2 Family problems

Some families are happy, some are not. The reason is misunderstanding of each other in the family. Teenagers will take on most of the rights and responsibilities of adulthood. Before this occurs, they go through the period of adolescence and most of them experience conflicts at that time. They change rapidly both physically and emotionally and they search self-identity as they grow up and become more independent. Sometimes teenagers develop interests and values different from those of their parents. That sets a conflict between two generations, which leads to a gap in mutual understanding.

Traditional disagreements are: the time to come home at night, doing work about the house and the friends to spend time with. I'd like to point out, that teens face a number of problems: drinking alcohol or using drugs. Moreover, some children run away from their homes. Most of them return after a few days or weeks, but some turn to crime.

Sometimes parents don’t care about their children. It’s exactly at that age when young people need a piece of advice or help. Parents should help their children and find the right approach to them so as to make everything clear. Being able to view the problems more rationally, they should try to do their best to resolve them. We need to learn to talk our problems over in our family. If we’re able to do it,

everything will be all right.

1 Fill in the gaps with the following words: diversity, to move forward, to talk through, feelings, effect, change, anger, angry, to change, to forgive, attitude, survive

Steps for recovery if you have family problems

Take a moment to think about your family. What you will see is a group made of people of different ages, different personalities, different likes and dislikes. A family's … must be acknowledged. Here are a few ideas to help your family … .

- Do not hold anything against the person who is causing the problems. It is Ok to feel … at the situation, but don't let the … consume you. Once you get past the anger, you can learn … and eventually you will be able … with your life.

- Keep communicating. Once a problem starts, the communication should not stop. It is important

… your emotions and … .

- Take responsibility for your need … . Examine yourself and see if what you are doing is having a negative or positive … on the family. Remember a small … in your … can have a major effect on your family.

2 Answer the questions

1. Do you want to be independent from your parents? In what way? 2. Do you often have a heart-to-heart talk with your family members? 3. Do your relatives support you in all walks of life? 4. What is a family everyday moment that you like? Why? 5. What family traditions would you like to keep in the future?

Grammar: Утворення пасивного стану часів групи Simple

§ 1 Підметом речення у пасивному стані є об’єкт дії. Присудок речення у пасивному стані утворюється додаванням допоміжного дієслова be у відповідній формі до основного дієслова у третій формі. Суб’єкт дії при необхідності вводиться в кінці речення прийменником by / with. Прийменник by вживається, якщо суб`єкт дії повідомляє, хто виконує дію. Прийменник with вживається, якщо суб’єкт дії називає інструмент дії, матеріал:

Об’єкт + to be + V3 + … + (by / with + суб’єкт)

The book was written by my favourite writer. – Ця книга була написана моїм улюбленим письменником.

The door was opened by John. – Двері були відкриті Джоном.