Ventures-4 Reading : Barriers between Generations

What does the phrase " Barriers between Generations" mean?

• Problems with Barriers

• Problems in the countries.

• Problems with younger and older families.

• Barriers are fun!

"In immigrant families, language differences and work schedules often create barriers

to communication between the generations." Who do these problems effect?

• Work Schedules

• Language Differences

• Communication

• Immigrant Families

"Language differences and work schedules often create barriers to communication." What are the two obstacles of communication?

• Language differences and barriers

• Work schedules and barriers

• Language differences and communication

• Language differences and work schedules

"Dolores Suarez, 42, and her son Diego, 16, face both kinds of barriers every day." Who are Dolores and Diego?

• They are workers.

• Dolores is the son, and Diego is his mother.

• Dolores is the mother, and Diego is her son.

• Dolores and Diego are facing barriers every day.

"Dolores is an immigrant from Mexico who works seven days a week as a housekeeper in a big hotel."

Who is Dolores?

• She works in a big hotel in Mexico.

• She works in Mexico as an immigrant.

• She is a Mexican immigrant, and she is a hard-working housekeeper.

• She is a housekeeper, who works 7 days a week in a small hotel.

"Dolores doesn't use much English in her job, and she has never had time to study it.

Consequently, her English is limited." What is true about Dolores?

• She enjoys speaking English at her job.

• She hasn't had the chance to study and practice English.

• She studies English in her job, but doesn't have time to work.

• She doesn't like speaking English, but she likes her job.

"Dolores's son, on the other hand, was raised in the United States. He understands Spanish,

but he prefers to speak English. When his friends come over to visit, they speak only English."

What is true about Dolores's son?

• He grew up in the United States, but speaks only Spanish.

• He enjoys speaking Spanish and English.

• He can speak Spanish and he doesn't likes to speak English.

• He grew up in the United States, and prefers to speak English.

"When his friends come over to visit, they speak only English. "They talk so fast, I can't understand what they

are saying," says Dolores. - What is true about Dolores?

• Dolores can understand English, even when people speak quickly.

• Dolores cannot understand what her son's friends are saying in English.

• Dolores speaks only English with her friends.

• Dolores understand what her son's friends are saying in English.

To make the situation more complicated," Diego's grandfather speaks Nahuatl,

a native language spoken in Mexico. Diego can't understand anything he says."

What is true about Diego's grandfather?

• He speaks English and Nahuatl.

• He cannot communicate in his native language to Diego.

• Diego can understand only a little Nahuatl.

• Diego and his grandfather enjoy traveling to Mexico.

"Dolores's work schedule is the second communication barrier with Diego. She doesn't

have any day off, so she cannot spend much time with him." What is true about Dolores?

• She spends too much time with Diego, because of her work.

• She doesn't spend much time with Diego, because of her job.

• Diego has a work barrier with Dolores.

• Dolores has many days off, so she can't spend time with Diego.