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Look at the mind map. Together with your partner, discuss what affects young people and their lives in various parts of the world today. Share your knowledge and opinions on as many aspects as you can in the time available. Make sure that during the discussion you both comment on what the other person says.
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| Turns | Speakers and utterances |
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| 1 | F15: I think they are soo so- like unfairly different in the world. Somewhere you can- you can't even dream of s- of going to school and somewhere you can- you can study any any... thing you wants like in here in Finland. |
| 2 | F16: Mm |
| 3 | F15: [cough] an- [cough] education is free here and that is amazing thing and somewhere it costs that much that er everybody can't go to school and er that is a big problem in the world right |
| 4 | F16: //Mhm// |
| 5 | F15: //now//. I think every- every children in the world should go to the school and educate themself. |
| 6 | F16: Mm |
| 7 | F15: [cough] Because that's how er... the poorness and er... like er... that's- that's how world would be a better place |
| 8 | F16: Mm |
| 9 | F15 if every- every children can... can go to school and... so. |
| 10 | F16: Yes //I- I// |
| 11 | F15: //What do you think?// |
| 12 | F16: agree... I agree because I think in here we- we can maybe //not// |
| 13 | F15: //[cough]// |
| 14 | F16: see the whole picture of er... the whole educational er world because it's so different in here like you said it's free |
| 15 | F15: Mm |
| 16 | F16: and... it's really unfair that some countries it costs so much and like maybe United States er there... you have to... you ha- you have to have your college funds and |
| 17 | F15: Mm |
| 18 | F16: er... it |
| 19 | F15: [cough] |
| 20 | F16: it can cost so much but in here it's free... but I think that... in Finland we should mm put some effort in education because tha- it's something that works here... ad it's- er and it's something that we can do well so we should put more like... er effort to it //because, because, yes// |
| 21 | F15: //Mm, I think so, I think so.// |
| 22 | F16: yes. |
| 23 | F15: [cough] Because our country is like in... in so down. |
| 24 | F16: Yeah right now //yes so we shouldn't// |
| 25 | F15: //like yeah yeah// |
| 26 | F16: //shouldn't// |
| 27 | F15: //But// education is like... at the moment the only thing that matters and //we// |
| 28 | F16: //Mm// |
| 29 | F15: should not cut money of that and |
| 30 | F16: Yes, I agree, I agree it's so important... and erm family income... erm... it's something that affects too... and I think that... it's er... it follows straight to the education or stress or maybe substance abuse because... er... for example if your family er isn't that rich... maybe er in here... it doesn't er like... you can't notice that |
| 31 | F15: Yeah |
| 32 | F16: but... mm //but// |
| 33 | F15: //[cough]// |
| 34 | F16: if you go |
| 35 | F15: any other |
| 36 | F16: Yeah //in any other// |
| 37 | F15: //southern country// |
| 38 | F16: country I think that you //can// |
| 39 | F15: //Yeah// |
| 40 | F16: because it's er... it matters so much... er what your family incomes are and... I //think// |
| 41 | F15: //Yeah// |
| 42 | F16: that it's a issue //and// |
| 43 | F15: [cough] |
| 44 | F16: it shouldn't be... so... big thing |
| 45 | F15: //Yeah yeah// |
| 46 | F16: //That matters// |
| 47 | F16: Yes |
| 48 | F15: And an- ev- even if we live in Finland [cough] here is such a er little thing but still |
| 49 | F16: Mm |
| 50 | F15: the children... usually follows their parents |
| 51 | F16: Yes |
| 52 | F15: //like// er... doctors' children become doctors and er |
| 53 | F16: //Yes// |
| 54 | F15: //like that//... but in some other countries it like you- you don't have even opportunities |
| 55 | F16: Yes |
| 56 | F15: to do like a... |
| 57 | F16: //Yes o-// |
| 58 | F15: //eh well// income jobs if //your// |
| 59 | F16: //Yes// |
| 60 | F15: parents //are li-// |
| 61 | F16: //Yes it's// only based on your family //incomes and it's// |
| 62 | F15: //Yeah, yep// |
| 63 | F16: really sad... thing. |
| 64 | F15: Yeah. And stress and depression... I think er this is like a... all over in our world //problem// |
| 65 | F16: //Mmm, yes yes// |
| 66 | F15: //Not// just in poor countries I think too... like in- specially in Asia |
| 67 | F16: Yes |
| 68 | F15: there is soo- so much stress in youngsters... eh they are killing themselves because of stress and //the// |
| 69 | F16: //Yes// |
| 70 | F15: going to //university and// |
| 71 | F16: //Yes I think that// |
| 72 | F15: it's so big thing there |
| 73 | F16: Yes |
| 74 | F15: and it's- it's... |
| 75 | F16: //I think that// |
| 76 | F15: //it's// like all over world problem. |
| 77 | F16: Yes I think that the more that the maybe the education... matters the more people... er are... er depressed or... or the- they have stress because i- er in some countries they erm there's tests all the time... er... it's a lot of pressure that's put a- on them and |
| 78 | F15: Mm |
| 79 | F16: and //I think that it leads// |
| 80 | F15: //So mu- so so much// |
| 81 | F16: to stress... easier than maybe in like Africa or //somewhere there's// |
| 82 | F15: //Yeah yeah// |
| 83 | F16: more- more poor people but... I think ther- there's less stress. |
| 84 | F15: Yeah |
| 85 | F16: Yes |
| 86 | F15: That's reallys true |
| 87 | F16: Yes |
| 88 | F15: and er... we like- we should know already what we wanna do when we are old. |
| 89 | F16: Yes |
| 90 | F15: In this age and that's puts like a r- so much [prd]stress-[/prd] //stress// |
| 91 | F16: //Yes// |
| 92 | F15: [fin]niinku[/fin] like [laugh] more //because// |
| 93 | F16: //Yes// because we //should know// |
| 94 | F15: //[cough]// |
| 95 | F16: so early. |
| 96 | F15: Yeah //yeah// |
| 97 | F16: //Mm// |
| 98 | F15: so early and we don't have no idea what we wanna do and //that's// |
| 99 | F16: //Mm// |
| 100 | F15: just... and w- when high school ends and... //it's// |
| 101 | F16: //Yes// |
| 102 | F15: just huge, huge depression and stress. |