I. Define the words below and say how they were used in the article.

fad

to admonish

to concede a point

to put new strains on sb.

to set controls on oneself

to advocate

to harass

low-income

to give priority to smth.

toddler

to create work opportunities

to take hold

to bridge the gap

to offer a course in smth.

II. What is meant by?

1 a) Permissiveness, juvenile literature;

2 b) The Theraplay Institute, a family adviser, outside institutions, a day-care center, home and family classes, the NEA, counseling programmes, psychiatric programmes, outpatient clinic.

III. Interpret the lines below.

1. Critics are zeroing in on the home-not society at large.

2. Parents of juvenile criminals are sometimes finding themselves on the receiving end of multimillion-dollar damage suits drought by the families of the victims

3. Among them are the intrusion of alien values into the home through television.

4. Permissiveness is not the sole culprit in parental shortcomings.

5. Some of whom condone occasional resort to “paddling” the recalcitrant child.

6. The renewed emphasis on old methods has created many problems for parents attuned to philosophy of the recent past.

7. Now many family advisers are rushing to downgrade enthusiasm for other popular trends.

IV. Give the English for:

родительский авторитет, отсутствие поддержки и заинтересованности, неблагополучная семья, состоящая из одного родителя, держать в курсе дела, организовывать занятия, суд по делам семьи, семьи с незначительным доходом, приходящее и кратковременное увлечение.

V. Reproduce the parts of the text in which these words and phrases occur. Use these phrases in short sentences of your own.

To misbehave, to overcome the effects, to hold parents responsible for smth., to take the blame for smth., to be traced to smth., to change residency, to rely on persuasion, to be in the dark, to arrive at the view, to be encouraged to do smth., lower-income families, to impose harsh rules, to take hold, to benefit from smth., to bridge the gap, to meet the responsibility, to carry one’s functions, to take smth. over, to move back from smth.

VI. Give the words for the following definitions.

To make a claim, to declare;

Interest, trend unlikely to last;

To give a mild warning or show disapproval;

To aim one’s attention directly towards;

Firmly established;

A person guilty of a crime or responsible for a problem;

To keep oneself in check;

To overlook or forgive an offence;

Refusing to obey or be controlled, even after being punished;

To give pleasure or satisfaction to sb.;

A baby who has just learned to walk.

VII. Translate the sentences below into English. Use the words under study.

1.Он увлекся игрой на гитаре последнее время. Это скоро пройдет. 2. Многие социологи фиксируют свое внимание на доме как главном источнике трудного поведения детей. 3. Кто-то все время ломает телефонные автоматы в этом городе, но мы скоро найдем ответчика. 4. Некоторые люди не терпят даже мягкого выговора или упрека. 5. В принципе, можно простить все, кроме предательства. 6. Джон надеялся, что займет место отца, когда тот подаст в отставку. 7. После очередного взрыва в войсках наступил беспорядок и паника. 8. Если ребенок все время хнычет, надо выяснить причину этого. 9. Боб такой непослушный ребенок! 10. Родители должны держать себя в руках при любых обстоятельствах.