PAPRAISPAIREDREADASportingGiftRealisticFictionbyHughBrownillustratedbyNickHardcastleRISbyHughBrownbyHilldbS,FRARNCEAlltheWafromEuropeSTRATEGIES&SKILLSA**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.WordCount:1,792**ComprehensionStrategy:SummarizeSkill:ThemeVocabularyStrategyContextClues:CauseandEffectVocabularyappreciation,blurted,complimenting,congratulate,contradicted,critical,cultural,misunderstandingContentStandardsSocialStudiesCultureandDiversityCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118557-3MHID:0-02-118557-3PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADChapter1NoMoreOldBuildings!..................2Chapter2SaxophonesandHotdogs.................5Chapter3Don’tEattheHamburgers!...............8Chapter4PizzaandSoccer........................11RespondtoReading....................16ASportingGift.................17FocusonLiteraryElements.............20EssentialQuestionWhatcanlearningaboutdifferentculturesteachus?PAbyHughBrownillustratedbyNickHardcastlePAPREbyHughBrownARAIS,FRARNCEAlltheWafromEuropePAPRAIS,FRARNCESarahturnedofftheTVandsighed.Hermotherlookedupfromherlaptop.“Hadenough?”sheasked.Sarahnodded.“It’slikethey’respeakingaforeignlanguage,”shesaid.Hermomlaughed,“That’sbecausetheyare.They’respeakingFrench.”“Yeah,Iknow,”Sarahsmiled.BackinNorthCarolina,SarahhadbeenexcitedwhenhermothertoldhertheyweregoingtoEurope.Hermomhadsomeresearchtodoforherwork.Shesaidtheycoulddosomesightseeingonthesidewhenshewasdonewithworkeachday.However,afterthesefirsttwodaysinParis,Sarahwasn’tfeelingsoenthusiasticanymore...