ExpositoryTextbyKateSinclairPAIREDREADAFavorRepaidSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:CoverRadius/SuperStock.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:Author’sPointofViewVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesVocabularyaccidental,careless,disasters,equipment,harmful,prevention,purpose,respondContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordcount:1,087**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118827-7MHID:0-02-118827-0PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction..........................2Chapter1UnitedWeStand......................4Chapter2FirefightersatWork...................8Chapter3SafetyintheHome..................12Conclusion...........................14RespondtoReading.................15AFavorRepaid.............16Glossary/Index.......................19FocusonSocialStudies.............20EssentialQuestionHowdoteamsworktogether?byKateSinclairTheGreatFireofLondondestroyedmorethan13,000homes.IntroductionLongago,peopleneededfiretosurvive.Theyusedittocookandkeepwarm.Butaccidentalfirewasalwaysadanger.Thefirstsettlersmadebuildingsfromwood.Forestoftengrewnearby.Therewasnorunningwater.Therewerenofiredepartments.Afirecouldquicklydestroyanentirevillage!2In1666,therewasabigfireinthecityofLondon.Itragedforthreedays.Alotofhousesburneddown.Manypeopledied.Thescarythingaboutthisfirewasthatitstartedinasmallstore.Itwasawindyday.Thewindpushedthefirequicklyacrossthecity.Thefirecausedalotofdamage.Peopleknewthattheyhadtobandtogethertoprotectthemselvesfromfire.3Herit...
