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Sentences from B1U2 Let’s talk teens
1. I don’t know what “home” is, but unhappiness and worries melt away once there. (P15, Quotation from Bing Xin)
2. Teenagers’ physical changes may result in such family tensions. (P16, L7-8)
3. You may feel anxious that you are developing at a different rate to/from your friends, shooting up in height or getting left far behind. (P16, L8-10)
4. When it all gets too much, your parents are often the first target of your anger. (P16, L11-13)
5. You enter a strange middle ground -- no longer a small child but not quite an adult. (P16-17, L15-16)
6. You have both a new desire for independence and a continued need for your parents’ love and support. (P17, L16-17)
7. When you are struggling to control your feelings, you wish they could be more caring and patient -- sometimes they forget that growing up is a rough ride. (P17, L20-22)
8. The key to keeping the peace is regular and honest communication. (P17, L26-27)
9. When you disagree with your parents, take a minute to calm down and try to understand the situation from their point of view. (P17, L27-28)
10. After you have thought it through, explain your actions and feelings calmly, listen carefully and address their concerns. (P17, L30-31)
11. Through this kind of healthy discussion, you will learn when to back down and when to ask your parents to relax their control. (P17, L31-32)
12. Just remember that it is completely normal to struggle with the stress that parent-child tensions create, and that you and your parents can work together to improve your relationship. (P17, L33-35)
13. Everything will turn out all right in the end, and the changes and challenges of your teenage years will prepare you for adulthood. (P17, L35-37)
14. There’s no point in comparing you with others all the time. Everyone is unique. (P21, B2)
15. I wish they could be more flexible so that I can make my own choices about what to do in my spare time.
16. We would watch with anxious interest. (P25