Уровень B. Мой мир.
Teens’ problems
People face different problems every day. These can be some problems concerning work, money, and just personal problems in the family. But not only adults have problems. Teens also have their own and not easy problems.One on the most important is the problem concerning further education. Not every teen can immediately decide what he will be in future. This situation is very difficult. Only a few of them know their goal, and it`s very important for further developing their abilities and talents. Knowing what you want is really a pawn of great success.
As for me, I have not decided yet what I will be in future, but in our school in the eighth form we are to choose the majors of our further education. I understand that, if I don’t like any subject, I shouldn’t despair, I have just o try other sciences. But, if I want to have a good result, I should work hard and not be lazy.
A personal life is very important for young people too. It influences their behavior, character, and, especially, their studies. If a teenager has problems in his, family he will be sharp, aggressive, and very vulnerable. It’s very difficult for him to study, and he doesn’t have any energy for creation. Usually, parents cannot understand what has happened to their child. Sometimes they scold him, but it only underestimates the teen’s self-esteemation.
Sometimes teens are involved into a bad company. They strive to “stand out of the crowd”. That’s why they do stupid and dangerous things.
I think that parents should know what their child does. It’s very good when there is always confidence and understanding in the family.
Another main problem for teenagers is the first love. It is not easy to understand if it is a real love or just some affection. Sometimes they need their parent’s support.
Despite all these difficulties and problems, it is really a good age. Adults often remember those years, the years when they were young, with pleasure. And soon all problems will go away, and there will be only good impressions in the memory!
Люди сталкиваются с различными проблемами каждый день. Это могут быть некоторые неприятности, касающиеся работы, денег и просто личные проблемы в семье. Но не только взрослые имеют трудности жизни. Подростки также имеют свои собственные не простые проблемы.
Одна из самых важных является проблема дальнейшего образования. Не каждый подросток может сразу решить, кем он будет в будущем. Эта ситуация очень трудна. Лишь немногие из молодежи знают их цель, и это очень важно для дальнейшего развития их способностей и талантов. Знание того, что ты хочешь – это действительно залог большого успеха.
Что касается меня, я еще не решила, кем я буду в будущем, но в нашей школе в восьмом классе мы должны выбирать направление для дальнейшего образования. Я понимаю, что если я не люблю какой-либо предмет, я не должна отчаиваться, я должна попробовать другие науки. Но если я хочу иметь хороший результат, то нужно упорно трудиться и не лениться.
Личная жизнь очень важна для молодых людей тоже. Она влияет на их поведение, характер и особенно на учебу. Если подросток имеет проблемы в своей семье, то он будет резким, агрессивным, и очень ранимым. Ему очень трудно учиться, и он не имеет энергии для творчества. Обычно родители не могут понять, что случилось с их ребенком. Иногда они ругают его, но это только занижает самооценку подростка.
Иногда подростки попадают в плохую компанию. Они стремятся "выделиться из толпы". Поэтому они делают глупые и порой опасные вещи.
Я думаю, что родители должны знать, чем занимается их ребенок. Это очень хорошо, когда в семье есть доверие и понимание.
Другая важная проблема подростков - это первая любовь. Не так уж и легко понять, настоящая ли это любовь или просто симпатия. Иногда они нуждаются в поддержке своих родителей.
Несмотря на все эти трудности и проблемы, это действительно хороший возраст. Взрослые часто вспоминают с удовольствием те годы, когда они были молоды. И вскоре все проблемы исчезнут, а в памяти останутся только хорошие впечатления!
Nowadays we are often told that young generation is absolutely impolite and disorganized. As for me, I partially agree with this opinion as there are various facts that support it.
To begin with, teenagers are reluctant to listen to their parents` advices because teens are absolutely convinced that they are always right and consequently do not need any help. They feel like looking independent and confident but, of course, in fact they can neither live on their own nor manage with all difficulties themselves. Moreover, teenagers are often very selfish and self-absorbed. They think, they are much better than other people. They do not understand thatthe way you treat people - you will be treated by them. In addition, I strongly believe that teenagers` behavior is influenced by mass media. Today most of young people have TV-sets as well as computers with permanent Internet connection in their bedrooms. Therefore, despite the fact that a lot of TV programmes are inappropriate for teens they watch them because few parents actually check up what their children watch. So, programmes containing offensive language, scenes of violence and loud screeches influence teens badly. It is really difficult for children to determine the difference between the reality and the fantasy. Hence, they start imitating the violent behaviour they see in their favourite programmes.
However, there are people who oppose this view. They suppose that teens seem to be rude and selfish due to their age. Their character is changing, they are growing up and have to take responsibilities and responsibility for their actions. It is very difficult for them to cope with these problems, that is why they become aggressive.
In conclusion, I firmly believe that a lot depends on parents and the way a child is bringing up. If a teenager has the common sense, then he or she will be able to solve any problem and improve his or her behavior.
Перевод:
Сегодня мы часто слышим, что молодое поколение невежливое и неорганизованное. Что касается меня, я частично согласна с этим мнением, так как существует множество фактов доказывающих это.
Начнем с того, что подростки не слушаются своих родителей, потому что они абсолютно уверены, что всегда правы, и, следовательно, не нуждаются ни в чьей помощи. Они испытывают желание выглядеть независимыми, но, на самом деле, они, конечно, не могут ни самостоятельно жить, ни справляться со всеми возникающими трудностями сами. Подростки считают, что они лучше других людей. Они не хотят понять, что "как аукнется, так и откликнется". Более того, я уверена, что детское поведение подвержено серьезному влиянию средств массовой информации. В настоящее время у большинства молодых людей в комнате есть телевизор, а также персональный компьютер с постоянным Интернет-соединением. Благодаря этому, несмотря на то, что многие телевизионные программы не подходят для детского просмотра, они смотрят их, потому что редкие родители действительно следят за этим. Итак, программы, содержащие ненормативную лексику, сцены насилия и громкие крики, отрицательно воздействуют на подростков. Они начинают повторять жестокое поведение, увиденное на экране, так как они не видят разницу между реальной и экранной жизнью.
Однако некоторые люди не согласны с таким мнением. Они полагают, что тинэйджеры кажутся грубыми и высокомерными из-за своего возраста. Их характер меняется, они взрослеют, им приходится нести ответственность за свои действия. Им трудно справляться со всеми этими проблемами, поэтому они становятся агрессивными.
В заключении, я абсолютно уверена, что многое зависит от родителей и воспитания. Если у подростка есть здравый смысл, тогда он способен решить любую проблему и исправить своё поведение.
Каменская Татьяна
Титаренко Екатерина,
п. Карымское, Карымский район, Забайкальский край
МОУ СОШ №4 п. Карымское
Проблемы подростков
Руководитель: , учитель английского языка
Contents.
1. Abstract _________________________________________2
2. Introduction ______________________________________3
3. Methodology______________________________________4
4. Body of the research________________________________5
a) conflicts with parents_______________________________5
b) bad habits________________________________________5
c) bullying__________________________________________6
d) first love_________________________________________6
e) computer and TV addiction__________________________6
f) being independent__________________________________7
5.Interview_________________________________________8
6. Conclusion_______________________________________10
7. References_______________________________________11
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Abstract
The title of our research work is The Problems of the Teenagers.
The work is devoted to the problems of modern teenagers.
In our time teenagers always face different difficulties and problems. These can be problems of the choice of future profession, free-time activities, parent’s misunderstanding, dealing with the first love and so on. These are problems, which are common for all young people, almost all teens have ever faced difficulties of different kind in their lives.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Introduction
The topic of my work is “The problems of modern teenagers
”.
The life of a teenager can be complicated sometimes. It is a difficult age and there are many problems on the way of becoming adults. For example, the choice of free-time activities, parent-child misunderstanding, the choice of future profession, dealing with the first love and so on. All teenagers have their own views on their life and future. They often stay alone with their thoughts because nobody seems to understand them. In this situation it’s better to talk to someone who is more experienced in life matters. One of the most common problems is the misunderstanding between teens and their parents. It has always been a problem but each generation becomes more difficult than the previous. Teenagers think that they are old enough to have their own opinion, while their parents don’t take their opinion into account. It is not right. Adults should try to give more attention to their children especially at such a difficult age. Teenagers also need more freedom of choice and less pressure. They are the future of our country and a lot depends on what kind of people they will become. The problem of drug is also actual at this age. Many teenagers suffer from drug addiction. It often leads to health problems and serious consequences. Other issues include smoking and drinking alcohol. Clearly there are a lot of problems in teenagers’ lives. That’s why I think this topic is very important and interesting to study nowadays.
The aim
of the research is to define some of the teenage problems and to find out what problems do the teenagers of our school and my friends in the Internet face.
The object
of the research is the young people aged 14-17
The subject
of our work is – the problems of the modern youth. According to the aim we put the following problems:
- to describe some of the problems that teenagers have;
- to examine the teenagers of our school about some of the problems;
- to interview the young people in the Internet about the difficulties they have.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Methodology
To come to the aim of our research work we use the following methods:
1. The studying of literary souses on this topic.
2. The studying of Internet resouses on this topic.
3. The interview of the classmates.
4. The interview of people in the Internet.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Body of the research
There are a lot of teenagers in our country. A teenager is a person from thirteen to nineteen years of age. And young people face as many difficulties as grown-up people do.
Problems that teenagers are faced with today can take so many forms. Even in stable, solid family units, teenagers will face confusion and uncertainty with themselves and life.
Common teenager problems include:
conflicts with parents, bad habits, bullying, first love, computer and TV addiction.
Let"s examine each of these problems.
Conflicts with parents.
Most typical problems for teenagers are conflicts with adults. During the teen years children often try to gain independence from their parents. They may push limits, break rules and overstep boundaries. It has always been a problem but each generation becomes more difficult than the previous this fact can be called “a generation gap” - the problem of fathers and sons. Teens usually want to be independent and show this to our parents. And this is kind of depressing when our parents try to control everything we do. Our parents usually don’t understand the clothes that we wear and the music that we listen to. We have different tastes. Teenagers think that they are old enough to have their own opinion, while their parents don’t take their opinion into account. It is not right. Adults should try to give more attention to their children especially at such a difficult age.
Bad habits.
Many young teenagers begin to smoke and drink alcohol at the age of thirteen or fourteen. They do it because they want to look cool in the eyes of their mates. The problem of drug is also actual at this age. Many teenagers suffer from drug addiction. It often leads to health problems and serious consequences. Other issues include smoking and drinking alcohol.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Bullying.
Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid of going to school. Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students. They often stay alone with their thoughts because nobody seems to understand them. In this situation it’s better to talk to someone who is more experienced in life matters. The word “bullying” covers different situations. Name calling, stealing, abuse of any kind are the forms of bullying. There is a clear definition of bullying; “It is an attempt to hurt, threaten of frighten someone.”
Abuse, stealing, threatening and blackmail are all forms of bullying. Racism can be called bullying. Making someone feel not good or less good about themselves is bullying.
A bully is a person who physically or verbally hurts someone. A bully can be boy, a girl, a man or woman. A bully usually picks on people who cannot defend themselves.
Bullying is wrong and is anyone is bullying they should get punished.
The victims should talk to someone about how they feel after the bullying. Bullying must spoken about. Teenagers and adults should try to prevent bullying. Prevention is better than cure. Nowadays many teenagers use Childline just to have someone to talk about their problems, a person who will listen to and won’t criticize.
First love.
Teenagers often meet their first love. It is a wonderful time for them and one of the best stages of life. This event stays in one’s memory forever. Unfortunately, the first love can have unhappy endings. It leads to problems in communication even with the best friends.
Computer and TV addiction.
Computer addicts are the minority of computer users but there is no doubt that more and more young people are depending on their computer. Today most of young people have TV-sets as well as computers with permanent Internet connection in their bedrooms. Therefore, despite the fact that a lot of TV programmes are inappropriate for teens they watch them because few parents actually check up what their children watch. So, programmes containing offensive language, scenes of violence and loud screeches influence teens badly. It is really difficult for
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
children to determine the difference between the reality and the fantasy. Hence, they start imitating the violent behaviour they see in their favourite programmes.
Being independent. Are you expected to make choices? Do your parents encourage you to be independent in your everyday life? American parents do. They believe strongly that a person should have the freedom to decide what should be done today and in the future. Parents encourage their children from an early age to be independent, to be responsible, to respect their society and their country, to work hard and to believe in God.
Very often even small children decide themselves how o decorate their bedrooms or what toys to play with. Teenagers have lots of choices to make: at school they choose between sports or music, French or German, economic or social studies. They choose who their friends are and how to earn their pocket money, for
example by babysitting or carrying newspapers. They also choose how to spend the money that they have earned: buying computer games, travelling or just going to a disco.
Parents and teachers are always ready to help the teenagers with their decisions. But it’s very important to be independent and to believe in yourself.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
To analyze the problems of the modern teens we decided to ask some questions to the students of our school and teenagers in the Internet.
People in our school:
Yes - 4
No – 11
Yes - 10
No - 5
3. Do you have bad habits?
Yes - 3
No - 12
Yes -13
No - 2
Positive answers:
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
People in the Internet:
1. Do you face humiliation or bullied?
Yes – 4
No – 11
2. Do you have conflicts with your parents?
Yes – 12
No – 3
3. Do you have bad habits?
Yes – 2
No – 13
4. Do you use a computer for more than three hours a day?
Yes - 11
No – 4
Positive answers:
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Conclusion
We did the research to find out what problems do teenagers of modern time have.
Our work proved that the young people have different problems beginning with choosing a good friend and ending with drug usage.
We proved that we have some problems but we are sure that we will be able to solve them properly. I think that the young people in other countries have such problems too. The best way to solve them is to be yourself and be responsible for your life.
As you see it’s very difficult to be young nowadays as indeed it always was. But you only can be young ones and some wonderful things can happen to you only when you’re young. So it’s better to enjoy youth while it lasts.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
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What Are the Main Problems the Teens Are Facing Today?
Misevich O.-11a
Speaking about challenges in a teen’s life I’d say first that nowadays young people are facing a lot of problems, which primarily were associated with adult life.
How do you feel about a teen sitting on a bench in the park drinking beer and smoking? Unfortunately, this caricature image has got into our life and the question in fact is why.
I think all that smoking, drugs use and violence among youth are the ways that teens take in trying to escape from their problems. It may sound absurdly, but I believe that the most important thing, which leads young people to stress and depression, is relationships. Naturally I mean all kinds of relationships not only those between boys and girls. We live in the society, not in a desert! Everyone wants people to listen to him/her and to do what he/she wants, and sometimes it’s very hard to contact with the people around.
It’s clear that relations may be of various types: between kids and parents or teachers, between mates or beloveds… And they all bring troubles!
I regret to say that there is no understanding in many families. Parents are not interested in their kids’ lives and let them do anything they want. On the one hand, it’s ok as teenagers are mature enough to make their own decisions. But on the other hand, I think there should be some control in the family, because what kids do can sometimes be not just foolish but totally wrong. They start drinking or taking drugs in trying to express their protest, instead ruining their own lives.
In my opinion, the most important thing for teenagers is school. In fact, school is a model of the real life, the place, where kids learn not only how to square numbers or write correctly, but how to communicate with absolutely different people. At school children have to contact with their mates and teachers and this experience is what they have when entering the grown-up world.
Today such things as discrimination or intolerance at schools are not unusual. Some students find no common themes to discuss with their classmates; not everybody is interested, for example, in fashion news or modern gadgets. So they escape to their own world and often become outsiders. An incapability to contact with people around can lead to a lot of problems such as depression or neurosis and even they end up with suicide, which nowadays becomes, so to say, a normal way to die. Suicides among teenagers often happen as a result of their failures in private affairs. Although there are a lot of books, magazines and films dwelling on the subject, parting with a girl- or boyfriend can be a serious trouble in the young age. Besides, most teens are maximalists and see things in black and white… but - who says we must be wise?! To be a teen means to learn how to live, and it’s impossible to make no mistakes on the way.
Last year I wrote a poem about teens’ problems. It characterizes our life clearly.
Youth
Life is the way that we all have to go,
Life is the mixture of sadness and happiness.
You say, all teens are depressed and alone,
But isn’t youth also the time to be careless?
Tears all the nights, feeling lonely and bad,
Problems with teachers, with friends and with relatives.
Our teen’s life is not only for that!
Don’t paint the World into black, don’t be negative!
Try to be open to parents and friends,
Life will be better and life will be easier.
Youth is the time to have fun, to have rest..
All of your problems are not very serious.
Жизнь - это путь, что все люди проходят
Жизнь - это смесь из улыбок и горя.
Скажешь ты: «В юности все одиноки!»
Но это ль не время побыть беззаботным?
Слезы всю ночь, одиночество, слабость.
Всюду проблемы, родители - в тягость.
Юность годится не только на это,
Хватит раскрашивать мир черным цветом!
Страхами лучше делиться с друзьями,
Жизнь сразу проще, налаженней станет.
Юность - для радости, а не для злости,
Эти проблемы не слишком серьезны.
Lyceum of Innovative Technologies
What Are the Main Problems that Teens are Facing Today?
(English)
Written by Olga Misevich, 11 A
Teacher: Lysova Iraida Ivanovna
Khabarovsk
Our age is so strange. We know that we are on the way to become adults. But this way is so hard. And we teenagers usually stay alone with our thoughts, because nobody even we ourselves understand what is happening around us. There are a lot of problems – that is what we know exactly. And problems are everywhere and we cannot expect why and where they come from. This is very difficult time though some people think that it is the best time. And what is more it"s hard to stay quite and calm. Every young generation has more complicated problems than previous. And maybe nowadays teenagers have more problems then other generations. And this difference awakes misunderstandings with parents. Sometimes it seems that our parents are too tiresome and dull in their demands. And also they often interfere into our life. Parents always say that we are lazy and can"t do anything except rest. Moreover they give not much money, and we hardly can find a job because in our age we cannot be responsible for money of firm or do some kinds of job. And there is a great problem: parents also always doubt in our independence. Our age – is time of making a choice what we will be in future, what we want to do and how. So we have to choose the university to have better education and future profession. If you have a good education you"ll be always perfect at you profession and of coarse you"ll earn more money, make your life better. And the best way to prepare is to study better at school. The school ages are also very difficult. We do a lot of homework and even have no time to go for a walk or do whatever we want. Another problem in school – marks. And we try to do our best to have good marks. But our parents never like them. And for boys there is such problem like conscription. And nowadays it" Also nowadays a problem of drugs is very actual. A lot of teenagers have drug addiction. And sometimes they use drugs not because of that they want. And it often leads to bad ends. Moreover, you may have problems with health. Emotional problems for young people can be far more difficult than financial ones. The typical teenager problem is that "nobody understands me". Youth is also the time to meet your first love. It is of coarse wonderful but as it is widely known that first love often has an unhappy end. This also increases young people"s problems. Even friends cannot always stay friends when young people begin to understand themselves a little bit better old friends sometimes just grow apart. And sometimes you have problems in communicating with each other and you even stay alone. So as you see it"s very difficult to be young nowadays as indeed it always was. But you only can be young ones and some wonderful things can happen to you only when you"re young. So it"s better to enjoy youth while it lasts.
