Лексика уроку:
an
abuse - [ə'bjuːs] - зловживання
bullying - [ˈbʊlɪɪŋ] – залякування,
булінг
a disease - [dɪˈzi:z] -хвороба
a disorder - [dɪsˈɔ:də] – безлад, розлад
a
suicide -
[ˈsjuɪsaɪd] - самогубство
to
embarrass -
[ɪmˈbærəs] - бентежити
to expose - [eksˈpəuzeɪ] – виставляти,
підвергати
to frustrate - [frʌsˈtreɪt] - засмучувати
to neglect - [nɪˈɡlekt] – нехтувати, ігнорувати
outrageous - [autˈreɪdʒəs] - обурливий
sexually - [ˈseksjʊəli ] – сексуально
Практика:
1. Look
through the list of problems that may worry teenagers. Put them in order of importance.
Explain your choice. You can add your own items. (by Oksana Karpyuk's textbook)
Ø physical health
Ø eating disorders
Ø suicide
Ø sexually transmitted disease
Ø abuse (emotional, physical, sexual)
Ø bullying
Ø pregnancy and sex
Ø appearances and clothes
Ø relationships with friends, family and others
Ø drugs
Ø school marks
Ø participating in youth movements
Ø their future
Ø the possibility of earning money
Ø being overworked at school
Пройдіть тест за посиланням:Test. Common Teenage Problems
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2. Describe a typical Ukrainian teenager.
Use the phrases below if you think they
are appropriate.
— can’t get
along with adults or their peers
— feel
self-conscious about their looks
—
experiment with their appearances
— loudly
protest against being treated like children
— seek
independence in everything
— have low
or high self-esteem
— lose
self-confidence
— develop
complexes (like inferiority or superiority complexes)
— try to
look cool in front of (in the eyes of) their friends
— embarrass
their parents by outrageous or unsocial behaviour
3. Read the text, answer the questions.
The young
Ukrainians are facing many important problems. Young people today are different
from those of the same age just six or seven years ago. Our young people are
getting more economically active, but at the same time they are becoming more
pragmatic and spiritually restrained1.
In Ukraine
nowadays, people aged between 15 and 28 number a little more than 10 million
and their ratio is dropping.
Today's
problems influence strongly the life of the younger generations. Most young
people have a low personal income; their parents don't earn enough money to
support their families properly; low salaries and black wages pose a great
threat for families; lots of parents are unemployed, and it leads to bad living
conditions. The poor economic situation in Ukraine has bad impact on the life
of the whole nation and causes a lot of problems on a personal level.
A great
number of young people support market reforms in
Ukraine, but they are opposed to the manner in which these reforms are
implemented1. In short, problems faced by young Ukrainians could be grouped as
follows:
1
employment;
2 worsening
conditions of young families, obliteration of their educational functions;
3 growing
housing problems;
4
increasing of youth crime rate;
5 crisis of
culture and moral values;
6 lowering
public activity, etc.
The
situation with young families is poor. Statistics show that the number of
registered marriages has dropped over the past decade. The number of official
divorces has increased. An increasing number of families wants to have fewer
children. Today more than half of new families have only one child per couple,
and about one-fourth of the families are without children.
Young
Ukrainians today are more pragmatic and actively independent. They rely more on
their own resources and do not expect someone else to solve their problems for them.
We think it
is necessary now not only to help young people with some of their problems, but
to pay more attention to the youth on a political level. The government should
treat youth as a top priority sector of the population, because the future of
our country depends on our younger generations.
1 What are
the problems young Ukrainians are facing nowadays?
2 Do young
Ukrainians rely on their own resources?
3 What
should the government do concerning our younger generation?
4. Refresh
your knowledge of word formation. Complete the text with the appropriate forms
of the words: emotion, break, fight, frustrate, angry, behave, anxious, success, real,
person
EMOTIONAL MATURITY
According
to psychologists, we become _____ mature when we outgrow our childish anger and
fear.
Do you
remember what made you angry when you were a young child? Typically, young
children get angry over possessions. For example, they get angry if a toy _____or
if it won't do what they want it to do; they _____ with each other over toys.
They also get angry when their parents want them to do something that they
don't want to do. They scream, shout, lie on the floor and beat it with their
hands and legs and seem quite out of control. Early childhood can be a very _____
time. In adolescence, however, the major cause of _____ comes from social
situations. Adolescents are easily annoyed by the _____ of others and feel
offended3 and embarrassed by what others say or do. Adults, on the other hand,
become angry when their sense of abstract justice is offended.
With regard
to fear, children are afraid of things like dogs, storms and the dark, and some
of these fears continue in adolescence and adulthood. Early adolescence is a
time of worry about family and school, and in middle adolescence there is also _____
about boy girl relationships, career and religion. In late adolescence, people typically
suffer from a feeling of personal inadequacy; they feel that they are not being
_____ and not working hard enough; they worry about the impression they make on
others,
Becoming
mature is about not running away from _____, not taking _____ things and not
getting angry in trivial situations. It's all about adapting to the world and
finding our place in it.
5. Read the
text and translate
Common Teenage Problems
Advances in
technology mean today's teens are facing issues that no previous generation has
ever seen. While some issues are not exactly new, electronic media has changed
or amplified some of the struggles young people face. For instance, teens today
struggle more with their interpersonal relationships than any previous
generation and a lot of this dysfunction can be linked to overuse of
technology.
In fact,
the average teen spends over nine hours each day using their electronic
devices. Consequently, their social media habits and media consumption are
changing the way they communicate, date, learn, sleep, exercise, and more. Here
are the top 9 social problems teens struggle with every day.
Depression
According
to The National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 3.2 million
adolescents in the United States had at least one major depressive episode in
2017. That means about 13 percent of teenagers may experience depression before
reaching adulthood.
Depression
rates grew among adolescents, especially in girls, over the previous decade
when about 8% of teens reported being depressed. Some researchers blame
technology for the rise in mental health problems. For instance, spending too
much time on electronic devices may be preventing young people from engaging in
sports or peer activities that help ward off depression. They also experience
new conditions like "fear of missing out" or FOMO, which further
leads to feelings of loneliness and isolation.
Bullying
According
to the Department of Health and Human Services, about 20% of teens in the U.S.
experienced bullying in 2017. One reason for this is the rise of social media
use by teens, which has made bullying much more public and more pervasive. In
fact, cyberbullying has replaced bullying as the common type of harassment that
teens experience.
Drug Use
In 2017,
about 6% of seniors reported using marijuana daily. Marijuana use exceeds
cigarette use is in teens now. In fact, many teens believe marijuana is less
harmful now than in years past. This new perception may be due to the changing
laws surrounding marijuana.
Meanwhile,
other illicit drug use has held steadily at the lowest levels according to a study
published by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. For instance, teen use of
illicit drugs in 2017 was the lowest since the study began in 1975.
Alcohol Use
As of 2017,
alcohol use and being drinking showed a significant decline among teenagers. Despite
the decline, 33.2% of high school seniors still report drinking alcohol within
the past month.
Obesity
According
to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, about 19% of 12- to
19-year-olds were obese in 2016, with Hispanic and black children are more
likely to be overweight or obese.
Aside from
the fact that overweight children are often targeted by bullies, obese kids
also are at a much greater risk of lifelong health problems, such as diabetes,
arthritis, cancer, and heart disease. They also may struggle with body image
issues or develop eating disorders as unhealthy way of changing their
appearance.
Academic
Problems
About 6% of
high school students drop out of high school each year in the United States,
according to the National Centre for Education Statistics. A high school
dropout is likely to earn $200,000 less over his lifetime when compared to a
high school graduate, which can have a significant impact on a young person's
future.
But, it's
no longer just the "troubled teens" who are dropping out of school.
Some teens feel so much pressure to get into a good college that they're
burning themselves out before they graduate from high school.
Peer
Pressure
While peer
pressure isn't a new issue, social media brings it to a whole new level.
Sexting, for example, is a major cause for concern as many teens do not
understand the lifelong consequences that sharing explicit photos can have on
their lives. But sharing inappropriate photos are not the only things kids are
being pressured into doing. For instance, more and more kids are being
pressured into doing drugs, and even bullying other kids.
Social
Media
Facebook,
Instagram, and Twitter can be great ways for teens to connect with one another;
but social media can be problematic for several reasons. For instance, social
media can expose teen to cyberbullying and so much more.
And, while there are some benefits to social media, there are a lot of risks as
well. Social media can have a negative impact on friendships and is changing
the way teens date. It can even impact their mental health.
But, no
matter what precautions you take, teens are still likely to be exposed to unsavoury
people, unhealthy images, and sexual content online. While there are measures
being put into place to reduce the risks kids face online, it's important for
parents to get involved.
On-Screen
Violence
Teenagers
are going to witness some violent media at one time or another. And it's not
just TV, music, and movies that depict violence. Many of today's violent video
games portray gory scenes and disturbing acts of aggression.
Over the
past couple of decades, a multitude of studies linked watching violence to a
lack of empathy. And studies show the number one factor in determining how kids
relate to media is how their parents think and act.
According
to Common Sense Media, the more violence parents watch, the more likely they
are to think it's OK for their kids to view.
(джерело: https://www.verywellfamily.com/)
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