Youth Problems (топик на английском)  

YOUTH PROBLEMS
There are a lot of problems in our world that people have to face and try to cope with. But I would like to talk about youth problems.
Adults think that it is very easy to be a teenager, but this is not true. Nowadays there are a lot of different things that young people want to try. They are alcohol, drugs, cigarettes and it is not easy to manage them, especially for teenagers. Most teenagers try such things because their friends do and if they do not, they are not considered to be cool. Some young people take drugs or drink alcohol because they are bored and they have nothing to do. Some of them do such things because their life is hard.
One of the biggest problems among teenagers is the poor relationship with parents. My parents always tell me which clothes to wear, which music to listen and who I should spend my free time with. Parents call me a naughty child and do not give me pocket money if I do not listen to their advice. They always ask me to pay more attention to my studies and they do not allow me to go to night clubs and discos. But at the same time we should understand that all they want is to have their child safe and sound. And I appreciate that. However, the only thing that I do not like about them is that they still consider me their child, but I am a young adult already and they should try to understand that.
Another problem is friendship. It is really hard to find a true friend now. Most of young people have friends because they are rich or clever. Some teenagers like showing off and children from poor families feel uncomfortable in their presence.
One of the problems is school. Teachers usually think that all we have to do is study hard. But sometimes it is so dull! We have a lot of homework and we do not have enough time to go for a walk or to spend time with our friends. But I know that education is very important for young people and this is another problem that I want to discuss.
Every teenager wants to have a good future, to get a good education and a good job afterwards. Everybody wants to lead a good life and have a lot of money. But if you are not bright or you do not have enough money to pay for your entrance exams you won't enter a good university. That is why some of my friends had to give up trying to pass entrance exams and they got a profession which they were not interested in.
Nowadays a lot of teenagers are looking for a job to get some money. They sell newspapers, wash cars and work as mail couriers. These people think about their future already and do not just sit at home or spend a lot of time outside with hooligans.
We are all teenagers and we should start thinking about our future. There are a lot of youth problems nowadays, but we need to do everything possible and impossible to solve them.


Vocabulary:
appreciate [a'prrjieit] быть благодарным
bright [brait] умный, сообрази¬тельный
consider [ktm'sida] считать, считаться
cool [ku:l] (сленг) крутой
cope with [кэир] справляться с
drug [drAg] наркотик
dull [dyd] скучный
entrance exam ['entransig'zcem] вступительный экзамен
especially [3s'peJ(3)h] особенно
face [feis] сталкиваться
give up ['дгу'лр] бросать, сдаваться
hooligan ['huihgan] хулиган
lead [li:d] вести
mail courier [тепкипэ] почтовый курьер
naughty ['no:ti] непослушный
pocket money ['pttkit'mAni] карманные деньги
relationship [n'leif(3)njrp] отношения
safe and sound ['seifbnd'saund] цел и невредим
show off ['Jsu'ttf] хвастаться
solve [sttlv] решать
uncomfortable [лп'клтг(э)1эЬ1] неудобный


Questions:
1. Is it easy to be a teenager? Why (not)?
2. What is the biggest youth problem now?
3. What can you say about friendship as a problem of teenagers?
4. Is it dull for you to study? Why (not)?
5. Do you work to get pocket money?
6. Do you have any problems as a teenager? What are they?

 

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