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Project
GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES AMONG US
Work in groups. Each member of your group should ask three people from different generations to complete the survey below.
These people could include:
1) a classmate or brother/sister,
2) a mother/father, or someone of their generation,
3) a grandma/grandpa, or someone of their generation.
Your presentation should summarise the survey results.
| Questions | Person 1 | Person 2 | Person 3 | |
| 1. | What is/are your favourite...? | |||
| music | ||||
| clothes | ||||
| TV programmes | ||||
| hobbies | ||||
| place to live | ||||
| 2. | Do you think there is a generation gap in your family? If yes, how do you deal with it? |
| Now I can ... | ✓ | ✓✓ | ✓✓✓ |
| • identify and pronounce contracted forms correctly in sentences. • understand and use words and phrases related to generational differences. • use the modal verbs must, have to, and should correctly. • read for main ideas and specific information in an article about different generations. • talk about the different generations of my family, and start a conversation or discussion. • listen for specific information in a conversation about family conflicts. • write an opinion essay about limiting teenagers' screen time. • ask for and give permission. • understand the generation gap in Asian American families. • carry out a survey to find out generational differences in families and give a group presentation about them. |
