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

What kind of family do you live in?. What do you think the advantages and disadvantages of living in an extended or a nuclear family are?.2. Act 2: Report your group's opinions Nucl

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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?

Act 2: Report your group's opinions

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

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.