hey everybody welcome to this b1 english listening practice video you can use this video to practice your listening and comprehension as i speak before we start remember to subscribe to the channel click on the bell and follow us on instagram you ready [Music] so today i'm going to talk about teenagers this is a really relevant topic because all of us were teenagers once or if you're really young you'll be a teenager at some point we're going to talk about some of the good things about being a teenager and some of the not so good things before we get to the cons let's kick things off with the pros the first positive thing about being a teenager is that you're on your way to becoming an adult this goes without saying but kids normally dream about being grown up as a kid i'd constantly daydream about what life was going to be like as an adult of course as a teenager you're not quite there yet but you can see it approaching adulthood starts seeming like a reality and not just some distant future idea it's pretty exciting right another cool thing about being a teenager is learning new things as kids a lot of concepts or ideas are beyond our grasp but as we get a little older we start to understand these things for example teenagers can delve deeper into subjects like economics business sociology and tons of other things i remember that i first started learning about government and politics during my teenage years i also remember my writing skills improving a lot when i was at that age and even now when i look back on some of my old writing i don't find it that bad how about you do you feel like you learned a lot as a teenager another positive thing that results from adolescence is that you get stronger physically to be honest this is one of my favorite things about getting older i started hitting the weights when i was about 16 and i became obsessed with working out this is a phase that a lot of teenagers go through during their last couple years of high school i was fascinated by the fact that i was able to lift more and more weight and that i could get bigger and stronger this is every boy's dream right nowadays i'm not that big and strong anymore and i can barely find the motivation to do a home workout a few times a week okay one more positive thing about being a teenager is that you can start driving of course in most countries you can't drive until you're about 18 or so but in the us you can get your license when you're 16 and not only that but you can also get your driving permit when you're only 15 and a half just like i did when you have your permit you're allowed to drive with your parents in the car which is still cool considering the fact that you're not even 16 yet one of the most memorable days of my youth was the first day i drove to school in my own car after i got my license i thought i was the coolest kid in the world alright let's talk briefly about a few of the negative aspects of being a teenager first and foremost puberty anyone who's gone through puberty knows that most of the time it's not fun your body changes your voice changes a bunch of things change and for me the absolute worst part of puberty was having acne i'm sure a lot of you had acne or still have it i still have acne even though i'm a full grown man this is definitely one of the most annoying things about puberty another negative thing about being a teenager is the academic pressure when you're in high school everyone tells you that these are the most important years academically speaking if you don't get good grades and if you don't get good scores on the standardized tests you can't get into a good college teenagers are well aware of this and it can take its toll on them one last thing that could be a negative for some teenagers is figuring out what they want to do in life many adolescents have no idea what kind of career they want because they haven't really had any experience working in any field i changed my mind a few times about what i wanted to do and many of my friends did too it can be stressful for a teenager to think about this stuff okay now i'm going to ask you three questions about today's video to check your comprehension write your answers in a comment down below number one how old was i when i started going to the gym number two at what age can you get your driver's license in the u.s and number three what happens if you get bad grades in high school all right before we go remember to subscribe to the channel click on the bell and follow us on instagram for more english tips and lessons i'll see you next time [Music]