LIFE OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN UKRAINE
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I'm going to talk about life of young people in our country and the problems facing them.
Ukrainian teenagers can leave school at the age of 16 or 17. They have to work hard (1) ______ their exams and get the certificate of secondary education. After (2) ______ from school some enter higher educational establishments. Some get post secondary education at professional schools. The rest look for a job.
But life is not all work. At their free time Ukrainian young people like watching TV, going out, meeting friends and (3) ______ to music. Nowadays teens prefer different styles of music from hip hop to R&B.
Many teenagers spend most their free time (4) ______ making new friends on Twitter, Facebook, Vkontakte and other social networks. As well as the Internet, young people in Ukraine use their computer to play games and do their homework. They use mobile phones to socialize. They spend hours sending text (5) ______ and chatting. As for fashion, in most schools Ukrainian teenagers don't have to wear a (6) ______. They can wear whatever they like in their free time and to school.
Many of them think that fashion is important, but they can't spend a lot of money on (7) ______.
Of course, modern teenagers are facing a lot of problems. They worry about (8) ______ with family and friends. They can't get (9) ______ with parents and peers. Many of them experiment with (10) ______ and they go on a diet. Some teens have low self-esteem and develop (11) ______. Some teenage girls think that they are too fat.
It goes without saying that the poor economic situation influences the life of the younger generation. Their parents don't earn enough money to support their families.
Some teens try to earn their pocket money and begin to neglect school and homework. Moreover, feeling too much pressure many young people develop bad habits. They start smoking, drinking alcohol or even taking (12) ______.
Many teens do this because they try to look (13) ______ in the eyes of their friends. As a result, they ruin their (14) ______ at a young age.
In conclusion, I want to say that our society must help teenagers to overcome these problems. Strong measures must be taken to stop teenage bad habits and to promote healthy way of life. The government must remember that the future of the country depends on the younger generations.

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