3. A lot of magazines and newspapers write about teenagers' life.
1) What do you think about the information given in the charts on p. 116?
How many teenagers have drinking problems?
How many American children run away from home every day?
How do they explain the reasons?
How many children die in America every day?
It's awful to learn that/about ...
I was surprised to know that/about
I was shocked to read that/about ...
2) What do young people do against the law? What problems does it cause?
3) What children's rights do you consider to be ignored in all these cases? Use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to support your opinion.
4) IN YOUR CULTURE
How do mass media reports show the life of teenagers in your country? (AB Unit 4, ex. 6)
5) What problems worry young people in your country?
- What are teens' life ambition?
They want to ...
enjoy life
be independent
express their individuality
do well at school earn money
rebel against the society
reject everything
change the world for the best
be taken seriously
have the right to ...
have a chance to ...
- How do you feel about teens' problems?
I find them ...
urgent
serious
important
awful
shocking
difficult to solve
interesting to discuss
useless to discuss
- What are the reasons?
The reasons are (that) ...
... get depressed and upset
... are treated badly
... are quite indifferent
... are not taken seriously
... let ...
... make ...
... forbid ... to ...
... allow ... to ...
... force ... to ...
... too young to ...
the system of our life
the changes of our society
- What problems?
It causes ...
family problems
personal problems
school problems
violence
aggressiveness
cruelty
drug
addiction
drinking problems
poverty
discrimination
- What do young people worry about?
In my opinion ...
Personally, I think that ...
If you ask me, ...
- Who can help?
... can help.
teenagers themselves
parents
adults
school
the Government
- How to help?
Teenagers should ...
Adults should ...
think about ...
care about ...
talk about ...
be free to decide ...
forbid ... to ...
allow ... to ...
give more rights to ...
send ... to prison ...
help to overcome difficulties
1) What do you think about the information given in the charts on p. 116?
How many teenagers have drinking problems?
How many American children run away from home every day?
How do they explain the reasons?
How many children die in America every day?
It's awful to learn that/about ...
I was surprised to know that/about
I was shocked to read that/about ...
2) What do young people do against the law? What problems does it cause?
3) What children's rights do you consider to be ignored in all these cases? Use the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child to support your opinion.
4) IN YOUR CULTURE
How do mass media reports show the life of teenagers in your country? (AB Unit 4, ex. 6)
5) What problems worry young people in your country?
- What are teens' life ambition?
They want to ...
enjoy life
be independent
express their individuality
do well at school earn money
rebel against the society
reject everything
change the world for the best
be taken seriously
have the right to ...
have a chance to ...
- How do you feel about teens' problems?
I find them ...
urgent
serious
important
awful
shocking
difficult to solve
interesting to discuss
useless to discuss
- What are the reasons?
The reasons are (that) ...
... get depressed and upset
... are treated badly
... are quite indifferent
... are not taken seriously
... let ...
... make ...
... forbid ... to ...
... allow ... to ...
... force ... to ...
... too young to ...
the system of our life
the changes of our society
- What problems?
It causes ...
family problems
personal problems
school problems
violence
aggressiveness
cruelty
drug
addiction
drinking problems
poverty
discrimination
- What do young people worry about?
In my opinion ...
Personally, I think that ...
If you ask me, ...
- Who can help?
... can help.
teenagers themselves
parents
adults
school
the Government
- How to help?
Teenagers should ...
Adults should ...
think about ...
care about ...
talk about ...
be free to decide ...
forbid ... to ...
allow ... to ...
give more rights to ...
send ... to prison ...
help to overcome difficulties