Generation Gap


Poziom: B1+/B2

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Pełna lekcja Let’s Talk: Generation Gap – w sklepie

Experiencing the Generation Gap

  • Have you ever felt a generation gap?
  • How do you overcome the generation gap?
  • When do you feel the generation gap the most?
  • At what point in life does the generation gap seem to be the largest?
  • How many years of difference cause a generation gap?
  • When did you first feel like an adult?
  • Do you think your life is easier or harder than your parents’ lives?
  • What do you think are the advantages and disadvantages of being part of another generation?

Parents and Children

  • Can you talk to your parents about everything?
  • Is it possible for parents and children to be friends?
  • Do you ever disagree with your parents or grandparents about music, style or values?
  • Do you think you can be a better parent than your own parents?
  • Do you think your generation’s struggles are similar to your parents’ generation’s?
  • Does the generation gap give older people more authority over younger people?

Love Across Generations

  • Is it OK to date or marry someone from a different generation, either older or younger?
  • How would you feel if your father were a generation older than your mother?
  • What problems could a couple from different generations face?
  • When is an age gap beneficial, and when is it a hindrance?

What Shapes a Generation

  • What influences the styles, values and interests of a generation?
  • What role does music play in the generation gap?
  • What role does changing technology play in creating a generation gap?
  • Could people’s leisure habits define 'radio’, 'television’ and 'computer’ generations?
  • Which changes in traditional values could contribute to a generation gap?
  • Should teachers be aware of the generation gap between them and their students?
  • Should teachers adapt to their students, or should students adapt to their teachers?

Old and Young

  • Is the older generation always wiser and more correct in their choices? Why or why not?
  • What do you think when you see an old person?
  • Do you think older people are boring?
  • Why do new generations often blame the previous generation for their problems?
  • If you could give one important message to the next generation, what would it be?