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Reading EXPLORER 1 Answers Contents Unit 1 – Amazing Animals Unit 2 – Travel and Adventure Unit 3 – Music Festivals Unit 4 – Other Worlds Unit 5 – City Living Unit 6 – Clothing Fashion Unit 7 – Dinosaurs Come Alive Unit 8 – Stories and Storytellers Unit 9 – Tough Jobs Unit 10 – Pyramid Builders Unit 11 – Legends of the Sea Unit 12 – Vanished! Unit 1 Amazing Animals Lesson 1A Animal Intelligence Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read advantage, allike, assist, conversation, intelligent, method, smart, specific, strategy. system A.* 1. T; 2. T; 3. T; 4. F. Most bottlenose dolphins live in groups, called pods. B. b. things dolphins do Reading Passage Summary: Like humans, dolphins can plan, communicate ideas, and have fun. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a; 2. b (lines 10-14); 3. b (lines 26-30); 4. c; 5. a B. Humans: c; Dolphins: g; Both: a, b, d, e, f and h Vocabulary Practice A. 1. intelligent; 2. strategy; 3. system; 4. conversation B. 1. method; 2. assist; 3. alike; 4. advantage; 5. specific; 6. smart Lesson 1B  Artistic Animals Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read artist, creative, earn, encourage, gentle, huge, per formance, popular, properly, trainer A. Students label the photograph: 1. trunk; 2. xylophone; 3. elephant; 4. instruments; 5. drum B. paint, play music, play soccer Reading Passage Summary: Elephants at a conservation center in Thailand paint pict ures and play in an elephant orchestra. Reading Comprehension A. 1. d; 2. b; 3. c; 4. b; 5. a B. Paragraph 1. b; Paragraph 2. e; Paragraph 3. a; Paragraph 4. d Vocabulary Practice A. 1. trainers; 2. encourage; 3. creative; 4. ar tists; 5. earn B. 1. a; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a Explore More! Answer Key A.1. monkey; 2. trainer; 3. coconut; 4. rope B. 1. intelligent; 2. trainer; 3. encourages; 4. advantage; 5. method; 6. popular; 7. huge; 8. earn; 9. assistance C. 1. Somporn Saewkwo trains monkeys this way: • First, he holds the monkey’s hands. • Next, he shows the animal how to spin a coconut to take it from a tree. • Later, he takes the monkey to a high tree, and he encourages the animal to climb up to pick the fruit. The monkey wears a rope, so Saewkwo can direct the animal from the ground. 2. Answers will vary but should include an example that indicates intelligence. Unit 2  Travel and Adventure Lesson 2A Adventure Destinations Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read abroad, advice, ancient, baggage, especially, eventually, formed, polite, relaxed, trip A. hike, camp, cruise, swim B. 1. They started in Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and ended in Ushuaia, Argentina. They rode bikes; 2. They traveled 30,500 km or 19,000 miles. Reading Passage Summary:  Two friends bike from Alaska to Argentina. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a; 2. d (lines 19–21); 3. b (lines 11–12); 4. a; 5. c B. 4 (from map), 6 (lines 18–19), 1 (lines 4–5), 2 (lines 6–7), 5 (lines 19–21), 3 (lines 8–9) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. ancient; 2. formed; 3. abroad B. 1. advice; 2. especially; 3. baggage; 4. trip; 5. relax; 6. eventually Lesson 2B Extreme Activities Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read century, escape, extreme, familiar, goal, hit, native, religious, strength, tie A. 1. Tonga, Vanuatu, New Zealand; 2. a, c, b, d B. b. dangerous Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension  The South Pacific nation of Vanuatu [van wha too] offers visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano surfing and land diving. A. 1. b; 2. c (lines 10–11); 3. d (lines 19–20); 4. a; 5. b B. Volcano surfing: b, c, and f; Land diving: a, d, and e; Both: g Vocabulary Practice A. 1. religious; 2. familiar; 3. tie; 4. goal; 5. escape; 6. hit; 7. century; 8. natives; 9. strength B. 1. century; 2. escape; 3. goal; 4. native; 5. hit; 6. familiar; 7. tie Explore More! Answer Key A. 1. a; 2. b B. 1. extreme; 2. century; 3. religious; 4. advice; 5. relax; 6. especially; 7. hit; 8. natives; 9. tie; 10. goal C. 1. It was a religious and fertility ritual that also tested men’s bravery. 2. Answers will vary according to personal opinion, but responses should say why an activity is the most dangerous. Unit 3 Musical Festivals Lesson 3A A World of Music Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read attitudes, audience, background, belong (to), clubs, despite, face, female, issues, peace A. 1. rhythm; 2. teenagers; 3. hardships; 4. slaves B. c. Hip-hop in two countries Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension People describe hip-hop music in their countries. A. 1. c; 2. d (line 9); 3. b (lines 13–15); 4. d (lines 20–28); 5. d B. 1. Assane N’Diaye: b and c; 2. Shameema: a and d; 3. Both: e Vocabulary Practice A. 1. female; 2. belongs; 3. club; 4. background; 5. Despite B. 1. issues; 2. face; 3. peace; 4. attitudes; 5. audiences Lesson 3B  Carnival Time! Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read differ, fill, heavily, influenced, invented, lively, mix, organization, population, region A. Answers will vary. Possible answers are: All of the festivals have parades. The celebrations in New Orleans, Venice, and Rio all feature costumes. Elaborate costumes are also worn in Port of Spain, but that is not indicated in the text or photo.  Three of the sites have a particular kind of music (jazz, soca, and samba), but nothing is mentioned about music in Venice. Venice is unique in that its festival occurs on boats. B. b. a type of music Reading Passage Summary: Bahia, a region in eastern Brazil, is home of samba reggae, a mix of African, Caribbean, and South American musical styles. Reading Comprehension A. 1. b; 2. c (lines 16–17); 3. a (line 20); 4. b (lines 15–16); 5. a (line 17) B. 6. eastern (line 11); 7. drums (lines 18–19); 8. Jamaican reggae (lines 16–17); 9. invented (lines 21–22); 10. (local) organizations (lines 23–25) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. mix; 2. lively; 3. region; 4. influenced; 5. organization B. 1. b; 2. a; 3. a; 4. b; 5. a Explore More! Video Summary: The country of Trinidad and Tobago invented a musical instrument called steelband. Learn about its history and the importance of this music to the people of  Trinidad. Answer Key A. Oil drums called pans are hammered until they are tuned to certain pitches. The pans come in different sizes and are usually played by a large group of performers. B. 1. lively; 2. fills; 3. backgrounds; 4. invented; 5. influenced; 6. region; 7. Despite; 8. belongs to C. 1. If you “play music by ear,” you play music by listening to it. You do not read music.  2. Steelband music is mostly instrumental instead of a combination of singing and instruments. A steelband group has mostly one kind of instrument, many steel drums of different sizes. Vocabulary Building 1 Answer Key A. Red words: organization; decision; defi nition; explanation; invention; permission; population; regulation; vacation; Sealand reading: 1. population; 2. invented; 3. permission; 4. definition; 5. vacation; 6. regulations B. Phrases: take a trip (in title), take a break, take advantage of, take place in, take our advice, take a (camel) ride (in the caption of picture); Sentences: 1. take a break; 2. take a trip; 3. take advantage of; 4. take (someone’s) advice; 5. takes place Unit 4 Other Worlds Lesson 4A Making Contact Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read allow, circle, contact, distance, entire, identify, messages, powerful, search, tools A. 1. galaxy; 2. stars; 3. astronomer; 4. telescope; 5. solar system; 6. planets Reading Passage Summary: B. 1. a; 2. One reason is the amount of time since the universe started. The other main reason is the huge number of galaxies and stars.  Two astronomers explain why they believe intelligent life exists elsewhere in the universe and how we may soon make contact with these beings. Reading Comprehension A. 1. b (lines 3–6); 2. d (lines 8 and 12); 3. b (lines 20–23); 4. b (lines 22–24); 5. c B. 1. 12 billion years; 2. huge; 3. galaxies; 4. smaller; 5. radio signals  Vocabulary Practice A. 1. powerful; 2. messages; 3. searching for; 4. identify; 5. tools B. 1. a; 2. a; 3. b; 4. b; 5. a Lesson 4B Living on the Red Planet Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read advances, benefit, independent, journey, medicine, neighbor, settlers, spread out, surface, survive A. 1. rocket; 2. astronauts; 3. establish; 4. colony B. Answers will vary. Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension  The next generation of space explorers wants to establish permanent bases on the moon and possibly Mars and other Earth-like planets. A. 1. a; 2. c (lines 7–9); 3. d (lines 11–12); 4. c (lines 1–6); 5. b B. Reasons for: 1. living (lines 16–17); 2. new human societies (lines 17–18); 3. science, technology, benefit (lines 19–20); Reasons against: 1. expensive (line 22); 2. health problems (lines 24–26); 3. difficult, stay indoors (27–29) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. settlers; 2. survive; 3. surface; 4. independent; 5. journeys B. 1. b; 2. a; 3. b; 4. b; 5. a Explore More! Video Summary: Learn some basic information about the moon and how it influences life on Earth. Answer Key A. 1. debris; 2. atmosphere; 3. cycle B. 1. powerful; 2. neighbor; 3. distance; 4. tool; 5. journey; 6. message; 7. surface; 8. circles; 9. entire C. 1. The moon is about one quarter the size of Earth. It formed about 4.6 billion years ago from rock and debris from Earth. 2. In the past, some people thought the moon was made of cheese. Others believed the moon could change people into werewolves. Unit 5 City Living Lesson 5A Urban Explosion Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read challenges, colorful, electricity, exercise, fix, growth, propert y, remove, traffic, ugly A. 1. New York; 2. 21 cities; Most of the cities will be in Asia.  The three largest cities will be Tokyo, Japan (27.2 million), Dhaka, Bangladesh (22.8 million), and Mumbai, India (22.6 million); 3. problems with housing, pollution, and crime B. Possible answers: Have the government provide low-cost housing and better public transportation, and have city recycling programs to reduce pollution and waste. Reading Passage Summary: Find out what Hyderabad, India, and São Paulo, Brazil, are doing to improve the lives of their residents. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a (lines 11–12); 2. b; 3. b (lines 15–17); 4. d (lines 30–31); 5. d (lines 28–29) B. 1. Hyderabad: b, c, and e; 2. São Paulo: a and f; 3. Both: d Vocabulary Practice A. 1. colorful; 2. grow; 3. challenge; 4. exercise; 5. traffic B. 1. a; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. b Lesson 5B City of the Future Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read annual, construction, global, increasing, kids, par ticularly, shaped, successful, tourists, welcome A. 1. port; 2. merchants; 3. trade; 4. skyscrapers; 5. shopping malls B. Dubai’s population, vacationing in Dubai, building and growth in Dubai, doing business in Dubai Reading Passage Summary: How Dubai transformed from a small city into one of the world’s fastest-growing cities. Reading Comprehension A. 1. b (line 19); 2. c (lines 7–8); 3. a (lines 13–14); 4. b (line 16); 5. c (lines 31–32) B. 1. business (line 14); 2. fastest (line 19); 3. 150 (line 25); 4. eight (lines 26–27); 5. beaches (line 17); 6. shopping (line 18) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. particularly; 2. successful; 3. construction; 4. shaped; 5. tourists B. 1. welcome; 2. annual; 3. global; 4. kids; 5. increasingly Explore More! Answer Key A. 1. gondola; 2. gondolier; 3. canal B. 1. Increasingly; 2. particularly; 3. property; 4. kids; 5. welcomes; 6. annually; 7. tourists; 8. challenges C. 1. Three reasons why residents are leaving Venice: • Property is becoming very expensive. • Residents have to deal with crowds of tourists everywhere. • Jobs are hard to nd. 2. Possible answers: building low-cost housing, controlling crowds, and developing new jobs. Unit 6 Clothing Fashion Lesson 6A From Sandal to Space Boot Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read beyond, comfortable, costly, futuristic, heat, pair, range, rocky, stylish, weigh A. Students circle an example of each kind of shoe. 1. sneaker; 2. high heels; 3. sandal; 4. boot B. The high heel was designed by a famous shoe designer.  The boot is meant for astronauts to wear in space. Reading Passage Summary:  Two shoe innovators explain why they design shoes and what makes their creations special. Reading Comprehension A. 1. c; 2. b (lines 8–9); 3. b (lines 24–26); 4. b (lines 11–12); 5. d (lines 24–25) B. 1. Manolo Blahnik: c and e; 2. Dave Graziosi: a and b; 3. Both: d Vocabulary Practice A. 1. costly; 2. heat; 3. comfortable; 4. stylish; 5. range B. 1. beyond; 2. pairs; 3. futuristic; 4. weigh Lesson 6B  The Silk Story Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read cloth, discovery, insect, jacket, legend, nowadays, rare, unbroken, valuable, worth A. 1. silkworms; 2. fiber; 3. cocoon; 4. weave B. China was the first country to use silk. Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension Follow silk across time and continents to learn about its history and some of its modern uses. A. 1. c; 2. d (lines 2–3); 3. a (lines 21–22); 4. b (lines 8–9); 5. d (line 22) B. Rome 3 (around 1 A.D.), China 1 (over 4,000 years ago), Mexico 5 (1522), Japan 4 (around 300), India 2 (about 1,500 B.C.) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. b B. 1. Nowadays; 2. rare; 3. legends; 4. discovery; 5. cloth; 6. worth Explore More! Video Summary: Find out how the people in the Vietnamese town of Vong Nguyet have made silk in the traditional way for 1,200 years. Answer Key A. Answers will vary. B. 1. stylish; 2. rarely; 3. insect; 4. unbroken; 5. ranges; 6. heat; 7. Nowadays; 8. cloth; 9. jackets C. 1. Students close their books and tell a partner about silkmaking in their own words. 2. Students might mention special costumes that people wear for holidays or festivals. Alternatively, they may mention a fabric or material from their country that is well known. Vocabulary Building 2 Answer Key A. Red words: unimportant, uncomfortable, impolite, incorrect, unsuccessful, imperfect, indirect, inexperienced, unlikely 1. uncomfortable; 2. impolite; 3. unsuccessful; 4. Inexperienced; 5. incorrect B. Phrases: made a decision, making a lot of money, make history, make sense, made a deal; Sentences: 1. make a lot of money; 2. make a decision; 3. make history; 4. makes sense; 5. make a deal Unit 7 Dinosaurs Come Alive Lesson 7A Prehistoric Timeline Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read climate, completely, giant, hunter, in reality, museum, opposite, physically, relatives, speedy A. 1. reptiles; 2. 65 million years ago or at the end of the Cretaceous Period; 3. a scientist who studies prehistoric life such as dinosaurs; 4. meat from other animals B. 1. no; 2. no; 3. no; 4. yes Reading Passage Summary: Find out whether information you learned about dinosaurs from museums and movies is fact or fiction. Reading Comprehension A. 1. b (entire passage); 2. d (lines 11–13); 3. d (lines 21–22); 4. a (lines 25–26); 5. c (lines 28–30) B. 1. T (lines 7–8); 2. F (lines 11–13); 3. F (line 9); 4. F (lines 16–17); 5. NG; 6. T (lines 33–34) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. in reality; 2. giant; 3. completely; 4. physically; 5. museum B. 1. relative; 2. speedy; 3. hunter; 4. climate Lesson 7B Strange Dinosaurs Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read appearance, estimate, examine, extend, length, mystery, opinion, seek, terrible, unanswered A. 1. horns; 2. claws; 3. unearth; 4. fossils B. Very long claws; an animal many times larger than a person Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension Meet Deinocheirus [die nuh kai rus], one of the most puzzling dinosaurs ever discovered. A. 1. d; 2. b (lines 6–9); 3. c (lines 18–19); 4. a (line 31); 5. d (lines 27–29) B. 1. terrible hand (line 11); 2. in the1960s (line 6); 3. Mongolia (line 7); 4. arms (lines 14–15); 5. 2.4 meters or 8 feet (lines 7–9); 6. huge (lines 21–22); 7. T. rex (lines 22–23); 8. small (line 25); 9. long arms (line 25); 10. climb trees, hunt for food (lines 26–27) Vocabulary Practice A. 1. extended; 2. length; 3. sought; 4. appearance; 5. estimate B. 1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a; 5. b Explore More! Video Summary: Near Sabinas, Mexico, recent fossil findings are helping paleontologists learn more about the dinosaurs and the climate that existed in this region millions of years ago. Answer Key A. 1. tail; 2. vertebra; 3. rib; 4. back bone; 5. neck B. 1. giant; 2. length; 3. climate; 4. completely; 5. seeking; 6. examining; 7. hunting; 8. opinion; 9. museum C. 1. The mayor of Sabinas probably feels very happy about the discovery of the giant dinosaur in his town. People from around the world will learn about it and perhaps visit his town. Unit 8 Stories and Storytellers Lesson 8A Collectors of Tales Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read although, appropriate, collect, magical, memorize, primarily, reflect, scary, soften, text A. These are both famous European stories about children who get lost in the forest. Reading Passage Summary: B. 1. (Hanau) Germany; 2. the early 1800s (early nineteenth century); 3. originally for adults, later for children  The Grimm brothers’ fairy tales are read and loved in more than 160 languages today. Learn where their stories came from and who they were originally written for. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a; 2. c (lines 8–10); 3. c (line 26); 4. b (lines 29–30); 5. d (lines 32–33) B. 1. storytellers; 2. similar; 3. forest; 4. adults; 5. children Vocabulary Practice A. 1. collection; 2. magical; 3. scary; 4. primarily; 5. memorized; 6. Although; 7. text; 8. reflected B. 1. text; 2. primarily; 3. scary; 4. although; 5. appropriate; 6. collection; 7. reflect; 8. memorize Lesson 8B Once Upon a Time Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read accidentally, affected, deeply, determined, hide, immediately, shock, suddenly, youths A. 1. The couple had eight children: seven sons and one daughter; 1. to get water from a well for their sister; 2. The brothers started to fight and the water jug fell into the well. B. Answers will vary. Reading Passage Summary: In the Brothers Grimm’s story, The Tale of the Seven Ravens, a sister searches for her brothers who have been turned into ravens. Reading Comprehension A. 1. c; 2. a (lines 5–6); 3. d (lines 14–17); 4. c (lines 24–25); 5. b (lines 5–6 and 24–25) B. a. 5; b. 6; c. 3; d. 1; e. 4; f. 2 Vocabulary Practice A. 1. determined; 2. youth; 3. immediately; 4. affect; 5. deeply B. 1. a; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a; 5. a Explore More! Video Summary: A small town in the U.S. state of New York is the setting for The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, the story of a man terrorized by a headless horseman. Answer Key A. The story is about a headless horseman who scares people. B. 1. scary; 2. youth; 3. deeply; 4. Suddenly; 5. recognize; 6. shocked; 7. Although; 8. collection C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 9  Tough Jobs Lesson 9A Wild Weather Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read blow, direction, frequently, occur, potential, rely on, responsible, skilled, terrifying, warn A. 1. debris; 2. meteorologists; 3. wind; 4. storm B. A tornado chaser places a device called a turtle probe in the path of the storm, then runs for safety. Reading Passage Summary: Storm chaser Tim Samaras hunts tornadoes, hoping to discover exactly what causes them to develop. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a (paragraph 2); 2. c (line 3); 3. c (lines 11–13); 4. d (lines 17–23); 5. c (line 23) B. Sequence is: 4, 7, 1, 3, 6, 2, 5 Vocabulary Practice A. 1. occur; 2. frequently; 3. blow; 4. responsible; 5. rely on; 6. direction; 7. terrifying; 8. skilled; 9. potential B. 1. frequently; 2. terrifying; 3. skilled; 4. occurs; 5. rely on; 6. responsible; 7. blows; 8. direction; 9. potential Lesson 9B Forests on Fire Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read capable, damage, destroy, employ, equipment, height, ma jority, middle, occupation, race A. 1. burn; 2. hectares; 3. wildfire B. Answers will vary. Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension Every year, wildfires destroy millions of hectares of land worldwide. Learn what smokejumpers do to stop wildfi res. A. 1. b; 2. d (lines 12–13); 3. c (lines 22–23); 4. a (line 27); 5. b (lines 30–33) B. 1. difficult; 2. spreading; 3. men, women; 4. 54–91; 5. survive/live; 6. long Vocabulary Practice A. 1. employed; 2. race; 3. occupation; 4. equipment; 5. capable; 6. majority B. 1. a; 2. b; 3. b; 4. a Explore More! Video Summary: Follow National Geographic photographer Mark Thiessen as he chases a powerful wildfire across a desert in the United States. Answer Key A. good points: it’s exciting, he gets interesting photographs; bad points: it is dangerous and exhausting work B. 1. destroy; 2. responsible; 3. majority; 4. races; 5. occur; 6. frequently; 7. blowing; 8. height; 9. terrifying; 10. occupation; 11. skilled C. 1. Mark Thiessen is a photographer and a firefighter. Important skills for these jobs include the ability to use a camera expertly, training in firefighting, common sense about danger. 2. Answers will vary. Vocabulary Building 3 Answer Key A. a. advertisement; b. measurement; c. improvement; d. investment; e. payment Unit 10 Pyramid Builders Lesson 10A Ancient City: Teotihuacán Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read apparently, conclude, expert, govern, indicate, interpret, offering, official, structure, wise A. 1. burial; 2. archeologists; 3. abandon B. They found bones of people and animals, weapons, and other objects. These may tell why people and animals were sacrificed and buried there. Reading Passage Summary: Mexico’s Pyramid of the Moon is helping archaeologists learn more about the ancient city and culture of Teotihuacán. Reading Comprehension A. 1. b; 2. b (line 10); 3. a (lines 14–17, 29–31); 4. b (line 21); 5. d (line 32) B. 1. T; 2. T; 3. F; 4. F Vocabulary Practice A. 1. structures; 2. governed; 3. experts; 4. indicate; 5. Apparently; 6. wise B. 1. b; 2. a; 3. b; 4. a Lesson 10B Wonders of Egypt Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read according (to), blocks, compete, confirm, involve, ordinary, proud, roles, task, timeless A. 1. T; 2. T; 3. T (Answers and explanations are on page 120.) B. c Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension Discover who built the pyramids at Giza, how they did it, and what life was like for these people. A. 1. a; 2. b (lines 26–30); 3. d (lines 20–21); 4. c (line 27); 5. c (line 32) B. 1. e; 2. d; 3. a; 4. b Vocabulary Practice A. 1. ordinary; 2. competed; 3. According; 4. role; 5. task; 6. proud; 7. timeless B. 1. ordinary; 2. task; 3. timeless; 4. role; 5. confirmed; 6. proud; 7. compete; 8. According Explore More! Video Summary: Learn about the problems affecting the Giza pyramids today and what some people are doing to protect these important monuments. Answer Key A. Possible responses are: air pollution and too many tourists B. 1. structure; 2. expert; 3. According to; 4. compete; 5. ordinary; 6. timeless; 7. proud; 8. officials; 9. wise; 10. task C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 11 Lesson 11A Legends of the Sea  The Real Pirates of the Caribbean Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read average, disease, divide, equality, factor, freedom, illegal, income, purchase, steal A. 1. captain; 2. maritime; 3. goods B. 1. F; 2. F; 3. T Reading Passage Summary: Reading Comprehension Find out what an eighteenth-century pirate’s life was really like. A. 1. b; 2. d (lines 12–13); 3. b (lines 22–23); 4. a (lines 27–28); 5. b (line 32) B. 1. Movie Pirates: a and e; 2. Real Pirates: d, f, and g; 3. Both: b and c Vocabulary Practice A. 1. income; 2. purchased; 3. freedom; 4. stole; 5. divided; 6. factors; 7. average B. 1. purchase; 2. divide; 3. factor; 4. illegal; 5. Freedom; 6. Income Lesson 11B Famous Pirates Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read avoid, boss, fail, fearless, pretend, respected, sail, shoot, target, transfer A. 1. a; 2. a; 3. a B. 1. for adventure, power, and money; 2. some were captured, one retired Reading Passage Summary: Meet Mary Read and Ching Shih, two female pirates who ruled the waves in different parts of the world. Reading Comprehension A. 1. a (especially lines 2–3); 2. b (line 6); 3. b (line 14); 4. d (lines 14–16); 5. a (lines 21–26) B. Mary Read: c, e, and f; Ching Shih: a, b, and g; Both: d Vocabulary Practice A. 1. sail; 2. fearless; 3. target; 4. pretend; 5. avoid; 6. shoot B. 1. F; 2. F; 3. T; 4. T Explore More! Video Summary: Blackbeard was one of the most famous and terrifying pirates of his time. Archeologists now think they have found one of his ships sunk in waters near the eastern coast of the United States. Answer Key A. 1. a cannon; 2. They hope it is from Blackbeard’s ship. B. 1. average; 2. fearless; 3. sailing; 4. shoot; 5. boss; 6. stole; 7. transferred C. 1. Answers will vary. 2. Answers will vary. Unit 12 Vanished! Lesson 12A On Top of the World Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read achieve, doubtful, path, previously, proceed, prove, section, significant, suffer, whatever A. 1. 8,850; 2. 4; 3. Nepal; 4. 1953; 5. cold; 6. oxygen; 7. 200 B. Mallory and Irvine disappeared on Mount Everest. Reading Passage Summary: In 1924, two British climbers vanished on Mount Everest, attempting to be the first people to reach the top. One of their bodies was found in 1999, raising the question “Did they actually reach the summit?” Reading Comprehension A. 1. b (lines 5–6); 2. d (lines 10, 13–14); 3. d (line 16); 4. a (lines 29–30); 5. c (lines 28–30) B. Reasons for: 1. oxygen; 2. body; 3. photo; 4. leave; Reasons against: 5. difficult; 6. equipment; 7. frostbite; 8. camp Vocabulary Practice A. 1. significant; 2. doubtful; 3. achieved; 4. proved; 5. path; 6. suffered B. 1. b; 2. b; 3. a; 4. a Lesson 12B Pioneers of the Sky Lesson Overview Answer Key  Target Vocabulary: Before You Read approach, bright, disappearance, efforts, flight, head, investigate, maintain, response, shining A. Amelia Earhart was the first woman to fly a plane alone across the Atlantic Ocean. In 1937 she wanted to be the first woman to fly a plane around the world. B. Answers will vary. Reading Passage Summary: Over 70 years after she disappeared during a flight over the Pacific Ocean, people still wonder what happened to pilot Amelia Earhart. Reading Comprehension A. 1. c; 2. d (lines 3–4); 3. b (line 5); 4. b (line 27); 5. a (lines 18–20, 24) B. 1. stormy; 2. 3,000 meters / 10,000 feet; 3. use a lot of gas; 4. shining in their faces; 5. see; 6. gets lost or runs out of gas Vocabulary Practice A. 1. disappearance; 2. flight; 3. headed; 4. investigate; 5. efforts; 6. shining; 7. approached; 8. maintain; 9. response B. 1. investigate; 2. flight; 3. response; 4. approach; 5. shines; 6. maintain; 7. disappearance; 8. effort; 9. head Explore More! Video Summary: A desert in west Texas is home to a mysterious phenomenon called the Marfa Lights. Local residents explain what they have seen and what the lights might be. Answer Key A. Other examples of natural phenomena include thunder, tornadoes, volcanoes, and the polar lights. B. 1. bright; 2. disappear; 3. section; 4. shine; 5. flights; 6. response; 7. investigate; 8. proof; 9. Whatever C. 1. It could be because the mountainous region is made up of mostly rocks containing quartz that expand during the day and contract at night due to heat. This expansion and contraction creates stress on the quartz crystals that are then converted into voltage that is accumulated over time until it is then released into the atmosphere thus creating the lights. Other people think the lights are caused by vehicle headlights.  2. Answers will vary. Vocabulary Building 4 Answer Key A. 1. careful; 2. painless; 3. hopeful; 4. peaceful; 5. senseless; 6. heartless; 7. thankful Word Link usage: 1. peace; 2. sense, hear t B. Phrases: vanished into, escaped from, traveled to, disagree with, responded to; Sentences: 1. escaped from; 2. disagree with; 3. travel to View more...

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