Проектная работа по английскому языку по теме: «The problems of teenagers» («Проблемы молодежи») Выполнили: ученики 6 «Б» и 7»Б» классов Подзорова Мария Гагуа Давид Дмитриева Ульяна Руководитель: Цуканова И.А.. 2013 -2014 Тема исследования: «Проблемы молодежи» Объект исследования: ученики 7,8 классов ГБОУ СОШ № 1425 Предмет исследования: проблемы молодежи (алкоголь, курение, наркотики, современная мода в школе) Цель исследования: определить насколько данные проблемы (алкоголь, курение, наркотики, современная мода в школе) актуальны в наши дни Актуальность: Проблемы, представленные в данном исследовании, возникают не только у подростков нашей школы, но и у молодых людей всего мира. Это исследование сделает данные проблемы более актуальными и яркими в нашей школе и поможет определить стратегии их решения (предупреждён значит вооружён) I think that teenagers have many problems. One of the main problems is misunderstanding between the older generation and teenagers. They say that young people are selfish, greedy, lazy, freak and rude. What's more teenagers behave badly and a vast majority of teenagers take drugs, smoke and drink alcohol. But in my opinion this is a myth. There are many young people who are clever, hardworking, caring and kind. Meeting such teenagers makes a big impression. Teenagers also have problems with teachers at school. Not all the teachers understand their pupils. Teachers often give a lot of homework and teenagers become tired. Some teachers come to school with their personal problems and it affects pupils. The next problem is relationship in the family. Parents can't always understand their children because there is no mutual understanding. Parents think that their children listen to bad music. But I think this is wrong. An English proverb says "Tastes differ". Teenagers don't follow advice of their parents. And parents think that they are naughty. Many teenagers are worried about their appearance. Some of them think they are too thin, some think they are too fat. They often think they are much too tall or much too short. And they want to change. Choosing a profession is also a problem. It's difficult to find an ideal job. It should be well -paid and interesting. People should like their job. But in my opinion it's possible to solve all these problems if you are young and full of energy. Nowadays a lot of teenagers and even children experiment with alcohol for a variety of reasons. Some teens start because they associate drinking with adulthood. Curiosity might be the most frequent reason for drinking alcohol. Some teenagers also complain about stress at school. Some teenagers say that the more teachers and parents warn them not to drink the more eager they are to try. Nevertheless I agree that school might be one of the most important sources of information on the dangers of alcohol. Why should smoking be banned? First of all, smoking leads to such illnesses as lung cancer and heart disease. Passive smokers, particularly children suffer even more than smokers themselves. Children start smoking because they copy adults and want to seem more grown-up. Secondly, buying cigarettes every day is a significant but unnecessary expense for the family as in the West a packet of cigarettes is rather expensive. However, in Russia a smoker has to spend about 20 rubles, which isn't so much. Finally, when people smoke in public places, they don't look aesthetic. On the other hand, there are some arguments against the prohibition of smoking. Firstly, if smoking was banned, the government would lose money from the taxes on cigarettes. That money is invested into sports. For some people smoking a pipe or a cigar has become a part of the image, for others-a strong addiction. Even though smoking is forbidden at schools some students smoke because they want to keep company. Adults feel relaxed when they smoke. In my opinion, smoking should be banned but gradually. The government must stop smoking in public places, then in the streets and at last prohibit it at all. Every day from our TV we hear about new fashion tendencies, we read about fashion in newspapers and magazines. Nowadays the word "fashion" is almost everywhere, but the meaning of it is still rather ambiguous. Many people say that they try to follow fashion. But there are so many "fashions" that this phrase can puzzle you. There is a fashion from a podium. Different designers create clothes collections and show them at public presentations. The word "collection" is the best word for those clothes! You can buy some T-shirt for $1000 but the only thing you will do is hanging it like a picture on the wall, because it is so "fashionable" that it's impossible to put it on. The other fashion is the so called "glamour fashion", clothes from foreign designers. Glamour occupied everything nowadays. Small dogs running away from the vacuum-cleaner not to be killed by it, pink cars, dark glasses looking like a part of Dart Vader's mask, diamonds, diamonds and diamonds... it is called fashion too! There is one more branch of fashion, it belongs to teenagers and it is very peculiar too. Young people usually say, that "they don't want to be like others" and ... eventually join one of teenage groups! It is a paradox! In order to differ from society they create their own society with strict standards and stereotypes where all members are very much alike - this is a law! Besides their own style they even create religion for those groups! Thus the punks say that they don't like laws of society, the Goths say that they are the only genuine "dark people" whereas the rest of people are regressive. There are such absurd teenagers as EMO who say they are "emotional", very kind and very unhappy and our world is so cruel that it is better to die than continue to live here. All those teenage groups have their own fashion. And many people enter those groups only because of their tastes in style, sometimes even without any understanding of their inner philosophy. Why do people follow such "fashions"? Why do they wear clothes which are sometimes uncomfortable for our life conditions or just make them look like dolls? As for me, I wear only those clothes which suit me and I choose colors that 1 like- it isn't important if they are popular or not. Nowadays even if a person follows fashion it doesn't mean that he looks attractive. The word fashion unfortunately has acquired a negative connotation - strange as it may seem! Hopefully the things will change in the future.