Unit 1, Grade 11: The Generation Gap-Communication and Culture
1. Communication
1.1. Task 1 Unit 1 grade 11
Work in groups. Practice asking the following questions and take notes of their answers Work with your friends in groups, ask and answer the questions below and record your answers.
Guide to answer
first. nuclear family or extended family
2. Advantages: have more support from other family members…
there are a lot of conflicts between different generations, …
Translation
first. What kind of family do you live in?
Nuclear family or multigenerational family
2. What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of living in a multigenerational family or a nuclear family?
Advantages: more support from other family members…
Disadvantage: there are a lot of conflicts between different generations
1.2. Task 2 Unit 1 grade 11
Report your group’s opinions to the class (Report your group’s ideas to the whole class.)
2. Culture
The return of the extended families in the UK and the USA (The return of multigenerational families in the UK and US)
2.1. Task 1 Unit 1 grade 11
Read the following text about the coming back of the extended families and answer the questions (Read the passage below about the return of the multigenerational family model and then answer the questions.)
Guide to answer
first. 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 sustained.
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.
Translation
The return of the multigenerational family model in the UK and US
In the past few years, both in the UK and the US. The number of multigenerational households with three or four generations living under one roof is increasing. This trend is the result of a number of economic factors.
High unemployment, part-time jobs and low-paying jobs have forced young adults to return to live with their parents. Besides, today’s families are facing higher family costs, heavier pressures in raising children and taking care of the elderly.
Living under the same roof with three or four generations can be frustrating because of the lack of space, the lack of independence and privacy, and the daily conflicts that arise due to different values and attitudes.
However, the advantages still prevail over the disadvantages. When living with members of a multigenerational family, children can build relationships with adults other than their parents, and the elderly can become more active when communicating with younger generations.
Whether we accept it or not, this trend is increasing as more and more people choose the multigenerational family model.
first. How has the family trend increased in the US and UK?
Large numbers of multigenerational households have three or four generations living under the same roof.
2. What are the reasons for this family trend?
Unemployment, part-time work and low-income jobs have become more common. Housing costs have become higher. The pressure to take care of children and the elderly becomes heavier.
3. List some of the disadvantages of living in a large family.
The disadvantages are lack of space, independence and privacy, and daily conflicts.
4. How do young children benefit from living in an extended family?
They can develop relationships with adults who are not parents.
5. How can the elderly benefit from living in a large family?
Older people can become more active when communicating with the younger generation.
2.2. Task 2 Unit 1 grade 11
Discuss with a partner (Let’s discuss with your side)
first. What is the current family trend in Vietnam?
2. What are the reasons for the current trend?
3. Do you think children are happier growing up in extended families?
Translation
first. What is the current family trend in Vietnam?
2. What causes that trend?
3. Do you think children are happier growing up in a multigenerational family?
3. Practice
3.1. Choose the best answers
1. A: “Do you prefer living in an extended family or a nuclear family”?
REMOVE: “___”
A. Of course not
REMOVE. Both are not good
OLD. Nuclear family for sure
EASY. Whatever
2 A: “What’s your family like?”
REMOVE: “___”
A. I have a lot of brother in my family
REMOVE. It looks like a big home
OLD. I hate my family
EASY. We have a great time together
3. A: “I am afraid of living in a nuclear family.”
REMOVE: “___”
A. Me too
REMOVE. Me neither
OLD. What’s up?
EASY. How come?
4. A: “I’m terribly sorry for that”
REMOVE: ___
A. It should have been punished
REMOVE. No matter how much you say sorry, it won’t work.
OLD. Yeah, it’s good
EASY. Don’t worry.
5. A: “Would you like to come over my house this week”
REMOVE: “____”
A. Why not?
REMOVE. Why on this week?
OLD. What’s are we going to drink at your home?
EASY. What’s the deal?
6. A:” I don’t agree with people on living in an extended family”
REMOVE: ____
A. I don’t agree, neither
REMOVE. Neither, by I
OLD. So, do I
EASY. I don’t agree, too
7. When people who live in Vietnam visit an extended family, they will ___ the older people first.
A. Greet
REMOVE. Say goodbye
OLD. wave
EASY. Swear
8. In an extended family in Vietnam, the older you are, the more ___ you become
A. Prosperous
REMOVE. Meaningful
OLD. Respectful
EASY. Developing
4. Conclusion
At the end of the new Unit 1 English Grade 11 lesson – Communication and Culture, students will gain more understanding of multigenerational families in the UK and the US. At the same time, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the nuclear family.
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