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C. Read the text and find out which of the teens:
1. talks about living in different countries.
2. doesn’t get on well with their twin’s friends.

3. almost moved away from their parents.
4. felt unhappy about an aspect of being a twin as a child.
5. talks about having different hobbies to their twin.
6. feels more self-confident now than as a child.

D. Discuss with a partner. What do you think the words in bold mean?

1. Being a teen is tough.
2. We started hanging out with different groups of friends.
3. ...more individual tastes...
4. ...to work for a humanitarian group.
5. ...sending us off to boarding school...

E. Complete with the words from exercise B on page 7. Discuss the questions with a partner.
1. Do you find it easy to tasks when you’re busy?
2. Have you ever been in a situation where you felt ? What happened?
3. To what extent is there equality in your country?
4. How easy do you find it to with people when you meet them for the first time?

5. What do you as the main social issues in your country?
6. How is your school, in your opinion?
7. Can people be friends if they don’t share the same ?
8. What do you think people can do to improve their ?

F. Work in a group of four. Discuss how each of these things influences how your
personality develops:

a. your family b. your friends c. your teachers
d. your education e. your culture f. the media

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