B1 – Intermediate
The advantage of living with your parents is that you don’t have to pay rent and you don’t have to worry about buying all those groceries every month. It can be very expensive if you eat out all the time. Most importantly, you don’t have to go through some problems alone because your parents will always be there for you no matter what.
Let’s read the article below to know more about it living with parents as a young adult.
https://breakingnewsenglish.com/2009/200908-young-adults-4.html
Discussion Questions:
- What are the good and bad things about living with your parents?
- Should all young adults have to leave home? Why / Why not?
- Would you prefer to live at home or on your own?
- What advice do you have for young adults?
- How has Coronavirus affected young adults in your country financially?
6 replies on “Young Adults Live With Parents”
1. Good things and bad things about living with your parents:
As the article says there are good things and bad things about living with your parents. It depends on the personal situation of each one.
In case of good things I would say the importance of counting on them whenever you need, as well as them, the house chores can be shared besides the expenses, what allows you to save a little more money per month.
In case of bad things, I guess the lost of independance and lack of privacy.
2. Should young adults have to leave home?
I think it´s the best way to get responsabilities and to mature in life but it depends on their personal situation.
3. Would you prefer to live at home or on your own?
I prefer to live on my own.
4. What advice do you have for them?
Sometimes it can be hard and you can regret leaving on your on. You must hold on.
5. Coronavirus has affected a lot of young people not only in low wages but because some of them lost their job, so they have had to come back to their parent´s house.
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What are the good and bad things about living with your parents?
I think that there are more bad things that good things, because they may feel low self-esteem.
The Good things are:
The young adults can improve finances in this situation and feel less anxious because, they fell safe.
Bad Things
Lost the privacy and autonomy
Lost confidence
Coexistence between adults can be difficult
and it’s produce that the people fell low self-esteem
Should all young adults have to leave home? Why / Why not?
I think yes. Because it’s a way that the young adult get responsibility and independence. If young adult leave home, they learn more about the live and finance.
Would you prefer to live at home or on your own?
I prefer to live in my home, I have a mortgage and I live in my home since I’m 26 years old. It’s not a option return home.
What advice do you have for young adults?
They have to save money because the life change continuosly and it’s possible that they have difficult moments many times.
How has Coronavirus affected young adults in your country financially?
The Coronavirus has affected young adults financially about home, jobs and social life.
A lot of people lost your job so, the young people has had return to their villages with their parents. Other people has not been able to pay the mortgage so, they have to negotiate with the banks.
There are case, that the people have not lost your job, but the salary has been reduced and it’s not been able to maintain the expenses.
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One of the advantages of living with your parents is, as the article says, having their help when you need it. Another upside is enjoying their company. The last one might be having house chores shared with them, so you don’t have to do all the housework on your own.
The Main downside is a lack of privacy and having to explain to them where you are going and when are you arriving home.
I don’t know if all young adults should leave home, it depends on their situation and their preferences.
I prefer to live on my own, but it’s nice to have the opportunity to spend time with them.
My advice for young adults would be: don’t be ashamed about living with your parents and if you have to do it, be grateful to have their help. Also: try to live back on your own as soon as possible.
Coronavirus is affecting a lot of young people financially because some of them have been fired due to some business bankruptcies.
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