2. Problem Situation:
The period of becoming adult is rather difficult and many people have a lot of problems in it. One of the greatest is the problem of misunderstanding between parents and their children. It is called “The problem of Generation Gap.” How to overcome difficulties in parent-children relations?

3. One of the important problems of all times is a generation gap
One of the important problems of all times is a generation gap. Adult's mentality is different from teenager's. We are the children of two epochs with different views on various subjects. Because of this parents and children sometimes argue with each other.
Some people believe that teenagers today are generally rude, lazy and ill-behaved. Other people, however, think that teenagers are not so bad. Sometimes people don't understand teenagers. They don't understand some problems and things which are very important in teenagers' life, for example the lifestyles, piercing, tattoos, sex, drugs, relationship with friends and teachers.

4. Generation gap mostly appears because of the teenagers
Generation gap mostly appears because of the teenagers. They often behave rude against their parents. The young wear provocative clothes which shock the adults, causing their sharp negative reaction. Young people are fond of listening to music that is disliked by parents. Naturally, each generation has got its lifestyle. For example, people, who had teenage children in the sixties, could never understand such phenomenon as Beatles. They had known nothing about rock music before and so they thought of it just as a noise. So facing something new parents do not approve the behavior and look of their children and criticize them, telling that "in my youth children were more polite and quiet”. Sometimes teens even rebel against it.

5. Elderly people usually compare their childhood and youth with the present, and regard old times as better, always talking about "the good old days". The young people, on the other hand, tend to think their times as the best. Teens look at the world with fresh eyes. Everything is new, interesting to them. Sometimes they cannot solve their everyday problems. But they want to cope with them by themselves. So adults shouldn't prevent them from making their own mistakes.
People are said to become wiser with age. Sometimes it is true and sometimes it is not. I think that you can meet a wise man among the old as often as among the young. It is false that when old age wisdom has come, useless illusions have disappeared. Sometimes when we talk to adults, a monologue is a preferred form of expressing your ideas in such talks. That's why some teens don't like to talk to adults.

6. Some children rebel against discipline and family values
Some children rebel against discipline and family values. They listen to a loud music, wear inappropriate, to their parents' mind, clothes, dye their hair in inconceivable colors, have all their bodies pierced and tattooed trying to show their independence and establish their identity. They want to be treated as adults, but they are not ready to take all the necessary responsibilities. It doesn't mean that your child is bad and he will become a criminal. Of course, not! It only means that your child is in his transitional age and he is in need of your understanding and support.

7. I think that it's in people's nature to give advice
I think that it's in people's nature to give advice. It seems to people that giving advice they can help somebody or put somebody on the right track. But if a person takes their advice and fails, he can blame an adult all of his life. Our parents have their own ideas and views that their children don't share and understand. They think that their children won't find their place in life. They often say that now teens are very difficult to socialize with and dumpy. But children should settle all problems peacefully because they are their parents. They brought them up with loving care. And if children come to their parents for advice and help, they will do their best and help children to cope with problems and difficulties.

8. Advice for parents:
Share the interests, hobbies and plans of your child!
Share the home duties fairly!
Treat your child as an equal person!
Don’t be indifferent to your child's problems!
Don’t control your child excessively!
Let your child wear the clothes he/she wants to have!
Try to make the decisions together!
Respect your child!
Remember you were teenagers yourselves not so many years ago!
Be tolerant!

9. Advice for children: Trust your parents!
Try to understand your parents problems!
Try to help your parents in the way you can do it!
Don’t be too independent and self-confident!
Remember you are the most precious thing for your parents!
Think you will be parents yourself in some years!
Be tolerant!

10. Word list lifestyle — стиль жизни to regard — рассматривать
piercing — пирсинг
tattoo — татуировка
relationship — отношение
view — взгляд
childhood — детство
to regard — рассматривать
to tend — иметь тенденцию
to prevent — предотвращать
wise — мудрый
false — ложный, фальшивый
wisdom — мудрость
illusion — бесполезная иллюзия
to disappear — исчезать

11. preferred form — предпочтитель­ная форма
to express — выражать
advice — совет
right track — истинный, пра­вильный путь
to fail — терпеть неудачу
to blame — обвинять
adult — взрослый
to socialize with — общать­ся с
dumpy— унылый
to settle — разрешать, урегули­ровать
peacefully — мирно
with loving care — с любовью
to do one's best — делать все возможное
to cope with — справляться с
epoch – эпоха
rebel - бунтарь
inappropriate – неуместно
inconceivable – немыслимо
establish – установить
excessively – чрезмерно
precious – драгоценные

12. Questions: 1. What is a generation gap?
2. Why do teens tend to think their times as the best?
3. Do you share this opinion? Why?
4. Do you always follow your parents' advice? Why?
5. Do you agree that people become wiser with age? Why?
6. Do you agree that it's in people's nature to give advice? Why?
7. Is it necessary for children to share their parents' ideas? Why?
8. Is it necessary for children to understand their parents' ideas? Why?
9. What about you?
10. Do your parents do their best and help you to cope with problems and difficulties?
wiser – мудрее

13. Parenting is the only job, that you don't know if you did a Good job, until it's too late!
Воспитание единственная работа, в которой ты не знаешь, сделал ли ты ее хорошо до тех пор пока не будет поздно.