Parents and children relationships

Everyone says that youth is probably the best time of our life - that being young means love, friendship and romance, new discoveries and so on. But it is also the most difficult time for making some very important decisions which will have influence on all our life. Our time is not the easiest even for adults, but for teenagers who are to find own place in the society, is very difficult, that`s why parents must help their children solve youth problems and children should be a good and positive example for them showing how it is important to treat other people with respect. I think that all these can really help construct good relationship between parents and children.
But in our modern life there is often a lack of communication between parents and their children. Lack of love and attention to children can make them unhappy. One can simply open the daily newspaper to find teenagers committing suicide or various crimes due to stress derived from family issues. These incidents reveal the importance of parents` communication with their children. Love for their children is within every parent, which is frequently revealed through the concern they show. But superfluous control can not in the best way influence on child. Often children at school or in the street begin mock at this child. Call him nondependent. In result of this pressure child lose his temper and starts be rude, closed. I think parents should not all the time control their children. Sometimes they have to allow freedom.
As for me, I get on very well with my parents. Whenever I have problems with my friends or with my schoolwork, I know they are always listen and give advice. They have taught me a lot. They have got a lot of experience and they have always happy to share their knowledge with me...
“Honour your mother and father and you will live long and be well, if not, you will die” – says the Bible.

Vocabulary:

youth	молодежь
discovery	открытие
decision	решение
to influence	влиять
adult	взрослый
society	общество
to solve	решать
to treat smb.	обращаться с кем-либо
relationship	взаимоотношения
lack	нехватка
communication	общение
attention	внимание
to commit suicide	покончить жизнь самоубийством
due	благодаря
to derive	получать
issue	вопрос
to reveal	показывать, раскрывать
superfluous	чрезмерный
to mock	издеваться
nondependent	несамостоятельный
pressure	давление

PRACTICE.

1. Which of the adjectives below can describe relations between adults and teenagers?

2. Match the notices (A-G) to the sentences: (1-5).

A B C

E F G

1. Sometimes we can`t make important decisions.

2. Our parents always give it if we have problems.

3. Lack of love and attention to children can make them unhappy.

4. Children at school mock at a pupil.

5. Parents must help their children to solve the problems.

6. It means that you are young.

7. “Honour your mother and father and you will live long and be well, if not, you will die”.

3. Underline the correct word and translate the right variant:

a) Everyone says that youth\oldness is probably the best time of our life.

b) Our time is not the easiest even for adults, but for teenagers\babies who are to find own place in the society, it`s very difficult.

c) In our modern life there is often a lack\much of communication between parents and their children.

d) The incidents reveal\hide the importance of parents` communication with their children.

e) Often children\parents at school or in the street begin mock at a child.

f) Parents have got a lot of experience\mistakes and they are always happy to share their knowledge with teenagers.

4. Scan the text and find the English equivalents to the following words:

Лучшее время нашей жизни; новые открытия; важные решения; взрослые; место в обществе; решать проблемы молодежи; обращаться с уважением к другим людям; хорошие взаимоотношения; недостаток общения; самоубийства подростков; вопросы семьи; чрезмерный контроль; в результате давления; потерять самообладание; родители дают советы; делятся своим опытом и знаниями.

5. a) Find the synonyms:

communication	grown-up
adult	checking
teenager	tension
concern	connection
control	worry
pressure	self-control
temper	adolescent

1. romance	teenager
2. problems	polite
3. modern	pragmatics
4. adult	old
5. youth	success
6. rude	closing
7. freedom	oldness

b) Find the antonyms:

c) Choose a proper word in each sentence:

Youth is probably the best time of our (life, live)

Youth means (romance, Rome)

Teenagers must find their own place in our (science, society)

There is a lack of communication between (parents and adults; parents and their children)

We can observe teenagers committing suicide or various crimes due to stress derived from (family issues; family ties)

In result of the pressure a child lose his temper and starts to be (romantic, rude)

Our parents always teach us and give us (advice, advantage)