Enghlish 11 unit 1 the generation gap lesson 7 communication and culture

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UNIT 1: THE GENERATION GAP
Lesson 7Commuinication & 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?


Act 2: Report
your group's opinions

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Act 2: Report
your group's opinions
love my independence and space.

Nuclear family

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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Advantages

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.

Parents have enough time to look after their children.

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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.