Unemployed young people very stressed

The Reading / Listening - Level 0

Many young people have problems with daily life. They cannot find a job. Many are very talented. A researcher said: "Young people are our future." One man explained that having no job was hard. He did not want to leave his house. He did not speak to his friends. He had no confidence."

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Sources

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/jobless-young-people-fall-apart-30906462.html
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/unemployed-young-people-falling-apart-emotionally-charity-finds-9976833.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-30803492

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MATCHING

PARAGRAPH ONE:

1.	A third of young, jobless	a.	"normal" life
2.	They cannot	b.	in their own homes
3.	live a	c.	about everyday life
4.	A charity questioned 2,200	d.	or leave their house
5.	Half were stressed	e.	people
6.	everyday	f.	jobless people
7.	They could not meet new people	g.	life
8.	They feel like prisoners	h.	control their feelings

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PARAGRAPH TWO:

1.	Many young people have problems	a.	find a job
2.	They cannot	b.	no job was hard
3.	Many are very	c.	future
4.	Young people are our	d.	to his friends
5.	One man explained that having	e.	confidence
6.	He did not want to leave	f.	with daily life
7.	He did not speak	g.	his house
8.	He had no	h.	talented

LISTEN AND FILL IN THE GAPS

(1) ___________________, jobless people in Britain are stressed. They cannot (2) ___________________ or live a "normal" life. A (3) ___________________ 2,200 jobless people. Half were stressed (4) ___________________ life. They could not meet new (5) ___________________ their house. They feel (6) ___________________ their own homes.

Many young people have problems (7) ___________________. They (8) ___________________ job. Many (9) ___________________. A researcher said: "Young people are our future." One (10) ___________________ that having no job was hard. He (11) ___________________ leave his house. He did not speak to his friends. He (12) ___________________."

PUT A SLASH ( / ) WHERE THE SPACES ARE

Athirdofyoung,joblesspeopleinBritainarestressed.Theycannotcontr
oltheirfeelingsorlivea"normal"life.Acharityquestioned2,200joblessp
eople.Halfwerestressedabouteverydaylife.Theycouldnotmeetnewp
eopleorleavetheirhouse.Theyfeellikeprisonersintheirownhomes.Ma
nyyoungpeoplehaveproblemswithdailylife.Theycannotfindajob.Man
yareverytalented.Aresearchersaid:"Youngpeopleareourfuture."On
emanexplainedthathavingnojobwashard.Hedidnotwanttoleavehish
ouse.Hedidnotspeaktohisfriends.Hehadnoconfidence."

WRITE QUESTIONS & ASK YOUR PARTNER(S)

Student A: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________

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Student B: Do not show these to your speaking partner(s).

a)	________________________________________________________
b)	________________________________________________________
c)	________________________________________________________
d)	________________________________________________________
e)	________________________________________________________
f)	________________________________________________________

WRITING

Write about being unemployed for 10 minutes. Read and talk about your partner's paper.

_____________________________________________________________________________

Answers

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