1. Gifts of youth
Talk about youth, their problems and their potential, and use the passive voice.
AaRésumé du cours
Vocabulary
Youth, teenager, adolescence, generation gap, peer pressure, volunteer, youth club, to take part in, to raise awareness, gifted, talented, unemployment, drop out of school, juvenile delinquency.
Grammar: the passive voice
Object + be (in the right tense) + past participle (+ by agent).
- Present: Young people are encouraged to volunteer.
- Past: The club was founded in 2015.
- Present perfect: A new centre has been opened.
- Modal: Problems must be solved.
Function: expressing wishes and regrets
I wish I had more free time (present) — I wish I had studied harder (past regret) — If only…
Writing: describing a youth problem
Introduce the problem → causes → consequences → solutions → conclusion.
✎Exemples corrigés
Exemple 1
Turn into the passive: The government built a new youth centre.
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Exemple 2
Express a regret: You didn’t join the drama club last year.
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?Teste-toi
Clique sur la bonne réponse.
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The results ___ next week.
Réponse
b) will be announced — Future passive: will be + past participle. -
I wish I ___ more patient (now).
Réponse
b) was/were — Wish + past simple for the present. -
“Generation gap” means…
Réponse
b) differences between old and young people — Different values and views. -
Passive of “They have repaired the road”:
Réponse
b) The road has been repaired — Present perfect passive.
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