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1. A high price is still attached _ a woman’s unblemished reputation.
2. “She was running _ with boys and her behaviour was way beyond the norms of our society.”
3. More and more parents have begun turning _ private detectives to spy _ on their children.
4. Most private detectives warn parents _ revealing that they have monitored their children.
5. Indeed, rebelliousness is _ the rise.
6. Away _ medical school, 23-year-old Swati Mohan revealed _ her newfound freedom.
7. When her stellar grades started slipping, word filtered _ _ her father, he promptly hired a private eye.
8. Parties, bars and Internet chat rooms that have emerged _ the past decade as the country has opened _.
9. Rajan Maheshwari became alarmed _ his only son.
10. They sent the detectives back twice _ the past eight months.
11. Detectives found that Rajesh, 23, had hooked _ with a divorcee.
12. “But when I point _ what they spend _ their child’s education and marriage …”
13. After his father showed Rajesh the pictures and played him the tapes, he backed _ immediately.
14. Some children find out anyway _ either from parents or _ the detectives’ ineptitude.
VI. a) Scan the article for all possible variants of the Russian “следить за кем-то”. Account for their semantic difference.
b) Specify the difference: a detective – a private eye
VII. Say what is meant by:
- a wired waiter;
- newfound freedom;
- an arranged marriage;
- big taboos;
- sb’s stellar grades started slipping;
- a timber merchant;
- a traditional/modern family;
- India’s enduring culture;
- the explosion of parties;
- the country has opened up;
- prospective partners;
- a “courtship culture”;
- explosive evidence;
- to pose as a waiter;
- none too discreetly;
- family counseling;
- a huge betrayal;
- to roll home at 4 am;
- sb. was challenged.
VIII. Sum up the article.
IX. Points for discussion:
1. Why is kid rebelliousness on the rise in India? What was it conditioned by?
2. Why do the Indians attach a lot of significance to their families’ reputation?
3. Is it a good idea to hire a private eye to tail your rebellious kid? Can this decision backfire on you?
4. What are parents to do as soon as they have found out some shocking facts concerning their children’s lives?
5. Does the journalist take sides regarding parental spying?
6. Would you object to your child’s premarital sex? Would you step in if your child had a gay/lesbian affair? Would you intervene if your child had hooked up with a divorcee/a person who is too young/old for your offspring?
7. Would you like to be in the know of your child’s private life or would you agree to be left in the dark?
8. How do you look upon arranged/shotgun marriage?
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