Don't preach it or teach it

In this class, we share our views on s

macking and establishing curfews for children and teens. In the process, we look at how keep can have several meanings 

(or Beating or Corporal Punishment) of kids

There are many types of smacking or beating. This disciplinary act is sometimes referred to as corporal punishment.

spanking

washing the mouth with soap

tongue-burning

pinching

ear-wringing

palm-hitting

bottom-smacking or caning

Most people today prefer other measures like establishing or setting limits. After all, parents can be arrested for hitting their kids.
But you must take into consideration many other things apart from going to jail before hitting a child.
How serious was the offence?
Would it be fair to hit a child?
Would you have the courage to do it?
Is smacking an act of cowardice?
Are parents who use corporal punishment just exaggerating?

So, what's the verdict - should we be FOR or AGAINST smacking? It's not a matter of being for or against, it's a question of making the child understand and learn to be responsible for their own acts.
Who was not a sort of a menace as a boy, like the famous comic character, Dennis the Menace?
Who wasn't naughty or badly-behaved as a child?

We heard four diverging views on the subject and saw how they used the word "Keep".

Corporal punishment kept one of the students out of trouble. In other words, it prevented him from getting/being into trouble.
Hard discipline fom my parents safeguarded me from drug dealers and the like. These people con't care about humans just about safeguarding their own interests.

Some common facts about teenagers

They can't keep secrets (they can't retain secrets)
They seldom keep up to date = they seldom stay up to date
They keep making the same mistake = they continue to make mistakes
Older people are known for keeping old things. These objects are very dear to them and would probably dio something to die for


Some people just keep talking about other people’s lives. They love sharing a juicy secret (juicy = succulent), spreading bombshells, making confindential information public

It's hard for me to keep my own secrets

making out = fooling around

I could write a dictionary on how not to speak English

Whenever I buy something it’s never the latest

I keep only things that are really dear to me

Some mistakes I keep making in English:

• Mixing up pronouns

• Using the right tenses

You realize it’s wrong only after you let it out

I throw everything out = I throw everything away

junk

I don’t like things piled up or I can’t stand seeing piles of old things in my house

I never used to have pocket money/have an allowance