent of male teens and 50 percent of female teens
go to the movies.
Comprehension Questions - After checking the answers to ex.
3b. 3aOralin pairs
and as a class, read the oral comprehension questions below and
have the students answer. To make it easier, do this exercise as reading.
According to the data...
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...what are boys most interested in? They are most interested in...
...what are girls most interested in? They are most interested in...
...what are boys least interested in? They are least interested in...
...what are girls least interested in? They are least interested in...
...what was the biggest difference between boys and girls? It was...
...what are the categories in which boys and girls are almost the same?
They are ___________, ___________, ___________, and ___________
7. ...who are more studious, boys or girls? _______ are.
8. ...who are more athletic, boys or girls? _______ are.
9. ...in which categories are girls at least 10 percent higher than boys?
They are ___________, ___________, and ___________