The final stage before adulthood is adolescence. This is a period of transition for teenagers and there are many crucial milestones. Socially and emotionally, teens worry that they may not be developing at the same rate as their peers. They become extremely self-conscious and may be overly sensitive about their appearance. Teens may rebel against their parents but are also more able to accept the consequences of their actions.
This is also a period of enormous physical change and adolescents experience changes in their physical development at a rate unparalleled since infancy. These changes include significant gains in height and weight. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an average of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches in height respectively. This growth spurt typically occurs two years earlier for girls than for boys and can tend to make both sexes go through a clumsy phase. In terms of their cognitive development, adolescents have greater reasoning skills and have developed the ability to think logically and hypothetically. They are also able to discuss more abstract concepts. They should also have developed strategies to help them study.2.3 Many words used to talk about human growth can also be used to talk about data and statistics.
Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the text in 2.1. You may need to change the form of the words.
1 The period of greatest stability occurred between 1985 and 1990.
2 The greatest period of growth was in 2004.
3 The figures grew from 2,500 to 6,000 in 2007.
4 The company gained an extra 2,000 employees in 2002.
5 Sales increased at a significant rate between 2001 and 2005.
6 The number of migrants rose significantly from 1980 to 2000.
The final stage before adulthood is adolescence. This is a period of transition for teenagers and there are many crucial milestones. Socially and emotionally, teens worry that they may not be developing at the same rate as their peers. They become extremely self-conscious and may be overly sensitive about their appearance. Teens may rebel against their parents but are also more able to accept the consequences of their actions.
This is also a period of enormous physical change and adolescents experience changes in their physical development at a rate unparalleled since infancy. These changes include significant gains in height and weight. Within a year, boys and girls can gain an average of 4.1 inches and 3.5 inches in height respectively. This growth spurt typically occurs two years earlier for girls than for boys and can tend to make both sexes go through a clumsy phase. In terms of their cognitive development, adolescents have greater reasoning skills and have developed the ability to think logically and hypothetically. They are also able to discuss more abstract concepts. They should also have developed strategies to help them study.2.3 Many words used to talk about human growth can also be used to talk about data and statistics.
Complete the sentences with a suitable word from the text in 2.1. You may need to change the form of the words.
1 The period of greatest stability occurred between 1985 and 1990.
2 The greatest period of growth was in 2004.
3 The figures grew from 2,500 to 6,000 in 2007.
4 The company gained an extra 2,000 employees in 2002.
5 Sales increased at a significant rate between 2001 and 2005.
6 The number of migrants rose significantly from 1980 to 2000.
1. Finish the sentences:
1. M. Twain was born in a small town on the Missouri – river in the USA.
2. His real name was Samuel Clemens.
3. He began to work when he was twelve.
4. His first profession was a printer.
5. The readers liked his stories.
6. In 1876 he published his best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer”.
7. Many children like and know his best novel “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer”.
2. Answer the questions:
1. The real name of Mark Twain was Samuel Clemens.
2. He was born in a small town on the Missouri – river in the USA.(Дата дня народження в творі не вказана.)
3. He began to work very early at 12 because his father had died.
4 He began to write short stories in the school.
5. His best novel is “The Adventure of Tom Sawyer”.
3. 3 adjectives.
1. Good -> Better -> The best.
2. Small -> Smaller -> The smallest.
3. Short -> Shorter -> The shortest.