ExpositoryTextPAIREDREADAFavorRepaidbyKateSinclairSTRATEGIES&SKILLSAPhotographyCredit:CoverRadius/SuperStock.**Thetotalwordcountisbasedonwordsintherunningtextandheadingsonly.Numeralsandwordsincaptions,labels,diagrams,charts,andsidebarsarenotincluded.ComprehensionStrategy:AskandAnswerQuestionsSkill:Author’sPointofViewVocabularyStrategySentenceCluesELLVocabularydamage,settlersVocabularyaccidental,careless,disasters,equipment,harmful,prevention,purpose,respondContentStandardsSocialStudiesCivicsandGovernmentWordcount:1,066**Copyright©TheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproducedordistributedinanyformorbyanymeans,orstoredinadatabaseorretrievalsystem,withoutthepriorwrittenconsentofTheMcGraw-HillCompanies,Inc.,including,butnotlimitedto,networkstorageortransmission,orbroadcastfordistancelearning.Sendallinquiriesto:McGraw-HillEducationTwoPennPlazaNewYork,NewYork10121ISBN:978-0-02-119288-5MHID:0-02-119288-XPrintedintheUnitedStates.123456789DOC151413121110PAIREDREADIntroduction..........................2Chapter1UnitedWeStand......................4Chapter2FirefightersatWork...................8Chapter3SafetyintheHome..................12Conclusion...........................14RespondtoReading.................15AFavorRepaid.............16Glossary/Index.......................19FocusonSocialStudies.............20EssentialQuestionHowdoteamsworktogether?byKateSinclairTheGreatFireofLondoncausedalotofdamage.Itmadepeoplerealizeitwasimportanttohaverescueteams.IntroductionLongago,peopleneededfiretolive.Peopleusedfiretocookandtokeepwarm.Butaccidentalfirewasalwaysadanger.Thefirstsettlersmadebuildingsfromwood.Forestgrewaroundthebuildings.Therewasnorunningwater.Therewerenofiredepartments.Afirecoulddestroyavillageveryquickly!2In1666,abigfiresweptthroughthecityofLondon.Thefirelastedthreedays.Thousandsofhouseswereburneddown.Manypeopledied.TheLondonfirestartedinonesmallshop.Itwasawindyday.Thewindquicklypushedthefireacrossthecity.Thefirecausedalotofdamage....
