LESSON 5

WARM-UP

LISTENING
Watch a video

PRE-LISTENING

• Vocabulary
• Task 1. Complete the table about you.
• Task 2. Listen and number.
• Task 3. Listen and answer the questions using no more
than TWO words.

WHILE-LISTENING

POST-LISTENING

CONSOLIDATION

Task 4. Work in groups. Discuss the questions.
• Wrap-up
• Homework

Watch a video

Do you often get into conflicts with your
parents? What conflicts ?
Appearance

Clothes

Interests

Friends

Conflicts

Housework

Schoolwork

Unit 2

The generation
gap

LISTENING

Family conflicts

1. Vocabulary

disagreement (n)
/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt/
a situation where people have different
opinions about something and often argue

1. Vocabulary

upset (v)
/ˌʌpˈset/

to make somebody/yourself feel
unhappy, anxious or annoyed

1. Vocabulary

complain (about) (v)
/kəmˈpleɪn/

to say that you are annoyed, unhappy or
not satisfied about somebody/something

1. Vocabulary

Keep (doing st) (v)
 to continue doing something; to do something repeatedly

1. Vocabulary

appearance (n)
/əˈpɪərəns/

the way that somebody/something
looks on the outside; what
somebody/something seems to be

1. Vocabulary
Vietnamese equivalent

Form
1. disagreement (n)

Pronunciation
/ˌdɪsəˈɡriːmənt/
 

sự bất đồng

2. upset (n)

/ˌʌpˈset/

gây khó chịu

3. complain (about) (v)

/kəmˈpleɪn/
 

phàn nàn (về)

4. keep (doing st) (v)

/ki:p/

Tiếp tục, liên tục làm gì

5. appearance (n)

/əˈpɪərəns/

 

 

ngoại hình

2

Complete the following table about you. Work in pairs and
compare your answers.

3 Listen and number the things they talk about in the
order they are mentioned.

a. Kevin's parents limit his screen time.
b. Mai asks Kevin if he has any disagreements with
his parents.
c. Mai is not allowed to colour her hair.
d. Mai's choice in clothes and hairstyle upsets her
mother.

4
3
2
1

4

Listen again and answer the following questions using no
more than TWO words.

1. What does Mai's mother keep complaining about?
Mai's appearance.
2. Where doesn't Mai's mother allow her to wear tight jeans?
At school.
3. What does Kevin mainly use his smartphone and laptop for?
(His) homework.
4. According to Mai, what might Kevin's parents worry about?
Kevin's eyesight/ his eyesight.
5. What time do Kevin's parents take away his smartphone and laptop?
10 p.m.

5 Work in groups. Discuss the following questions then
present your ideas.

What are the common conflicts in your family?
How can you resolve those conflicts?

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Reasons for family conflicts
• Listening for main ideas and specific information related to
family conflicts

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Practice activity 4/p23 – Student book
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Prepare for Lesson 6 - Unit 2.