Is it easy to be young?
It is not a secret that 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.
№1. Make up the right expressions and use them in your own sentences according to the models.
It is great to be a teenager because….
Teens years are the most exciting in our life…
It is not always easy to be a teenager…
It is a real event…
| Start — get — gain — choose — learn — fit — try to find – have – make – take part in – prepare for – share – discuss — join |
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- Pocket money
- A career in the sphere of their interest
- Their personality
- Themselves for their future
- Different youth groups
- Right decisions
- Youth movement and organizations
- Their ideas with each other
- Different problems
- Themselves into the society
- More and more freedom
- Independence from their parents
- Their place in the world
- A new adult life
- To be responsible for their deeds and behavior
- Real friends
- Part-time job
№2. Use these expressions and exercise above to express your ideas about teens years more clearly.
Fall in love for the first time, go on a date, go on a blind date, ask out on a date, meet new people, start travelling without parents, keep friendship, become fans of…, have own values and opinions, feel more confident, wonderful discoveries.
- I think teens years is a great period of everyone’s life because…
- As for me to be a teenager is really exciting because…
- It seems to me that to be young is a great responsibility…
- I consider that to be a teenager is rather romantic…
- I find teens years a great responsibility because…
- However, some people believe that it isn’t easy to be a teenager…
№3. Expand your ideas according to the models.
I think to be a teenager is…. because….
Besides, it is …. You….
Moreover, youth is a…… period. Teens usually…
On the one hand, teen’s years are….
On the other hand, it is…
№4. Work in pairs.
- How do you feel to be a teenager?
- I dare say it is… because… What about you?
- Well, I find teens period… We usually….
- I see.
Work in pairs again and say two arguments for teenager’s years.
№5. Prepare for your talk about teens years. Use expressions from the exercises above and the plan below. You have an example of topic about the problem.
To begin with teens years are…
Moreover,
Besides,
In addition,
Finally,
In conclusion, I would like to say that…
To begin with youth is the most exciting period in person’s life. It is the time of happy moments, thrilling experiences and wonderful discoveries. We can make real friends and keep these friendships for the rest of our lives. We start travelling around the world if our parents can afford it and gave us some money for the trip. Then it is possible to have an unforgettable experience visiting different places and meeting new people. Besides, we have a great opportunity to join groups and youth movements. Moreover, to be a teenager is very responsible because we start a new adult life. We gain independence from our parents and get more and more freedom. We also try to choose a career in the sphere of our interests and get a possibility to have a part-time job to have our own pocket money. Furthermore, it is great to share your ideas with others and discuss different problems with adults. ____________________________________________________
