TheGenerationGap.ppt

1、The Generation Gap,1.Do you think there is a generation gap between you and your family? How can you deal with it ? 2.Do you always do what your parents want you to do ?,One important cause of the generation gap is the chance that young people have to choose their way of life. In more traditional so

2、cieties, 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 people often travel a great distance for their education, move out of the family at an ea

3、rly 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 than they did: to find better jobs, to make more money; and to do all the things that t

4、hey 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 other.,Finally, the speed at which changes take place in modern society is another cau

5、se 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culture, elderly people are valued for their wisdom but in modern society, the knowledge of a lifetime may become out of date overnight.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 seem to live in two very different worlds, separated by different skills and abilitie

6、s.,No doubt, the generation gap will continue to be a future of our life for some time to come. Its causes are rooted in the changes of our society, and in the rapid speed at which society changes.,The old generation and the young generation live in different periods. 2. Different places have differ

7、ent cultures, different backgrounds. 3. The lack of communication.,Communicate with each other, try to understand each other. Keep silence. have patience. Contain others.,There is a generation gap between parents and children. The key to bridge the gap is understanding, is the holy loving between fa

8、mily members.,The greatest thing in family life is to take a hint when a hint is intended-and not to take a hint when a hint is not intended. 家庭生活中最重要的不仅是成员之间的心领神会，还需要心有灵犀一点通。 The house of everyone is to him as his castle and fortress. 每个人的家对他自己就像是城堡和要塞。,All happy families are like one another; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way. 所有幸福的家庭都是相似，而每个不幸的家庭却各有各的不幸。 Home is the place where ,when you have