In politics, there was no mention of left or Everyday English right-wing political parties, elections or constituencies. Rather, the majority of 1 children were very compassionate and 1 a simply wished for a better world in the 2 a future where humanity will be living without war or crime. I used to think the same when 3 c I was a child as well. Inevitably, at some point, as you grow up, you realize that the 4 b harsh reality is that this will probably never 5 b happen. Imagine if world leaders were actually able to cling onto this ideal though. It’s reassuring to think that young people Listening are still idealistic, in spite of what goes on in the world. 2 Next we move on to careers. Only one in ten 1 discipline of those who answered the survey, a 2 idealistic surprisingly small fraction of children, expect to have a fun, well-paid job. Perhaps we quickly face up to the fact, as 3 children, that many adults are far from 1 d happy in their work, and that it is something 2 b which they have to do rather than enjoy doing. However, when questioned about 3 d what their dream job would be, you might feel that being in the limelight as a rich 4 c football player, famous actor or 5 b international pop star would come high on the list. You couldn’t be more wrong: 6 a dancer, doctor and vet shared the number 7 c one spot. It’s touching to think that the young generation want to help the sick and 8 c vulnerable in society. This leads us onto medicine. According to Audio Script those questioned, in the future we will be able to eradicate certain illnesses and this Teacher OK, well, as you know we carried will result in an increased life expectancy out a survey of what European children for us all. Although how this will be thought the future might hold for them and achieved was uncertain. then broke the results down into various categories. All our results are based on the responses the children gave. Now, as you might imagine, kids today, who have grown up with technology as part of their everyday life, were quite predictably most interested in technological advances in the future. Robots and flying cars came top of the list, ahead of any advances in computers. It was suggested that robots could make life simpler, such as a robot to take away the burden of everyday tasks, or a robot babysitter, for example. 1 Finally, onto a subject parents might feel less self-confident about, fearing they’ll be out of Speaking favour with their sons and daughters. It’s the subject of discipline. Children are aware 6 of who wears the trousers and appear to be Students’ own answers quite content with it that way. Every child is bound to dig their heels in and want to get their own way from time to time. Despite Challenge! this, always being able to do what they liked confused them and was unwelcome. 7 Having boundaries on eating sweets, 1 b playing games or meeting friends also enabled them to look up to and respect 2 c their parents. From my point of view that 3 d was quite a surprise. Overall, the results are very positive. As we 4 b expected, there is an obvious emphasis on 5 a technology with children today, but along with this it is encouraging that they appear 6 c to know what is ethically and morally 7 c important. 8 a Reading 4 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 T 5 F 6 F 7 F 8 T 9 F 10 F
Test Bank For Disorders of Childhood Development and Psychopathology 3rd Edition by Robin Hornik Parritz Michael F Troy Isbn 10 1337098116 Isbn 13 9781337098113