Титаренко Екатерина,
15 лет
Россия
п. Карымское, Карымский район, Забайкальский край
МОУ СОШ №4 п. Карымское
Проблемы подростков
(на английском языке)
Руководитель: , учитель английского языка
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Contents.
1. Abstract _________________________________________2
2. Introduction ______________________________________3
3. Methodology______________________________________4
4. Body of the research________________________________5
a) conflicts with parents_______________________________5
b) bad habits________________________________________5
c) bullying__________________________________________6
d) first love_________________________________________6
e) computer and TV addiction__________________________6
f) being independent__________________________________7
5.Interview_________________________________________8
6. Conclusion_______________________________________10
7. References_______________________________________11
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Abstract
The title of our research work is The Problems of the Teenagers.
The work is devoted to the problems of modern teenagers.
In our time teenagers always face different difficulties and problems. These can be problems of the choice of future profession, free-time activities, parent’s misunderstanding, dealing with the first love and so on. These are problems, which are common for all young people, almost all teens have ever faced difficulties of different kind in their lives.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Introduction
The topic of my work is “The problems of modern teenagers”.
The life of a teenager can be complicated sometimes. It is a difficult age and there are many problems on the way of becoming adults. For example, the choice of free-time activities, parent-child misunderstanding, the choice of future profession, dealing with the first love and so on. All teenagers have their own views on their life and future. They often stay alone with their thoughts because nobody seems to understand them. In this situation it’s better to talk to someone who is more experienced in life matters. One of the most common problems is the misunderstanding between teens and their parents. It has always been a problem but each generation becomes more difficult than the previous. Teenagers think that they are old enough to have their own opinion, while their parents don’t take their opinion into account. It is not right. Adults should try to give more attention to their children especially at such a difficult age. Teenagers also need more freedom of choice and less pressure. They are the future of our country and a lot depends on what kind of people they will become. The problem of drug is also actual at this age. Many teenagers suffer from drug addiction. It often leads to health problems and serious consequences. Other issues include smoking and drinking alcohol. Clearly there are a lot of problems in teenagers’ lives. That’s why I think this topic is very important and interesting to study nowadays.
The aim of the research is to define some of the teenage problems and to find out what problems do the teenagers of our school and my friends in the Internet face.
The object of the research is the young people aged 14-17
The subject of our work is – the problems of the modern youth. According to the aim we put the following problems:
- to describe some of the problems that teenagers have;
- to examine the teenagers of our school about some of the problems;
- to interview the young people in the Internet about the difficulties they have.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Methodology
To come to the aim of our research work we use the following methods:
1. The studying of literary souses on this topic.
2. The studying of Internet resouses on this topic.
3. The interview of the classmates.
4. The interview of people in the Internet.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Body of the research
There are a lot of teenagers in our country. A teenager is a person from thirteen to nineteen years of age. And young people face as many difficulties as grown-up people do.
Problems that teenagers are faced with today can take so many forms. Even in stable, solid family units, teenagers will face confusion and uncertainty with themselves and life.
Common teenager problems include: conflicts with parents, bad habits, bullying, first love, computer and TV addiction.
Let's examine each of these problems.
Conflicts with parents.
Most typical problems for teenagers are conflicts with adults. During the teen years children often try to gain independence from their parents. They may push limits, break rules and overstep boundaries. It has always been a problem but each generation becomes more difficult than the previous this fact can be called “a generation gap” - the problem of fathers and sons. Teens usually want to be independent and show this to our parents. And this is kind of depressing when our parents try to control everything we do. Our parents usually don’t understand the clothes that we wear and the music that we listen to. We have different tastes. Teenagers think that they are old enough to have their own opinion, while their parents don’t take their opinion into account. It is not right. Adults should try to give more attention to their children especially at such a difficult age.
Bad habits.
Many young teenagers begin to smoke and drink alcohol at the age of thirteen or fourteen. They do it because they want to look cool in the eyes of their mates. The problem of drug is also actual at this age. Many teenagers suffer from drug addiction. It often leads to health problems and serious consequences. Other issues include smoking and drinking alcohol.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Bullying.
Every day thousands of teens wake up afraid of going to school. Bullying is a problem that affects millions of students. They often stay alone with their thoughts because nobody seems to understand them. In this situation it’s better to talk to someone who is more experienced in life matters. The word “bullying” covers different situations. Name calling, stealing, abuse of any kind are the forms of bullying. There is a clear definition of bullying; “It is an attempt to hurt, threaten of frighten someone.”
Abuse, stealing, threatening and blackmail are all forms of bullying. Racism can be called bullying. Making someone feel not good or less good about themselves is bullying.
A bully is a person who physically or verbally hurts someone. A bully can be boy, a girl, a man or woman. A bully usually picks on people who cannot defend themselves.
Bullying is wrong and is anyone is bullying they should get punished.
The victims should talk to someone about how they feel after the bullying. Bullying must spoken about. Teenagers and adults should try to prevent bullying. Prevention is better than cure. Nowadays many teenagers use Childline just to have someone to talk about their problems, a person who will listen to and won’t criticize.
First love.
Teenagers often meet their first love. It is a wonderful time for them and one of the best stages of life. This event stays in one’s memory forever. Unfortunately, the first love can have unhappy endings. It leads to problems in communication even with the best friends.
Computer and TV addiction.
Computer addicts are the minority of computer users but there is no doubt that more and more young people are depending on their computer. Today most of young people have TV-sets as well as computers with permanent Internet connection in their bedrooms. Therefore, despite the fact that a lot of TV programmes are inappropriate for teens they watch them because few parents actually check up what their children watch. So, programmes containing offensive language, scenes of violence and loud screeches influence teens badly. It is really difficult for
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children to determine the difference between the reality and the fantasy. Hence, they start imitating the violent behaviour they see in their favourite programmes.
Being independent. Are you expected to make choices? Do your parents encourage you to be independent in your everyday life? American parents do. They believe strongly that a person should have the freedom to decide what should be done today and in the future. Parents encourage their children from an early age to be independent, to be responsible, to respect their society and their country, to work hard and to believe in God.
Very often even small children decide themselves how o decorate their bedrooms or what toys to play with. Teenagers have lots of choices to make: at school they choose between sports or music, French or German, economic or social studies. They choose who their friends are and how to earn their pocket money, for
example by babysitting or carrying newspapers. They also choose how to spend the money that they have earned: buying computer games, travelling or just going to a disco.
Parents and teachers are always ready to help the teenagers with their decisions. But it’s very important to be independent and to believe in yourself.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
To analyze the problems of the modern teens we decided to ask some questions to the students of our school and teenagers in the Internet.
People in our school:
1. Do you face humiliation or bullied?
Yes - 4
No – 11
2. Do you have conflicts with your parents?
Yes - 10
No - 5
3. Do you have bad habits?
Yes - 3
No - 12
4. Do you use a computer for more than three hours a day?
Yes -13
No - 2
Positive answers:
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
People in the Internet:
1. Do you face humiliation or bullied?
Yes – 4
No – 11
2. Do you have conflicts with your parents?
Yes – 12
No – 3
3. Do you have bad habits?
Yes – 2
No – 13
4. Do you use a computer for more than three hours a day?
Yes - 11
No – 4
Positive answers:
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
Conclusion
We did the research to find out what problems do teenagers of modern time have.
Our work proved that the young people have different problems beginning with choosing a good friend and ending with drug usage.
We proved that we have some problems but we are sure that we will be able to solve them properly. I think that the young people in other countries have such problems too. The best way to solve them is to be yourself and be responsible for your life.
As you see it’s very difficult to be young nowadays as indeed it always was. But you only can be young ones and some wonderful things can happen to you only when you’re young. So it’s better to enjoy youth while it lasts.
The Problems of the Teenagers. Kate Titarenko, secondary school №4 p. Karymskoe, Grade 9.
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