#28 Anti-social Behaviour?
Starting Point. Discuss the questions below.
“We live in a decaying age. Young people no longer respect their parents. They are rude and impatient. They frequently inhabit taverns and have no self-control” – inscribed on a 6,000-year-old Egyptian tomb.
How do teenagers behave in your country?
How has the accepted behaviour changed in the last 2 decades?
What do adults think about young people nowadays?
What is anti-social behaviour?
What is an ASBO (UK)? Does your country have an ASBO system?
Focus on Vocabulary. Match the words with the correct picture.
Focus on Listening. Read the background information and then watch the video.
In the UK, police use high-pitched ‘mosquito’ devices to cut down on teenage anti-social behaviour despite calls for them to be banned.
The high-tech deterrent uses ultrasonic sound – which only those under the age of 25 can hear – to stop young people from gathering in potential trouble hot spots.
The annoying, but harmless, sound causes youngsters to move away from the area where the devices are placed.
But the Children’s Commissioner for England said they should be scrapped as they infringed the rights of young people.
Focus on Comprehension. Answer the questions below about the video.
Focus on Speaking.Â
- In your opinion, what is antisocial behaviour?
- How should we deal with antisocial behaviour?
- Is antisocial behaviour only a young people-related problem?
- Are there other age groups or groups of people that are antisocial in your country?
