Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

b) Use some linking words given below and write a summary of 
the article
: firstly, to start with, in the first place, furthermore, in 
addition, moreover, to conclude, to sum up, in conclusion.
4. Read the text. Try to understand the boldfaced expressions from the 
context
PERMISSIVE PARENTS: CURB YOUR BRATS
If you’re the kind of parent who allows your 5-year-old 
to run 
rampant
in public places, I have what could be some rather disturb-
ing news for you. I do not love your child. The rest of the country 
does not love your child either.
And the reason why we’re staring at you every other bite at a 
restaurant is not because we’re acknowledging some sort of mutual 
understanding that kids will be kids but rather we want to kill you 
for letting your brat ruin our dinner. Or our plane ride. Or trip to the 
grocery store. Or the other 
adult-oriented establishment
you’ve 
decided will serve as an extension of your 
toddler’s playpen
because 
you lack the fortitude to properly discipline them in public and at 
home.
And we know you don’t discipline them at home because you don’t 
possess “the look”. If you had “the look”, you wouldn’t need to say 
“sit down” a thousand times.
If you had “the look”, you wouldn’t need to say much of anything 
at all. But this 
nonverbal cue
needs to be introduced early and rein-
forced diligently with consequences for transgression...And when-
ever a kid 
throws a temper tantrum
in the middle of the shopping 
mall it’s just as bad as his soiling his pants to spite his parents.
I have seen a small child slap his mother in the face with an open 
hand, only to be met with “Honey, don’t hit Mommy.” I have seen 

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kids tell their parents “Shut up! Leave me alone” at the top of their 
lungs — and they are not