大學英語口語教程Thgenerationgap代溝

1、cell-phone & bookwarm-up questions:- when are your parents birthday and their wedding anniversary?- do you give your parents presents to celebrate your parents birthday? - do you know your parents interests?- in what ways do you want your parents to improve?-do your parents celebrate your birthd

2、ay? - in what areas do your parents want you to improve? causes of the generation gaphow to narrow the generation gapobjectivekey wordsuseful expressionskey words1 contradiction /conflict n. 矛盾矛盾 2 tradition n. 傳統(tǒng)傳統(tǒng) 3 appropriately adv. 適當地適當地4 influential adj. 有影響的有影響的 5 humiliate vt. 羞辱，使丟臉羞辱，使丟臉6

3、 patience n. 耐心，忍耐耐心，忍耐7 complex adj 復雜的復雜的8 barriers n. 障礙障礙9 disturb v. 打擾打擾10 legal adj. 合法的合法的11 tragedy n. 悲劇悲劇12 perspective n. 視角視角13 unbridgeable adj. 不可彌補的不可彌補的useful expressions owing to： 因為因為 on/to the contrary： 正相反正相反 for ones sake： 為了為了的緣故，為了的緣故，為了的利益的利益 let go of： 放手；放開放手；放開 in charge

4、of： 負責負責 talk sth. over 商議，討論商議，討論 get rid of : 擺脫；丟棄擺脫；丟棄 lose ones cool: 失去冷靜失去冷靜 apply to do sth. (for sth.): 申請申請 encounter optimistically tend to accounts of out of touch1. the old generation and the young generation live in different periods.2. different places have different cultures, differe

5、nt backgrounds3. the lack of communicationhow to narrow the generation gap1. communicate with each other, try to understand each other2. have patience3. put one feet into others shoes4. the key to bridge the gap is understanding, is the holy love between family members. a: look! what my mother gave

6、me for my birthday-a letter! b:a letter for birthday present? c: what does it said? a: oh! i told my mother that my boy friend does not love me because he fell in love with another girl. my mother knows that i love him very much. so she gave me some advices for what i should do. b: thats very good!

7、c: my mother never agreed me to have a boy friend until graduated! a: my mother has always been my good friend since i was little. im proud of her. b: it seems that there is really no generation gap between you and your mother. c: yes. i agree with that. one important cause of the generation gap is

8、the chance that young people have to choose their way of life. in more traditional societies, when children grow up, they are expected to live in the same area as their parents, to marry people that their parents know and agree to, and to continue the family occupation. in modern society, young peop

9、le often travel a great distance for their education, move out of the family at an early age, marry or live with people whom their parents have never met, and choose occupations different from those of their parents. in the easily changing society, parents often expect their children to do better th

10、an they did: to find better jobs, to make more money; and to do all the things that they were unable to do. often, however, the strong desire that parents have for their children are another cause of the disagreement between them. often, they discover that they have very little in common with each o

11、ther. finally, the speed at which changes take place in modern society is another cause of the gap between the generations. in a traditional culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom, but in modern society, the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight. the young and the old

12、 seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilities.nowadays, many young people are complaining that their parents can not understand them very well. they say that their parents take care of every aspect of their lives, leaving them a neighbor to have their privat

13、e space. yet parents are worried that their children dont show any respect to them and never give them any trust. consequently, the household phrases spreading, it is the generation gap. by using this phrase, both the young and the old have found a good explanation for their misunderstanding of each

14、 other. yet they dont bother to take any measures to cover the distance between them. in my opinion, i think we should first admit that there are indeed some differences between parents and children, then we should try to take some time to communicate with each other frequently. not only the parents

15、 but also the kids should be equal when theyre exchanging their views. only by the joint efforts can the parents and children breach the generation gap between them. generation gap generation gap refers to the distance and contradiction(矛盾) between the old and the youth. its a common(常見的) phenomenon

16、(現象) that exits everywhere in the world and influences both the old and the youth. generally speaking, generation gap results in different understanding and appreciation of the great and constant(固定的) changes of the world, different reaction to new things, and different attitudes to tradition(傳統(tǒng)) pr

17、inciples(原則) and beliefs. therefore, we may say where there are the old and the youth; there is the generation gap. generation gap is natural, but very influential(有影響的). if we cannot deal with it appropriately(適當地), the gap will be greater and the greater and consequently(結果) affect the work and th

18、e relation between the old and the young. the barriers between generations do exist, yet, they are removable. firstly, i suggest the older generation try to learn more about the new things. and, they should seize every chance to talk with their children about their new “discoveries”. in this way, bo

19、th sides may find something in common between them. secondly, young people should also learn to appreciate the hobbies or tastes of the old. do not undervalue those traditional treasures, like peking opera. thirdly, the two generations are supposed to spare some time for communication regularly, or

20、write to each other, as writing is a good way of communication. to sum up, to narrow the generation gap, people should regard mutual understanding as the most important thing.the parent-adolescent conflict is more common and more intense during adolescence than during any other period of time. they

21、may squabble about even some trivial things, such as dating friends, making hairstyles, wearing strange clothes, listening to blaring music.the children in adolescence are very sensitive to new things and so willing to take venture that they are more likely to accept new things. by contrast, their p

22、arents are confined by the traditional ways and experience and become conservational, especially those who are undergoing the menopause and easy to be irritated in particular. it turns out that their children rebel against their guidance which may be accepted by children if it is intelligently offer

23、ed.therefore, they see things in different perspectives. another cause resulting in the generation gap is that information reaches the children through a variety of informers. children would like to communicate with their peers more frankly and frequently than with their parents. in addition to peers, the advance