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Choose THREE articles you like, and  read them carefully. Your teacher may ask you to print and bring to class the articles that you have chosen.

Note: some of the articles have interactive (computer-based) vocabulary and / or grammar activities. Make sure you do at least one.

Here is a self evaluation reading skills checklist  that may help you understand the texts

Text Generation Gap: U R 2 Old (JK)

... “I made some comment about him, I don’t remember exactly what, but I got the typical teenager guttural sigh and Katie rolled her eyes at me as if to say, ‘Oh Dad, you are so out of it.’ ” After that, the back-seat chattering stopped. When Mr. Hampton looked into his rearview mirror he saw his daughter sending a text message on her cellphone. “Katie, you shouldn’t be texting all the time,” Mr. Hampton recalled telling her. “Your friends are there. It’s rude.” Katie rolled her eyes again. “But, Dad, we’re texting each other,” she replied with a harrumph. “I don’t want you to hear what I’m saying.” (read all)

	Web 2.0's Generation Gap
	Martha Irvine "Scott Seigal was awakened one recent early morning by a cell phone text message. It was from his girlfriend's mother. His friends' parents have posted greetings on his MySpace..." (read all)

Hippies - Generation Gap

Like no other time before, the 60’s exploded into personal freedom and self-expression..." (read all) Text-related vocab: Hippies (to be printed) (See source) Text-related exercise: Hippies (interactive) ( See source)

Generation Y - Generation Gap

"A lot has changed across the generations. Generation Y has grown up surrounded by computerization and technology..." (read all) Text-related vocabulary exercise: The More They Stay the Same (interactive)  (See source)

Hong Kong - Generation Gap

What the Children Think "The generation gap is more like a chasm in Hong Kong - the territory's teenagers rarely turn to their parents or teachers for advice on anything..." Includes comprehension check (interactive) (See source)

	BBC News - Generation Gap
	Children are leading busier lives than ever and have computer skills which put their parents to shame...(read all) Child Study Dispels Couch Potato Image Vocabulary - Matching exercise

	Family Album
	"Experts have noted that today’s college students are closer to their parents than previous generations have been. Families are highly..." (read all)

	Bridging the generation gap (I)
	"Casual games bridge generation gap, report finds ... and/or understanding in spelling, reading, vocabulary, and/or history as a result of casual game play. ..." (read all) See games (download and / or play online)

Bridging the generation gap (II)

Here is how some parents see the issue: My child thinks I'm her enemy "Parents, when their offspring enter the dreaded teen years ..." (read all)

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