Is it easy to be young?

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“BEING A TEENAGER” – WHAT DOES IT MEAN? It means having

“BEING A TEENAGER” – WHAT DOES IT MEAN?

It means
having everything for

the first time
being with friends
having problems with parents
taking a lot of exams
having problems with skin
going to parties and discotheques
lacking understanding on the part of people who surround him
learning to take the consequences of actions
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What are teens’ life ambitions? They want to Enjoy life Be

What are teens’ life ambitions? They want to

Enjoy life
Be independent
Express their

individuality
Be taken seriously
Earn money
Do well at school
Have their own values and beliefs
Try out all sort of options
Protest against the society
Change the world to the best
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What problems worry young people ? Family problems Personal problems School

What problems worry young people ?

Family problems
Personal problems
School problems
Violence
Aggressiveness
Cruelty
Drug addiction
Drinking problems
Poverty
Discrimination

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What are the reasons of the teens’ problems? The reasons are

What are the reasons of the teens’ problems?

The reasons are (that)
Teens

get depressed and upset
They are badly treated at home
Their parents are quite indifferent
Teens are not taken seriously
They can’t solve their problems themselves
The system of our life
The changes of the society
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ALL FAMILIES HAVE RULES What rules does your family have? MY

ALL FAMILIES HAVE RULES What rules does your family have?

MY PARENTS

Allow me

to…

Let me…

Make me…

Forbid me…

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MY PARENTS ALLOW ME: To watch what I want on TV

MY PARENTS ALLOW ME:

To watch what I want on TV
To eat

what I want and like
To have my pocket money
To dress the way I want
To drive the car
To decide what to do after finishing school
To make friends with a boy or a girl
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MY PARENTS LET ME Choose my own friends Get a part

MY PARENTS LET ME

Choose my own friends
Get a part time job
Cook

dinner for myself
Spend my pocket money
Go to discos
Wear jeans to school
Organize parties at home
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MY PARENTS MAKE ME be home by 11 o’clock wear school

MY PARENTS MAKE ME

be home by 11 o’clock
wear school uniform
help about

the house
do my lessons
show my school diary
read books
play musical instruments
be always carefully
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MY PARENTS FORBID ME to stay late at night to smoke

MY PARENTS FORBID ME

to stay late at night
to smoke
to drink alcohol
to

wear jeans to school
to organize parties at home
to drive a car
to watch film for adults on TV
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Teenagers like wearing T-shirts with messages on them: Life for fun

Teenagers like wearing T-shirts with messages on them:

Life for fun !

Put

alcohol out of fashion !

Everyone has right to BE FREE !

Say NO to drugs !

Say YES to LOVE !

Always ready for actions !

Love me !

Enjoy life as it is !