They say that parents and children have difficulties understanding each other because of the generation gap. What do you think about this problem?

The problem of generation gap exists only in families where people don’t want to understand each other. Sometimes parents give too much freedom to their children or parents are too strict. Sometimes teenagers don’t respect their parents and don’t want to obey. I’m lucky to say that there is no problem of generation gap in my family. Sometimes we disagree on some issues but we try to understand one another and to be honest and loving.

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Вопрос №1. Text Friendship in the modern world

Read the article and say in 2-3 sentences what it is about.

This text is about friendship in the modern world. The modern way of life has made the world a lonely place. It is hard to find true friendship. Aristotle said that there are three different categories of friends.

2. Read aloud the extract which says about the changes in the modern society. №1

People often say that our modern way of life, with its individualism and fast speed, has made the world a lonely place. So many of us live and work surrounded by people, but it is hard to find true friendship. The faces we see each day are like pictures in a gallery; the talk that we hear is just sound. Perhaps this is why the websites like 'Facebook', 'Contacts' are so popular these days. They allow people to communicate and even become close without meeting up. It seems that many people's idea of friendship has changed nowadays. But what is friendship?

What do people think about people who have no friends?

People think about people who have no friends that they are strange and we pity them.

What does Aristotle say about the three types of friendship?

Aristotle says that there are 3 different categories of friends. The 1^st category is when people are friends because of some advantage that friendship gives us. Such friendship has a practical value. The 2^nd category is based on the idea of pleasure. Friends enjoy doing things together and they have a lot of interests in common. The 3^rd category is the highest form of friendship. People are friends on a deeper level. The relationship is so close that it seems that one soul belongs to two bodies.

Вопрос №2. Listen to radio programme and answer the questions below.

What are the three main ingredients of the great British breakfast?

The three main ingredients of the great British breakfast are bacon, eggs and fried potatoes.