1. the young and their world

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YoungPeople

and TheirWorld

You can only be young once. But you can

always be immature.

Dave Barry


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Youthadolescent

teenager kid

young person

Youth is the time of lifebetween childhood andadulthood (maturity)

it is said that youth is the besttime in ones life= everyone is as young as

he she !eels (your real age dontt have to correspod to

how you feel)


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Teenagers vs. Young people

"dolescence describes the teenage years between 13and 1 . !t is the time of life between childhood andadulthood (maturity). "p. immaturity

adolescent = a young person between 13#1

Young People # a group of people between $%#3%


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Teenagers

undergo psysical changes moody

personality is formed

tetchy & touchy'asily influenced absent minded

Try to do e periments la y

*ace alcohol+ drug+ impulsive

cigarette addictions sociable


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Young people

,ature

-dult

ave set up their own families/esponsible for their deeds

!ne perienced (at wor0)


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-nswer the uestions

# 2hat are the advantages # opportunities&disadvantages of being young 2hat advantages doyou see in being an adult ' plain.

# 4ive e amples of your duties# 5haracterise typical teenagers and compare them with

young people in the past if you can.

# 2hat do the elderly say about the young# 2hat do the young thin0 about the elderly

# 2hat are the biggest dangers facing today6s youth b)The place of the young in the society (rights and

duties+ study opportunities+ 7obs+ young families)


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Tal0 about some possible problemsof teenagers


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Tal0 about possible problems youngpeople have to overcome


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2hat are the young li0e

#critical to their parents and other adults# rebel against everything# on the one hand 8 sometimes moody+ stubborn+ cynical+chee0# on the other hand 8 sensitive+ enthusiastic+ full ofenergy if they are concerned

# they are not mature yet+ its the period of big changes 8mental and physical# try to find their place in society

# are trying something new and challenging# search for their idols and role models and try toimmitate them

ow do young people spend their spare time !nterests+

hobbies.


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9roblems that young people face

# !n families (a generation gap) 8 they have conflicts with theirparents+& an older generation+ have different opinions on life+duties+ rights etc.

# -t school # conflicts with their teachers if they behave rudely+ play truant+ are la y+ disobedient+ dontt learn enough # conflicts with their schoolmates 8 can be

bullied & or bully others#*ace dangers of different addictions because they are easily influenced by their peers 8 dont want to differ from the crowd# ,ainly girls can be influenced by mass media in how they

should loo0 8 good loo0 is the most important for them+ all of themwant to be slim+ they suffer from anore ia or bulimia which canendanger their lives

# -t present 8 obesity has become a great problem of the young+ they eat too much 7un0 food and miss any movement 8

the generation of coach potatoes


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5hildren say about parents

# dont give us enough freedom+ interfere too much# are always criticising young people+ dont understand us# are too stict# say that we are la y+ easy#going+ unwilling to wor0# underestimate us# dont give us enough poc0et money#2ould be satisfied if we spend all our leisure time onstudying or helping them

' plain materialistic approach to life 2hat is the mostimportant in life in your opinion


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9arents say about children

# dont respect the older generation# thin0 they dont need any advice# are rude+ impolite+ badly behaved+ use bad words# dont want to help at home+ are interested 7ust in

music+ fashion+ their friends# dont study a lot+ dont thin0 of their future# spend too much time with their friends# their music is deafening = too loud+ their clothes andhairstyle awful

#5ompare the generation of your parents& grandparentswith yours # lifestyle+ opportunities+ attention of parents+starting families+ employment


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