WHY DO YOU NEED ROLE MODELS?

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Group number 1
A girl who looks up to her mother is likely to learn and copy her behaviour. She will probably raise her own children the way she was raised herself.

They instill values such as responsibility, diligence, empathy and punctuality, and they help develop intellectual curiosity. Their encouragement and praise can also enhance teenagers‘ motivation and self-confidence.

Group number 3
Famous people who have overcome difficulties in their lives can also serve as teenagers' role models. An example is Julia Roberts who admitted the fact that she stuttered when she was a child, but she now speaks perfectly clearly and fluidly, and is a famous, respected actress.

Group number 4
Some teenagers also look up to their older sisters or brothers because they may get along with them better because they are closer in age and so better understand their problems. They can also give them advice on sensitive topics such as sex, which young people might feel uncomfortable discussing with their parents.

EXAMPLES

...that they can set positive examples.

...movie stars for example can serve as inspiring role models.

Their encouragement and praise can also enhance teenagers ‘motivation...

...their lives can also serve as teenagers' role models.

...they may get along with them better..

They can also give them advice...

...young people might feel uncomfortable...

GRAMMAR LOG

1. Permission and possibility

Can and may are not only used to give or ask for permission, but also to express the possibility of an action or event.
Examples:

Can I talk to my friends in the library waiting room? (permission)
They can serve as positive models. (possibility)
May I leave class early? (permission)
Pop singers may often be role models. (possibility)

Whether the auxiliary verb can can be used to express permission or not depends on the level of formality of situation.
"Can I leave the room now?" ["I don't know if you can, but you may."]

MIGHT
Might is the past tense of may. In the context of expressing possibility, may and might are interchangeable present and future forms, but might implies that a hypothetical situation has not in fact occurred.
Example:

She may be her role model.
She might be her role model.
There might be a lot of casualties in such a crash. (it has not occurred)

BE LIKELY + TO-INFINITIVE
Be likely to is used for future events which are probably going to happen.
Example:

She is likely to look like her mother.

2. Strong obligation

MUST  

We can use must to show that we are certain something is true.
Example:

It must be nice to live in your new house.

We also use must to express a strong obligation.
Example:

I must go to bed early.(I think it is necessary)

HAVE TO

Have is often combined with an infinitive to form an auxiliary whose meaning is similar to must.
Example:

I have to pass my exams to go to university.

QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Who is your role model?
    a. Relatives
    b. Celebrities
    c. Successful people
    d. Friends
    e. Other
2. Why have you chosen her/him?
3. What do you like the most about her/him?
4. How long has she/he been your role model?
5. What makes him/her so special?
6. What do you have in common?
7. How do you manifest your admiration towards your role model?
8. Do you discuss your role model with your parents?

ADDITIONAL TASK

Do you think you can be a good role model, too? Why? What kind of a person are you? Look at the words below, choose the ones that describe you best and explain your decision in your notebook. Check if your friends agree with your decision.