Liverpool: 1960s and 1970s

Activities

Activity 1

Note making

Take notes on the programme in a table like the one below.

What you find out about Alex, Thelma, Cathy and Vinnie

 

 

What you think about them

Fashion

 

 

Music

Football

Anything else

Activity 2

Making judgments

From the images above, and from the notes you made about the programme, try to sort out the different opinions about life in Liverpool during the 1960s.

Below is a list of statements about teenagers in the 1960s. Try to decide how true each statement is.

  • Teenagers in the 1960s were happy.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were rebellious.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were individuals.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were lazy.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s had a lot of freedom.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were out of control.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were wealthy.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were immoral.
  • Teenagers in the 1960s were promiscuous.

Activity 3

Research

Using the web links below, try to find out more about the things Vinnie, Thelma and Cathy talked about.

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http://www.britishinvasion.eb.com/

Activity 4

Life stories

Talk to an older relative or friend about their earliest memories of music and fashion. (It doesn’t matter how old they are, but it is important that you find out in which year they were born.)

Find out as much factual information as you can. What did they wear? What music did they like? Where did they buy their clothes? Where did they listen to music? Also try to find out about their opinions and feelings. Were music and fashion important to them? Did they get into arguments with their parents about clothes and music?

It would be a good idea to discuss as a class the kinds of questions you might ask, before talking to the relative or friend.

 


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