Teenage Problems

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 475.

READING AND WRITING

Finish the essay answering the five guiding questions that follow the beginning of the essay and making use of the new vocabulary:

Today it is fashionable to speak about teenage problems. A few years ago alcohol, fights, killings and other kinds of violence were more problems for adults than for young people. But now, as official reports admit, violence, AIDS, drugs and alcohol are more and more associated with the young people. Almost half of teenagers have an experience with drugs, alcohol and sex under age of 16. A lot of teenagers who have drug or alcohol addiction almost never believe that they are dependent. Every fifth teenager who was arrested for criminal actions, was younger than 14 and couldn't be sent to prison.

Some people say that 15-17-year old people are old enough to be responsible for what they do and give them quite a lot of freedom and rights. On the other hand, most adults think that teenagers are too young to be taken seriously. This misunderstanding produced many problems.

What has gone wrong?

Actually, a lot of teenagers say that their parents let them do anything they want and are quite indifferent to their problems. Many teenagers get upset or depressed when they can't solve their problems. Some specialists explain that the changes of our society, the system of our life force young people to choose their own lifestyle.

Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers who have to find their own place in society, they are even more difficult. …

1. What are teens' life ambitions? (They want to..., enjoy life, be independent, express their individuality, do well at school, earn money, rebel against the society, change the world to the best, be taken seriously, have the right to..., have a chance to ... .)

1. What problems do teenagers face today? (family problems, friction between young people and their parents, generation gap, personal problems, school problems, violence, cruelty, drug addiction, drinking problems, poverty, discrimination, loneliness, parents' expectations are too high).
2. How do you feel about teens' problems? (I find them..., urgent, important, serious, awful, shocking, difficult to solve, interesting to discuss, useless to discuss).
3. Who can help? (Teenagers themselves, parents, adults, school, the Government. The young people should feel that they are cared for.)

5. How to help? (Teenagers/adults should think about/ care about/ be free to decide/ forbid... to/ allow... to.../ give more rights to.../ send... to prison/ help to overcome difficulties.)