Problems of teenagers and their solutions in English. Translation of the text: Problems of Youth - Problems of youth. Topic translation: Youth problems

Life used to be fun for "teenagers". They used to have money to spend, and free time to spend it in. They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. Jobs are difficult to find. There's not so much money around. Things are more expensive, and it's hard to find a place to live.

Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less interested in politics, and more interested in passing exams. They know that good exam results may get them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment is to leave home and look for work in one of Britain's big cities. Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find work, and stay. Others don't find it, and go home again, or join the many unemployed in London. There used to be one kind of teenage fashion, one style, one top pop group. Then, the girls all wore mini-skirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

But now an eighteen-year-old might be a punk, with green hair and chains round his legs, or a skin head, with short, short hair and right wing politics, or a "rasta", with long uncombed hair and a love for Africa. There's a lot of different music around too. There's reggae, the West Indian sound, there's rock, there's heavy metal, country and western, and disco. All these kinds of music are played by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it's easy to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble.

But that"s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kind of work in the end, and get married in their early twenties. They get on well with them parents, and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the pub, and like reading about pop stars. After all, if they didn't, they wouldn't be British, would they?

Topic translation: Youth problems

Life used to be fun for teenagers. They always had some money and free time. They wore teenage clothes and met in cafes and discos. Some of them are still like this. But for most young people, life is much harder now. It's hard to find a job. There is not much money, things are more expensive, it is difficult to find housing.

Teachers say students are working harder than before. They are less interested in politics and more concerned about passing exams. They understand that better exam results will help them find a better job.

Most young people are now more worried about money than their parents were 20 years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to own their own home someday.

Some, in order to solve the problem of unemployment, have to go to work in one of the large cities in Britain. Every day hundreds of young people from other cities come to London in search of work. Some of them find work and stay. The rest return home or join the ranks of London's unemployed. Previously, there was a single style of teenage fashion, a single best pop group. The girls wore miniskirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Now, a teenager can be a green-haired punk with chains on his feet, or a skinhead with a very short haircut and right-wing political beliefs, or a Rastafarian with long unkempt hair and a love of Africa. There is a lot of different music. There is reggae, West Indian "sound", rock, heavy metal, country and western, disco. All of these styles of music are performed by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch TV, it is very easy to get the impression that in England all the young people are unemployed, angry and in trouble.

This is wrong. Three-quarters of them are more or less doing what their parents did. They are trying to do well in school, find a good job and get married in their 20s. They get along with their parents and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the bar and like to read about pop stars. After all, if they didn't do this, they wouldn't be English, would they?

Nowadays we are often told that young generation is absolutely impolite and disorganized. As for me, I partially agree with this opinion as there are various facts that support it.

To begin with, teenagers are reluctant to listen to their parents` advice because teenagers are absolutely convinced that they are always right and consequently do not need any help. They feel like looking independent and confident but, of course, in fact they can neither live on their own nor manage with all difficulties themselves. Moreover, teenagers are often very selfish and self-absorbed. They think, they are much better than other people. They do not understand that the way you treat people - you will be treated by them. In addition, I strongly believe that teenagers` behavior is influenced by mass media. 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 programs are inappropriate for teens they watch them because few parents actually check up what their children watch. So, programs containing offensive language, scenes of violence and loud screeches influence teens badly. It is really difficult for children to determine the difference between the reality and the fantasy. Hence, they start imitating the violent behavior they see in their favorite programs.

However, there are people who oppose this view. They suppose that teenagers seem to be rude and selfish due to their age. Their character is changing, they are growing up and have to take responsibilities and responsibility for their actions. It is very difficult for them to cope with these problems, that is why they become aggressive.

In conclusion, I strongly believe that a lot depends on parents and the way a child is bringing up. If a teenager has the common sense, then he or she will be able to solve any problem and improve his or her behavior.

Translation:

Today we often hear that the younger generation is impolite and disorganized. As for me, I partially agree with this opinion, since there are many facts that prove this.

To begin with, teenagers do not listen to their parents because they are absolutely sure that they are always right and, therefore, do not need anyone's help. They feel a desire to appear independent, but, in reality, they, of course, cannot live independently or cope with all the difficulties that arise themselves. Teenagers believe that they are better than other people. They do not want to understand that “what comes around, so will it respond.” Moreover, I am sure that children's behavior is seriously influenced by the media. Nowadays, most young people have a TV in their room, as well as a personal computer with a constant Internet connection. Thanks to this, even though many television programs are not suitable for children to watch, they watch them because rare parents actually follow it. So, programs containing profanity, scenes of violence and loud screams have a negative impact on adolescents. They begin to repeat the violent behavior seen on screen because they do not see the difference between real life and on-screen life.

However, some people do not agree with this opinion. They believe that teenagers appear rude and arrogant because of their age. Their character changes, they grow up, they have to take responsibility for their actions. They find it difficult to cope with all these problems, so they become aggressive.

In conclusion, I am absolutely sure that a lot depends on parents and upbringing. If a teenager has common sense, then he is able to solve any problem and correct his behavior.

Kamenskaya Tatiana

Problems of Youth - Problems of youth

Life used to be fun for "teenagers". They used to have money to spend, and free time to spend it in. They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. Jobs are difficult to find. There's not so much money around. Things are more expensive, and it's hard to find a place to live.

Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less interested in politics, and more interested in passing exams. They know that good exam results may get them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment is to leave home and look for work in one of Britain's big cities. Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find work, and stay. Others don't find it, and go home again, or join the many unemployed in London. There used to be one kind of teenage fashion, one style, one top pop group. Then, the girls all wore mini-skirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

But now an eighteen-year-old might be a punk, with green hair and chains round his legs, or a skin head, with short, short hair and right wing politics, or a "rasta", with long uncombed hair and a love for Africa. There's a lot of different music around too. There's reggae, the West Indian sound, there's rock, there's heavy metal, country and western, and disco. All these kinds of music are played by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it's easy to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble.

But that"s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kind of work in the end, and get married in their early twenties. They get on well with them parents, and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the pub, and like reading about pop stars. After all, if they didn't, they wouldn't be British, would they?

Translation of text: Problems of Youth - Problems of youth

Life used to be fun for teenagers. They always had some money and free time. They wore teenage clothes and met in cafes and discos. Some of them are still like this. But for most young people, life is much harder now. It's hard to find a job. There is not much money, things are more expensive, it is difficult to find housing.

Teachers say students are working harder than before. They are less interested in politics and more concerned about passing exams. They understand that better exam results will help them find a better job.

Most young people are now more worried about money than their parents were 20 years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to own their own home someday.

Some, in order to solve the problem of unemployment, have to go to work in one of the large cities in Britain. Every day hundreds of young people from other cities come to London in search of work. Some of them find work and stay. The rest return home or join the ranks of London's unemployed. Previously, there was a single style of teenage fashion, a single best pop group. The girls wore miniskirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Now, a teenager can be a green-haired punk with chains on his feet, or a skinhead with a very short haircut and right-wing political beliefs, or a Rastafarian with long unkempt hair and a love of Africa. There is a lot of different music. There is reggae, West Indian "sound", rock, heavy metal, country and western, disco. All of these styles of music are performed by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch TV, it is very easy to get the impression that in England all the young people are unemployed, angry and in trouble.

This is wrong. Three-quarters of them are more or less doing what their parents did. They are trying to do well in school, find a good job and get married in their 20s. They get along with their parents and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the bar and like to read about pop stars. After all, if they didn't do that, they wouldn't be English, would they?

What Are the Main Problems the Teens Are Facing Today?

Misevich O.-11a

Speaking about challenges in a teen’s life I’d say first that nowadays young people are facing a lot of problems, which were primarily associated with adult life.

How do you feel about a teen sitting on a bench in the park drinking beer and smoking? Unfortunately, this caricature image has got into our life and the question in fact is why.

I think all that smoking, drugs use and violence among youth are the ways that teens take in trying to escape from their problems. It may sound absurd, but I believe that the most important thing, which leads young people to stress and depression, is relationships. Naturally I mean all kinds of relationships not only those between boys and girls. We live in the society, not in a desert! Everyone wants people to listen to him/her and to do what he/she wants, and sometimes it’s very hard to contact with the people around.

It’s clear that relations may be of various types: between children and parents or teachers, between mates or beloveds… And they all bring troubles!

I regret to say that there is no understanding in many families. Parents are not interested in their children’s lives and let them do anything they want. On the one hand, it’s ok as teenagers are mature enough to make their own decisions. But on the other hand, I think there should be some control in the family, because what kids do can sometimes be not just foolish but totally wrong. They start drinking or taking drugs in trying to express their protest, instead ruining their own lives.

In my opinion, the most important thing for teenagers is school. In fact, school is a model of the real life, the place, where kids learn not only how to square numbers or write correctly, but how to communicate with absolutely different people. At school children have to contact with their mates and teachers and this experience is what they have when entering the grown-up world.

Today such things as discrimination or intolerance at schools are not unusual. Some students find no common themes to discuss with their classmates; not everyone is interested, for example, in fashion news or modern gadgets. So they escape to their own world and often become outsiders. An incapability to contact with people around can lead to a lot of problems such as depression or neurosis and even they end up with suicide, which nowadays becomes, so to say, a normal way to die. Suicides among teenagers often happen as a result of their failures in private affairs. Although there are a lot of books, magazines and films dwelling on the subject, parting with a girl- or boyfriend can be a serious trouble in the young age. Besides, most teens are maximalists and see things in black and white… but - who says we must be wise?! To be a teen means to learn how to live, and it’s impossible to make no mistakes on the way.

Last year I wrote a poem about teens’ problems. It characterizes our life clearly.

Youth

Life is the way that we all have to go,
Life is the mixture of sadness and happiness.
You say, all teens are depressed and alone,
But isn’t youth also the time to be careless?

Tears all the nights, feeling lonely and bad,
Problems with teachers, with friends and with relatives.
Our teen’s life is not only for that!
Don’t paint the World into black, don’t be negative!

Try to be open to parents and friends,
Life will be better and life will be easier.
Youth is the time to have fun, to have rest..
All of your problems are not very serious.

Life is a journey that all people go through
Life is a mixture of smiles and sorrows.
You say: “Everyone is lonely in their youth!”
But isn't this the time to be carefree?

Tears all night, loneliness, weakness.
There are problems everywhere, parents are a burden.
Youth is good for more than just that,
Stop painting the world black!

It's better to share your fears with friends,
Life will immediately become simpler and more streamlined.
Youth is for joy, not for anger,
These problems are not too serious.

Lyceum of Innovative Technologies

What Are the Main Problems that Teens are Facing Today?

(English)

Written by Olga Misevich, 11 A

Teacher: Lysova Iraida Ivanovna

Khabarovsk

Life used to be fun for "teenagers". They used to have money to spend, and free time to spend it in. They used to wear teenage clothes, and meet in teenage coffee bars and discos. Some of them still do. But for many young people, life is harder now. Jobs are difficult to find. There's not so much money around. Things are more expensive, and it's hard to find a place to live.

Teachers say that students work harder than they used to. They are less interested in politics, and more interested in passing exams. They know that good exam results may get them better jobs.

Most young people worry more about money than their parents did twenty years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to be able to get homes of their own one day.

For some, the answer to unemployment is to leave home and look for work in one of Britain's big cities. Every day hundreds of young people arrive in London from other parts of Britain, looking for jobs. Some find work, and stay. Others don't find it, and go home again, or join the many unemployed in London. There used to be one kind of teenage fashion, one style, one top pop group. Then, the girls all wore mini-skirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

But now an eighteen-year-old might be a punk, with green hair and chains round his legs, or a skin head, with short, short hair and right wing politics, or a "rasta", with long uncombed hair and a love for Africa. There's a lot of different music around too. There's reggae, the West Indian sound, there's rock, there's heavy metal, country and western, and disco. All these kinds of music are played by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch the news on television, it's easy to get the idea that British young people are all unemployed, angry and in trouble.

But that"s not true. Three quarters of them do more or less what their parents did. They do their best at school, find some kind of work in the end, and get married in their early twenties. They get on well with them parents, and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the pub, and like reading about pop stars. After all, if they didn't, they wouldn't be British, would they?

Translation of text: Problems of Youth - Problems of youth

Life used to be fun for teenagers. They always had some money and free time. They wore teenage clothes and met in cafes and discos. Some of them are still like this. But for most young people, life is much harder now. It's hard to find a job. There is not much money, things are more expensive, it is difficult to find housing.

Teachers say students are working harder than before. They are less interested in politics and more concerned about passing exams. They understand that better exam results will help them find a better job.

Most young people are now more worried about money than their parents were 20 years ago. They try to spend less and save more. They want to own their own home someday.

Some, in order to solve the problem of unemployment, have to go to work in one of the large cities in Britain. Every day hundreds of young people from other cities come to London in search of work. Some of them find work and stay. The rest return home or join the ranks of London's unemployed. Previously, there was a single style of teenage fashion, a single best pop group. The girls wore miniskirts and everyone danced to the music of the Beatles and the Rolling Stones.

Now, a teenager can be a green-haired punk with chains on his feet, or a skinhead with a very short haircut and right-wing political beliefs, or a Rastafarian with long unkempt hair and a love of Africa. There is a lot of different music. There is reggae, West Indian "sound", rock, heavy metal, country and western, disco. All of these styles of music are performed by different groups and listened to by different fans.

When you read the newspapers and watch TV, it is very easy to get the impression that in England all the young people are unemployed, angry and in trouble.

This is wrong. Three-quarters of them are more or less doing what their parents did. They are trying to do well in school, find a good job and get married in their 20s. They get along with their parents and enjoy family life. They eat fish and chips, watch football on TV, go to the bar and like to read about pop stars. After all, if they didn't do this, they wouldn't be English, would they?

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