B. Vocabulary

• Words and phrases related to teen independence

I. Choose the correct word to complete the following sentences.

1. Paul is directly decisive / responsible / reliable for the management of the football competitions between schools in our neighbourhood.

2. There’s no point in trying to stop her - it'll only make her more determined / dependent / comfortable.

3. A good leader should have a talent for quick independent / confident / decisivẻ action.

4. Eating sensibly and taking regular exercise is a fairly motivated / limited / reliable method of losing weight.

5. Now that their sons are more independent / advantageous / decisive, they have more time for themselves.

6. Is it difficult / necessary / certain for all of us to be present at the meeting this afternoon?

7. All the staff should be involved in the decision-making / loss-making / mischief-making process.

8. Do you think it’s true that teenage girls are less self-aware / self-appointed / self-confident than their male peers?

9. The staff members are hard-working and highly reasonable / motivated / worthy.

10. In seven out of ten households, it’s a woman who is now responsible for money / economic / resource management.

8. UNIT 8. Becoming independent