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Reading

a) Read the essay and put paragraphs in order. Paragraphs are jumbled.

Some parents think that if their children are disobedient, they should be stricter with them. Others say that love and understanding will help solve the problem.

However, some Moms and Dads are still convinced that if they spare the rod, they will certainly spoil the child. They think that if they punish their children, their sons and daughters will grow into well-behaved adults. Such parents choose to be very strict with their offspring. As a result, adults achieve the contrary effect: their son or daughter becomes estranged and feels rejected. I believe that pressure and fear are the worst methods of upbringing.

To conclude, it is parents’ duty to make their child happy. Many psychologists say that there are no problem children, there are only problem parents. Mothers and fathers should be wise, loving, considerate and consistent. As soon as children feel that their parents love, understand and support them, they will have a desire to please them and to improve their behaviour.

Personally, I think that if parents want their sons and daughters to be cheerful, self-confident and socially successful, they must be loving, caring and attentive to their children's wishes and needs. Grown-ups ought to show warmth and affection towards their children. Of course, sometimes parents should be strict, but they must always remain fair. They should use punishment and praise appropriately. I love and respect my parents because they prefer discussions and explanations and value compromise.

Have you ever met an ideal child? I don't think so. Small children are very active, inquisitive and sometimes naughty. There are kids whose behaviour can be called notorious and unbearable. They constantly give a headache to their parents and teachers. Why does it happen and what should parents do in such a situation?

  1. Don’t look at the text. In pairs, arrange the following words in appropriate order and check. The first words are capitalized:

  1. show ought towards to warmth and their Grown-ups children affection.

  2. offspring choose very parents strict with Such their to be.

  3. upbringing that and are pressure the I worst believe of methods fear.

  4. make child, is parents’ happy to it To conclude their duty.

  5. but must parents be, fair sometimes remain should they strict always Of course,.

  1. Identify sentences with different types of conjunctions. Explain their usage and punctuation.

Speaking

Debate

  1. Divide into 2 groups. Think of advantages and disadvantages of being strict with a child.

  2. In groups, provide argumentative views and discuss the issue.

  3. The group that gives the most arguments is the winner.

Tasks for self-study

Reading

Read the text and compare young people in Kazakhstan and the USA.

Some parents think that young people would better live independently, while others believe that it may spoil the relationships between children and parents.

All parents dream of raising responsible and self-reliant children. But when their nice little kids grow older and demand independence, most parents don't know what to do. Moms and Dads can't stop wondering if they should let their sons and daughters live independently or if young people would better live with them.

To my mind, young people should live on their own. I believe that children's job is to try their wings and parents' job is to let them fly away. For example, in the USA young people usually move out of their parents' house at the age of 18. A grown-up person who is still living with his or her parents may be considered "immature", or "tied to the mother's apron strings". Young people who live far from their parents and try to earn their living are usually more responsible and emotionally mature. Some Moms and Dads want their children to be independent so much, that they stop influencing their lives. As a result, young people completely forget about their parents’ existence and visit them only once or twice a year at the best. Some parents feel unhappy and lonely because they have to live in an old people's home where they miss their children and grandchildren. I strongly feel that parents ought to love, protect and guide their children in order to avoid such a sad situation. Moreover, children ought to take care of their aging parents in their turn.

To conclude, I believe that lifelong bonds between parents and their children are extremely important. No matter how old you are or where you live, you must never forget about your parents.

Module 2 Unit 5

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