different serious,  because they need some money to buy drugs. there are
alsomany other problems:  alchoholism,  smokin and so on. There are many
youth organisations  in  our  country, wich unite young men on different
principles. Members  of  every organisation has ons own world out looks.
Each of  them  has  their  own morral qualities. There are some informal
organisations,  for example:  skinheads,  hippies,  panks and so on. Now
there exists  the  problem  of  missundrstanding beetwen different youth
groups.
   We also  face the problem how to spend our free time. We can do it in
different ways. Some  of  teen-ages  spend  their free time in different
night clubs. Other young people spend their free time in the strets.
   As for me, i spend my free time at home or in the night clubs. I also
have some  problems  with  my parents. But every time then i have them i
try to slove them without quorrel.
   Now we  are  young  people  and  we  are  the  future of our country.
Teen-aegs play  an important role in the modern society. Grown up's must
remember that we are the future of our country and in present moment our
character is  formed and that's why our parents must not assert pressure
on us.end our free time. We can do it in different ways. Some of teА




   Learning languages.
   The problem  of  learning  languages is very important today. Foreign
languages are  socially demanded especially at the present time when the
progress in  science and technology has led to an explosion of knowledge
and has  contributed  to an overflow of information. The total knowledge
of mankind  is  known to double every seven years. Foreign languages are
needed as  the  main and most efficient means of information exchange of
the people of our planet.
   Today English  is  the language of the world. Over 350 million people
speak it  as  a mother  tongue. The  native  speakers of English live in
Great Britain, the United States of America,  Australia and New Zealand.
English is  one of the official languages in the Irish Republic, Canada,
the South  African  Republic. As  a second  language  it  is used in the
former British and US colonies.
   It is  the  major  international  language  for communication in such
areas as science,  technology,  business and mass entertainment. English
is one  of the official languages of the United Nations Organization and
other political  organization. It  is  the  language  of the literature,
education, modern music, international tourism.
   Russia is  integrating  into  the  world community and the problem of
learning English  for  the purpose of communication is espicially urgent
today. Learning  a foreing  language is not as easy thing.  It is a long
and slow  process  that  takes  a lot  of time and patience. But to know
English is  absolutely  necessary  for  every educated person, for every
good specialist.
   It is  well  known  that reading books in the original , listening to
the BBC news, communicating with the English speaking people will help a
lot. When  learning a foreign language you learn the culture and history