Choose the suitable word given in the margin and supply its correct form to complete the gaps.

Important social changes are taking place in the areas of marriage and family. There

is a global (1) _________ going on in how we think of ourselves and how we form

ties and (2) with others.

What most people call the traditional family was in fact a transitional phase in family (3) _______ in the 1950s. By then the idea that romantic love was the best (4) _______ for marriage had replaced the concept of marriage as an economic contrast. The family has since changed further.

In the traditional family the married couple was only one part of the family system. Ties with children and other relatives were equally important in day-to-say (5) _______. Today the couple is at the core of what the family is. While statistically marriage is still the norm, for most people its (6) _______ has completely changed. although marriage promotes the (7) ______ of a relationship by making a public declaration of (8) _________, it is now the quality of the couple's relationship which is considered the most important element.

a couple has its own exclusive history. It is a unit based upon emotional communication or (9) _______. Communication is both the means of establishing the tie in the first place and the basis for ensuring continuing (10) ___ in the relationship.

1, commit

2, connect

3, develop

4, exist

5, find

6, happy

7, intimate

8, revolve

9, sign

10, stable

Good luck :3

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For people in most cultures, the generation gap in their family is mainly about differences in musical tastes, career choices, and lifestyles. In Asian American families, however, the process of adapting to American culture makes the generation gap wider.

Naturally, children of Asian American immigrants adapt to American culture much faster than their parents. English quickly becomes their first language. They accept American values such as individualism, freedom, honesty, and competition. They also start to follow American traditions in their daily lives.

On the other hand, many first-generation Asian American parents fail to adapt to the new culture. They continue to use their native language. They keep practising their traditional lifestyle and old culture. They often try to force their children to follow their native country's cultural values, such as the importance of family, respect for the elders and the community.

Due to their different attitudes to the new culture, Asian American children may have cultural values different from their parents' Asian cultural values. They may not do what their parents want them to do or what they are expected to do. As a result, Asian American parents may fail to have their children follow the family traditional values.

Family conflict

The generation gap , which refers to a broad difference between one generation and anther , espesially between young people and their partens , usully leads to numerous conflicts . Such family conflicts can seiously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times

It gose without saying that , however old their childen are , perents still regard them as small kids and keep in in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices . Therefore , they tend to make a great attempt to help thier children to discover the outside word . Nevertheless , they forget that as chiidren grow up , they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions , thought , styles and values about life . One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers . While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends , parents who valie traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society . It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents

Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parent and teenagers . Young people are told that they have word at their feetand that dazzing futur opportunities are just waiting for them to sexie . However , their parents try to impose their choices of unversity or career on the regardless of thier children's preference

Indeed , conflicts between parents and children are the everlasting family phenomena . It seems that best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

Task 1 : True / Faise / not given

1. According to the passage , the relaionhip between parents and chilren is not easily destroyed by the family conflicts

2. As children get older , parents let them live on their own way and do what they are interested in

Topic 6: Global Warming

1. What is global warming?

2. What are the cause of global warming

3. What are the effects of the global warming? In your opinion, which of these effects is the most serious?

4. Can you give some facts in the world or in your local community to show that global warming is really dangerous to our lives?

5. What are some possible solutions for global warming? Why do you think these solutions can help to reduce global warming?

6. What should you do in your local community to contribute to reducing global warming?

Choose the best anwers for the following questions.

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times.

It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life.

One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents.

Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference.

Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the everlasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

Question 5. According to the passage, what are parents' viewpoints about the teenagers' clothes?

Choose the best anwers for the following questions.

The generation gap, which refers to a broad difference between one generation and another, especially between young people and their parents, usually leads to numerous conflicts. Such family conflicts can seriously threaten the relationship between parents and children at times.

It goes without saying that, however old their children are, parents still regard them as small kids and keep in mind that their offspring are too young to protect themselves cautiously or have wise choices. Therefore, they tend to make a great attempt to help their children to discover the outside world. Nevertheless, they forget that as children grow up, they want to be more independent and develop their own identity by creating their own opinions, thoughts, styles and values about life.

One common issue that drives conflicts is the clothes of teenagers. While teens are keen on wearing fashionable clothes which try to catch up with the youth trends, parents who value traditional clothes believe that those kinds of attire violate the rules and the norms of the society. It becomes worse when the expensive brand name clothes teens choose seem to be beyond the financial capacity of parents.

Another reason contributing to conflicts is the interest in choosing a career path or education between parents and teenagers. Young people are told that they have the world at their feet and that dazzling future opportunities are just waiting for them to seize. However, their parents try to impose their choices of university or career on them regardless of their children's preference.

Indeed, conflicts between parents and children are the everlasting family phenomena. It seems that the best way to solve the matter is open communication to create mutual trust and understanding.

Question 1. Why do most parents still treat their teenage children like small kids?