GENERATION Y

Have a look at the following photograph. What does it suggest you?

• Why do you think it is called 'Generation Y'?
• Discuss the characteristics of these young people. (Click on the link to get information about them).
• Now watch the following video and try to answer the questions on the quiz:

HISTORY LESSON

A VISION OF STUDENTS TODAY

Discuss the following questions in class:

1. If the walls in your classroom could talk, what would they say about  learning today?

2. What's like to be a student today?

3. Do you usually complete your assignments?

4. How many books will you read this year?

5. And web pages?

6. How many profiles on social networking sites will you read?

7. How many e-mails will you write?

8. How many hours a day do you spend on these activities?

• online?
• watching TV?
• listening to music
• on the cell phone?
• eating?
• in class?
• studying?
• sleeping?

9. How many hours a day do they make in total?

10. Do you consider yourself a multi-tasker?

11. Do you think you're one of those lucky students who have almost everything one could wish?

12. Does your future job exist today?

13. Do you agree that technology can save us?

14. What's the message students give in this video? What do they demand? What do they regret?

• Do you feel identified with the Gen Y'ers? In which aspects? Discuss.