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LISTENING AND SPEAKING

 

Text 1. A Generation Gap

  1. Listen to the teacher’s explanation of the following new words used in the dialogue on a generation gap:
it gets me tattoo to freak out any better than to be behind the times to keep up with what’s in and what’s out to express myself pop culture hippie, hipster to suck to make one’s point things could be a lot worse blog

2. Listen to the dialogue and be ready to fill in the spaces with new words and utterances from the dialogue:

Carlos: Belinda, maybe you can explain it to me. My parents still ____________. I got a couple of __________ and they freaked out.

Belinda: Why are you asking me? I may be a few years older ___________, but I don’t understand parents ___________. They’re hopelessly ___________.

Carlos: I don’t really expect them to _______what’s going on right now or to know anything about ________ and _________, but I thought they’d understand if I wanted to ______. They were ______ in their day.

Belinda: Yeah, but being a hippie isn’t the same thing as being a ______. Most of them just don’t keep up with ______. You know, now that I think about it, I’m not sure that’s such a bad thing.

Carlos: What do you mean?

Belinda: Can you imagine going to the same ____ as your parents, or you and your parents reading the same ____?

Carlos: Oh, that would really ___ . Okay, you’ve ______ . _____________ .

3. Now read the dialogue and be ready to reproduce it playing the roles:

 

 

Carlos: Belinda, maybe you can explain it to me. My parents still don’t get me. I got a couple of tattoos and they freaked out. Belinda: Why are you asking me? I may be a few years older than you are, but I don’t understand parents any better than you do. They’re hopelessly behind the times. Carlos: I don’t really expect them to keep up with what’s going on right now or to know anything about what’s in and what’s out, but I thought they’d understand if I wanted to express myself. They were hippies in their day. Belinda: Yeah, but being a hippie isn’t the same thing as being a hipster. Most of them just don’t keep up with pop culture. You know, now that I think about it, I’m not sure that’s such a bad thing. Carlos: What do you mean? Belinda: Can you imagine going to the same clubs as your parents, or you and your parents reading the same blogs? Carlos: Oh, that would really suck. Okay, you’ve made your point. Things could be a lot worse.  

Discuss some inevitable difference between generations.

READING AND WRITING

Finish the essay answering the five guiding questions that follow the beginning of the essay and making use of the new vocabulary:

Teenage Problems

Today it is fashionable to speak about teenage problems. A few years ago alcohol, fights, killings and other kinds of violence were more problems for adults than for young people. But now, as official reports admit, violence, AIDS, drugs and alcohol are more and more associated with the young people. Almost half of teenagers have an experience with drugs, alcohol and sex under age of 16. A lot of teenagers who have drug or alcohol addiction almost never believe that they are dependent. Every fifth teenager who was arrested for criminal actions, was younger than 14 and couldn't be sent to prison.



Some people say that 15-17-year old people are old enough to be responsible for what they do and give them quite a lot of freedom and rights. On the other hand, most adults think that teenagers are too young to be taken seriously. This misunderstanding produced many problems.

What has gone wrong?

Actually, a lot of teenagers say that their parents let them do anything they want and are quite indifferent to their problems. Many teenagers get upset or depressed when they can't solve their problems. Some specialists explain that the changes of our society, the system of our life force young people to choose their own lifestyle.

Things are not easy nowadays even for adults, but for teenagers who have to find their own place in society, they are even more difficult. …

1. What are teens' life ambitions? (Some expressions for possible use: they want to..., enjoy life, be independent, express their individuality, do well at school, earn money, rebel against the society, change the world to the best, be taken seriously, have the right to..., have a chance to ... .)

  1. What problems do teenagers face today? (Some expressions for possible use: family problems, friction between young people and their parents, generation gap, personal problems, school problems, violence, cruelty, drug addiction, drinking problems, poverty, discrimination, loneliness, parents' expectations are too high).
  2. How do you feel about teens' problems? (Some expressions for possible use: I find them..., urgent, important, serious, awful, shocking, difficult to solve, interesting to discuss, useless to discuss).
  3. Who can help? (Some expressions for possible use: teenagers themselves, parents, adults, school, the Government. The young people should feel that they are cared for.)

5. How to help? (Some expressions for possible use: Teenagers/adults should think about/ care about/ be free to decide/ forbid... to/ allow... to.../ give more rights to.../ send... to prison/ help to overcome difficulties.)


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