An Minh High School

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OUR CLASS

Teacher: Nguyễn Thụy Hải Yến

Uni
t

REVIEW
1 (UNIT
FAMILY
LIFE 1-3)

LESSON 3

SKILLS (2)

READING AND WRITING

WHAT CAN YOU SEE IN THE PICTURE?

Generation gap

BRAINSTORMING

differences in
interests
differences in
habits

lack of time for
each other

parents impose
decisions on children

Where does generation
gap come from?
differences in
viewpoints

compare children
with others

PART 1: READING
Task 1:

Match the headings with the paragraphs.
(Page 41)

1. differences in interests
2. differences in habits
4. Lack of interaction
5. Comparing to others
3. Lack of understanding
In most cultures, there is a generation gap between parents and their children. There are many reasons
for this gap. Below are three of them.
A. _____________
As each generation is strongly influenced by changes in society, parents and children may see the
world differently. In addition, different lifestyles make it difficult for parents and their children to
fully understand each other's way of thinking. Many adult children even cut all ties with their parents.
B. _____________
Busy work and school schedules often prevent parents and children from spending time together.
After along and stressful day at work, parents come home, often feeling exhausted, and have little
time to spend with their children. This leads to a lack of communication and widens the generation
gap.
C. _____________
Many parents keep comparing their children to other children, or even to how they behaved as
children. They think it is good for their children to see these good examples and try to improve.
However, this only makes the gap wider and causes their children to lose confidence in themselves.
Some children may even start hating those people that they are compared to.

Task 2: Decide these statements are True (T) or False (F).
T

1. Three reasons for the generation gap between
parents and children are mentioned in the text.

F

Line 2

2. Changes in society help parents and children get closer to
Pra A
each other.
they see things differently
Pra B
3. Despite their busy schedules, all parents and children
spend a lot of time together. busy schedules prevent them from spending time
together

4. Parents don't have enough time for their children because
they work long hours.
Pra B

Task 3:
Read the text again and choose the answer A, B or C.

1.
A.
B.
C.

What is the text mainly about?
Many parents keep comparing their children to other children
Generation gap between parents and their children
Changes in society
2. The word " prevent " in the paragraph 3 could be best replaced by___
D. stop
B. allow
C. continue
3. Which of the following is NOT true, according to the text?
E. After along and stressful day at work, parents often feeling tired.
F. When children are compared to their parents, they may lose their
confidence.
G. Parents and their children often sympathize each other.

PART 2 : WRITING

Complete each sentence of the opinion on the
given topic. You may use the ideas in the
reading to help you.

1. Many parents (compare/ comparing/ to compare) their own childhood with
their children's experiences because they want to teach them good behaviour.
2. Parents and their children belong to (similar/ different/ appropriate)
generations.
3. Parents (spent/ experienced/ took) different social changes and grew up in
different economic conditions.
4. These changes and conditions (have formed/ formed/ form) their points of
views and behaviour.
5. When children are compared to their parents, they may lose their
(confidence/ confident/ inconfidence) because they may think that they are not
good enough.
6. Many of them will believe that their parents don't believe in their abilities
and become afraid of living (independently/independent/ dependently)

CONSOLIDATION
1 Wrap-up
What have you learnt today?
• Practise reading for main ideas and specific information about
the generation gap.
• Develop develop writing skills on the given topic.

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Prepare for Unit 4 – Lesson 1.

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