{"id":29876,"date":"2025-03-31T09:49:50","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/?p=29876"},"modified":"2025-04-08T13:48:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T11:48:21","slug":"gen-z-is-quitting-alcoholic-beverages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/phoneenglish.es\/blog\/2025\/03\/gen-z-is-quitting-alcoholic-beverages\/","title":{"rendered":"Gen Z is Quitting Alcoholic Beverages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><br><strong><em>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For at least a century, alcoholic beverages have been an important part of social events, rites of passage, and the economy. However, the consumption of alcoholic beverages has gone down significantly amongst Gen Z.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about this topic, watch the video below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Food Theory: \ufeff\ufeffWhy Did Gen Z QUIT Drinking Alcohol?\" width=\"580\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IM5c8iOJooc?wmode=transparent&amp;rel=0&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Vocabulary Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Define\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cdesignated driver\u201d<\/em><\/strong>.\u00a0&#8220;<em>Since when did Gen Z become the <strong>designated driver<\/strong> of society?<\/em>&#8221; Use this term in a sentence.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What does \u201c<strong><em>cornerstone<\/em><\/strong>\u201d mean?\u00a0\u201c<em>For generations, drinking has been a <strong>cornerstone<\/strong> of social life, adulthood, and even celebrations.<\/em>\u201d Use this word to make your own sentence.  Give a synonym.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is the meaning of &#8220;<strong><em>on the rage<\/em><\/strong>&#8220;?\u00a0<em>\u201cYes, I did say mocktails because that is what&#8217;s all <strong>on the rage<\/strong>.<\/em>\u201d Use this idiom to make your own sentence. Give a synonym.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Discussion Questions:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>What are your thoughts on Gen Zs dropping alcoholic beverages?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What is your opinion on the current state of the alcohol industry? Is it going in a positive direction because of Gen Z&#8217;s preference to ditch drinking alcohol?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Do you think that Gen Z&#8217;s awareness of alcohol has a positive effect on their health? Explain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>How is the economy affected by less consumption of alcohol?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>B2 &#8211; Upper Intermediate For at least a century, alcoholic beverages have been an important part of social events, rites of passage, and the economy. However, the consumption of alcoholic beverages has gone down significantly amongst Gen Z. To find out more about this topic, watch the video below. 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