Each 5th British Teenager Leaves Home.nmA In Britain it is natural for children to leave home. svol vorl bnoroot About 20% of British teenagers leave home between the ages of 16 and 20. oqrai rom si Some of them are students. The government and their parents help them financially. These teenagers go back home during their holidays. Most of 20% leave home because they want to live apart from their parents. They say that they want to be independent. Some want to get work. Others go in search of a more exciting life. Some run away from unhappy families. It is very difficult to find cheap accommodation. Most young people have to live in so called "bedsitters" or "bedsitting rooms". The "bedsitters" are small rooms you sleep and live in. Some of them have washing and cooking facilities. When young people live in empty houses, it is called "squatting". Some young people live in hostels for the homeless. Loneliness, getting a job, everyday washing and cooking are rather important problems for the teenagers who live apart from their parents. As a rule. these teenagers never return home. In fact, in Britain only 9% of people aged over 65 live with their children. Many older parents who cannot look after themselves have to live in old people's homes. 1. Complete the sentences. Зaкончите предложения 1. British teenagers leave home… 2. Many teenagers leave home in search … 3. Some of bedsitter' have … 4. Living in empty houses is called … 5… are rather important problems for those who live apart from their parents. 6. Many older parents… 2. Answer the questions. Ответить на вопросы 1. How many British teenagers leave home? 2. Why do they leave their homes? 3. Where do they live? 4. What do they do? 5. What problems do they have living apart from their families? 6.Do many old Britons live with their children? 3. Подобрать заголовки (один лишний) 1. Teenagers' Interests 2. Do Teenagers Have Problems? 3. Typical American Teenagers. 4. Are Teenagers a Problem? 5. What is a Teenager? A. Officially, a teenager is anyone aged from 13 to 19 inclusively, but most people would probably think first of the younger age group and exclude 18 and 19-year-olds. After all, once you reach 18 you can vote, get married without your parents' permission, and join the army, On the other hand, children are growing up and developing more quickly, and these days 11 and 12-year-olds would like to include themselves in the 'teenager' group. B. According to 'the older generation', teenagers are lazy, they wear ridiculous clothes, and are appallingly rude to their betters and elders; they find it impossible to be polite, helpful, constructive, caring or hard-working. What's more, they spend all their time listening to awful music and watching unsuitable films. C. Teenagers are human so, of course, they have problems. It is a difficult time for them because it is a period of transformation. It isn't quite as bad as a chrysalis changing into a butterfly, but it may seem like that. It isn't easy to grow up, and the dramatic physical and emotional changes are often confusing and worrying. фа D. Typical American teenagers are in fact very ordinary. They think their teachers make them work too hard; they love their parents, but are sure they don't understand anything; and their friendships are the most important things in their lives. Some of them do have a lot of money to spend, but usually they have earned it themselves 4. Вставьте части предложений в пропуски People think that the age of teenagers is the (1) . There are a lot of scientific studies made to know whether it is so and if it is so, what parents and teenagers should do. The most frequent problem of teenagers is misunderstanding between parents and teenagers. Sometimes parents really (2) ＿ and, for example, want them to wear nice and cute clothes. However, in most cases teenagers just want to protest but actually they even do not know against what this protest is. So parents should help their children, (3) Another problem is teenagers' dissatisfaction with their appearance. They think that they are not (4) . For example, girls keep diet or try to use a lot of cosmetics. Sometimes such behavior causes many health problems.(5) ＿ that they are beautiful in his or her way and that people they compare themselves with are not as ideal in everyday life as they are on the stage. One more problem is education. Sometimes teenagers are under pressure. Society or parents may demand that they should have the first place in everything. Of course, it (6) Teenagers should try to achieve high results but it does not mean that if they fail to do that, their life will be ruined. A. it is very important to explain teenagers B. do not understand that their children are growing up C. many psychological problems D. support them and know about their interest E. so beautiful as film stars or singers. F. the most difficult and even dangerous 5. найдите английские эквиваленты в тексте 1, научные исследования 2.непонимание между родителями и подростками 3. следовать диете 4. находиться под давлением 5.достигать высоких результатов 6. психологические проблемы empry prting