Make Your Way 7, Schulbuch mit Audio-CD und CD-ROM

In his first novel, Coupland invented a whole dictionary of terms to describe the different phenomena that affect his “Generation X”. Here are some of the expressions he invented. How many can you match with their definitions below? (There are two extra expressions that you should not use.) 22 Work in small groups. Invent some terms and definitions to describe your generation. 23 A Black holes B Brazilification C Dorian Graying D Downnesting E McJob F Meism G Mental ground zero H Occupational slumming I QFM J Teleparablizing K Ultra short term nostalgia L Vaccinated time travel Reading tips 24 Atwood, Margaret: The Year of the Flood (Bloomsbury 2009) Davies, Robertson: The Cunning Man (Viking 1995) Martel, Yann: Life of Pi (Canongate 2003) Moore, Brian: Black Robe (Jonathan Cape 1985) Müller, Klaus Peter (ed.): Contemporary Canadian Short Stories  (Reclam 1990) Murphy, Rex: Canada and Other Matters of Opinion  (Anchor Canada 2010) Proulx, Annie: The Shipping News (Fourth Estate 1994) Robinson, Eden: Monkey Beach (Abacus 2001) Smart, Elisabeth: By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept  (Flamingo 1992) 1 The unwillingness to gracefully allow one’s body to show the signs of aging. 2 Taking a job beneath one’s skills or education level as a means of retreat from adult responsibilities and/or avoiding possible failure in one’s true occupation. 3 An Xgeneration subgroup best known for their possession of almost entirely black wardrobes. 4 A lowpay, lowprestige, lowdignity, lowbenefit, nofuture job in the service sector. Frequently considered a satisfying career choice by people who have never held one. 5 Morals used in everyday life that derive from TV sitcom plots: “That’s just like the episode where Jan lost her glasses.” 6 Homesickness for the extremely recent past: “God, things seemed so much better in the world last week.” 7 The widening gulf between the rich and the poor and the accompanying disappearance of the middle classes. 8 Quelle fashion mistake. “It was really QFM. I mean, painter pants? That’s 1979 beyond belief.” 9 The location where one visualizes oneself during the dropping of the atomic bomb; frequently, a shopping mall. 10 The tendency of parents to move to smaller, guestroomfree houses after their children have moved away so as to avoid children aged 20 to 30 who have boomeranged home. parablizing ( from: parable): etwas als Parabel/Gleichnis verwenden 61 3 Extensive unit 3: Canada Nur zu Prüfzwecken – Eigentum des Verlags öbv