Comprehension check

Ex. 3. Which of the following is the main idea of the text:

1. the definition of child abuse;

2. frequency of the offence;

3. abused children become abusers as adults;

4. the causes and prevention of child abuse.

Ex. 4. Mark the following statements as true or false:

1. Child abuse includes severe beatings, burns and strangulation.

2. The public know how many instances of child abuse occur each year.

3. There is one definite view about the causes of child abuse.

4. Studies show that most people who abuse children suffer from psychiatric problems.

5. Abused children do not always become abusers as adults.

6. People who abuse children do not always realize how easily children can be injured.

7. A better solution to the problem of child abuse is preventing stresses and isolation.

Ex. 5. Answer the question by choosing one of the options:

1. How many cases of child abuse occur each year?

a) more than one million;

b) no one knows how many;

c) more than two million.

2. Who usually abuses children?

a) people with severe emotional problems;

b) people who were abused in childhood;

c) a parent or another adult who are under stress.

3.Why is child abuse widespread?

a) because people believe that physical punishment will help to improve children’s behavior;

b) because children are difficult to handle;

c) because parents are cruel.

4. Which parents are more likely to abuse their children?

a) parents who worry about their children’s behavior;

b) parents who are unemployed, isolated or under a stress;

c) parents who are very busy with their work.

5. Are warnings about abuse always useful?

a) no, sometimes they can terrify and confuse small children;

b) yes, they are;

c) no, never.

Ex. 6. Read the text and write a question to each of the following answers:

1. Question: ____________________________________________?

Answer: It is mistreatment of a child by a parent or another adult.

2. Question: ___________________________________________?

Answer: Because many cases of child abuse are never reported.

3. Question: ___________________________________________?

Answer: No, they don’t. They are usually quite normal and healthy people.

4. Question: ___________________________________________?

Answer: Because society regards it as a reasonable way of changing children’s behavior.

5. Question: ___________________________________________?

Answer: Children, who are difficult to care for, such as premature infants and children with disability.

Ex. 7. Complete the sentences according to the text:

1. Life- threatening physical violence includes severe __, __and __.

2. Many of cases of child __________________ are never reported.

3. Nearly 1 million children in the USA suffer life-threatening physical _________________________________________ each year.

4. Children are taught to discuss anything that bothers them with an adult whom they ______________________________________.

5. Parents do not always realize that they can __________ the child.