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Generation Xers and Their American Dream Jennifer Singer

Generation Xers and Their American Dream Jennifer Singer

Things you must know at the end of the lesson Background information----meaning of some important terms such as Baby Boomers, Generation Xers,American Dream,the Yuppies, 。Vocabulary Grammar and Structure:use of multiplication; may well, Organizational features of the text

Things you must know at the end of the lesson • Background information----meaning of some important terms such as Baby Boomers, Generation Xers, American Dream, the Yuppies, • Vocabulary • Grammar and Structure: use of multiplication; may well, • Organizational features of the text

Background information:Generations prior to Baby boomers The Lost generation:(1919-1931) used for the generation of young people who came of age during and shortly after World War l,alternatively known as the World War I generation. The term was popularized by Hemingway who used it as one of two contrasting epigraphs for his novel,The Sun Also Rises.In that volume Hemingway credits the phrase to Gertrude Stein,who was then his mentor and patron. Seeking the bohemian lifestyle and rejecting the values of American materialism,a number of intellectuals,poets, artists and writers fled to France in the post World War I years.Paris was the center of it all

Background information: Generations prior to Baby Boomers • The Lost generation: (1919 – 1931) used for the generation of young people who came of age during and shortly after World War I, alternatively known as the World War I generation. The term was popularized by Hemingway who used it as one of two contrasting epigraphs for his novel, The Sun Also Rises. In that volume Hemingway credits the phrase to Gertrude Stein, who was then his mentor and patron. Seeking the bohemian lifestyle and rejecting the values of American materialism, a number of intellectuals, poets, artists and writers fled to France in the post World War I years. Paris was the center of it all

The Silent Generation (1925-1942) The Silent Generation was the American (US) generation born between the two World Wars, who were too young to join the service when World War Il started.Many had fathers who served in World War I.(1925-1945).It is thought of as being an adaptive generation.Many served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. They were characterized as being rather quiet and conformist

The Silent Generation (1925– 1942) • The Silent Generation was the American (US) generation born between the two World Wars, who were too young to join the service when World War II started. Many had fathers who served in World War I. (1925-1945). It is thought of as being an adaptive generation. Many served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. • They were characterized as being rather quiet and conformist

The Baby Boomers(1945-1964) A baby boomer is a person born between 1945 and 1964 in Australia,United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.Following World War ll,these countries experienced an unusual spike in birth rates,a phenomenon commonly known as the baby boom

The Baby Boomers (1945 – 1964). • A baby boomer is a person born between 1945 and 1964 in Australia, United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Following World War II, these countries experienced an unusual spike in birth rates, a phenomenon commonly known as the baby boom

Different from their parents who were crazy about war, Baby Boomers take a very practical attitude toward life. They worked hard to make up for the losses wars had brought to their parents.They had fewer children,they were ambitious and well-educated and many of them were successful.The word "Yuppie"was coined to refer to those young urban professionals among them. For those who refused to have children,we have the term DINK.But not every baby boomer was a wealthy yuppie.Some of them had both children and parents to look after,hence the term "Sandwich Generation

• Different from their parents who were crazy about war, Baby Boomers take a very practical attitude toward life. They worked hard to make up for the losses wars had brought to their parents. They had fewer children, they were ambitious and well-educated and many of them were successful. The word “Yuppie” was coined to refer to those young urban professionals among them. For those who refused to have children, we have the term DINK. But not every baby boomer was a wealthy yuppie. Some of them had both children and parents to look after, hence the term “Sandwich Generation

Generation X(1965-1975) A small,often "invisible generation"in the wake of the socially-reconstructing baby boomers,those born in the U.S.between 1965 and 1975 received the "X"tag for lack of a defining social identity.As young adults, Generation X drew media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s,gaining a stereotypical reputation as apathetic,cynical,disaffected, streetwise loners and slackers

Generation X(1965-1975) • A small, often "invisible generation" in the wake of the socially-reconstructing baby boomers, those born in the U.S. between 1965 and 1975 received the "X" tag for lack of a defining social identity. As young adults, Generation X drew media attention in the late 1980s and early 1990s, gaining a stereotypical reputation as apathetic, cynical, disaffected, streetwise loners and slackers

Generation X is noted as one of the most entrepreneurial and tech-friendly generations in American history,as they've driven a majority of the Internet's growth and ingenuity from day one.Amazon,Google, Yahoo,MySpace,Dell,and countless other billion-dollar tech companies were founded by American Generation Xers

• Generation X is noted as one of the most entrepreneurial and tech-friendly generations in American history, as they've driven a majority of the Internet's growth and ingenuity from day one. Amazon, Google, Yahoo, MySpace, Dell, and countless other billion-dollar tech companies were founded by American Generation Xers

Generation Y(1977-1990):facing higher costs for higher education than previous generations and they have an intimate relationship with technology. Generation Z 1996-present:The term has been used to refer to today's pre-teens(born after 1996),but is used more often to refer to people born after the year 2000.Both refer to "the first generation to be born into a digital world

• Generation Y (1977 – 1990): facing higher costs for higher education than previous generations and they have an intimate relationship with technology. • Generation Z 1996 – present: The term has been used to refer to today’s pre-teens (born after 1996), but is used more often to refer to people born after the year 2000. Both refer to “the first generation to be born into a digital world

Essential vocabulary as opposed to:in contrast with,used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other: eg.Students discuss ideas,as opposed to just copying from books. The sign-,as opposed to +indicates that the number is smaller than zero

Essential vocabulary • as opposed to: in contrast with, used to compare two things and show that they are different from each other: eg. Students discuss ideas, as opposed to just copying from books. The sign - , as opposed to +, indicates that the number is smaller than zero