1 General classification of speech sounds does not include the following criterion:
a) the presence or absence of an articulatory obstruction
b) the duration of articulation
c) the concentrated or diffused character of muscular tension
d) the force of exhalation
2 The resonator mechanism consists of:
a) the pharynx, the larynx, the mouth cavity and the nasal cavity
b) the tongue, the vocal cords, the pharynx and the larynx
c) the lungs, the bronchi, the wind pipe and the glottis
d) the lungs, the teeth, the soft palate and the uvula
3 The organ of speech which can not be characterized as active is:
a) tongue
b) lips
c) teeth
d) uvula
4. The grammatical approach to the study of intonation was worked out by :
a) L.V.Shcherba
b) D.Jones
c) H.Sweet
d) M.Hallyday
5. The structure of intonation Pattern of the English language is as follows:
a) head, body, scale, tail
b) pre-head, head, fall, end
c) pre-head, head, nucleus, tail
d) rise, head, body, tail
6. The majority of phoneticians distinguish such main types of intonation:
a) falling and rising
b) high and low
c) energetic and non-energetic (weak)
d) emphatic and unemphatic
7.The word "busy" is divided into syllables in the following way:
a) bi-zi
b) biz-i
c) bizi
d) biz-zi
Of course, the subject of the article is heavy. Very suggest that you now want to close the page and not to read further. "It will never happen to us" is the first thought when it comes to such difficult things. But still there are things that need to know every parent. At least in General terms. Including the causes of suicide in adolescence and signs of suicidal behaviour.
Let it never will be useful for you. But statistics show that 17% of teenagers think about suicide. 13% - planning and 6% of males and 10% of girls - make an attempt. Think about the numbers. And this is not "difficult adolescents". In this statistics - girl-student, delivery of the 11 floor of two in school. The students, in General, are leading in the number of depressions. Least of all are exposed to them - Twoness.
The main causes of suicide in adolescence - family conflicts, fear of violence, conflicts between children in school, conflicts with teachers or friends, separation from loved ones. According to statistics of the Russian Prosecutor General's office, these causes account for 62% of all cases of adolescent suicidal behavior. Therefore, knowing that the teenager got into any of these situations, parents and teachers need to pay careful attention to his behavior.
Cases of suicide could have been much smaller if the adults better understand the causes of suicide in adolescence and timely assistance to adolescents in the "risk group", that is suffering from the above mentioned factors. Provided their contact with adolescent psychologist. Could at least superficially diagnose suicidal behavior among adolescents. And the alarm bells before getting late.