Youth Centre
WORKSHEET
Vocabulary
Youth centre
A place where young people can go to relax, play, and get support.Mentor
An adult who gives advice and support to young people.Estate
A group of homes built next to each other where many families live.Resources
Money, equipment, or other things that help people.Founder
A person who starts a business, project, or organization.Safe space
A place where people feel secure and protected.Coach
A person who trains or teaches sports.Respect
A feeling of admiration for someone or something, shown by treating them well.
Grammar Points
Present Simple Tense
Used for facts and general truths (e.g., "The centre helps young people stay away from trouble").Past Simple Tense
Used for completed actions in the past (e.g., "Sayce worked for over 10 years to make this centre a reality").Relative Clauses
Used to add extra information (e.g., "Sayce Holmes-Lewis is the person who started Mentivity Youth Centre").Comparatives
Used to compare two things (e.g., "The centre is safer than the streets").Modals (can, should, must)
Used to express ability, necessity, or advice (e.g., "The centre can help young people make better choices").First Conditional
Used for real or likely future events (e.g., "If Sayce gets more funding, he will open more centres").
Activities
Activity 1
Sentence Reordering
Instructions
Put the words in the correct order to make meaningful sentences.
helps / choices / young / good / make / the / people / centre
for / companies / resources / the / provided / big / centre
Ayomide / young / mentors / other / people / now
Activity 2
True or False
Instructions
Write True or False for each statement. If false, correct it.
The youth centre is located in North London.
Sayce Holmes-Lewis was a football coach before starting Mentivity.
Ayomide was always a mentor at the centre.
Activity 3
Writing Practice
Instructions
Write 3-5 sentences about why youth centres are important.
Questions
Why do you think Sayce wanted to create Mentivity?
Do you think youth centres can prevent problems in communities? Why?
Where did Sayce grow up?
TRANSCRIPT
Youth Centre
NARRATOR:
This is a new youth centre in South East London called Mentivity. It gives local kids a safe place to visit and hang out. Here, they can relax, play sports, and talk to mentors—adults who help them with their future.
SOUNDBITE - vox pop 1:
“This place is a wonderful place for us young kids to have fun with.”
SOUNDBITE - vox pop 2:
“If something's happening at home or like something bad's happened, then you can just go and have fun with your friends.”
SOUNDBITE - vox pop 3:
“It's a really nice place for young people to come and it's really good for you and I just really like the place.”
NARRATOR:
Sayce Holmes-Lewis is the person who started Mentivity Youth Centre. He used to be a football coach and grew up in this area, which has one of the largest housing estates in Europe. An estate is a group of homes that are built next to each other, where many families live. A third of the people living on this estate are children. The centre helps young people stay away from trouble. Instead, it gives them other choices for their future.
SOUNDBITE - Sayce Holmes-Lewis:
“Unfortunately, it's pretty unsafe for young people in London and that's why these safe spaces are important and building those relationships with adults that look like them that are from those areas, you know, and they actually respect and want to be with.”
NARRATOR:
Sayce worked for over 10 years to make this centre a reality. Big companies provided money and resources for the centre. It has mentors like Ayomide, who used to come to Mentivity for help when he was a teenager.
SOUNDBITE - Ayomide Makanjuola:
“I listened to them, now my life is different. So now it's only right that I do the same for others that are younger than me. It really warms my heart, yeah, it's a really feel-good feeling.”
NARRATOR:
Sayce hopes this centre is just the beginning. He wants to open more centres like this all over London and across the country. For now, Mentivity is showing it can be a place where young people grow and do well.