Read the text about youth problems. Read the definitions (18), find the words which have the same meaning in the text and underline them. Прочитайте текст о проблемах молодёжи. Прочитайте определения (1-8), найдите в тексте слова, имеющие такое же значение, и подчеркните их. The teenage years are a period of physical, social, emotional and sexual changes which occur all at once. This is a confusing stage of development where young people are learning about themselves and deciding what to do with their lives...

Nowadays teens have lots of stuff to do - they must go to school, do their tasks, help with the housework and their younger siblings. Also, they sometimes have arguments with their parents and have problems at school, so, they really need somebody to talk and tell about all the troubles and just to have a pleasant time. Friends are sometimes really helpfull when a teen has problems or arguments at home - the point is parents' mind works in different way than his, so it often leads to quarrels, but when talking with a person the same age as you, the chance to understand each other grows...