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there is a generation gap between you and your parents? Why do you think so?2. Group work: 1) Think of the differences between you and your parents. 2) Make a summary of your discussion by filling in the following chart.3) Share answers/Aspects of differencesYou Your parentsEducation College educationHigh school3. Critical thinking Discuss the following problems in groups.1) Do you agree with the statement that the odyssey years could lead to selfdiscovery? Why or why not?2) What might be the most significant personal effect caused by the delay in transition to adulthood?3) How might parents look at the new trend and the delayed transition?*These are openended questions. Allow students to freely express themselves and tell them to listen to the authors’ answers to these questions. And the class will rediscuss these three questions when we have finished our reading.Part II PrereadingI. Quiz1. Take the quiz by checking (√) whether the statements on Page 60 are true to you. And then you can judge which generation you belong to according to the grading criteria.2. Question: Do you think the quiz kind of define some characteristics of you and your generation?II. Main structure