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97 What are helpful tips for a discussion between teenagers and parents? Talk in groups. Write a story about the argument you listened to. What could have happened? Family conflict is an ever-present topic in literature and films. Do you know the names of these famous stories? Compare your results in class. b WRITING 20 SPEAKING 21 Two Italian families have been feuding each other for generations. This conflict often results in physical violence. When members of the feuding families fall in love, things get out of hand. A nobleman’s son, (apparently) born out of wedlock, leaves his troubled family to join the ‘Night’s Watch’, a military organisation. But his new-found family is heading for dangerous times, as winter is coming. An eight-year-old boy mis- behaves and is sent to the attic. When his family leaves for a Christmas holiday the next day, they forget him. He is alone in the house when two burglars arrive. 1 3 2 2 to thine own self be true: sei dir selber treu ( Hamlet , erster Akt, dritte Szene) Which of these phrases do you think are (not) helpful in a discussion between parents and teenagers? What could the argument have been about? List a few topics that they might be arguing about. Expand your vocabulary: Approval and disapproval Read the text below and consider the expressions in bold. Then match the phrases from the box to the expressions in bold that have a similar meaning. b c LANGUAGE 19 a When teenagers and parents talk, it should be accepted for everyone to (1) say what they think . When parents, for example, (2) don’t agree with their child’s choice of friends or use of free time, they must be allowed to say so. Likewise, if children clearly (3) don’t want to do something, their viewpoint should be taken seriously, too. It is never helpful to (4) express a negative opinion about the other person in an argument. Although teenagers can be (5) hesitant and slow to follow their parents’ advice, (6) not giving them their say will always result in resistance instead of results. Listen to a parent and teenager arguing and tick the phrases you hear: LISTENING 18 a 15 To thine own self be true 2 a I’m out of here! b Please, I’ll do anything! c You’re just like your brother. d I’m not a child anymore! e As long as you live under my roof, I will make the rules! f Calm down. g You’re such a stupid $#%!& ! h That’s how we’ve always done it! i Because I say so, that’s why! a are unwilling to b denying c disapprove of d judge e reluctant f speak their mind Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum de Verlags öbv