Reading for main ideas and specific information in an article about peer pressure
Tóm tắt
The reading examines conformity, friendship, appearance, rules, parental conflict, and fear of social exclusion.
Hiểu bài
The article presents teenagers describing pressure from friends. Thanh says his parents disapprove of friends who visit games centres after school, but he fears losing them. Another teenager colours her hair and paints her nails because all the girls in her group do the same, despite school rules and parental anger. Questions ask about similarities, parental approval, consequences, and problems faced by teenagers who do not follow peers. Learners distinguish social pressure from an independent personal preference.