Youth comes but once in a lifetime Longfellow

Youth gives you good opportunities to…

It’s time to…

It’s time to enjoy…

Youth is time for …

It’s time to…

It gives you an opportunity to…

«Young People – Old Problems» The aims of our lesson are: • To find out what problems teens have nowadays; • To understand what reasons cause them; • What steps should be taken to find the way out; • To practice in using Complex Object while speaking on the topic of the lesson.

Stage II. What causes teens’ problems? • Family problems (humiliation and abuse at home); • Misunderstanding from adults; • Too much pressure from parents and teachers; • Restriction of personal time; • Aggressiveness; • Not having enough freedom.

Summarization • A lot of young people feel…, …, and …, because of …, …, and … problems. • All these cause …, …, and ….

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New vocabulary • Violence – cruel actions • Poverty – lack of enough money • Prison – place for criminals • Addiction – dependence • Commit a suicide – kill yourself

The information from official surveys: • The Government says that these problems are often combined with… • Specialists think that our society should… • Adults expect teens are too… • Teens get depressed because…

Famous people about the problem • “Violence among young people is an aspect of their desire to create. They don’t know how to use their energy creatively so they do the opposite and destroy. ” Antony Burgess

Stage III. What should be done to improve the situation?

Is It Good to Be a Teenager? Time for experiments and expressing your individuality Time to make friends and have fun together Time to get education and learn something new Time to travel and broad you mind Time for love Time to enjoy your favourite activity