Unit+1+Teenage+Life+Workboo k+The+Face-down+Generation 高一英語(yǔ)人教版（2019）必修第一冊(cè)

Teenage

LifeHello,oh-ohs!Howwillyoudealwithschool,friends,andfamily?Youuseyourphonetoomuch!Lead-inGenerationGapTheFace-downGenertaionWhatissaidabouttheface-downgeneration?（themainidea）FastReading

Therearetwodifferentopinionsontheface-downgeneration.Whataretheadultsworriedabout？Whatdoesthewriterthinkoftheoh-ohs?TheFace-downGenertaionCarefulReadingSomeadultsworrythatyou'remoreinterestedinthescreeninfrontofyouthantheworldaroundyou.Theythinkofyouasthe"face-downgeneration"becauseyouuseyourphonesomuchandtheywonderhowyouwilldealwithschool,friends,andfamily.Aretoday'steenagerstoobusytextingandtakingselfiestobecomesuccessfulinreallife—or"IRL",asyouwouldsay?Otheradultsworrythattoday'syoutharespoilt(寵壞的)anddon'twanttofacethechallengesofadultlife.Manychildrenborninthe1990sand2000swereraisedby"helicopterparents"whowerealwaystheretoguideandhelpthemwithabusyschedulefilledwithhomeworkandextra-curricularactivitiessuchasdancing,drawing,orsports.Withparentswhodoeverythingforthem,today'syouthseemtoprefertoliveliketeenagersevenwhentheyareintheir20sor30s.Theadults’worries/concernWhatisa"helicopterparent"?HELICOPTERPARENT

isaterm(術(shù)語(yǔ))

forapersonwhopays

extremelycloseattentiontohisorherchild

orchildren,particularly(尤其)ateducation.Theyaresonamedbecause,likeahelicopter,theyhover(盤旋)closely（緊緊地）aroundtheirchildren，whether

theyneedthemornot.直升機(jī)Ifyou'rereadingthis,youwereprobablyborninthe2000s.Theoh-ohs.The21stcentury.Thatwouldmakeyouyoung,creative,connected,global,andnodoubtsmart.Maybegood-looking,too.Right?Butwhatdootherpeoplethinkaboutyourgeneration?Doestheface-downgenerationneedaheads-up?Well,probablynot.Thefactisthatmanyoftoday'steenagersarebettereducatedandmorecreativethanpastgenerations.Theyseemtobewillingtobecomeleaders.Moreyoungpeoplethanevervolunteertohelptheircommunities.TherearealsobraveyoungpeoplesuchasMalalaYousafzai,theteenagerwhowonthe2014NobelPeacePrizeforpushinggirls'rightstogotoschool.Thewriter’sopinionsMalalaYousafzaiShewasborninPakistanin1997.Asayounggirl,shebecameupsetthatgirlswerenotallowedtogotoschool,andshebegantoactivelyspeakout(公開發(fā)聲)against(反對(duì))thepractice(做法)throughherblog.SheistheyoungestpersonevertowintheNobelPeacePrize.Anotherexampleofagreatoh-ohHowaboutyouropinionsabouttheoh-ohs?ThinkdeeperIsthewriteranoh-oh?Why?ThewordstoyouThatmeans：theconditions(條件)aregettingbetterandbetterforyou.Anditislikelythat(很有可能)youwilldogreatandhavebigsmiles.Thingsarelookingupfortheface-downgeneration.ChancesarethatyouwilldoGR8(great)andLOL(laug