UNIT 8. YOUTH IN MIND » Стр.216 (3)

Work in pairs and try to describe a typical Ukrainian teenager. Use the phrases below if you think they are appropriate. A typical Ukrainian teenager: – believe that only fit, healthy and glamorous people can be a succes and copy fashion models and pop stars – become fans of a sports team or a pop singer and dedicate their lives to this passion – become net addicts and spend too much time with the computer – get bored or depressed and think that nothing interesting can happen to them – fail to think of what to do with themselves in their spare time and waste the best years of their lives – try to earn their own money and begin to neglect their school and home–work – forget that parents remain the most important people in teenagers' lives and become unsupportive – give up too easily when they feel that too much pressure is put on them – ruin their health at a young age – fall victims to crime Young people may face problems that need to be solved. To this end they have to learn: – to compromise or to meet people halfway – to try and see other people's points of view