E11 U1 Reading

Unit 1: The Generation Gap

Lesson 3: Reading

by Duyen Le

​No matter how old their teenage children are, most parents still treat them like small kids

​treat /triːt/

​As they try to help their children to discover the surrounding world

surrounding /səˈraʊn.dɪŋ/

​Parents may think that these clothes break rules and norms of society, or distract them from schoolwork

​distract /dɪˈstrækt/

​Some teens want expensive brand name clothes, which can lead to a financial burden on their parents

​financial burden /ˈfaɪ.næns//ˈbɜː.dən/

​source /sɔːs/

​Another source of conflict is the way children spend their free time

​Conflicts also arise from different interests between parents and their children

arise /əˈraɪz/

​Some parents may try to impose their choices of university or career on their children regardless of their children's preferences

regardless of /rɪˈɡɑːd.ləs/

​despite; not being affected by something

​Some parents may try to impose their choices of university or career on their children regardless of their children's preferences

preference/ˈpref.ər.əns/

​Open communication can really help to create mutual trust and understanding between parents and their teenage children

mutual trust /ˈmjuː.tʃu.əl/

​(of two or more people or groups) feeling the same emotion, or doing the same thing to or for each other