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UNIT 1: THE GENERATION GAP
Lesson 7-
Commuinication & Culture
I. Communication
Work in groups:
Asking the questions and take notes of their answers.
1. What kind of family do you live in?
2. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of living in an extended or a nuclear family are?
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Act 2: Report
your group`s opinions
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Act 2: Report
your group`s opinions
Nuclear family
love my independence and space.
don`t think I would like it to
share my space with too many people.
be less conflicts & generation gaps
would prefer a nuclear family anytime
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Children are closer to the parents
and can have more free and frank discussion about
their problems with parents which helps for the better
development of their personality.
Advantages
Parents have enough time to look after their children.
II. CULTURE
The return of the extended families in the UK and the USA
Act 1. Read the following text about the coming back of the extended families and answer the questions.(p.15)
1. The number of multi-generational households with three or four generations living under the same roof.
2. Unemployment, part-time work and low-paid jobs have become more common. The cost of housing has become higher. The pressures of childcare and elderly care have become heavier.
3. The disadvantages are the lack of space, independence and privacy, and the daily conflicts.
4. They can develop relationships with adults other than their parents.
5. Old people can become more active when interacting with the younger generations.
Act. 2. Discuss with a partner
1. What is the current family trend in Viet Nam?
2. What are the reasons for the current trend?
3. Do you think children are happier growing up in extended families?
1. What is the current family trend in Viet Nam?

The Vietnamese family now exists in two major forms: nuclear families (two generations) and extended families (from three generations upwards). The nuclear family is the most common.
2. What are the reasons for the current trend?

Western values have been adopted into Vietnamese society.
Today, many young people embrace their freedoom and independence.
Besides, they can afford to buy their own house/
flat and take care of their children
without depending on their parents.
Some of them work in other provinces or abroad,
so they live far away from their parents.
3. Do you think children are happier growing up in extended families?

Yes, I do. When living with members of their extended family, young children can develop relationships with adults other than their parents. They can also play with cousins that are around their ages.