5. Answer the questions:

1. What can you say about life of youth in Ukraine.

2. What youth organizations do you know?

3. What is the aim of ‘Student’s League’?

4. What views do ‘Young Socialists’ share?

5. What does “Green Peace’ organization stand for?

6. What can you say about the ‘All-Ukrainian Association of Young Businessmen’?

6.Imagine that you are writing a letter to an American pen-friend. You know something about life of youth in the USA, but you would like to know more. Write some questions about youth problems in the USA.

7. Tick two sentences which don’t match the party:

Successful party unsuccessful party

We ate, drank, danced and made out (necking) Too much restrictions. Only Coke.

No games planned but some should be close Not enough restrictions.

at hand.

Everyone was congenial (had the same interest) No lights.

Weeds (in outdated slang is tobacco, cigarettes Too much liquor.

to induce euphoria) and beer was handy.

Good low lights, soft music and comfortable Too many sluts (vulgar girls).

chairs.

Also, no prying (curious) eyes, very good girls. Necking till it got tiresome.

Good late records divided between fast and slow Bad music. No music. Too many people.

ones.

Dim lighting and parents aren’t around. Bright lights. Plenty of chaperons. (a woman in

Charge of a girl on social occasions).

Girls were going with boys. No one had the girls they were going with.

8. Write a short newspaper article entitled ‘It is not easy to be young’.

9. The problem of youth in Ukraine:

Young people are so similar and so different. They want to go on their way and find it difficult to be responsible. They express their self-identity in clothes, hair-style and slang. They smoke, drink alcohol and take drugs, believing that it’s the route to independence. They conflict with the parents and teachers, considering that only equals in age can understand them. In fact parents are not so strict now than they used to be and most young people have a considerable amount of freedom. But they still need somebody to hear them out and open their heart to. Often parents are too busy with the hush of money and can’t give their children enough of attention and understanding. That’s why they easily come under the influence of other people or find idols among famous singers, sportsmen, actors and politicians. The young go to disco clubs and are crazy about music. They are interested in studying English and can operate a computer.

They are talented, creative and dream of highly-paid job. They aren’t afraid to risk because they have nothing to lose. They are romantic and skeptical. They are sincere and rude, honest and impolite.

They are the future of our country.