T: At this lesson we will continue speaking about youth (teenagers). Youth is very important period in the life of a man. This is a time when a person discovers the world and tries to determine their place in the universe. Today we will speak about the problems of teenagers. Of course, at the end of the lesson we will combine the information we have seen and read, analyze it and find out our own solutions to the problems of youth. So, the theme of our lesson is – “Problems of youth and their solutions”.

3. Check on homework. Перевірка домашнього завдання.

T: What was the homework for today?

P: Ex 2,3, page 209.

T: So, let’s check it. Follow the instructions given in the exercise.

4. Warming up. Уведення в іншомовну атмосферу.

T: Tell me please, what associations do you have with the word “youth” or “teenager”?

(Учні отримують посилання на інтерактивну дошку Jamboard та розміщують на ній свої асоціації)

ІІ. Основна частина уроку

1. Listening. Аудіювання.

1.1. Pre-watching task. Активізація лексичних одиниць теми.

T: What problems do young people have?

P: Problems with parents and friends.

P: Lack of money.

T: You are completely right. Let’s practise our vocabulary using an interesting interacting exercise. You should find out the pairs of the word combinations.

( Учні переходять за посиланням та поєднують пари слів у словосполучення)

T: Excellent work. Now write down new word combinations into your vocabularies.

1.2. Watching the video. Перегляд відеофрагменту.

T: Now you will watch the video about youth problems. Try to remember as many items as you can. You can make notes while watching.

2. Speaking. Розвиток умінь мовлення. Method “Microphone”

T: So, well done! Now, let’s discuss the text you’ve written. We’ll have a kind of interview. I have an imaginary microphone in my hand and you should answer my questions.

What problems does the boy have?
How can you help him?
Do you have the same problems?
Do you have a lot of problems? How do you try to solve them?
Do you ask anybody for advice? Do you talk about your problems

with other people?

What kinds of problems do your classmates usually have?
Have you ever solved somebody else’s problem?
Have you ever written to an advice column? Do you often read

the advice columns in magazines? What can you learn from the

answers? Are all problems of equal importance?

T: Fill in the gaps in sentences and write them. Be attentive.

politics, part-time, problems, spots, boring, money, chore, appearance, guy, drugs, grades, hours, semester

I am a teenager so my life isn’t easy. I have many (1)_____. My parents want me to get good (2)___ at school. But I have so many subjects at school and some of them are extremely (3)___. I have to do much homework and to read many foolish books, while some teachers don’t understand that their subjects are not the most important things in my life. Some of my friends worry a lot about their (4)___ and their teenage (5)___ which spoil our lives! I must confess that (6)___, alcohol and AIDS don’t really bother me or my friends. The same I should say about (7)______. What we really care about is how to impress a cute (8)___ or an attractive girl. Of course I, like many other teenagers, have problems with (9)___. Some of my friends found a (10)___ job in order to have an opportunity to earn some money. But despite all these problems, the life of a teenager today isn’t a (11)_____, it is still fun. [7]