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Reading A Choose the correct answers.
Comprehension 1 What do Alicia's friends think of the black jacket?

Check Your Understanding a They like it. b They think it is OK · ·. c They don't like it.
2 Why does Alicia take off the black jacket?
a She doesn't like the color.
b It's too expensive.
c She's worried about her friends' opinions.
3 What is the meaning of peer pressure (line 14)?
a You want to be like your friends, so you do what they do.
b You want to be different from your friends and classmates.
c You want to help your friends.
4 At the end, Alicia ____________ _
a doesn't buy the jacket
b buys the jacket
c hasn't decided whether to buy the jacket or not

B Complete the sentence about peer pressure. Choose the correct
answer(s).

The passage says for many people, there is pressure to _____ _
D wear certain clothes D listen to certain music
D get a part-time job D have a certain type of boyfriend or girlfriend

Critical Thinking C 1 Think about the peer pressure Alicia and her friends feel. Do you ever
feel this?
2 When Alicia wears the black jacket to school, what do you think will
happen?

Vocabulary A Read the sentences below. Check (-1) true (T) or false (F). If the
Comprehension statement is false, change it to make it true. The words in blue

Words in Context are from the passage.
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/ T F
1 A big group of people is called a crowd.

2 You put on a coat when you enter your house.
3 You frown when you are happy.
4 If you feel a lot of pressure at school, you feel good.
5 If you make fun of someone, you laugh at them and say
unkind things.
6 Phil is very childish. This means he's serious.
7 An outsider is someone who is the same as everyone else.
8 If you care about something, it is important to you.

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