Being a teenager
There are a lot of problems of young people. First of all it’s a generation gap or misunderstanding between teens and their parents. Teenagers think that they are old enough to have their own opinion, while their parents don’t take their opinion into account. They try to get independence from their parents: break rules and overstep boundaries. There are many reasons of the conflicts such as dishonesty, smoking, messy room, or using gadgets too much.
Secondly, teens feel a fear of loneliness. A lot of teenagers are afraid of loneliness. They often stay alone with their thoughts because they think nobody understands them. They want other people to understand and appreciate them. That is why young people tend to join some groups or copy particular models of behavior.
Also, teenagers often have low self-esteem. Many of them are not satisfied with their appearance. Sometimes they face rudeness, intolerance or even bulling of their peers. It’s difficult to survive for teens during such unhappy moments.
Besides, the problems of taking drugs, smoking and drinking alcohol.are also actual at this age. Many teenagers suffer from the drug or alcohol addiction. It often leads to health problems and serious consequences.
Moreover, teenagers have a problem of the first love. On the one hand , the first love is one of the best stages of life and stays in the memory forever. Unfortunately, the first love can have unhappy endings. It leads to problems in communication even with the best friends. So……
2 what people need friends for;
It's a well-known fact that all people need friends in their lives. It’s very important for a person for some reasons. Firstly, good friends are people you can share all your problems and achievements, the moments of happiness and sadness. So, they make happy moments better and sad moments less bitter in your life. Secondly, friends are always ready to help you in a difficult situation and support you in troubles. Sometimes we tell our friends secrets that we don't want to discuss with parents. It is very important not to be alone and to have good advice from the close people like friends.
My attitude to friendship is positive.Friends are close people for me . I tell them all my secrets and they support me a lot.
3 what you enjoy doing together;
We see each other almost every day as we attend the same school . We’ve got a lot of common interests and enjoy our communication. After school we usually enjoy going for a walk in the park or to the sports club. At weekends we sometimes go to the cinema and watch new films, or walk in the center of the city. We can do shopping together or visit different interesting places like museums. Also we like playing football together in our school sports ground. So…
4 If teenagers should help their parents with the housework, why or why not?
In my opinion, teenagers should help their parents with the housework because they are well aware that
Firstly, their parents work long hours. It's unfair to expect them to do all the tidying and cleaning.Teenagers can do some chores too, for example, to clean the room, to vacuum the carpets or to wash up.
2. Secondly, children as well as their parents live in the same house. They understand that it's all their house and they should all have duties in it, for example, …..
3. Besides having their own home duties teaches them to be responsible for their actions. They should know that if they make a mess they should tidy it themselves.
My attitude to household duties is positive. I think, doing household chores is a part of growing up.
5. The duties of modern teens (domestic chores, siblings care).
Performing household chores teach young people responsibility and discipline. First of all the duties of modern teenagers should include their daily chores like making the bed, washing up, tidying their own room in the evening, cleaning their shoes and taking out the rubbish. It is just a usual routine. If teenagers have younger siblings, teens should care of them: feed them, play or read books. While cleaning their own room they should duster a table, shelves, computer and vacuum the carpet. I think, once a week, on Sundays, they can help their parents with big cleaning of the flat. There is a lot of work to do: dusting the furniture, ironing the clothes, mopping the floor, clearing out the bathroom and the kitchen
My attitude to household duties is positive. I think, doing household chores is a part of growing up.
6 What hobbies are popular with Russian teenagers;
I think there are some popular hobbies for teenagers in Russia.First of all, playing computer games is a very popular hobby with Russian teenagers. . Young people love playing online computer games where they can fight each other. Such games as_________________ are favourites. Russian teenagers also like listening to music. Such music styles as _________ and __________ are popular among young people. These kinds of music give teens energy and help to express themselves. Among popular music groups I can name___________. Playing the musical instruments like the piano or guitar is chosen by many boys and girls in Russia. They attend special music schools or learn how to play themselves from different Internet sites. Many Russian teenagers like doing different kinds of sports. Football is popular among boys and girls. They play this game all the year round: in the gyms, sports grounds or at the stadiums. Besides, going to the cinema is popular among young people, too. It’s a great way to relax with the friends and watch new films on the big screen. As modern cinemas are situated in the big shopping centres, teens can spend enjoyable time at the caffe before or after the film.
My attitude to hobbies is positive and I’d like to have more free time for my hobbies/
The problems of young people (beginning)
The problems of young people( the end)
Why it is good to have friends
Friends are very important in our life. I think the most important thing for being good friends is to be ready to help one another in any situation, nevertheless how difficult it is, to support one another and to solve all the problems together. And never mind, that the friends may have different interests and hobbies, different likes and dislikes. Your friend can understand everything and forgive you.
In my opinion every person should have his close friend because without him/her you feel lonely and uncomfortable: Firstly, it is important to have friends because….,Secondly, we need friends because... , Furthermore…..
So, as you see , friendship means a lot for people
Problems with parents (material for the option)
My parents want me to get the best possible education. They say I should work harder and should get better marks. So we have conflicts on this topic again and again.
The second big problem is a problem with older generation. My parents usually argue with me for various reasons. They don’t like my hobbies and habits, my music taste. They want me to wear certain clothes and do certain things. It leads to conflicts.
The kinds of arguments and misunderstanding between parents and children
One of the most important problems nowadays is the generation gap. Generation gap is the difference in ideas, feelings and interests between older and younger people, it’s the lack of understanding.
Firstly, teenagers can have arguments with their parents because of the future career. For example, parents want you to become a doctor, but you’re not interested in medicine at all, you want to work as a lawyer.
Secondly, problems can be caused by bad marks. Parents want their children to get the best possible education. They tell teens to work harder, get good marks and study better.
Thirdly, sometimes parents don’t like how teenagers spend their free time. They don’t like when teens watch TV or surf the Net too much.
To sum up, parents give advice to young people too often and threat them as if they were in a nappy. Sometimes parents and children don’t talk to each other, don’t share their problems and don’t even express their feelings. Parents and children should try to find a common language.
The kinds of arguments and misunderstanding between parents and children
Sometimes parents don’t understand their children because of generation gap. All generations see different things in different ways.
A lot of parents think that their child is disorganized and doesn’t care about household, school’s marks and future career. Teenagers have terrible stresses and they can’t solve all these troubles by themselves. Two generations often quarrel because of misunderstanding. But with talking and explaining situation it can be solved easily.
Also, parents can condemn children for their lifestyle or a group of friends. They don’t like how they spend their free time. It is the most obvious example of mistrusting.
Actually, young people express themselves in their style: clothes, hair, makeup, tattoos and others. When you are young you want to try almost everything, but often blue hair and leather jacket are not approved by older generation.
In conclusion, I’d like to say that in all times teenagers and adults have their own disagreements.Parents and children should try to find a common language.
Who can help teenagers to solve their problems
To start with, parents can help teens to solve their problems. Parents know their children from their birth. They know all the peculiarities of their character, their interests and hobbies, things that worry children and their reaction in different situations.
True friends are always ready to help. Teens share their thoughts, ideas and secrets with their friends. They trust their friends and are sure that if they are in trouble, they will help and support each other.
Also, if you have a problem or crisis happening in your life you can visit psychological centres or you can call a free crisis hotline where specialists help teens to deal with specific problems and troubles.
Moreover, you can join one of the newsgroups in the Internet that gather people concerned with similar problems together. They have life experience and can give good advice.
In addition, teachers can help teenagers because they have life experience and know how to find the common language with children.
The duties of modern teens
Due to teens don’t need to work and care about their families teenagers have a lot of duties.
Firstly, teenagers should do domestic chores and households. Teens can water flowers, clean their room and wash the dishes. Besides, if they have pets teens should take care about them.
Secondly, they should do shopping. When parents are very busy they can ask their children to buy smth, food for example.
Thirdly, parents may ask teens to care about siblings. Teens should care about their sisters and brothers.
To sum up, it’s very important to share duties because one person can’t do anything alone.