4. заполни пропуски предлогами for или since. a) he has been playing the guitar …he was 14. b) they have been studying together … 1987. c) i’ve been writing poems……two years.

read the extracts. what is each person's problem? what other problems do you think a teenager can have?  

aunt claire  

helpline  

i'm new at school and very shy. recently some older kids have been bullying me by saying nasty things about the way i look. i'm afraid that if i speak to any of the teachers, things will get worse. i keep missing school because of it. how can i put an end to all this?  

stuart (14) manchester  

i got bad marks in my exams and now my parents want me to quit the football team. football's my life! helpl  

david (15) london  

i don't like the way i look. i hate the pimples on my skin and i have gained a lot of weight! what can i do?  

sarah (16) birmingham  

i want to go on holiday this summer. my parents say it is too expensive and i'm too young to go on my own. any advice?  

karen (15) glasgow  

letters of advice are usually informal in style and are written to express sympathy and encouragement. in the first paragraph we express our sympathy and state the reason for writing. in the main body paragraph we give our advice and possible results. in the last paragraph we write our closing remarks.