Examples:
Im allowed to play music after 11 pm but it mustnt be too loud.
My sister isnt supposed to go out with her boyfriend during the week.
When I was a teenager, I had to be home from parties by midnight.
a) play music
b) use the telephone
c) go out during the week
d) pay for telephone calls
e) be home by
f) have friends stay over
g) go out at the weekend
h) smoke cigarettes
i) have parties alcohol
j) watch TV during the week
k) have boy-/girlfriend stay over
l) have friends round
m) drugs
4. Are there different rules for boys and girls in the same family? If so, what are the differences and do you think they are fair?
5. What do/did you argue about with your parents most often? Describe the worst argument you have ever had with them.
With a partner, make a list of five rules for parents of teenagers. Tell the rest of the group why you think each rule is important.
Discussion
1. Make an argument to support the following statements. You dont have to agree with them! Make a few notes first.
Giving children freedom turns them into responsible adults.
Society is becoming more violent because parents and schools are not strict enough.
Strict parents produce rebellious children.
The main reason parents are strict with their children is because todays society is very dangerous.
Revision
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Listening
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1. Before listening to the article look at the headline of the article and guess whether these sentences are true (T) or false (F):
Cost of Kids
1. A secret market in buying and selling kids has started in the UK.
2. The early childhood years are the most expensive for parents.
3. A report said income levels will rise for parents to raise their kids.
4. The report said parents must be more aware about childcare costs.
5. Spending on education is higher than the cost of feeding kids.
6. Children received less pocket money than usual in 2007.
7. An insurance spokesman suggested sacrificing a few children.
8. The spokesman said putting money aside now was a good idea.
2. Match the following synonyms from the article Cost of Kids you are going to listen to:
| 1) soaring | a) alert |
| 2) fork out | b) preparations |
| 3) would-be | c) makes up |
| 4) staggering | d) potential |
| 5) switched on | e) pity |
| 6) accounts for | f) spend |
| 7) amused | g) related to |
| 8) associated with | h) rising |
| 9) sympathy | i) amazing |
| 10) provisions | j) entertained |
3. Match the phrases from the article Cost of Kids you are going to listen to. Sometimes more than one choice is possible. Listen and check if you were right:
| 1. soaring and set to almost | a) their family finances |
| 2. Parents can expect to fork | b) early years |
| 3. would-be and | c) amused with toys |
| 4. its unrealistic to expect peoples income | d) out around $365,000 |
| 5. parents will need to be switched on about | e) rocketing expenses |
| 6. education accounts for over | f) levels to increase |
| 7. a mind-blowing $50,000 to keep them | g) double again |
| 8. he has sympathy for parents over the | h) it is all worth it |
| 9. sacrifices have to be made in the | i) current parents |
| 10. every parent will tell you that | j) half of the expenditure |
4. Listen to the article and fill in the spaces:
The cost of raising a child in the UK _____________________ almost double again in the next decade. Parents can _____________________ $365,000 on raising a child from birth to the age of 21. This is according to a report by the UK insurance company LV=. The insurer _____________________ $50 a day, with university being the most expensive years, followed by the early _____________________ and five. LV= spokesman Nigel Snell said the statistics are quite sobering for _________________________ parents. The figures are quite staggering and its unrealistic to expect peoples income levels _____________________ this rising level of expenditure. This means parents will need to be switched on about their family finances more than ever, he said.
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Spending on childcare and education _____________________ of the expenditure at $200,000. On top of that, it costs $32,000 to feed a child, $24,000 _____________________, and a mind-blowing $50,000 to keep them amused with toys, holidays, hobbies and presents. Pocket money, however, decreased _____________________ 2007. Mr Snell said he has sympathy for parents over the rocketing expenses they face: As a parent of three, I know from experience _____________________ made in the early years, and many parents will have had to put some plans on hold to manage _____________________ raising a family. Of course, every parent will tell you that _____________________, but making even small provisions and doing a little extra planning now could help new parents ________________________ through the next 21 years.
5. Listen to the recording once again and reproduce how the words below were used in the article:
1) soaring
2) fork
3) reckons
4) statistics
5) unrealistic
6) switched
7) accounts
8) amused
9) sympathy
10) sacrifices
11) worth
12) easily
6. Write five GOOD questions about comedy in the table. When you have finished, interview other students. Write down their answers:
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