A Square-Eyed Generation?In the UK, teenagers watch 2 to 3 hours of TV per day, video games are played by a third of 13-year-olds every day and 75% of 5 to 16-year-olds have their own TV. What about teenagers in your country? Are they turning into anti-social, square-eyed couch potatoes? What other forms of entertainment do they enjoy? Let's see what scene teens from around the world had to say!"I think it's totally unfair to label today's teenagers as 'the square-eyed generation'. Sure, I like to unwind on a Friday night with a good DVD, but one of my favourite things to do is go dancing at the famous London club 'Ministry of Sound.' You just can't beat the atmosphere when the music's blaring and everybody's dancing!"Suzy, 18, UK 'To be honest, a lot of Mexican teenagers do spend too much time watching TV. Teenage soap operas or 'telenovelas' like 'Rebelde' have become really popular in recent years. The theme tunes in particular are usually really catchy! Members of the cast from these soaps sometimes even go on to record albums and become music stars!"Maria, 15, Mexico"I have my own TV in my room, but my favourite thing to do is to go out to 'karaoke' with my friends. Most Japanese teenagers love karaoke. We rent a special room where we can sing along to all the latest music. It's such a good laugh!"Yoko, 17, Japan"Indian TV is OK, but I can take it or leaveit. I prefer to go to the cinema to see 'Bollywood'1 movies made by Indian directors. Bollywood movies are more like musicals really, with lots of singing, dancing and quite predictable storylines about things like love and family relationships. The Indian film industry now makes twice as many films as Hollywood you know!"San jit, 16, India"I have to admit that I'm a bit of a video game addict. The graphics are incredible these days! I also like going to malls with my friends. I think it's the best place to see and be seen, not just a place to spend money as many say.Anya, 18, Russia

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what is the  internet  for me? i can say internet is my second home, not real, of course, but virtual.  it’s a reality of modern life: we can’t imagine our existence without the use of www (world wide web). it’s a pity but  people are obsessed with the idea of being online. and i’m not an exception. i use vkontakte, facebook, twitter, instagram. i’m an active user of all these social networking sites. i chat with my friends, play online games, listen to music and watch funny videos. i have the internet in my phone. for one hand, it’s cool that i can watch news when i go by bus/train/metro. from the other hand, i notice that i’m  keen on the internet. if i have nothing to do, i open my phone/laptop and surf the internet. sometimes i don’t even take the time. the internet impacts my life.

the internet has pros and cons. of course, for me the internet is a great pleasure. thanks, developers of it! but i understand that the internet can  influence us both positively and negatively. first of all i tell about a positive side of the internet. i can communicate with any person from any part of the world. i have friends in various countries so it’s easy to talk with them by skype or viber for instance. the internet helps me to prepare my lessons. i seek for additional material practically every day. i can find almost everything in the web. so cool, now i needn’t to spend many hours in libraries as my parents spent. i like  shopping online  and with the help of the internet is a real pleasure. i order cloths and other items on aliexpress.

now i’ll tell you about cons of the internet. first of all it’s a kind of obsession. people (especially teenagers) can’t control themselves. they need to be all the time in the internet. the internet also blocks our brain (i think so sometimes). i can just take the composition from the internet, transform it a little bit and the homework is ready. we need to think ourselves but nowadays we are too lazy to do this, the internet can do everything for ourselves. it’s true.

the internet is a great thing! i’m happy to live in the 21st  century with all modern technologies and devices.

James Trevor "Jamie" Oliver (born 27 May 1975) is a English celebrity chef, restaurateur, and media personality known for his food-focused television shows, cookbooks and more recently his global campaign for better food education. 
Oliver was born and raised in the village of Clavering. His parents run a pub/restaurant, The Cricketers, where he practiced cooking in the kitchen with his parents. He was educated at Newport Free Grammar School. Oliver left school at age sixteen with two GCSE qualifications in Art and Geology and went on to attend Westminster Technical College now Westminster Kingsway College. He then earned a City & Guilds National Vocational Qualification (NVQ) in home economics.