Module 1 Lesson 3 : generation gap

I – Getting started :
Step 1 : Let’s discuss the title of this lesson:

Step 2 :Try to answer this questionnaire honestly :

Your parents Approve of Disapprove of

The choice of your clothes
Your hair style
Your school result
Your friends
The amount of pocket money you ask
them for
Your behavior with your siblings
The meaning of freedom according to you
The way you spend your free time
The way you spend your pocket money
Going to parties at night
Step 3 :circle the right option to get a complete definition of generation gap:

Generation gap means difference in ( clothes – attitudes – problems ) or absence of

( understand – understanding – understood ) between younger and older generation . This
generation gap has always been there . The values and lifestyle have changed . Today ,
everyone likes to live and ( behave – behaviour – behaving ) in his own way . This has made
the problem ( bad – worse – worst ) and it is now destroying family life . The elders look ( at
– for – after ) the children and make all sorts of sacrifices to bring them up . Naturally , they
feel they have a right over them . They want their children to respect their rules . But the
children , when they grow up , want a complete ( violence – ability – freedom ) in their
thoughts and actions which are most of the time opposite to the elders .
 II – Reading comprehension :
Step 1: Read the letter page 16 and answer these questions:

1/Tick the right option:

This text is :

 A letter of apology

 A thank you letter

 A letter of complaint

2/Complete the table:

SENDER OF THE LETTER RECEIVER OF THE LETTER PURPOSE OF THIS LETTER

3/Tick the right answer(s) :

Jane and her parents argued about …

a- Pocket money

b- going to parties and staying out late

c- her bad school results

Jane’s problem is that :

*Her parents don’t love her

*They are too conservative and overprotective

*They are understanding and permissive

*They are old-fashioned

*They don’t want her to make friends

*They do not allow her enough freedom

4/ Answer the questions below:

 a. What was Jane's feeling after being deprived of staying out late at night with her friends?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

b. What was the solution she resorted to in the end?

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..

5/ Complete the table below with the appropriate adjectives in the box.

overprotective / disobedient / strict / stubborn / old-fashioned / brave (=courageous)

JANE HER PARENTS

6/ Do you agree with Jane or with her parents? Why?

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

7/Match words with their synonyms:

1-……………………………..= something that is false. a-dog-headed

2- ………………………………….= to care for b-conservative

3-…………………………….=a person who refuses to change his ideas c-agree

4-………………………………….=to be out of the house until a late time d-sneak out

5…………………………….=to have the same idea like another person e-break

6………………………………….=not to respect the rules f-worry

7………………………………….=to go out of the house secretly g-stay out

8………………………………….=to take a person from a place by car h-argue

9………………………………….= shy and not relaxed i-pick a person up

10………………………………….=a person who has traditional ideas j-embarrassed

11………………………………….=to think about a problem k-look after

12 …………………………….=to express one’s opposite idea with anger l-wrong

What are compound adjectives?

Compound adjectives are adjectives that are made up of two or more words usually
with hyphens (-) between them.Examples:

An English-speaking country. A thirty-floor building.

How are compound adjectives formed?

Compound adjectives can be formed as follows:

Adverb-past participle / noun + ed

a well-known writ /a well-mannered girl

Adjective-present participle (verb + ing)

a good-looking boy /a free-standing tower

Noun-past participle
a tongue-tied boy /a sun-dried fruit

Adjective-past participle / noun + ed

a short-sighted man /a long-haired lady

Noun- adjective
a world-famous singer

Adjective- noun
a last- minute solution

Noun-noun
a part-time job

III – Writing :
Step 1: You are the advice columnist of " TEENS MAGNET MAGAZINE ".
Write a reply to Jane to help her improve her relationship with her parents and
bridge the gap between them

Use the following hints :

Let’s bridge the gap Let’s bridge the gap

Expressions of advice :

I advise you to................. If I were you, I would....................

The best thing you can do is............ You ought to................
You should / You shouldn’t.............. Why don’t you try to ......
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