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.
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
Youth is a beautiful time. The faces of young people, the young souls and young love – everything is beautiful. We can describe all the amazing attractions of this only period in life, which is usually remembered during all lifetime, but many youngsters say that their life is followed by numerous troubles. Really, there is no life without problems, but we can't make little account of youth problems.
Unfortunately, most of the problems are connected with family relations. Moms and dads say that teenage rebels just growing up normal. Their parents said it, just as parents say it today. "Damn kids these days". This phrase is the fad of the adults of all times.
To my mind, each new generation of kids receives negative reviews because of two entwined social dynamics: surliness and rebellion in youth; fear and loathing by parents, whose youth has passed them by. It's called the generation gap, which pits the impertinence of youth against the attitudes of people over 30, who forget what a pain in the butt they were as kids.
If you look at history, youth has always looked bad from the adult perspective. Sometimes it's because they don't remember all the stupid, dangerous things they did as kids.
Adults always tend to glorify their own past. It explains the reason why they often look down their noses at the next generations. Basically, what these critical adults are saying is, "why can't these kids be like us." It is amazing, but every generation goes through this. I'm deeply convinced tat if some parents are ready to write off the next generation, they should remember how they behaved as young teenagers and recognize rebellion as a sign of growing up. But we should admit, there are some dangerous temptations of the youth and only parents can preserve their children from such social evil as alcohol, smoking and even early sex and killing oneself by using drugs.
For example, the former Soviet Union admitted that it had over 200,000 drug addicts. Because of this the government opened several special hospitals for these addicts. There's a big anti-drugs campaign in the country's schools too. Usually drugs come from several places including Western Europe and Afghanistan. Also, some addicts use glue or steal medical drugs from hospitals.
Youth is a beautiful time. The faces of young people, the young souls and young love – everything is beautiful. We can describe all the amazing attractions of this only period in life, which is usually remembered during all lifetime, but many youngsters say that their life is followed by numerous troubles. Really, there is no life without problems, but we can't make little account of youth problems.
Unfortunately, most of the problems are connected with family relations. Moms and dads say that teenage rebels just growing up normal. Their parents said it, just as parents say it today. "Damn kids these days". This phrase is the fad of the adults of all times.
To my mind, each new generation of kids receives negative reviews because of two entwined social dynamics: surliness and rebellion in youth; fear and loathing by parents, whose youth has passed them by. It's called the generation gap, which pits the impertinence of youth against the attitudes of people over 30, who forget what a pain in the butt they were as kids.
