Word Bank

teenager      n.       青少年

adult      n.  

a fully grown person or animal, esp. a personover an age stated by law, usu. 

18 or 21 成（年）人

conflict       n.     a state of disagreement and argument betweenpeople   冲突;抵触;争论

generation gap  

the difference in ideas,feelings, and interests between older and younger people, esp. considered ascausing lack of understanding代沟，两代人之间的隔阂

implied       a.       not stated explicitly or clearly    隐含的

statement       n.  

sth. that is stated; a written or spokendeclaration, esp. of a formal kind 

(尤指正式的)陈述；声明

teenage           a.       of, for, or being a teenager      青少年的，少男少女的

trash          n.         rubbish        垃圾

solve        vt.            解释，解决，解答

issue       n.           问题，议题；争论点

overcome           v.     (overcame, overcome) fightsuccessfully (against); defeat    征服，战胜

Listen and Respond

Task: Focusing on the Main Idea

Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences according to the information contained in the listening passage.

1.    This talk ismainly about ________.

      A) why teenagers refuse to listen to their parents

      B) what the larger problems in the parent-teenager relationship are

      C) what needs tobe done to improve the parent-teenager relationship

      D) what causes the communication problem between teenagers and theirparents

2.   The speaker says that difficulty in communication between teenagers and their parents is mainly caused by ________.

      A) generation gap

      B) misunderstanding

      C) lack of communication

      D) different styles of thinking

3.    The “taking outthe trash” incident is a good example to show that ________.

      A) teenagers should communicate more with their mothers

      B) teenagers usually refuse to help their mothers with house chores

      C) teenagers often miss the implied message in their mother’s instruction

      D) teenagers are usually unwilling to follow their mother’s instructions

4.   The speakerbelieves that ________.

      A) the “taking outthe trash” incident is an exceptional case

      B) unhappiness caused by small incidents at home can cause larger problems

      C) misunderstanding between parents and their children is easy to be solved

      D) it can be a serious cause of concern if miscommunication occurs in bigger issues