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Focus Lead—in Activity Lead—in Activity Reading Comprehension Skimming Work Go over the passage in 4 minutes and answer the following questions : 1. What is the main idea of the passage? Reading Comprehension Reading Comprehension Scanning Work Reading Comprehension Scanning Work Words Practice Words Study Words Study Words Study Words Study Words Study Words Study Words Study Homework Homework Issue 952 Apr. 25, 2012 P 5. Focus P.8 Campus Life Youth culture no longer loves cars Chen campaigns for blue sky Focus Contents Youth culture no longer loves cars 1. Lead—in Activity 2. Reading Comprehension 3. Words Practice 4. Reflection Lead—in Activity Group Work: Do you like cars? Why or why not? In your opinion what is the center of youth culture? Discuss it with your classmates and share your ideas with the whole class. Lead—in Activity Definition of baby boomer A baby boomer is a person who was born during the demographic Post-World War II baby boom between the years 1946 and 1965, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The term baby boomer is sometimes used in a cultural context. Reading Comprehension True or False Questions: Drivers ages 21 to 30 drove 12 percent fewer miles in 2009 than they did in 1998. 2. In the US, a budget car will cost $12,000, disregarding the monthly insurance, repairs, and filling up on $3.90-a-gallon (3.8 liters) gasoline. According to US-based CNW research, adults between the ages of 21 and 34 buy just 27 percent of all new vehicles sold in America, a sharp decrease from 38 percent in 1985. Some young people changed their car-centric lifestyle because of the economic reason . T T T F Read the news and answer the following questions: According to the Federal Highway Administration, what proportion of potential drivers 19 years old and younger had a driver’s license in 2008?