Language focus

1. Explain the meaning of each of the following expressions and use them while discussing the text:

to turn over paychecks; - a home-maker;

a raiser (of children);

- to contribute to the family budget;

• to be touch-and-go;

• means of self-fulfillment;

- to feel unfulfilled.

2. Find in the text the word or words which have a similar meaning to the following:

• a strong feeling in society that a type of behaviour is shameful;

• to criticize or punish sb severely;

• a force that unites people;

• reaction showing a mixture of amusement and displeasure or disbelief;

• hard, boring work.

3 , Match the multi-word verbs in a with the definitions in b.

fall for someone to compensate for something

to take to someone/something to become friends again after an argument

to stand bv someone to provide help or support for smb when they are in trouble

to let someone down to fall in love with smb

to look on someone as something to consider smb as smth

to see in someone/something to find a particular quality in smb/smth

to make up/to make it up (with smone) to disappoint smb, often by breaking a promise or argument

to grow apart (from someone) to end a relationship or marriage

to make up for something to begin to like smb

to split up to develop separate interests and

become gradually less close to smb.

4. Give arguments for or against the following statement. Develop the idea. Women are not needed at home any more.

Приложение B

Lexical-grammar test

YOUTH PROBLEMS Источник:Unit 7 “Horizont”.

5 Course, 9 term

1. Open the brackets.

1. Since the early 1990s “schoot-em-ups” 1_________(to acquire) a cultish popularity.

2. In 1996 two new TV programmes 2_________ (to appear) on late-night youth TV.

3. The images of young women 3_________ (to offer) by teenage magazines 4_________(to suggest) cultural identities which 5_________(to be) far from straightforward.

4. Contemporary teenage girls’ magazines 6 ________(to focus) on actual relationships.

5. Most worrying is the number of youngest 7_________ (to interest) in working in another countries.

6. Forty-five per cent of those 8________(to age) b/n 20 & 24 who 9_________(to question) said they 10_________(to like) to be thought of as “responsible”.

7. British youngsters 11_________(to be) more likely than their elders 12_________(to buy) foreign goods.

8. The survey 13__________ (to find) on eating habits 14_________(to reveal) a more away from traditional fish & chips.

9. Support for legalized abortion 15_________(to increase) from 1988 to 1989.

10. In the `50s jeans 16_________(to be) a symbol of rebellion.

11. If you 17________(to want) “today`s” fashion today, you 18________(to find) them in the magazines.

12. Not all novels for teenagers 19_______(to be) new, some 20______________(to read and enjoy) for a long time.

2. Fill in the gaps with articles.

1. 21___ Internet enables 22___ children to communicate without supervision.

2. 23___ Internet is 24___ activity which provokes different anxieties.

3. In 25___ 1970s, “26___Jackie” was 27___ highest selling magazine for 28___ teenage girls.

4. 29___ Teenage girls today seem to be less associated with 30___ private, domestic space.

5. In 31___ 1996, two new TV programmes appeared under 32___ auspices of 33___ late-night youth TV.

6. 34___ Youth identities are associated with 35___ leisure and 36___ pleasure.

3. Fill in with prepositions.

   1. Million of people die 37___ ling cancer.

   2. There are more mags 38___ pop style and fashion than ever 39___.

   3. Adults do their best in order to keep their children 40___ the streets.

   4. About 20 per cent 41___ teenagers are particular 42___ going 43___ parties or dancing 44___ disco halls 45___ a company 46___ friend.

   5. Today your parents may seem 47___ you to be people who keep 48___ saying: “Now when I was young…”

   6. Since the 1970s, increased emphasis has been put 49___ eighteenth birthday celebrations rather than 50___ twenty-first birthdays.

4. Translate into English.

1. Many clubs hire 51_____ (“face”контроль).

2. British 52_____(пристрастие) for queuing acquires another significance.

3. Particularly stylishly dressed 53_____(посетители клуба) are allowed to go to the front of the 54_____(очереди).

4. Queues of clubbers function as a place to flirt or compete with their 55_____(сверстники).

5. Match the columns.

   1. 56 to take after a. to speak severely

   2. 57 to grow up b. to resemble

   3. 58 to look back to c. to raise a child

   4. 59 to get through to d. to become mature

   5. 60 to bring up e. to respect

   6. 61 to look up to f. to avoid to do smth.

   7. 62 to get out of doing smth. g. to escape being punished

   8. 63 to get away with smth. h. to persuade

   9. 64 to get round someone i.to succeed in making smb.

   10. 65 to tell smb. off understand you

j. to think about smth. in the past