Read the texts A–D and then match them with their headings 1–5. There is one extra heading you don't need to use. A Plenty of people do not like the look of a homeless person. They think they have a scruffy appearance, smell bad, and beg all the time. But not many of those who feel the disgust in front of these people could ask themselves: "Why?" The probable answer will be "because people are afraid of the homeless". They do not want to repeat their fates. However, this may be the reason why we should become more caring and find out why this man or woman got into such a situation, and if there is a way to help them somehow. Mercy helps the poor to become a bit more satisfied, and it helps us to become better. B When was the last time you called your grandma? Speaking about the generation gap, we do not mean only the difference between parents and children. We try to reveal the relationship between grandparents and grandsons. Remember the time when granny was your best friend, can you? The younger the children are, the more eager they are to visit their grandparents. In our country, the elderly are big helpers with children until they are small. Parents usually work, and grandparents are often retired, so they are ready to help with the kids. But children grow up and become more independent. They make friends and socialise. Spending time with grandparents becomes not so fascinating as it used to be. Plenty of teenagers forget to call on a holiday or just ask how they are doing. It puzzles the elderly because time goes slower for them, and their favourite grandson or -daughter is still a baby, in their opinion. Becoming an adult is a vital period, but if you care for people who brought you up, take your telephone and make the desired call to please your grandparents. C Unemployment has become a hair-raising problem in today's world. Due to modern technologies, many professions of the past are not in demand these days. And because of the definite events, everyone knows about, a lot of jobs went online. On the one hand, machines do part of the jobs we used to do by ourselves. On the other hand, plenty of people had lost their jobs because they could not use the computer properly, or even did not have one at home. The unemployed seem to be a significant problem because some of them become homeless, and some become criminals. The solution is to teach people new qualifications and give everyone equal opportunity to earn money honestly. D Now, the young live better than we used to in our childhood and teenage years. They seem to live happy and careless lives with all the conveniences. Young people can get a good education, work online, and order everything home. It may seem like a Paradise, and the adults often wonder why their teenage children are still dissatisfied with their being. But the secret is being a young person is rather difficult today. Yes, the children used to work physically in the past. They went through hardships to enter a university or college. But each generation has its own problems. Today, there is a problem of information overload, choice, and unrealistic expectations. A lot of parents wait for their children to become the best in every sphere of life. The latter do not have any free time to think about what they want to be themselves. Everything is solved for them and planned for plenty of years in the future. It is being more independent what plenty of teenagers want today.

Задание

Choose the correct options

Read the texts A–D and then match them with their headings 1–5. There is one extra heading you don't need to use.

[Chance for the Disabled|Mercy Improves Us|Respect the Elderly|Way for the Jobless|Teenage Issues]

Plenty of people do not like the look of a homeless person. They think they have a scruffy appearance, smell bad, and beg all the time. But not many of those who feel the disgust in front of these people could ask themselves: "Why?" The probable answer will be "because people are afraid of the homeless". They do not want to repeat their fates. However, this may be the reason why we should become more caring and find out why this man or woman got into such a situation, and if there is a way to help them somehow. Mercy helps the poor to become a bit more satisfied, and it helps us to become better.

[Chance for the Disabled|Mercy Improves Us|Respect the Elderly|Way for the Jobless|Teenage Issues]

When was the last time you called your grandma? Speaking about the generation gap, we do not mean only the difference between parents and children. We try to reveal the relationship between grandparents and grandsons. Remember the time when granny was your best friend, can you? The younger the children are, the more eager they are to visit their grandparents. In our country, the elderly are big helpers with children until they are small. Parents usually work, and grandparents are often retired, so they are ready to help with the kids. But children grow up and become more independent. They make friends and socialise. Spending time with grandparents becomes not so fascinating as it used to be. Plenty of teenagers forget to call on a holiday or just ask how they are doing. It puzzles the elderly because time goes slower for them, and their favourite grandson or -daughter is still a baby, in their opinion. Becoming an adult is a vital period, but if you care for people who brought you up, take your telephone and make the desired call to please your grandparents.

[Chance for the Disabled|Mercy Improves Us|Respect the Elderly|Way for the Jobless|Teenage Issues]

Unemployment has become a hair-raising problem in today's world. Due to modern technologies, many professions of the past are not in demand these days. And because of the definite events, everyone knows about, a lot of jobs went online. On the one hand, machines do part of the jobs we used to do by ourselves. On the other hand, plenty of people had lost their jobs because they could not use the computer properly, or even did not have one at home. The unemployed seem to be a significant problem because some of them become homeless, and some become criminals. The solution is to teach people new qualifications and give everyone equal opportunity to earn money honestly.

[Chance for the Disabled|Mercy Improves Us|Respect the Elderly|Way for the Jobless|Teenage Issues]

Now, the young live better than we used to in our childhood and teenage years. They seem to live happy and careless lives with all the conveniences. Young people can get a good education, work online, and order everything home. It may seem like a Paradise, and the adults often wonder why their teenage children are still dissatisfied with their being. But the secret is being a young person is rather difficult today. Yes, the children used to work physically in the past. They went through hardships to enter a university or college. But each generation has its own problems. Today, there is a problem of information overload, choice, and unrealistic expectations. A lot of parents wait for their children to become the best in every sphere of life. The latter do not have any free time to think about what they want to be themselves. Everything is solved for them and planned for plenty of years in the future. It is being more independent what plenty of teenagers want today.

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