“Lesson 6. Generation gap”

Generation Gap.ppt

new generation.ppt

Which of these things do you argue about with your parents?

Homework — your clothes — your room — playing computer games — watching TV — your hair — your friends — your mobile phone — making phone calls at home — getting home late — doing household chores — playing music too loud — having a tattoo or body piercing.

Vocabulary. Adjectives

Match the descriptions (1-6) to the adjectives (a-f).

1. My cousin is very different from me. I love sports and being out­side, but she just watches TV. And she never helps at home.

2. My uncle likes to tell jokes. But he forgets the words, so he isn’t funny. I always go red when he tells a joke to my friends!

3. I love my sister but she can be difficult You can’t tell her what to do. When she makes a decision, she won’t ever change!

4. My best friend is great. He has a brilliant imagination. He writes stories and he’s really good at drawing, too.

5. My little brother always wants to play football with my friends and me. I try not to get angry with him, but it’s difficult.

6. My classmate, Simon, is a good friend but he isn’t very easy-going. You can see him in the morning and he’s fine. Then in the after­noon, he’s annoyed or upset.

1. creative

2. embarrassing

3. irritating

4. lazy

5. moody

6. stubborn

 Complete the dialogue with the words in the box.

• argument

• angry

• offer

• generation

• gap

• fault

• natural

• argue

• disaster

• zone

Grandma. Hello, Mark. What are you doing here?

Mark. I had a big (1)_ (argument) with Mum last night.

Grandma. What did you (2) (argue) about?

Mark. My bedroom — she said it was a (3)  (disaster zone). But

I share it with Nick so it’s his (4)_________________ (fault), too. Mum got very (5)____

(angry. Nick didn’t (6)    (offer) to help, so I had to tidy up.

Grandma. Well, that’s not very fair, but all families have prob­lems — that’s only (7)_____ (natural) I remember your mum was a very

difficult teenager. I couldn’t understand her, but that’s just the (8)      

_________________

Reading

^Read the magazine article. What do people argue about?

WHAT DO YOU ARGUE ABOUT AT HOME?

Andy. My mum’s a bit irritating. I mean, I’m nearly sixteen and she won’t let me an earring. We argue about homework and she makes me go to extra classes after school. When she goes out, I can’t use the computer because she won’t tell me the passport for it.

Jessica. I love my mum but we argue a lot these days. She says I’m always late but I’m not. And she says it’s my fault our phone bills are so big! She gets angry when I fail school exams. She says I don’t make an effort in some subjects but I do my best — most of the time!

Edward. My dad can be so embarrassing. When my friends come round, he tries to be ‘funny’. We don’t argue much but he makes a fuss about my room. I know where to find everything but he says it’s unti­dy. He makes me tidy at weekends.

Susan. I’m very proud of him. He’s very creative and he does well at school but he’s a bit lazy about doing his homework — he prefers playing computer games! He can be stubborn, too and hates it when people tell him what to do. He wants an earring but I think I’ll make him wait until he’s eighteen.

Karen. She makes friends easily. She’s very outgoing, like me and loves to chat with her friends — she spends hours on the phone! I let her out at weekends but she sometimes forgets to ring me up when she’s late. She’s a bit moody, too, especially in the morning. I was ex­actly the same at her age.

George. We like a lot of the same music and films. I think there’s less of a generation gap these days. Of course, he’ annoying sometimes, that’s only natural! His room is a disaster zone. He won’t make his bed and he makes a mess in the living room, too. He never offers to do the washing up — I have to make him do it!

Post-reading activity 

Which person from the article could say these things?

1. If you don’t get off that phone, you’ll have to pay the bill yourself!

2. It’s not fair! All my friends have got earrings.

3. I won’t let you go out unless you make up your bed.

4. They don’t think you’re funny, you know.

5. I know I failed but I worked hard. Honestly! It was just a difficult exam.

6. Turn the computer off! It’s time to do your homework. 

Vocabulary

Do or Make?

Household chores, a fuss, an effort, my best, homework, well, friends, phone calls, your bed, a mess, the washing-up

Make: a fuss, an effort, friends, phone calls, your bed, a mess.

Do: household chores, my best, homework, well, the washing-up

Exercise 4

Choose the correct words.

Word Builder

I made / did a mistake in the test.

I can’t do / make calculations in my head.

We enjoy making / doing puzzles.

Top footballers do / make a lot of money.

Make / Do your best in the race.

The children made / did a mess in the kitchen. My mum does / makes a fuss about my clothes.

Exercise 5

Complete the description with Do or Make in the correct form.

When I get home from school, my mum (1)__________  me a cup of tea. Then, I go to my room and (2) my bed (I don’t have time in the morning) After that, I (3)__________ my homework — my mum (4)_________________________ a fuss when I don’t. We get tons of homework at our school and you really have to (5)____________________________ an effort to (6)   well.

Reading

Pre-reading activity

Look at the following statements and decide whether you agree or disagree with them.

1. Teenagers argue a lot with their grandparents.

2. Researchers interviewed students from the University of Glasgow.

3. About 150 people were interviewed in the study.

4. Grandparents are helpful when children argue with their pa­rents.

5. Only young children are very close to their grandparents.

6. It’s easy for teenagers to talk to their grandparents.

7. Grandparents sometimes help with money.

Older people can’t learn about modern technology

Post-reading  activity

 Listen to the text and decide if the statements are correct (C) or incorrect (I).

1. Teenagers argue a lot with their grandparents

2. Researchers interviewed students from the University of Glas­gow.

3. About 150 people were interviewed in the study.

4. Grandparents are helpful when children argue with their pa­rents.

5. Only young children are very close to their grandparents.

6. It’s easy for teenagers to talk to their grandparents.

7. Grandparents sometimes help with money.

8. Older people can’t learn about modern technology.

FORGET THE GENERATION GAP — TEENAGERS SAY THEIR BEST FRIENDS ARE THEIR GRANDPARENTS

Don’t believe that teenagers and adults argue all the time — teen­agers and their grandparents get on very well together. Researchers at the University of Glasgow have done a study on the relationship bet­ween teenagers and their older relatives.

They interviewed 75 young people aged 10-19, and 73 older peo­ple aged between 50 and their late 80s. It shows that grandparents play a very important role in families. They look after children, and they give a link to the past. They can also help when there are disagree­ments between teenagers and parents.

Most people believe that only very young children have a close re­lationship with grandparents. This is because they often take care of the children when parents are at work or out in the evening. The study shows that when children become teenagers, they are still very close to their grandparents. Although teenagers spend more time with friends than with their grandparents, many young people say that their grand­parents are very important to them. So, in what ways are grandparents important?

• They are good listeners. It’s easy for teenagers to share their prob­lems and express their feelings with their grandparents.

They help to look after children and they can provide financial help in small ways, like pocket money, and in bigger ways, like school fees

• They help young people develop respect and responsibility. They also help communication in a family.

• They know a lot about a family’s history and so can help teenagers understand about the past.

And what are the advantages for older people?

They can have fun with their grandchildren and take part in dif­ferent activities.

• They can stay active and be part of the modern world.

• They often learn about modern technology so they can keep up with their grandchildren.

There is a lot of negative news about the generation gap, so it’s good to hear that older people and teenagers can be good friends.

Make up a dialogue between a teenager and his \ her parent as for doing household chores\ having a body piercing