Teen Generation: Youth Subculture. Mods. Reading

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

 — What was Mods’ culture associated with?

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

— What were the best places for young people to meet in those days?

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

— What did Vespa and Lambretta make?

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

 — The word «aesthetic» in the text is the closest in meaning to…

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

 — What kind of music did Mods listen to?

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Mods’ culture was associated with Italy. Maybe it began with the opening of cafeеs with Italian coffee machines. In those days they were the best places for young people to meet. The Mods also loved Italian suits and, most of all, the scooters made by Vespa and Lambretta. The philosophy was aesthetic. Mods were very serious about their appearance and the appearance of their scooters. They listened to a variety of music: American and British, anything «pop» that wasn’t rock’n’roll — the teds’ music was already old-fashioned, and definitely not «mod». «Mod» means something like «modern» or «modernist».

— What does the word «Mod» mean?

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Youth cultures are often defined or distinguishable by elements such as …, beliefs, slang, dialects, behaviours or interests.

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Vehicles — such as cars, motorcycles, …, skateboards, surf boards — have played central roles in certain youth cultures.

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In the United Kingdom in the 1960s, mods were associated with scooters while … were associated with motorcycles.

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 Many youth cultures are associated with specific … genres,

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 and in some cases music has been the primary characteristic of the … ,

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 such as with punk rockers, ravers, metalheads, …, hip hoppers, emo and indie.

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Young people in the United States have a great ... of interests apart from their school.

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They play sports and have fun in many (2)... activities.

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Youth organizations give young people a chance to get (3)... in working with others.

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Among these groups are the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, who are training in (4)..., putting up tents, (5)... meal ready as well as in developing their character.

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In farm areas boys and girls learn to work together and compete for prizes in raising farm animals and (6)... crops.

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Many young people have (7)... jobs after school hours.

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They deliver news-papers or help to (8)... children (babysit) in private homes.

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For several weeks during the summer holidays about 5 million school-age children go to camps where they get plenty of (9)... and learn various (10)... and crafts, and sometimes even computer (11)... .

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There are more than 10 000 camps (12)... by private Americans and organisations.

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College students often work as (13)... at these camps.