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Comprehensive English I UNIT 8 The Kindness of Strangers Mike McIntyre OC EA NI School of Foreign Languages

Comprehensive English I School of Foreign Languages UNIT 8 The Kindness of Strangers Mike McIntyre

Contents Background Information Critical Reading Words Expressions Grammar Sentence Patterns Sentence Paraphrase Translation

Contents Background Information Critical Reading Words & Expressions Grammar & Sentence Patterns Sentence Paraphrase & Translation

Part 1 Background Information Reader's Digest States in the USA Golden Gate Bridge,Cape Fear Exploration on the topic

Part 1 Background Information Reader’s Digest States in the USA Exploration on the topic Golden Gate Bridge, Cape Fear

I.Reader's Digest The text is adapted from the original essay by Mike McIntyre which appeared in Reader's Digest,May 1997. Reader's Digest is a monthly general -interest family magazine founded in 1922.It is said Reader's Digest is the best-selling magazine in the USA, and the largest paid circulation magazine in the world

I. Reader’s Digest The text is adapted from the original essay by Mike McIntyre which appeared in Reader’s Digest, May 1997. Reader’s Digest is a monthly general -interest family magazine founded in 1922. It is said Reader’s Digest is the best-selling magazine in the USA, and the largest paid circulation magazine in the world

Reader's Digest Authentic reading material for vou Readers WIN ● Readers Readers OBAMAS REAL HERO are You s? Online magazine: http://www.rd.com

Reader’s Digest Authentic reading material for you! Online magazine: http://www.rd.com/

II.States in the USA v These are states mentioned by the author in the article. Please mark them out in the map.Guess the possible route of the journey. California CA)-San Francisco-the Golden Gate Bridge V Iowa (IA) Montana (MT) V Nebraska (NE) v North Carolina (NC)-Cape Fear V Oregon (OR) v Tennessee (TN)-Jamestown v Wyoming (WY) V Louisiana (LA)-New Orleans

II. States in the USA v These are states mentioned by the author in the article. Please mark them out in the map. Guess the possible route of the journey. v California ( CA)—San Francisco—the Golden Gate Bridge v Iowa （IA） v Montana (MT) v Nebraska (NE) v North Carolina (NC)—Cape Fear v Oregon (OR) v Tennessee (TN)—Jamestown v Wyoming (WY) v Louisiana (LA)-New Orleans

Distribution of 2004 and 2008 Electoral Votes-Votes are allocated based on the 2000 Census Total Electoral Vote:538;Majority Needed to Elect:270 OR MT Maine NE cr 7 CA 3 nnsyl小ania Nevada 21 5 20 Utah Colorado Califomia 9 55 g 1 Atlantic Ocean Arizona 10 Oklahoma New Mexio LA 2 HAWAII ALASKA 3

CA MT NE IA NC OR TN WY LA

III.The Golden Gate Bridge v The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait,the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean

III. The Golden Gate Bridge v The Golden Gate Bridge is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate Strait, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean

The longest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed in 1937 ☑The9 th longest today 1.7miles long with a 4,200 feet central span O Carries 6 lanes of traffic O 220feet above the water OThe symbol of San Francisco

Ø The longest suspension bridge in the world when it was completed in 1937 Ø The 9th longest today Ø 1.7miles long with a 4,200 feet central span Ø Carries 6 lanes of traffic Ø 220feet above the water Ø The symbol of San Francisco

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