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Generation gap
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Do you think parents know about their teenagers’ problems?
Do you think teenagers know about their parents’ problems?
What are the things children and their parents argue about?
Suggested answers:
Hair style
Clothes
Music
Behavior
Computers
TV
Idleness
Household chores
Friends
Hobbies
Education
Staying late out
Lack of privacy
Is a compromise possible?
What kind of a compromise would you suggest?
VIII. Building a bridge
Some people get upset with each other not because of the words, but because of the meanings behind the words.
It’s very important to communicate effectively. Here are some “bridge burners” and” bridge builders” which can either burn the bridges or bridge the “generation gap” correspondently.
| № | Parents | № | Children |
| You don’t need to know about that. | I am fed up with… | ||
| What do you think about it? | I couldn’t care less. | ||
| You always say that. | 3 | I am not a slave, you know. | |
| I can’t understand that, but… | Well, you’ve got a point there. | ||
| Thank you for saying that. | It didn’t occur to me. | ||
| If you say that again, I’ll… | Please, explain it to me again. | ||
| Your feelings are important for me. | What I am saying is very important to me. | ||
| When you say/do that it really upsets me. | Leave me alone. | ||
| You are telling lies. | 9 | What have I done now! | |
| That’s none of your business! | 10 | You are never there for me. | |
| You’d better not do that again! | I think, I’ve overreacted. |
Right answers are given in italics.
To bridge the generation gap we should also (suggested answers)
respect others if we want others’ respect
view mutual understanding as the most important thing
be flexible and tolerant
speak to each other
listen so that to hear and learn
trust each other
communicate
IX. Famous People about the Conflict with a Smile
Look at the sayings by the famous people and comment.
There was no respect for youth when I was young, and now that I am old, there is no respect for age - I missed it coming and going. - J.B. Priestly
The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents and the second half by our children. - Clarence Darrow
Parents often talk about the younger generation as if they didn't have anything to do with it. - Haim Ginott
There is nothing wrong with today's teenager that twenty years won't cure. - Author Unknown
Each generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. – George Orwell
Every generation needs regeneration. – Charles H. Spurgeon
The longer I live the more keenly I feel that whatever was good enough for our fathers is not good enough for us. - Oscar Wilde