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Put the verbs in the description in the correct form and tense.

The scene .. (TAKE ) place in a teenagers room. A teenage

boy .(SIT) at his desk in front of a computer. He

.. (HAVE) rebel looks and . ( SEEM) to be

apathetic . He . (SYMBOLIZE) todays teenagers. He

. (WEAR) typical teenage clothes, skintight jeans with a

long-sleeved sweater and a cap worn upside down. He must have been

glued to his computer screen for quite a long time as he

(LOOK) hypnotized .He must be addicted . His father, who

(HOLD) a rake in his left hand, must have askedhim to do something. The boy must have asked his father if it could be

done online. The cartoonist here clearly . (MAKE)

fun of teenagers who (SPEND) more and more time

glued to their computer screens, living in a world of their own. He also

(MOCK) the generation gap that (EXIST)

between the father and his son. Indeed, father and son

..(SEEM) to have a communication problem. The former

would like his son to do some gardening, and the latter

.(WONDER) if it can do this work online.The cartoon (AIM) at criticizing todays teenagers who

(LIVE) in an imaginary world and who ..

(BE) totally dependent on their computers and other digital devices.

Instead of spending so much time glued to their screens, teenagers

should help round the house or go out and indulge in physical activities.

Imagine the conversation between the teenage boy and his

father.

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