Sex education found to help teenagers delay sex

They found teenage boys who had sex education in school were 71 percent less likely to have intercourse before age 15, and teen girls who had sex education were 59 percent less likely to have sex before age 15.(→The second paragraph)　　They found teen boys who had sex education in school were nearly three times more likely to use birth control the first time they had intercourse. But sex education appeared to have no effect on whether teen girls used birth control, the researchers found.(→The sixth paragraph)→"The News"http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071219/us_nm/sex_teens_dc;_ylt=AobVjikfj0oXsdgFsoEY3lHrSLYF



1.Summarize what the article is talking about:


How important the sex education is. And the sex education includes birth control, intercourse, contraception, and so on. U.S. researchers appeal to teenagers for the necessary of the sex education.


2.Write down any vocabulary words or phrases that you think:

i. Are difficult or you new to you:1)Intercourse. 2)Birth control.

ii. Are probably useful for you to learn/know:They found teenage boys who had sex education in school were 71 percent less likely to have intercourse before age 15


3.Say why you chose this article and how it relates to your life, your experience, you desires, etc:

I know that latter teenagers are "maturer" than before, so I think the sex education is extremely important. There are some pieces of news about abortion, teenagers who cause an abortion lack for knowledge. An abortion is not only illegal but not good for girls. And I think the sex education should be applied to earlier teenagers.