ExpositoryTextPAIREDREADAFavorRepaidbyKateSinclairSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:CoverRadius/SuperStock.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.Wordcount:1,473**ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:Author’sPointofViewVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesVocabularyaccidental,careless,disasters,equipment,harmful,prevention,purpose,respondContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentCopyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-118900-7MHID:0-02-118900-5PrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110EssentialQuestionHowdoteamsworktogether?PAIREDREADIntroduction.............................2Chapter1UnitedWeStand.........................4Chapter2FirefightersatWork......................8Chapter3SafetyintheHome.....................12Conclusion..............................14RespondtoReading....................15AFavorRepaid................16Glossary/Index..........................19FocusonSocialStudies................20byKateSinclairIntroductionLongago,peopleneededfiretosurvive.Theyusedfiretocookandtokeepwarm,butaccidentalfirewasalwaysadanger.Buildingsintheearlysettlementsweremadeofwood.Thesesmallsettlementswereoftensurroundedbyforest.Therewasnorunningwaterthatpeoplecouldusetoputoutthefires,andtherewerenofiredepartmentstocall.Afirecoulddestroyanentirevillageinjustmoments!TheGreatFireofLondondestroyedmorethan13,000housesand400streets,aswellashundredsofchurches,schools,andotherpublicbuildings.2In1666,aterriblefire—nowknownastheGreatFireofLondon—sweptthroughthestreetsofLondonforjustoverthreedays.Thousandsofhom...
