1 to blame a виховувати
2 an adolescent b покоління
3 an aporoach c підхід
4 to bring up d підліток
5 to escape e звинувачувати
6 a generation f уникати
2. Match the words with their definitions
1 an adolescent a to say or think that someone or something is responsible for something bad
2 negotiation b to do what someone in a position of authority tells you to do
3 to assault c to attack someone in a violent way
4 to blame d a young person who is developing into an adult
5 to interfere e a method of doing something or dealing with a problem
6 to obey f to get involved in a situation that does not concern you, and try to influence
what happens in a way that annoys people
7 to prevent g discussions between the representatives of opposing groups
3. Two friends are talking about their old university days. Write the verbs in the correct forms.
1. I … (go) to university a year earlier if I`d passed my exams.
2. You … (pass) your exams if you`d worked a bit harder.
3. “What … (you / study) if you hadn`t studied history?” “ I .. (study) politics.”
4. If … (know) the course was going to be so dull, I would have gone somewhere else.
5. If you …(not/recommend) that university to me, I … (try) to get a place Cambridge university.
6. If you … (go) somewhere else, you … (not/meet) your wife!
4. Complete the text with the words from the box.
reason, adults, in love, get angry, intolerance, conflicts, argument, get along with, violence, decide |
There are (1) … everywhere: in the families, between neighbours or between the boys and their girls in your class. What are the (2) … of these conflicts? Perhaps the neighbours (3) … because your football lands in their garden, of because your music is too loud. May (4) … say hasty things about your hairstyle or about the way you dress. Perhaps your mother has a serious (5) … with you because of you boyfriend. Perhaps your brother and his best friend have become bitter rivals because they are (6) … with the same girl. Or a friend in your class cannot (7) … which classmates or teacher he/she should invite to a party.
And if you open a newspaper, almost everyday you will find reports about individuals, groups of people or countries that do not (8) …each other at all. Lies, misunderstanding, prejudice,(9) … and discrimination often cause serious problems which can lead to (10) ...
5. Write some advice for solving conflicts in the family.