… and again

Sometimes teen fathers are forgotten…… but they also have feelings……

Teen pregnancy….again…..

As we know, teen pregnancy has been such a problem for so many people that many singers refer to it in their songs,although from different perspectives.
How different is this song from the previous One? Which one do you prefer?

Brenda´s got a baby – Tupac Shakur

Complete the song with the missing words   _ Brenda’s got a baby

What  message does  the song  try to convey ? What’s your opinion about  teen pregnancy?

Great excuses you can use if your teacher no longer accepts yours……

All My Great Excuses

A Funny School Poem for Kids

by Kenn Nesbitt

I started on my homework

but my pen ran out of ink.

My hamster ate my homework.

My computer’s on the blink.

I accidentally dropped it

in the soup my mom was cooking.

My brother flushed it down the toilet

when I wasn’t looking.

My mother ran my homework

through the washer and the dryer.

An airplane crashed into our house.

My homework caught on fire.

Tornadoes blew my notes away.

Volcanoes struck our town.

My notes were taken hostage

by an evil killer clown.

Some aliens abducted me.

I had a shark attack.

A pirate swiped my homework

and refused to give it back.

I worked on these excuses

so darned long my teacher said,

“I think you’ll find it’s easier

to do the work instead.”

Copyright © 2007 Kenn Nesbitt

All Rights Reserved

From www.poetry4kids.com

Good grades? No? Why not?

keep your English up to date

The English language is permanently evolving and developing. New words and expressions are coined and existing words change their meaning as society, culture and technology progress.
What’s the meaning of gobsmacked? And prenup? No idea? have a look at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/radio/specials/1728_uptodate/

Another poem …

My Teacher Took My iPod

Today I don’t feel like doing anything. Are teens really lazy?

Life´s unfair for a teen…..or is it not?

I RAISED MY HAND IN CLASS

I raised my hand in class this morning,
sitting in the back.
The teacher didn’t see, I think.
Instead she called on Jack.

I stretched my hand up higher,
but she called on Zach and Zoe.
I started bouncing up and down,
but, still, she called on Chloe.

I waved my arms but, even so,
she didn’t call on me.
She called on Bryan, Brooklyn, Billy,
Bailey, Ben, and Bree.

She called on Taylor, Tristan, Thomas,
Trinity, and Ty.
Then, finally, she called my name.
I breathed a heavy sigh.

She asked me for the answer.
I just frowned and clenched my knees,
and said, “I’ve no idea,
but could I use the bathroom, please?”

–Kenn Nesbitt

The mom song

Listen to “The Mom song”

After listening to the song , do the following tasks:

1. Which issues are mentioned by this mother in the song?

2. Find examples of:  advice / orders / threats / criticism / complaints.

3. Complete the following table with examples from the song

daily routine actions    pets       hobbies     advice      orders   threats      worries  clothes meals      school    friends     family     food    health     hygiene   religion  relationships polite   manners at table      feelings    technologies   future life
Issues	Examples
Daily routine actions	get up, wash the face, brush the teeth, comb the  head, clean the room, fold the clothes, make the bed, feed the cat, get the  pajamas on, get in bed….