Prime Time 5/6, Language in Use, Arbeitsheft

4 Language in use: Are teenagers the problem? You are going to read a text about teenage problems and how they are seen by parents. Some words are missing from the text. Choose the correct answer (A, B, C or D) for each gap (1–10) in the text. Write your answers in the boxes provided. The first one (0) has been done for you. When parents are together, they usually … (0) about raising teenagers. How do you get your teen to clean their rooms, handle … (Q1) that is rebellious or aggressive or make themmore responsible? But does this really help us understand our children? Shouldn’t we rather look at the problem in a … (Q2) light? In fact, growing up isn’t that easy and today’s teenagers face a number of problems we grown-ups are often not aware of. At the very outset teenagers are struggling to come to terms with their body image and subsequently their identity. The sweet appearance of childhood gone, they are looking at strangers in the mirror with disproportionate limbs and acne. Many are … (Q3) to find a place in society and be accepted for what they are. This is the most important … (Q4) of their lives at this point and they are faced with a lot of anxiety and insecurity as they work around this. Teenage stress … (Q5) with school work as they move higher. On the social front, a new horizon opens up – dating, partying, and … (Q6) out with friends. Teenagers are under much pressure to schedule time, prioritise work and achieve goals. Parenting teenagers at this stage is like walking on thin ice. Parents need to find the right balance. … (Q7) the teenager to get good grades, be well- behaved and responsible for themselves adds to the stress. Every significant adult around the teen is attempting to mould them into some acceptable shape. The teen is … (Q8) ever able to do what they want to do with their lives. Frequently, teens arrive at decisions which conflict with their own skills or fields of interest. What we need is a clearer view of our parenting skills. We need to stop complaining and take … (Q9) for what we are exposing our teens to right now. Let them know that you don’t always have all the answers and you too are not always right. Take their opinion and help them whenever needed. Most … (Q10) , let them know that you care. 0 A / complain B object C protest D oppose Q1 A actions B manners C behaviour D performance Q2 A similar B different C identical D varying Q3 A struggling B wrestling C stumbling D engaging Q4 A engagement B commitment C charge D task Q5 A strengthens B increases C climbs D enlarges Q6 A falling B spending C meeting D hanging Q7 A Expecting B Believing C Insisting D Figuring Q8 A mostly B badly C hardly D poorly Q9 A responsibility B power C control D obligation Q10 A seriously B mainly C specially D importantly 0 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q5 Q6 Q7 Q8 Q9 Q10 A ✔ 42 Growing up 14 Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv