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CHAPTER THREE
Cruisin’ Cross Country?
TEACHING TIPS/ANSWER KEY
PART ONE PRE-LISTENING: STATE NAMES
EXERCISE 1A
While this exercise may look tedious, the students really enjoy it,
and it is essential in order to help prepare them for the dialogue.
You probably will want to assign the exercise as homework and
then go over the answers in class. A large map or overhead will
really come in handy for this lesson.
EXERCISE 1B
1. Because it is west of Virginia
2. California, Oregon, Washington, British Columbia, Alaska
3. Six: New Hampshire, New Jersy, New Mexico, New York, New
Brunswick, Newfoundland
4. Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
5. Two: North Carolina, North Dakota
6. Mexico and the Gulf of Mexico
7. Thirteen: Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, North Dakota,
Minnisota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Vermont, New
Hampshire, Maine. (Students will want to include Wisconsin, but
Wisconsin shares northern borders with Minnesota and Michigan.)
8. Two: South Carolina, South Dakota
9. Alaska, Hawaii
10. East. West. Wyoming. New Mexico. Northeast. Southeast.
PART TWO MAIN DIALOGUE
Exercise 1 Possible Answers
⒈Two brothers are planning a trip.
⒉At home
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⒋Brothers
⒌Answers will vary but may include friendly, excited about the trip, and so
forth.
Exercise 2 Rewind Tape to Repeat Main Dialogue
The line should go through the following states: California, Arizona,
Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois. Exercise 3
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Exercise 4 Rewind Tape to Repeat Main Dialogue
Exercise 5
⒈Utah and Wisconsin.
⒉Answers will vary.
⒊Eight: Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
California.
⒋Five: Newfoundland, Quebec, Ontario, Michigan, Wisconsin.
⒌Answers will vary.
PART THREE EXPANSION
Section 1 U.S. Regions, Rivers, Mountains, and Lakes
Region climate major industries
New England natural beauty, historic
sites; four seasons with
milder summers and
magnificent falls
manufacturing
Pacific Coast forests, mountains, mild
climate agriculture and manufacturing, fishing, lumber
Southern warm in the winter, hot
in the summer agricultural states for cotton and tobacco
Middle Atlantic four seasons; enjoyable
springs and falls manufacturing and business center; New York city
Rocky Mountain mountains cold and
snowy; many dry areas
below
cattle and other livestock
Southwestern open space; natural
beauty; hot and dry
cattle, oil
Midwest hot summers and cold
winters wheat, corn, dairy products such as milk and cheese; manufacturing center in
the east
It may help to use a large map to go over the answers to this exercise.
A=the Colorado River
B=the Rocky Mountains
C = the Missouri River
D = the Rio Grande
E = the Mississippi River
F = Lake Superior
G = Lake Michigan
H = Lake Muron
I = Lake Erie
J = Lake Ontario
K = The Applachian Mountains
Exercise 1D
1.False
2.True
3.False
4.False
5.False
6.True
7.False
8.False
9.True
10.True
Section 2 The Census
Exercise 2B
1. California. Answers will vary. Possibilities: Mild winter climate, strong
economy, movie stars, and so forth.
2. Wyoming. Answers will vary. Possibilities: Cold winters, not a lot of business
opportunities, and so forth.
3. Four: Florida, New York, Texas, California
4. 16: Wyoming, Vermont, Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware,
Montana, Rhode Island, Hawaii, New Hampshire, Maine, Idaho, Nebraska, West Virginia, New Mexico, Nevada
5. Answers will vary.
6. Illinois.
7. North Dakota.
8. Wisconsin.
9. Answer: Midwestern states
10. Answer: New England.
Population
State Year Population
New York 1900 7.3 million Pennsylvania 1900 6.3 million
Illinois 1900 4.8 million
Ohio 1900 4.2 million
Missouri 1900 3.1 million
California 2000 33.8 million
Texas 2000 20.8 million
New York 2000 18.9 million
Florida 2000 15.9 million
Illinois 2000 12.4 million
Education
Year Total or Percent Kind of Degree
1900 6 percent High school
1940 25 percent High school
2000 84 percent High school
1900 2.5 percent College
2000 24 percent College
Family
Year Total or Percent Family Information 1900 5 percent Living alone
1900 20 percent 7+People in Family 1900 5 percent Average Family Size 1900 12 percent Divorce Rate
1998 26 percent Living Alone
1998 1 percent 7+People in Family 1998 3 percent Average Family Size 1999 (End of Century) 40 percent Divorce Rate
Exercise 2D
1. The Middle Atlantic states and the Midwestern states.
2. New York State grew by 11.6 million people. Illinois grew by 7.6 million people.
3. Probably not very many since the majority of the population was in the Middle Atlantic and Midwestern region. Travel to the West Coast was also extremely difficult at the time.
4. 1900: 94 percent
1940: 75 percent
2000: 16 percent
5. It has gotten smaller. Answers will vary concerning the change, but possibilities include a move away from farming, the high cost of raising children, the higher divorce rate, the higher education rate (i.e., women moving away from more traditional roles into the workforce), and so forth.
6. It went up dramatically. Reasons will vary: Possibilities: changing attitudes towards divorce (i.e. no longer stigmatized), women entering the workforce, and so forth.
7. Answers will vary.
Exercise 2E
I. Introduction
A. Census tells us where we are/where we’ve been
B. We can guess about the future
C. Three areas of American life
1. The population
2. Education
3. Family
II. Main Point 1: Population
A.Top five states in 1900
1. New York: 7.3 million
2. Pennsylvania: 6.3 million
3. Illinois:
4.8 million
4. Ohio: 4.2 million
5. Missouri: 3.1 million
B. Top five states in 2000
1. California: 33.8 million
2. Texas: 20.8 million
3. New York: 18.9 million
4. Florida: 1
5.9 million
5. Illinois: 12.4 million
III. Main Point 2: Eduation
A.Changings in high school and college degrees
1. 1900: 6% high school diploma
2. 1940: 25% high school diploma
3. 2000: 84% high school diploma
4. 1900: 2.5% college degree
5. 2000: 24% college degree
IV. Main Point 3: Family
A. Changes in family structure
1. 1900: 5% living alone
2. 1900: 20% 7+ people in family
3. 1900: 5 average family size
4. 1900: 12% divorce rate
5. 1998: 26% living alone
6. 1998: 1% 7+ people in family
7. 1998: 3 average family size
8. 1999: 40% divorce rate
V. Conclusion:
A. How things are different now than 100 years ago
B. What will happen in the next 100 years
1. More people will live in the Pacific and Southern regions
2. More people will graduate from high school and college
3. The size of the family will get smaller
PART FOUR EXPRESSIONS OF TIME
Exercise 2
1-A. Thursday, September 19.
1-B. from Thursday, September 19th until Thursday, September 26.
2. from Monday, September 2 until Saturday, September 14.
3. From Saturday, September 14 (today) until Friday, September 20.
4-A. Thursday, September 12.
4-B. maybe today or tomorrow, but no later than Monday, September 16.
5. Monday, September 1
6.
6. from Monday, September 9 through Thursday, September 12.
7. from Monday, September 16 through Sunday September 22.
8. sometime between today and Friday, September 20.
Exercise 3
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PART FIVE PRACTICE
Exercise 1
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⒑c Exercise 2
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