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Listening and Speaking
1 You are going to listen to a lecture which
starts off with the words 'Every child, every self-control self-centred
generation is a product of their times.' Do self-esteem self-confident
you think th.is statement is true? self-consc1ous

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self-pity
i self-righteous
self-respect
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b"' used m / get used IQ 2 vVork in pairs and decide ·which thing-s 1 ·which of the nouns and adjectives have
;i you think brive a generation tht:ir identity. a -positive meaning, which have a negative
Rank the list below in order of importance meaning, which are neutral?
Conisonanl clusters (l-7). Then compare ·with another pair. 2 Pick rhe word which best fits the
descrip tions below.
the political situation 1 'He has such an ego! He thinks everything
Speak:.:g the econmnic situation Is about hlml
Generation gap: find important historic events 2 'Poor girl, She's so warned about how she
someone who ... scientific and technological developments looks and what people think of her.'
population trends 3 'It's about not showing you're angry even
when you are.'
fashion 4 'To listen to him you'd think he'd never
mustc done anything wrong In his life.'
3 � 1.72 Listen to the lecture and answer 5 'It's no good feeling sorry for yourself.'
the questions.
1 \Jilha t generation is being discussed?

Wben were they born? Grammar

2 \iVhich of the things in exercise 2 has
shaped this generation, according to the
speaker?
4 Listen again. Arc these smtences true (1)
or false (F)?
Generally speaking, this generation ...
1 is fairly selfish.
2 is independent.
3 can do several things at once.
4 lacks new ideas.
5 crosses national boundaries.
6 is loyal to employers.
5 Discuss one of these questions with a
partner.
• Do you sec yourself as belonging to a
particnlar generation? \.Vhat characterises
this generation?
• How do you think the generation born
between 2000 a.n<l 2020 will be different?
They are not used to st.r11nding on their own
feet.
They are sti.tl getting used to sending e-mails.
1 Complete the sentences with older
generations or members ofgeneration Y.
Ac<.:ording to the speaker ...
____ are not used to standing on
their own feet.
2 ____ are still getting used to
sending emails.
3 _____ arc used to multitasking.
4 ____ have had to get used to
consumerism.
2 Complete the rules about be wed to a.nd
get iirnd to.
• to talk about a situation which you ar:e
comfortable with, you use ____ +
verb + ____ or noun
• t6 talk about a situation y ou are
becoming or have become comfortable
with you use ____ + ve(b +
____ o-rnoun

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3 Rephrase the phrases in rc<l using the Pronunciation
correct form of be used to or get used to.
1 � 1.73 Listen to �;vords from the listening which
Different generations of.workers in the contain consonant clusters (two or three consonants)
workplace can cause conflict. Older at the beginning. Repeat the words.
generations (1) have no problem with working
long hours and weekends and (2) are familiar creative flexible previous spoilt spread
with taking orders from a boss. However-they strong switch throughout
can have trouble (3) becoming accustomed to
new technology. Middle-aged workers as a rule 2 1.74 vVork in pairs. Complete the missing
(4) find it easy to do t�sks without supervision. consonants in these clusters at the end of words with
However, due fo 'the uncertain economic the letters from the box. T hen listen and repeat.
situation in some countries, they have had to
(5) adapt to not having a permanent job. The. cts fth gth It mpt nks nt nth
younger generation (6) knows how to work in pth th
teams, But many are new to the workforce and
1 It's a diffrcu._ --· situation, a generation gap.
will have to (7) learn how to function in a work
i 2 He's worked here for three mo__ -�-
env ronment. Mempers of generation Y
3 He started on the fi____
(8) are In the habit of getting results
4 He's made a good attc._. _____ to do the job.
quickly, so they need tasks broken down into
5 Hut he's out of his <le____
manageable stages.
6 l went to great kn___s to help him..
7 l l e thi__ __ he knows more than me.
4 '\Nork with a partner of a similar age 8 He expe."_ """ _ respect because of his age.
and complete the sentences about your tJ I gave him a few hi__ _s.
generation. 10 Then T had to teJl him a few trtL. __s.
t My generation is used to ...
2 \-Ve are still getting· use<l to ... Speaking
3 \Ale haven't got used to ...
4 1 don't think we'll ever get used to ... 1 '\iValk around the class. A,k questions to find
someone who ... ('fake care to pronounce consonant
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Find someone ·who ...
• has a page on a social networking site.
• used to watch black and white TV
• learnt to use computers in primary school.
• has worked for one company throughout most of
their life.
• expects to retire in the next ten years.
• can't get used to using DVD players.
• is used to sending text messages regularly.
• uses instant messaging.
• has never attempted to blog.
• remembers watching Armstrong\ moon landing
on TV
2 Tell the cl ass if you were surprised by any of the
answers.

3 Do you think there is such a thing· as 'the

generation gap'? Explain why or why not.

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