The USA

STAGE 3

Before Reading

BEFORE READING

Open answers.

CHAPTERS 9, 10 AND 11

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While Reading
CHAPTERS 1, 2 AND 3

WHILE READING

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F Pocahontas married John Rolfe.
F The Pilgrim Fathers did not have slaves.
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F Men in Boston threw boxes of tea into the sea
because they didnt want to pay tax on it.
7 F The chief of the American army was George
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9 F The last state to join the USA was Hawaii.
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CHAPTER 12

WHILE READING

CHAPTERS 13 AND 14

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WHILE READING

WHILE READING

Cambridge
Boston
New York
Washington DC
Chicago
Las Vegas
Death Valley
Alcatraz
Hollywood
Disneyland

CHAPTERS 15 AND 16

WHILE READING

1 Ansel Adams took photographs of the national

parks of the USA.
2 Oregon and Washington have cool, wet weather.
3 Old Faithful is in Yellowstone Park.
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kilometres long.
5 Mount Rushmore is in Dakota.
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7 Mark Twain wrote about life on the Mississippi
River.
8 Most people visit Alaska in the summer.
9 Texas is rich because of its oil.
10 Hawaii is famous for its beaches.

WHILE READING

1 f Farmers who came to live in the West grew food

on their new farms.
2 a When letters were carried by the Pony Express,
they took ten days to cross the country.
3 d Many Native Americans either died of disease or
were killed in battle.
4 b Without the buffalo Native Americans could not
follow their usual way of life.
5 e After the Battle of Wounded Knee Native
Americans had to live in reservations.
6 c The Hopi and the Zuni make beautiful jewellery.

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1c 2e 3b 4a 5d

1 Why . . .? Because people wanted to keep slaves to

work in the cotton fields.
2 Who . . .? Robert E. Lee.
3 Which . . .? Abraham Lincoln.
4 What . . .? A very important battle was won by the
soldiers of the North.
5 Why . . .? Because he hated Lincoln and was angry
about the war.
6 Which . . .? Little Women.
CHAPTERS 5 AND 6

ACTIVITIES ANSWERS

BEFORE READING

Encourage students to discuss their ideas and make

guesses.
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4 e Mount Rushmore 5 b New York
6 a San Francisco
ACTIVITY 2

WHILE READING

They were checked for disease and other problems.

Chinese immigrants.
Spanish.
In the South.
A number of places where slaves could find help.
They had to go to different schools.
Because he fought for the civil rights of black
people.
8 It destroyed New Orleans.

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CHAPTERS 7 AND 8

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ACTIVITY 1

AFTER READING

ACTIVITIES ANSWERS

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ACTIVITY 2

AFTER READING

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the people, for the people.
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3 A very important battle had been won by the
soldiers of the North.
ACTIVITY 3

AFTER READING

Open answers.
ACTIVITY 4

AFTER READING

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Encourage students to discuss their ideas before

they begin.
Open answers.

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