Is crime by kids out of control?

We asked some young people for their opinions. Who do you agree with?

What role models do we have? All the kids want money and nice clothes but they don't want to work hard. People boast about how much they are able to steal. David, 15

I think that most teenagers behave like idiots when they are with their friends. At home they are nice kids but they do silly things to impress their group of friends. Yaz, 17

Adults complain about the bad behaviour of the younger generation but adults are to blame because they're the ones who set the examples to us. Julie, I6

Young people (11 - 14) know that the police can't arrest them. There should be punishments for children that commit these crimes. Tom, 14

Teenagers hang around in groups on the streets. I find it frightening to walk past them on the way home from school. Ellis, 14

Выберите между глаголами get и become. В каких предложениях возможно использование обоих глаголов?

1. All the kids want to get / become money and nice clothes.

2. Adults must get / become better role models.

3. Most teenagers get / become idiots when they're in a group of friends.

4. Ellie gets / becomes frightened when she walks past groups of teenagers on the street.

Упражнения

1. Выберите подходящий для себя вариант ответа. Вставьте выделенные слова по смыслу в текст ниже.

1. I approve/disapprove of getting married when you're a teenager.

2. I think smoking should be legal/illegal when you're fifteen.

3. I agree/disagree that you should always wear a seatbelt in a car.

4. I think if teenagers want a tattoo or body-piercing, they should be honest/dishonest with their parents.

5. I think most teenagers usually obey/disobey the school rules.

6. I think it's logical/illogical to allow young teenagers to work.

Age 10: You have the (1) right to choose your own religion.

Age 13: It's (2) for you to work all day. But it's OK to work for a few hours a week.

Age 16: You can get married, but you must check with at least one of your parents. If they (3) then you'll have to wait!

Age 17: You can't have a tattoo or body piercing unless your parents are with you and they (4). If someone gives you a tattoo without your parents' permission, they will have to go to court and the judge may fine them or send them to prison. You can have a drivers licence, but you must (5) the law and have an adult with you.

Age 18: By law you are now an adult. Many more things are now (6) for you

You can get married without asking your parents, have a bank account and you can vote. You can buy cigarettes, but you must be (7) about your age .Take an ID card or a copy of your birth certificate as proof. And remember, they're very bad for your health!

2. Вставьте в текст слова по смыслу.

Account, certificate, court, fine, ID, judge, law, legal, licence, married, prison, proof , vote

Now you are eighteen, and legally an adult

At eighteen years old, you have the 1) legal right to open a bank 2) for your money and you can get 3) even if your parents disagree. You can also 4) in elections.

It can be hard to tell if someone is seventeen or eighteen, so you may need some 5) of your age. You can use your birth 6) because it shows when you were born. Other documents you can use are your 7) card which tells people who you are, or your driving 8). You are legally an adult, but if you do something that is against the 9) уou may have to go to 10). That's where the 11) will decide how to punish you - you might go to 12) or you might pay a 13).

3. Согласитесь или не согласитесь.

1. Susan is eighteen, so she can have a bank account,

2. Joseph is ten years old and has the legal right to choose his own religion

3. Christina is thirteen. It is against the law for her to work a few hours a week

4. Paul and Joanne are sixteen. They can get married if their parents agree

5. At eighteen, Jane has the legal right to buy cigarettes.

6. It is legal to give a tattoo to Paula, seventeen, without her parents' permission

4. _{Role models}

_{Выберите подходящий ответ A B C или D}

Many people say that celebrities -fashion models, footballers, actors and rock singers -should set a 1) example because young people admire them. If celebrities behave badly, children 2) behave well. We wondered if celebrities really had 3) much influence. The teenagers we talked to didn't think so. 'Getting drunk is 4) says Mia, aged fifteen, 'but it isn't 5)'.Her friend Sonja, aged fourteen, agrees. 'I don't see why it's 6) big thing,' she says, 'I like their music and their clothes, but i don't believe 7) copying bad behavior. Their teacher 8) of bad behaviour, but he says 'Many famous people, especially sports stars and fashion models, are immature. They're 9) young to deal 10) fame, and they aren't old enough to guide others.'

1. A well 2. A won't 3. A such 4. A dishonest 5. A illogical 6. A so A in 8. A disagrees 9. A so 10. A with

В good В don't В too В honest В illegal В such В for В disobeys В too В by

С honest С can't С enough С irresponsible С unfair С too С at С disapproves С not С at

D legal D shouldn't D so D responsible D immature D such a D by D dislikes D enough D of

5. Поставьте слово, данное в скобках, в нужную форму.

Adults often 1) (approve) of the way teenagers behave, but they are 2) (logical) because many of their rules don't make sense. It’s 3) (responsible) for adults to

behave badly but tell children to behave well. If adults are 4) (honest) and don't obey their own rules, then teenagers will 5) (obey) the rules, too. We may also 6) (agree) about what is acceptable behavior. Why is it 7) (legal) for seventeen-year-olds to buy cigarettes, when it's OK for eighteen-year-olds?

6. Соотнесите глаголы с предлогами.

argue look talk blame (sb) shout laugh think judge (sb) stare

at for of to by with

Вставьте пропущенные предлоги в текст