Arakin 4 kurs new 001 176. indd

a) Give the most appropriate heading for each paragraph from A to J
b) Compile a list of idiomatic expressions on the basis of the text. Find their 
Russian equivalents

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c) Paraphrase or explain what is meant by the following sentences: 
1) Many of them list “issues with parents” as one of their reasons 
for throwing in the towel 2)We often see your child in a different light 
than you do. 3) I can almost see the hair rise on their backs.4) As teach-
ers we are vexed by those parents who stand in the way of those lessons. 
5) It’s usually the best teachers who are giving the lowest grades, be-
cause they are raising expectations. 6) I feel so sorry for administrators 
and teachers these days whose hands are completely tied
The story highlights a number of questions. Express your point of view on 
each problem
1) Parents should trust teachers and their advice about students. 
2) It’s OK for kids to get in trouble sometimes, it teachers them life 
lessons. 3) Some teachers hand out A grades so parents won’t bother 
them.
d) In the text find cases of cause — effect relations and comment on them
e) The text is very emotional. How are emotions expressed on lexical and 
syntactical levels?
f) Write your own tips for parents using the information and expressions 
from the text
g) Analyze the text of the article. Use the plan given in the appendix
8. Read the text for obtaining the information. Single out the main topics 
discussed in it and give a heading to each of them
How Parents can Understand Teenagers
Parenting teenagers is one of the hardest tasks of parents. But some 
teenagers do not realize this and they think they are not being understood. 
Although parents were once teenagers, some of them find it really hard 
to understand the younger generation. This is because most teenagers 
are aggressive, fast thinkers and sometimes careless. That is why parents 
should always be there to guide and understand them. But their genera-
tion gap seems to be a long bridge for them to travel and meet in the 
middle. So here are some tips on how parents should start.
The average age gap between parents and their teenagers is 25 
years, and this is long enough in terms of music trends, lifestyle and 
technology. Youngsters love the latest fashion, gadgets, music that 
you may not appreciate. You do not have to force yourself to join them 

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if you do not want to. But let them feel the same excitement you felt 
when you were at their age. Allow them to be young and enjoy life. 
Free them by helping them to spread their wings and fly high.
Teenagers also have the right to be heard. You must now low your 
voice, and open your ears. Although their voices are still small, they 
have fresh and bright ideas to share. Listening to their suggestions 
do not mean yours are now being left out. It only means they are 
concerned with what is happening around them. You should be proud 
because your teaching is now getting good results. Let them voice 
out their critical minds. After all, it is their future that is at stake.
Teenagers are sensitive enough to know if they are being trusted 
or not. It may be quite hard to trust them because they are young. 
But if you don’t trust them now, when will you trust them? We must 
let go of them slowly and let them be independent. Being overprotec-
tive does not mean we love them, it may also mean that we do not 
trust them. Teenagers are confused where they belong- older children 
or young adults? The way we trust them will be the answer. Let them 
fly but be ready to catch them when they fall.
There are teenagers who are not transparent in their words but in their 
image. They may be intelligent and creative, but their silence prevents 
them to shine. They are the ones who love to hide inside the closet.
Some teenagers express their curiosity, anger and anxiety through 
music, tattoos and extreme fashion. With this, parents must be smart 
enough to read their actions. Just like babies, they need attention too. 
If you cannot understand teenagers, the society will not understand 
them either.
Before you could do all of the above, you should first swallow your 
pride. If you want to understand teenagers, visit their world whole-
heartedly. Teenagers change their mind easily not because they are 
crazy but because they are full of dreams. They want to learn about 
everything through experience to prove that like adults, they have 
their own space in the world. After all, we were in their shoes once. 
They are not dangerous. We adults put them in danger.
So, if teenagers can rock, then we as parents must roll. (http://
whatparentsshouldrealize.blogspot.com/)