Unit12:ToleratingandCriticizingGenerationGapUnit12:ToleratingandCritic1ContentsWeeklyProverbandConversationTopicPartA:WaytoSpeakLookatthesepatternsPartB:ChallengetoSpeakPartC:TopictoDiscussPartD:FuntoSpeakContentsWeeklyProverbandCon2WeeklyProverbandConversationTopicWeeklyProverbManyhandsmakelightwork.ConversationTopicWhataresomeofthejobsyou’vehadinthepastandhowdidyougetthem.WeeklyProverbandConversatio3PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue1A:I’vebeenmeaningtoaskyou…Howareyouenjoyingyournewjob?B:Doyoureallywanttoknow?A:Yes.B:Well,thetruthis,Ican’tputupwiththeregulations.A:That’stoobad.I’msorrytohearthat.B:IfonlyIcouldcommunicatewithmyboss.A:Whycan’tyou?B:It’snotthateasy.Communicatingwithmybossisverydifficult.A:I’msureitis.Butdon’tgiveuptrying.B:Oh,don’tworry.Iwon’t.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue4PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue2A:Youknow…Ihatetosayit…butIreallywishyouhadn’tpromisedthekidsnewbicyclesforChristmas.B:Oh?I’msorry,butIguessIdidn’tseeanythingwrongwiththat.A:Butdon’tyourealizethatasaresultofyourpromisingthekidsnewbicyclesforChristmas,wemightnothaveenoughcashtopaythewinterheatingbills!B:Hmm.Ihadn’tthoughtofthat.Iifhadknownthat,Iwouldn’thavepromisedthem.Itwasthoughtlessofme.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue5PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue3A:I’dliketoapologizeforbreakingyourreadingglasseswhiletidyingupyourdesk.B:Soitwasyou!Youmustbecareful!A:It’sthefirsttimeI’veeverbeensoclumsy.I’mreallysorry.B:Well,inthatcase,don’tworryaboutitanymore.A:I’llpayforitandtrytobemorecarefulinthefuture.B:There’snoneedtopay,butbesureyou’recarefulfromnowon.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue6PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue4A:IwishIknewwhohadmessedupmyroom.B:Itwasme.I’msosorry.A:Whatdidyouthinkyouweredoing?B:Iwastryingtofindasuitabledressfortheparty.A:Itwasawfullypresumptuousofyoutodothatwithoutaskingmefirst.B:I’mawfullysorry.Ididn’tthinkyou’dmindsomuchifIborrowedadressfromyou.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue7LookatthesepatternsExpressingtolerancepositivelyPleasedon’tworry.That’sallright.Youshouldbetoleranttowards…Whatdoyouthinkyou…?Yououghtto…Itdoesn’tmatteratall.Icanputupwith…Let’sforgetit…That’sokay.Noharmdone.LookatthesepatternsExpressi8LookatthesepatternsExpressingintoleranceIcan’tputupwith…Ican’ttolerate…I’llneverputupwith…Iwishyouhadn’t…Don’tyourealize…Idon’tthinkyoushould.,..Iwonderwhyyoucouldn’thave…Aren’tyouashamedofyou…?It’snotniceofyouto.,.,.Whydidn’tyou…?Lookwhatyou’vedone…Whoaskedyou…?Shameonyou!Forshame!LookatthesepatternsExpressi9PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPractice1 Makeupdialogueswithyourneighbortoexpresstolerance.1. givemesuchashorthaircut/I’m“thelaughingstock”ofthewholeschool2. dropthebooksonthefloor/makethemdirty3. breaktheplates/breakthemintopiecesPractice2 Makeupdialogueswithyourneighbortoexpresscriticism.1. shoutingloudlyinpublicplaces2. forgettingweddinganniversary3. pickingsomeflowers/givethemtothelittlekidstoplaywithPartB:ChallengetoSpeakPrac10PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPractice3 Role-playaccordingtothefollowingsituations1. Astudentislatefortheclass,theteachershowstolerance.2. Ayoungmanhasbeenmistreatinghisoldmother.Youcriticizehimforhismisconduct.Practice4 Makeupopen-endeddialoguesbasedonthefollowing.1. Abosscriticizeshissecretaryfornotsubmittingthedailyreport.Thesecretaryapologizestotheboss,andthebossshowstolerance.2. Asalesgirlissellingcigarettestoacustomer.Thecustomerfindsoutthatthecigarettesarefakecigarettes.Thesalesgirlandthestoremanagerapologizetohim,butheshowsnotolerance.PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPrac11PartC:TopictoDiscuss

GenerationGap:ParentsandTeenagersInBritain,peoplesometimestalkofagenerationgap.Intheflowinginterview,twoparentstalkaboutteenagers,andtwoteenagerstalkabouttheirparents:Interviewer:What’swrongwithtoday’steenagers?Man:That’seasy–everything.InterviewerForexample?Man:Theywanttobetreatedlikeadults,buttheywon’ttakeupadultresponsibilities.Theysitaround,listeningtoloudmusic.Interviewer:Doyouhaveanyproblemswithyourteenagechildren?Woman:Myson’sfine,heworkshardatschool,butIhaveproblemswithmydaughter.Sheneverlistenstous.Sheandherfriendsjustusethehouselikeaconvenienthotel,andshewearstheseterribleclothes.Ithinkshedoesittoupsetus.Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkaboutyourparents?Boy:Well,they’resoboring.Imean,theywantustobelikethemandaccepttheirwayoflife. Girl:Yeah,theythinkwe’realldelinquents,justbecausetheydon’tlike thewaywelook.They’reafraidofwhattheneighborswillthinkofour hairandclothes. Boy:Imean,Iquitelikemymumanddad,buttheytreatuslikekids– alwaysorderingusaround.PartC:TopictoDiscuss

Gener12PartC:TopictoDiscussReadthepassage.Thencomparenotesanddiscussthesequestionswithyourgrouporpartner.1. Accordingtotheman,what’swrongwithtoday’steenagers?2. Whatproblemsdoesthewomanfindinherdaughter?3. Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.a. Theboythinksthathisparentsareboring.b. Theboyiswillingtoaccepthisparents’wayoflife.c. Theirparentsconsiderthemdelinquentsbecausetheyhavebrokenthelaw.d. Theirparentsdon’tcareaboutwhattheneighborswillthinkofthem.e. Theboydoesn’twanthisparentstotreatthemlikekids.4. Discusswithyourpartnertherelevantinformationintheconversation.PartC:TopictoDiscussReadt13PartD:FuntoSpeakHoldyourtongue

IdaandDavidbothwantedtheirsonstograduatefromcollege.TheyknewtheirboyswouldhavetopaytheirownwaysinceDavidneverearnedmorethan$1500amonth.Still,theyencouragedtheirsonstoachievealltheycould.Arthur,however,wentdirectlyfromhighschooltoajob.Edgarbeganstudyinglaw.WhenDwightgraduated.Hedidn’thaveagoalinmind,soheandEdmadeapact:DwightwouldworkfortwoyearswhileEdstudied,sendingEdasmuchashecould,andthentheywouldreversethearrangement.Whileworking,Dwightfoundanopportunitythatappealedtohimmorethancollege–WestPoint. BothIdaandDavidwerecrushedbyDwight’sdecision.Idawasdeeplyconvincedthatsoldieringwaswicked.Still,allshesaidtohimwas,“itisyourchoice.”Davidalsoremainedsilent.Allowinghisadultsonfullfreedomtoforgehisownfuture. Yes,IdaandDavidwiselyheldtheirtongue–buttheyneverwithheldtheirapplause,especiallyonthedaytheirson,GeneralDwightEisenhower,becamePresidentoftheUnitedStatesofAmerica. Thethingalwayshappensthat Youreallybelievein; Andthebeliefinathing Makesithappen. -FrankLloydWrightPartD:FuntoSpeakHoldyour14Unit12:ToleratingandCriticizingGenerationGapUnit12:ToleratingandCritic15ContentsWeeklyProverbandConversationTopicPartA:WaytoSpeakLookatthesepatternsPartB:ChallengetoSpeakPartC:TopictoDiscussPartD:FuntoSpeakContentsWeeklyProverbandCon16WeeklyProverbandConversationTopicWeeklyProverbManyhandsmakelightwork.ConversationTopicWhataresomeofthejobsyou’vehadinthepastandhowdidyougetthem.WeeklyProverbandConversatio17PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue1A:I’vebeenmeaningtoaskyou…Howareyouenjoyingyournewjob?B:Doyoureallywanttoknow?A:Yes.B:Well,thetruthis,Ican’tputupwiththeregulations.A:That’stoobad.I’msorrytohearthat.B:IfonlyIcouldcommunicatewithmyboss.A:Whycan’tyou?B:It’snotthateasy.Communicatingwithmybossisverydifficult.A:I’msureitis.Butdon’tgiveuptrying.B:Oh,don’tworry.Iwon’t.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue18PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue2A:Youknow…Ihatetosayit…butIreallywishyouhadn’tpromisedthekidsnewbicyclesforChristmas.B:Oh?I’msorry,butIguessIdidn’tseeanythingwrongwiththat.A:Butdon’tyourealizethatasaresultofyourpromisingthekidsnewbicyclesforChristmas,wemightnothaveenoughcashtopaythewinterheatingbills!B:Hmm.Ihadn’tthoughtofthat.Iifhadknownthat,Iwouldn’thavepromisedthem.Itwasthoughtlessofme.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue19PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue3A:I’dliketoapologizeforbreakingyourreadingglasseswhiletidyingupyourdesk.B:Soitwasyou!Youmustbecareful!A:It’sthefirsttimeI’veeverbeensoclumsy.I’mreallysorry.B:Well,inthatcase,don’tworryaboutitanymore.A:I’llpayforitandtrytobemorecarefulinthefuture.B:There’snoneedtopay,butbesureyou’recarefulfromnowon.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue20PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue4A:IwishIknewwhohadmessedupmyroom.B:Itwasme.I’msosorry.A:Whatdidyouthinkyouweredoing?B:Iwastryingtofindasuitabledressfortheparty.A:Itwasawfullypresumptuousofyoutodothatwithoutaskingmefirst.B:I’mawfullysorry.Ididn’tthinkyou’dmindsomuchifIborrowedadressfromyou.PartA:WaytoSpeak

Dialogue21LookatthesepatternsExpressingtolerancepositivelyPleasedon’tworry.That’sallright.Youshouldbetoleranttowards…Whatdoyouthinkyou…?Yououghtto…Itdoesn’tmatteratall.Icanputupwith…Let’sforgetit…That’sokay.Noharmdone.LookatthesepatternsExpressi22LookatthesepatternsExpressingintoleranceIcan’tputupwith…Ican’ttolerate…I’llneverputupwith…Iwishyouhadn’t…Don’tyourealize…Idon’tthinkyoushould.,..Iwonderwhyyoucouldn’thave…Aren’tyouashamedofyou…?It’snotniceofyouto.,.,.Whydidn’tyou…?Lookwhatyou’vedone…Whoaskedyou…?Shameonyou!Forshame!LookatthesepatternsExpressi23PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPractice1 Makeupdialogueswithyourneighbortoexpresstolerance.1. givemesuchashorthaircut/I’m“thelaughingstock”ofthewholeschool2. dropthebooksonthefloor/makethemdirty3. breaktheplates/breakthemintopiecesPractice2 Makeupdialogueswithyourneighbortoexpresscriticism.1. shoutingloudlyinpublicplaces2. forgettingweddinganniversary3. pickingsomeflowers/givethemtothelittlekidstoplaywithPartB:ChallengetoSpeakPrac24PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPractice3 Role-playaccordingtothefollowingsituations1. Astudentislatefortheclass,theteachershowstolerance.2. Ayoungmanhasbeenmistreatinghisoldmother.Youcriticizehimforhismisconduct.Practice4 Makeupopen-endeddialoguesbasedonthefollowing.1. Abosscriticizeshissecretaryfornotsubmittingthedailyreport.Thesecretaryapologizestotheboss,andthebossshowstolerance.2. Asalesgirlissellingcigarettestoacustomer.Thecustomerfindsoutthatthecigarettesarefakecigarettes.Thesalesgirlandthestoremanagerapologizetohim,butheshowsnotolerance.PartB:ChallengetoSpeakPrac25PartC:TopictoDiscuss

GenerationGap:ParentsandTeenagersInBritain,peoplesometimestalkofagenerationgap.Intheflowinginterview,twoparentstalkaboutteenagers,andtwoteenagerstalkabouttheirparents:Interviewer:What’swrongwithtoday’steenagers?Man:That’seasy–everything.InterviewerForexample?Man:Theywanttobetreatedlikeadults,buttheywon’ttakeupadultresponsibilities.Theysitaround,listeningtoloudmusic.Interviewer:Doyouhaveanyproblemswithyourteenagechildren?Woman:Myson’sfine,heworkshardatschool,butIhaveproblemswithmydaughter.Sheneverlistenstous.Sheandherfriendsjustusethehouselikeaconvenienthotel,andshewearstheseterribleclothes.Ithinkshedoesittoupsetus.Interviewer:Whatdoyouthinkaboutyourparents?Boy:Well,they’resoboring.Imean,theywantustobelikethemandaccepttheirwayoflife. Girl:Yeah,theythinkwe’realldelinquents,justbecausetheydon’tlike thewaywelook.They’reafraidofwhattheneighborswillthinkofour hairandclothes. Boy:Imean,Iquitelikemymumanddad,buttheytreatuslikekids– alwaysorderingusaround.PartC:TopictoDiscuss

Gener26PartC:TopictoDiscussReadthepassage.Thencomparenotesanddiscussthesequestionswithyourgrouporpartner.1. Accordingtotheman,what’swrongwithtoday’steenagers?2. Whatproblemsdoesthewomanfindinherdaughter?3. Decidewhetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.a. Theboythinksthathisparentsareboring.b. Theboyiswillingtoaccepthisparents’wayoflife.c. Theirparentsconsiderthemdelinquentsbecausetheyhavebrokenthelaw.d. Theirparentsdon’t