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Worksheet 1 : 52%Young Adult Live With Their Parents
1.
Writing
According
to English Breaking News, 52% of young adults in the US live with their parents.
In my personal view, this is not a problem as long as it does not burden
parents. It is even better to be with one's parents than to experience
deprivation in the outside world. However, should a 21-year-old child leave
their parents' house? Of course, it would be better if they were able to live
independently by living separately from their parents. Here are some reasons
why 21-year-olds should live separately from their parents:
1. Parent’s
opinions are different with children
The
age of parents is certainly not the same as the age of children today. Likewise
with the views held by each. The many different views sometimes make children
uncomfortable and not free to decide something related to their future. If we
have very different views from our parents, it could be a sign that we should
live separately from our parents. But, don't forget to think carefully!
2. More maximal work
In
this digital era, all forms of activity cannot be separated from technology.
Not all parents understand what we are doing. Starting from studying to working
can be done using technology anytime and anywhere. By living separately from
our parents, we can be freer to work without any distractions. But, don't
forget to explain it to your parents carefully!
3. Focus on life goals
Often
alone will make a person think more clearly and focus. When we live apart from
our parents, we will be able to know ourselves better and understand the
purpose of life. Without disturbing questions, we will be able to focus more on
the things that are our goals in life.
4. Learn to be responsible
When
you live apart from your parents, you will get a lot of freedom. However, we
must also learn to take care of ourselves. Do housework such as cleaning and
cooking. We will be able to learn to be more responsible with ourselves.
5. Learn to Live Independently
The
most important part of living apart from parents is training to live
independently. If at home we can live comfortably without thinking, when we are
alone we will be trained to keep thinking. Leave your comfort zone by trying to
solve each problem yourself.
In
addition, if we are independent and live alone, it is certainly very helpful
for our parents' financial dependents. the more young people rent a property or
invest, of course, this will increase the economy rapidly. Not all parents will
understand the condition of their children. However, when you feel a lot of
things that are holding you back, you can express them kindly.
2.
Chat
Talk about these word from the
article :
study / research / young / adults
/ home / parents / younger generation / downturn
/ economy / analyst / student
loan / debt / pandemic / stable / property rental / cities
a. Study
A study was used to
examine one of the problems in society. A piece of research that examines the
subject in detail. In personal life, learning is a process of input of
knowledge and learning.
b. Research
Detailed study of a
subject to discover new facts about it. In personal life, research is the
process of proving something so that the truth is obtained.
c. Young
Young people are people
who are under 18 years old. Young is us
d. Adult
Adult means mature and
old enough or more than 21 years old
e. Home
Home is a place to
return to and take refuge. Residence
f. Parents
Father and mother
g. Young
Generation
Next-generation/new generation
h. Downturn
The decline in
economic, business, or other activity.
i. Economy
Financial-related systems
j. Analyst
The person doing the
analysis.
k. Student
loan
A form of financial aid
is offered to students. There are several different types of loans
available to students, some of which have very favorable interest rates and
repayment terms.
l. Debt
Distance from top to
bottom
m. Pandemic
(of a disease)
prevalent throughout the country or the world.
n. Stable
(of an object or
structure) impossible to give way or reverse; firmly attached.
o. Property
rental
Rent a house
p. City
large human settlement
3. True / False
a) The article says
over half of adults worldwide live with their parents. T/F = true
b) Around 26 million
young adults in the USA live with their
parents. T/F = true
c) A greater percentage
of young adults lived at home in the 1930s. T / F =true
d) More young people
are living at home because of coronavirus. T/F = true
e) An analyst said a
lack of student loans was a problem. T/F = false
f) It might take nearly
10 years for young adults to be able to leave home. T/F =true
g) An analyst said the
property rental market is being badly hit. T/F = true
h) An analyst said most
young adults want to live with their parents. T / F = false
4. Synonym
1. study = paper
2. hit = c. reached
3. factor = j. element
4. unemployment=a.
joblessness
5. spike = h.increase
6. financial =d.
economic
7. exacerbated = i.
worsened
8. stable =f. steady
9. adverse =g.
unfavorable
10. inventory = b.
stock
5. Discussion - Student A
a)
What do you think of young adults?
Answer
: In my opinion, young adulthood is the period that starts around the age of 18
to 22 years and ends at the age of 35 to 40 years. Young adulthood is the most
dynamic stage of development throughout the human life span. Here it is
explained that a person experiences many changes – progressive changes
physically, cognitively, and psychosocial-emotionally, towards a more mature and
wiser integration of personality. Young adulthood is a time when individuals
have responsibility for their actions, attitudes, desires and do not depend on
others
b) What do you think of
living at home?
Answer
: In fact, many cultures around the world consider it normal to live with one's
parents. As an adult in your 20s or 30s, there are advantages and disadvantages
to moving back. I think staying at home is the most comfortable thing because
you can always be with your family, you can tell stories to each other, protect
each other and help each other.
c) Why are more young
people living at home?
Answer
: Several psychological reasons make a child stay at his
parents' house. One of them is because they are not married. Another reason is
due to economic factors. Not all children or their spouses have fantastic
incomes. So to save money, they can stay at their parents' house. Also because
of a harmonious relationship with parents because they enjoy life with their
parents and make them feel at home to live. In fact, more than a quarter said
they would never leave their parents.
d) What are the good
things about living with your parents?
Answer:
Advantages of Living With Your Parents
1. You will save money. One of the biggest
advantages of living with your parents is that you can save even more money.
You'll save on rent, utility bills, renovations, shared grocery bills, and
more.
2.
You won't have to do all the housework. Living in a
multigenerational setting means there are a lot more hands to the work. You
won't have to do so much housework since there will be more people to pitch in on
all those daily chores.
3.
Someone will cook a nice meal when you can't.
4.
Your parents can help with your kids.
5.
The satisfaction of helping your parents.
e) Should all young
adults have to leave home?
Answer
:
In my personal view,
this is not a problem as long as it does not burden parents. It is even better
to be with one's parents than to experience deprivation in the outside world.
However, should a 21-year-old child leave their parents' house? Of course, it
would be better if they were able to live independently by living separately
from their parents.
f) What do you know about the Great
Depression?
Answer : The Great Depression was a worldwide economic
depression that lasted 10 years.
There is no universally
agreed-upon explanation for why the Great Depression happened, but most
theories cite the gold standard and the Federal Reserve's inadequate response
as contributing factors
GDP during the Great
Depression fell by nearly half.
A combination of the
New Deal and World War II lifted the U.S. out of the Depression.
g) Has coronavirus
affected you financially?
Answer
:
The coronavirus also has an impact on finances, especially the lower-middle-class people because they have to lose their jobs due to job breakers from where
they work.
h)How has coronavirus
affected your country financially?
Answer :
Indonesia has experienced a decrease in the percentage of the economy
due to the influence of the coronavirus. The impact of the declining
percentage of the economy in Indonesia, one of which is the increase in
unemployment and the poor population caused by layoffs during the Covid-19
pandemic. The government's decision to implement Large-Scale Social
Restrictions (PSBB) in several regions since April 2020 has had a wide impact
on the production process, distribution, and other operational activities which
in turn disrupted economic performance. One of the impacts caused by the
coronavirus is the decline in investment numbers in various business sectors.
The next impact is the weakening of the regional and national economies. Decrease
in tax revenue, slowing economic growth in Indonesia. Also, the impact is the
weakening of household consumption or the weakening of the purchasing power of
the wider community.
6. Discussion - Student B
a) What do you think about what you read?
· Basically,
the text discusses adults under 30 years old who still live at their parents'
house (now living) Due to this covid which causes the economy to decline and
increase unemployment
b) What do you think of student loans?
· I
think this student loan has a positive impact as well as a negative impact. On
the positive side, students can pay for something related to college on time,
while on the negative side, they also have to pay a loan, even though at times
like this sometimes it is often difficult to eat.
c) Why will it take a decade for young adults to be
able to leave home?
· Because
for someone who wants to live alone, of course, they must already have enough
income so that they no longer burden their parents. But in conditions like this
to get a job will definitely be difficult.
d) What are the bad things about living with your
parents?
· I
think there's nothing bad living with our parents, but chances are my opinion
will differ from those of the kids out there. One of them some children are very afraid if they burden their parents.
Or
· According
to me. Most likely the worst thing that happens when you live with your parents
is when you get scolded when you don't do a job.
e) Is it better to rent or buy an apartment?
· I
think it's better to buy an apartment because when we rent an apartment and we
don't have money in difficult times like now, the situation will be
unmanageable because we have to pay the rent on time.
f) Would you prefer to live at home or on your own?
· I
think it's better if you live with your parents for now. Maybe there will come
a time when I'm ready to live alone. after all, there is no reason for me not to
live with my parents.
g) What advice do you have for young adults?
· My
advice, if you don't have your own income, it's better to live with your
parents. That way parents are also not burdened with taking care of us. Don't
be ashamed to live with your parents because parents will be happy to see their
child who continues to develop into someone who is mature and can finally make
his own decisions. Wait until the family's financial situation is stable then
think carefully.
h) What questions would you like to ask the researchers?
·
How can young adults earn money at a time like
this?
Or
· What tips & what can be given to teenagers so that they can earn their own income at this time?
7. Phrase Match
1. hit an 80-year - f. high
2. so many of the younger - J. generation
3. a recent rise - b. in the number
4. A contributory factor to - c. this spike
5. a rise in unemployment - h. caused by coronavirus
6. financial - a. analyst
7. take into - e. account two huge factors
8. massive student - I. loan debt
9. financially stable enough – g. to leave home.
10. For the most - d. Part
8. Spelling
1. reeled that most adults under 30 (Revealed)
2. many of the younger tnaenegiro (generation)
3. Only in the Great espoDsreni of the 1930s
(Depression)
4. the ceraeetgpn higher (Percentage)
5. A ntcbrrtuyoio factor to this spike (Contributory)
6. The economic tronwndu (downturn)
7. financial asyatin (analyst)
8. massive student loan best (debt)
9. rexaetbdeca by the pandemic (exacerbated)
10. younger pdchoeagrims (demographics)
11. the trend could have asked effects (adverse)
12. there is a lot of rtovnyein (Inventory)
Worksheet 2 : Encounters In the UK
Watch the Film
1.
What was the film about?
Answer :
The
film is about how students to adapt their
homestay in another country when they study and to learn English quickly in
Cambridge university
2.
Was it interesting or boring? Why?
Answer :
It
was interesting because we learn about other countries and cultures, it is a nice
video
ACTIVITY 1
1.
Cambridge is described as what type
of city? (peaceful )
2.
Who finished high school recently? (Christina )
3.
Whose parents suggested learning
English in Canada or America? (Carolina
)
4. Who
says the conversation is the most important part? (Silvia )
5. Who
mentions her English boyfriend? ( Michaela
)
6. Who
says she has made the right choice? (Carolina)
7.
Who says she's stayed in Cambridge
twice before? (Silvia)
ACTIVITY
2
1.
James says that homestay students
usually book on a half-board basis (True)
2.
James says that homestay students must
share a room with a friend (False)
3.
Carolina says that her room is cleaned
every Tuesday (False)
4.
Carolina says she plays tennis with her
‘house mum’ (False)
5.
Carol says homestay students spend all
day at school (False)
6.
Carol says there is always a meal ready
for students in the evening (True)
7.
Christina says someone she knew
recommended this homestay family to her (True)
8.
Christina says the food in her homestay
is not very good. (False)]
ACTIVITY 3
1. In
what ways does James think that homestay help learners with their English
Answer
:
James thinks that homestay is
basically a language student coming to live with a British family, be
integrated into the family, and immerse themselves in English to help them
learn.
2. How
does Silva think the homestay family can help learners
Answer
:
Silva thinks that the family washes her
clothes then they clean her room, and she enjoys activities with them so she
really feels like a member of the family.
3. What
does Carol say about students who stay in a dormitory?
Answer
:
Carol said that homestay is where
you stay with an English family and become part of English life than you
usually spend the morning at school and do the same activities then talk about
what you've done during the day perhaps discuss different aspects of English
life and when you in a homestay you have to speak English.
4. in
what ways does Christina think her host family helps her?
Answer
:
In her host family, she has the chance to speak English with them and to
practice the English accent and she thinks by hearing them always speaking
English at dinner time that helps her a lot to see how to speak and by hearing a
lot she learns also.
5. In
what situation does Joy think a lot of learning takes place
Answer
:
Joy thinks that students need encouragement and help and they are encouraged to listen a little bit so they
can match their speech. And the situation happens very much in the dining
room, across the table and etc.
ACTIVITY 4
1. David
says it is important to give as much information
as possible.
2. Carolina says it's important to adapt to different situations.
3. Silvia
says it's not necessary to be Scared because the family knows how to
deal with you.
4. Michaela
says the two worst things are to be too Shy and to be too Arrogant
5. Michaela says you should always have a Dictionary
in your pocket.
6. Joy
says it is a great experience, not only in terms of learning English but in
learning about Life
ACTIVITY 5
1.
What is “complete immersion”?
Answer
: Complete immersion of English language skills is something we must do so that
we can speak English properly and correctly.
2.
Why is it seen as such a good way to
learn a language?
Answer : Because of this complete immersion, there are several ways to practice our
skills in English, such as visiting schools and language institutions asking
students about their experiences, goals, problems, achievements, talking to
teachers about methods, problems, solutions, listening to tips and suggestions.
3.
Is it possible to get some of the
benefits of “complete immersion” without
going to an English-speaking country? If so, how?
Answer :
Maybe we can get some benefits but it's not complete if we haven't done a
complete immersion because this complete immersion is very important in
improving English skills.
ACTIVITY 6
A: Hello good afternoon.
B: Hello good afternoon, is there anything I can
help you with?
A: I plan to study at the University of
Cambridge. I want to ask for the host
family service there.
B: Okay before that can you state your name?
A: Catarina
B: Can you spell it?
A: C-A-T-A-R-I-N-A
B: Oh well I understand, then I will ask some
questions so that you can find the ideal host family with you.
A: okay.
B: do you want a spacious house?
A: yes
B: do you want a strict family?
A: maybe not very firm
B: do you have any food allergies?
A: I'm allergic to peanuts
B: would you like to meet students of the same
nationality as you?
A: that's will be better.
B: is there any special family criteria you want?
A: I'm interested in a family that is obsessed with the local culture there. If possible I would like to meet a family like that.
B: OK Catarina, with the data collected I will take
care of it. Next time I'll let you know, please wait
A: ok thanks, see you soon
B: thank you for using our service, see you soon
QUIZ
1.
What is usually meant by the word "homestay"?
a type of student accommodation
2.
Besides wanting to learn English, why did some of the students go to
Cambridge?
to figure out their next step in life
3.
What is Silvia's house mum doing in the kitchen?
helping Silvia review vocabulary
4.
What does James say is included in a basic half-board homestay booking?
3 meals a day and a private room
5.
What does James say is included in a self-catering homestay booking?
cooking facilities
6.
Which was NOT mentioned by Carolina?
being given a weekly allowance
7.
While talking about the evening meal, what does Carol NOT mention?
sitting at the table
8.
How did Christina go about choosing a homestay family?
she got a previous student's
recommendation
9.
What do both Silvia and Christina say they can do with their host
families?
practice their English
10. What does Michaela
advise future homestay students to do?
interact with people
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