Work in pairs. Discuss the following questions.

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
   critical      financial      independent      intelligent      problem-solving      relationships   
Which of the skills mentioned in the text do you have? What other skills do you think teenagers need fo become independent?
Apart from the skills mentioned in the text, some other skills teenagers need to become include communication skills, skills, management skills, goal-setting skills, and thinking skills. Also, teenagers need to learn how to be emotionally and how to develop positive with others.