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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPIYmjzbK7c

READING COMPREHENSION DOC N1 : American Land by Bruce Springsteen, in Wrec ing Ba!! A!bum, "#1"

a- W$% or &$at do the following pronouns refer to ? - There (l. 1) : America - We (l.!) : The narrator and his wife narrat%r ? $uote from answer . - Age : still 'oung (l.() - 'ami!y status : in a relationship m' darling (l.() ) m' lo*el' (l.+) - (!ans )%r t$e )uture : we,ll ma#e our home in the American -and (l.!-7)
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Focus on STANZA 1

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1 to line 7 )

"- W$% is spea#ing ? What do we learn a"out the the te%t to &ustif' 'our

c- W$% does 'our ( l. 10) refer to ? people who li*e in America.

Focus on STANZA 2

. to line 1/ )

1t refers to the

d- Which line refers to &ea!t$ ("eing rich) 2 abundance and !u*ury ? 3ill in the grid "elow with the information 'ou ha*e collected . Wea!t$ 4old comes rushing out the ri*ers straight into 'our hands (l.1(10)
Focus on the CHORUS
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Abundance And children dear2 the sweets2 1 hear2 are growing on the trees . (l.15-11)

Lu*ury 6*er there all the women wear sil# and satin to their #nees . (l..-7)

e- A"out the c%untry : classif' the information gi*en in the following grid. +usti)y "' 8uoting from the te%t. A ne& ,!d%rad% -paradise. "eer flows through the faucets all night long. 17) f- What /ua!ity is re8uired to succeed ? "e hard-wor#ing (l.(5)

A !and %) %pp%rtunity an' hard wor#ing man . (l.(5)

diamonds in the sidewal# .(l.1!) There,s treasure for the ta#ing2 for (l.1.-

9ou need to

Focus on

STANZA 3

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((

to line (/)

g- W$% do the following pronouns refer to ? - 1 (l. (() : - :he (l.(0) : - We (l.(+) : an immigrant his darling all the immigrants

h- 1 doc#ed at ,!!is is!and in a city of light and

spires (l.(()

- W$at does ,!!is 0s!and

refer to ?

1t refers

to the immigration station2 the island located ne%t to -i"ert' 1sland. This is where all immigrants coming from ;urope were processed for legal and medical inspection. <ew 9or# =it' .

- W$at does a city i-

refer to ?

1t refers to

Tic# the "o%(es)

What were the narrator,s impressi%ns upon arri*al? )ear

ama1ement

surprise The narrator is

)ascinati%n

Wh' ? >ustif' 'our choice(s) ?

2%y

appre$ensi%n

fascinated "' what he disco*ers when he lands at ;llis 1sland2 he gets a glimpse of <ew 9or#2 and of the :tatue of -i"ert'. We made the steel that "uilt the cities with our sweat and two hands (l.(+) - What s%cia! c!ass is mentioned here ? wor#ing class is mentioned here. 1s the tone
(mprisant)

The

admirati4e 3

tragic 3
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$um%r%us 3

c%ntemptu%us

&- 6rgani?e 'our notes and classif' the information gi*en. $uote #e' words onl'.

Focus on

STANZA 4

05 to line 00)

A Nati%n %) 0mmigrants The @c<icholas2 the Aosals#is Btoo (l.05) The Clac#s B. The >ews . (l.01) =ome across Bhome (l.0()

(%4erty with nothing in their "ellies (l.00)

Determinati%n the fire down "elow. (l.00)

#- W$% does the following pronoun refer to ? l- W$% "uilt America ? S%cia! c!ass Wor#ing class : wor#ed to "ones and s#in (l.0+)

Focus on

STANZA 5

( from line

0+ to line 07)

the' (l. 0+) : the immigrants

Aic# out #e' words . C%nse/uence the' died (l.0+ D l.0!)

,c%n%mic sect%rs "uilding the railroads (l.0+) fields and factories (l.0/)

m-

America) a hundred 'ears ago2 the',re still d'in, now (l.0!)

The' ( the immigrants) died to get here (E

n- Fephrase what 'ou ha*e understood

America has alwa's "een a magnet for immigrants who hope to ma#e a li*ing there2 to ha*e "etter prospects. This American Gream still e%ists now. o- What n%ti%n is the song related to ? The song "est illustrates the notion of 1dea of Arogress or :paces and ;%changes . DOC N1 : American Land by Bruce Springsteen,

in Wrec ing Ba!! A!bum, "#1"

DOC N" :

5S B%rder

'ence Signed int% La&

BBC Ne&s Artic!e , "##6

under stud' a

1dentif' the nature of the document : The document ( the document we are dealing with ) is entitled : H: Corder 3ence on the CC= <ews and the CC= <ews Article

signed into -aw. 1t was posted We"site on 6cto"er +2 (55!.

1dentif' the t%pic 7 issue "eing discussed article deals

n%ti%n it "est illustrates : The that is the "uilding of

with a topical issue at the time2 a fence I a wall along the

"order of @e%ico to pre*ent illegal immigration. The notion it "est illustrates is surel' the notion of Alaces and 3orms of Aower

What do the numbers refer to : - 755-mile ( 12 1(/#m) : the fence. - J1.("n : 1t refers to the mone' spent on the "uilding of the wall. 1t refers to the length of

- 1( million: 1t refers to - 1.( million : 1t refers to immigrants

the num"er of illegal the num"er of illegal

immigrants li*ing in the H:A. "eing arrested in (55/ while tr'ing to

cross o*er the H: "order.

What do supp%rters or critics sa' ? 3ill in the chart Supp%rters Critics - @a' force illegal immigrants to cross somewhere else. - The fence will "adl' affect relations with the H:. - The @e%ican Aresident has called the fence shameful I compared it to the Cerlin Wall Fecap what 'ou ha*e understood . Hse &%rds from Hnited -:tates ha*e decided to "uild

. - A great too l to fight illegal immigration

the te%t. 1n (55! 2 the a fence along the illegal immigration shameful . "order with @e%ico in order to fight . =ritics sa' it,s inefficient and