Question

Family VS Friends

It is Saturday afternoon. You and your friends are planning to go to the movies and then have a dinner together. Just as you start to get ready, your dad reminds you that it is your aunt’s birthday and the whole family is going out to dinner to celebrate. How can this end without a quarrel?

The tension (紧张关系) between teenagers and their families mainly comes from how to balance what they want with family hopes. You once spent most of your free time with your parents. When you want to spend more and more time with your friends, your parents’ feelings may get hurt. They might feel that they are losing control of you during the period. You might feel angry that so many family requirements are placed on you. Here are a few things you can try to make it a little easier to ease(缓解) the tension between you and your family.

＊Tell your plan to your parents first and ask your parents whether there is anything else planned at that time.

＊When your buddy activities come with a family event, try to find out if there is any way you can do both. You can spend a little time with each group. You can go to the family even and ask to be with your friends next time. You can also invite your friends to the family event.

＊Suggest something you would really like to do with your family. When your parents know you want to spend time with them, they will feel better.

Sometimes the results cannot always make both satisfied. However, the tension can be eases if you consider the feelings of your family as well as those of yourself and your friends.(选自《初中英语读本》九上 Chapter 7)

Family VS Friends

Topic	The tension between teenagers and their family and ways to ease it
Where it is from	A scene	You are planning to see a film and have dinner together with your 1. while your family are going out to dinner to2. your aunt’s birthday.
The causes	◇Teenagers try to achieve a 3. between what they want and their family hopes. ◇You used to 4. your spare time with your parents. Your parents may feel hurt because you now want to spend more time with your friends. They might think you are out of control. ◇Your parents 5. you so much that you may feel angry.
6. we can ease it	◇Tell your parents your plan first and ask them whether they have already 7. anything else. ◇Try to find out a way you can do both when you and your family have different activities at the same time. ◇Suggest 8. what you really want with your family. Your parents will feel better when they know you want to spend time with them.
Conclusion	The tension can be eased by 9. the feelings of both though sometimes both your family and your friends are not 10. with the results.

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