1A.

READING
1. Look at the picture and read the title. What do you think the text is about? Listen/Watch and read to check.

2. Read the text and decide if each of the statements (1-5) is T (true) or F (false).
1. Melinda thinks many parents are fairly easy-going. ______
2. Jim’s mum doesn’t agree on what he wears. ______
3. Jim’s dad doesn’t think he studies hard enough. ______
4. Mike thinks teenagers can be difficult because of the Internet. ______
5. Mike doesn’t often see his daughter. ______

3. Read the text again and answer the questions.

2. What is Jim’s opinion on how to solve the generation gap?

4. Fill in each gap with have, give, break, nag, listen, help, set or like. Then listen and check.

Bài 5

5. Read the statements (1-8). Which of the complaints (A-H) in Exercise 4 does each statement match?
1. ____ “My daughter doesn’t help with the chores.”
2. ____ “My parents never let me stay out late.”
3. ____ “Mikey never says hello when friends visit.”
4. ____ “Dad is always telling me to clean my room.”
5. ____ “My parents give me little money to go out.”
6. ____ “My son thinks he knows everything.”
7. ____ “I often catch Ann using her mobile after 10 p.m.”
8. ____ “My parents don’t want me to hang out with my friend, Julie.”

1B.GRAMMAR
1. Identify the tenses of the verbs in bold in the sentences (1-7). Then match them to their uses (a-g).
1. ______ My mother is repairing lunch now.
2. ______ Every Sunday, my dad and I go for a walk in the park near my house.
3. ______ My parents are always telling me what to do!
4. ______ Tonight, I am meeting my cousins at a restaurant.
5. ______ Jean lives in a two-bedroom flat with her parents.
6. ______ Carl is staying with his grandad these days to take care of him.
7. ______ The family TV comedy begins at 8 p.m. every day on Channel 9.
a. a routine/habit
b. a permanent state
c. an action happening now, at the moment of speaking
d. a fixed arrangement in the near future
e. a complaint
f. a schedule
g. a temporary situation
2. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or Present Continuous.
1. My cousins ___________ (eat) dinner at my house once a week.
2. Jackie’s uncle ___________ (work) at a bank in London.
3. Mike ___________ (not/help) his mother with the shopping now.
4. My parents ___________ (always/complain) about my chores!
5. Mary ___________ (argue) with her parents a lot these days.
6. A: What time ___________ (we/meet) Mum and Dad at the theatre tonight?
B: The show ___________ (start) at 8:00, so around 7:30.
3. Put the verbs (1-3) into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous. Discuss with your partner how
the meaning differs.
1. see
a. I _________ my friends tonight.
b. I _________ that you are having problems with your parents.

2. smell
a. Christa _________ the flower.
b. Something _________ delicious; what is mum cooking?

3. look
a. Mary _________ sad about her argument with her parents.
b. The children _________ at some old family photos.
4. Put the verbs in brackets into the Present Simple or the Present Continuous.
1. A: ______________ (this book/contain) advice on parent and teenager relationships?
B: Yes, and it ______________ (have) a lot of good advice.
2. A: Nancy ______________ (seem) nervous.
B: Oh, that’s because she ______________ (appear) in the school play.
3. A: Mum, ______________ (you/hear) that noise?
B: It’s Sam and Dad. They ______________ (fit) a new bookshelf in Sam’s room.
4. A: ______________ (you/own) this car?
B: No. It ______________ (belong) to my dad.
6. Choose the correct option. Give a reason for your choice.
1. This soup tastes terrible/terribly. We should make a new one for the party.
2. My brother is an excellent actor. He appears frequent/frequently in lots of plays.
3. Laura is really excited/excitedly about becoming a big sister.
4. Susan feels happily/happy after spending time with her dad at the weekend.
5. What's going on, Dad? Why is Mum looking at you so angry/angrily?
6. You will look beautiful/beautifully if you put on that dress. Trust me.
7. Complete the sentences with the verbs in the list in the Present Simple. Use each verb only ONCE.
• become • get • smell • stay • be • sound
1. My sister is a model. That's why she goes jogging every morning to _______ fit.
2. Who is Jane talking to on the phone? She _______ so annoyed.
3. I'm the youngest in my family. That's why my parents _______ quite relaxed about things with me.
4. Vi's parents expect her to _______ a doctor one day.
5. You should drink your coffee before it _______ cold.
6. The food you're cooking _______ really good.

1C.LISTENING

2. You are going to listen to a radio interview. Read the questions (1-3) and underline the key words.
Which of the answer choices do you think will be the right ones?
1. Which is the most important to teenagers?
A. music and fashion
B. friendship
C. time
D. independence
2. The author wrote the book because __________ .
A. parents are making many mistakes
B. teenagers are only interested in the latest trends
C. teenagers spend a lot of time with their friends
D. parents argue too much with their teens
3. The most important thing teenagers should learn is __________ .
A. to take care of their money
B. to make use of their time
C. to reduce their stress
D. to do their own cooking