Unit 1
The generation gap
READING:
WHERE DO CONFLICTS COME FROM?
Watch the video and tell your thinkings.
1. You are going to read a text about the conflicts between parents and their teenage children. Which of the following do you think you may find in the text?
a. parents and children having different tastes in music.
b. parents’ strong opinions about everything related to their children.
c. children’s objection to the way their parents treat them like small kids.
d. parents’ objection to their children`s clothes.
e. parents’ expectations of their children`s better use of free time.
f. parents’ strong views about their children`s education and future jobs.
g. parents and children having different beliefs.
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Treat (v) /tri:t/ 
đối xử
Conflict (n,v) /kən`flikt/ 
cuộc xung đột, mâu thuẫn
Independent (a) /,indi`pendənt/
độc lập, không phụ thuộc
Norm (n) /nɔ:m/
Sự chuẩn mực
Brand name /ˈbrænd neɪm/
Hàng hiệu, thương hiệu
Afford (v) /ə`fɔ:d/ 
Có khả năng chi trả
Impose (v) /im`pəʊz/
Áp đặt
Break rules and norms
/breik ru:l ænd nɔ:m/
Phá vỡ quy tắc và chuẩn mực
1. have enough money to buy something
2. make somebody accept the same opinions or ideas as you
3. the name given to a product by the company that produces it
4. standards of behavior that are typical or accepted within a particular group or society
5. situations in which people are involved in a serious disagreement or argument
3. Match the highlighted words in the text with the definitions below.
afford
impose
brand name
norms
conflicts
5. Do all parents let their children choose a university and career?
5. No, some of them try to impose their choises of university or career on their children.
4. How do parents want their children to spend their free time?
4. They want their children to spend their time in a more useful way.
3. Why are parents concerned about the clothes their teenage children want to wear?
3. They are worried because these clothes may break rules and norms of society, or distract them from schoolwork.
2. What do children want to be and do as they grow up?
2. They want to be more independent, create their own opinions, and make their own decisions.
1. Why do most parents still treat their teenage children like small kids?
1. Because they strongly believe they know what is best for their children.
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