Тренувальні завдання до теми "British Youth"

British Youth

Most 18 and 19 year-olds in Britain are quite independent people. Relationships within the British family are different now. Children have more freedom to make their own decisions.

For example, children aged 13 may be employed part time in Great Britain. Aged 16 they can leave home, marry with "parents' consent". Age 18 can vote, get married, drink in pubs. Education is a very important part in the life of British youth. One can't become an independent person without it.

During the last 30 years there were a lot of different trends in youth movements. Those trends are known as the "hippies", the "punks", the "rockers".

But certainly there are different traditional youth organizations in Great Britain. Among them — the Scout Association, the National Union of Students. The National Union of Students was founded in 1922. It promotes the educational and social interests of students.

But certainly, the most numerous is the Scout Association, founded in 1908 for boys and in 1910 for girls by Lord Baden-Powel. The programmer of training is planned to develop intelligence and practical skills. Scout training is complementary to the ordinary education. Everyone in Great Britain can find the activity he likes most.

EXERCICES

EXERCISE 1. Give the Ukrainian equivalents for the following English words and word-combinations:

Are quite independent people, to make their own decisions, get married, to promote, to develop intelligence and practical skills.

EXERCISE 2. Answer the following questions:

1. At what age do the people in Britain are quite independent?

2. When can children may be employed part time in Great Britain?

3. What different trends in youth movements do you know?

4. When was the National Union of Students founded?

EXERCISE 3. Write down the questions to the following answers:

1. Children have more freedom to make their own decisions.

2. Age 18 can vote, get married, drink in pubs.

3. Children aged 13 may be employed part time in Great Britain.

4. There are different traditional youth organizations in Great Britain.

EXERCISE 4. Write down adjectives from the text. Give the comparative and the superlative degree of them.