MY LIFE

LREADING
Read the article
end answer the
about'teen talk'
questions.

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g e of texting to serd
e ges. Words hke '18r are
eaey to tinderstand, but what

Lerrs about POS7 I asked some

parents what it means and
oniy 289% got it right! It means that a parent is near
and that they are watching what their child is doing.

Parents worry a lot and ike to know what is

happening in their children's lives at all times. This
means they try to control as much of their children's
lives as possible. However, they have no control over
the language that their children use, so it is a useful 1 According to the article, most parentsdon't
way for children to keep parts of their life secret. A speak the same
language as their children.
Parents also complain that they never have serious B understand when teenagers talk to each othe
conversations with their teenage children. Teenagers Cmean what they say when they talk to thelr
are always busy phoning or texting their friends children.
even when parents are trying to talk to them. And
there are times when teenagers aren't busy, but they 2 What is difficult for
parents to do?
just don't feel like having a serious chat with mum A stop children
or dad!
knowing their secrets
control the language their
C stop
children use
One way to start real conversations is to make sure
worrying about the language their
that the whole family eats together at mealtimes children use
and that everyone has a chance to talk. Teenagers
are trying to find out who they are. They aren't 3 What do parents
adults yet, but they are learning how to act like 'big A that their
complain about?
to speak to
children sendthem texts too o en
people, This m e a n s that it is a good idea that their
children are always on the pno
like they adults and it helps to listen
teenagers a r e
Cthat they hardly ever have good talks with the
to their ideas and opinions carefully. When parents
talk to their teemagers, some good advice is 'Don't
children
sOund like your own parents!. In addition, parents
4
Agood way to get
who try to use the language of teenagers often sound
tO make sure
teenagers to tallk to pa eno
when time
very silly. And that's because most times an
everyone eats at the sam
B for
adult tries to use 'teen talk, the words are probably parents to
use the
already unfashionable! teenagers use. language tha
C to get
teenagers to ask adults for thet o p i
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 VOCABULARY
Cind and circle
ten friends and family words. Then 2 Read the sentences then complete the nouns. The
to complete the sentences. first letter is given to help you.
use them

1 This is another word for grandfather

a oo ALC MOZ ABG gLAdpa
2 Grandma and granny are other words for this person.
GRA N DDA UGHTER
g 20 dmo ther
A X P BHG R O U PBc
3 This is another word for a man.
sNCM SA 5 E S A MR g
B DOT VB
UCU 4 This person is your aunt and uncle's child.
c0uSLa
AY TAHG 5 Your child's child is this to yo0u.
K OR GX QIH 9 CAnd s h i l d
S NV M US DFLT 6 Aperson who is 13-19 years old is this

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T MAR DDEPDE 7 'Alison, 'Bob' or 'Helen is an example of this.
n o
8 You often write to this person.
1 Ive got one Hisname is
P f
Kyle and he's younger than me
9 These people are your parents' parents.
2 Gary has got a large of
friends
3 Oh, dear. That is crying for
its mother.
4 He isn't . He lives with
his parents.

5 The man who lives next door to me is called

White.
6 My best friend shares a room with her older
bxohY , Tammy.
7 The old lady with the dog is .
Dawson
8 Her
ondabahie-her son's daughter
is very pretty.
9
My neighbour and her MaurLd
leave their house at 8 o'clock
every morning.
10 Tim's
QYOnd Son - his daughter's son -

Visits him every week.