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Give reasons and examples for your opinions.

• The article says, 'Emotion interferes with thinking, and thinking is our best tool for dealing with the problems of life.' How far do you think it is true?

How important do you think emotional

intelligence is in life, compared with other forms of intelligence, such as mathematical intelligence or verbal intelligence?

• Do you think the suggestions in the article for controlling our emotions are realistic?

• If Dr Goleman were to visit your school to give a lecture, what questions would you ask him?

For Example: Dr Goleman, you say that

emotional illiteracy leads to stunted 1 social lives. Can you give us an example?

• Should we be ashamed of any of our emotions? Is it alright for men to cry?

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1 don't think ...

1 reckon ... Personally, I think ... In my opinion, ...

As far as I'm concerned, ...

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it note for note, 'Don't worry, be happy!'

Ain't got no cash ,

ain't got no style,

Ain't got not girl

to make you smile.

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When you worry

you make it double .

Don't worry, be happy ...

Ain't got no place

to lay your head, Somebody came and took your bed. Don't worry, be happy.

The landlord say your rent is late,

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He may have no litigate1Don't worry, be happy. Look at me - I am happy. Don't worry, be happy.

Here I give you my phone number. When you worry call me,

I make you happy. Don't worry, be happy.

But don't worry,

be happy. 'Cause when you worry Your face will frown .

And that will bring

everybody down. So don't worry,

be happy (now) ... There is this little song I wrote.

I hope you learn it note for note Like good little children.

Don't worry, be happy. Listen to what I say,

In your life expect some trouble. But when you worry

You make it double .

Don't worry, be happy

Don't worry, don't do it, be happy, Put a smile on your face .

Don't bring everybody

down like this. Don't worry, it will soon past Whatever it is.

Don't worry, be happy!

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1 Look through the list of problems that may worry teenagers. Put .,

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D physical health D eating disorders D suicide

D sexually transmitted disease

D abuse (emotional, physical,

sexual)

D bullying

D pregnancy and sex

D appearances and clothes

sexually['sek}ali]

D relationships with friends, family and others

Ddrugs

D school marks

D participating in youth movements

D their future ·

D the possibility of earning money

D being overworked at school

2 Speak on the certain dangers and hardships that may occur in young people's lives and discuss the questions on page 216 in pairs. Use some of the following ideas.

Modern life exposes young people to certain dangers and hardships. Some teens may:

• believe that only fit, healthy and glamorous people can be a success and copy fashion models and pop stars

• become fans of a sports team or a pop singer and dedicate their lives to this passion

• become net addicts and spend too much time with the computer

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• get bored or depressed and think that nothing interesting can happen to them

• try to earn their own money and begin to neglect their school and homework

• fail to think of what to do with themselves in their spare time and waste the best years of their lives

• forget that parents remain the most important people in

teenagers' lives and become unsupportive

• give up too easily when they feel that too much pressure is put on them

• ruin their health at a young age

• fall victims to crime

1 Do you have a lot of problems? How do you try to solve them?

2 Do you ask anybody for advice? Do you talk about your problems with other people?

3 What kinds of problems do your classmates usually have?

4 Have you ever solved somebody else's problem?

5 Have you ever written to an advice column? Do you often read the advice columns in magazines? What can you learn from the answers? Are all problems of equal importance?

6 In what way are today's young Ukrainians different from those of the same age -six or seven years ago?

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