Unit1 Changes in the Way We Live

SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveEnglishSong—OutintheCountryTheCountrysideIvyLeagueFahrenheitandCelsiusScalesBuyingInsuranceSportsIllustratedIndividualRetirementAccountBR_mainSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveThecountrysideofBritainiswellknownforitsbeautyandmanycontrasts:itsbaremountainsandmoorland,itslakes,riversandwoods,anditslong,oftenwildcoastline.Manyofthemostbeautifulareasarenationalparksandareprotectedfromdevelopment.WhenBritishpeoplethinkoffarmland,aswellasopenspaces,theyimaginecowsorsheepingreenfieldsenclosedbyhedgesorstonewalls,andfieldsofwheatandbarley.Manypeopleassociatethecountrysidewithpeaceandrelaxation.Theyspendtheirfreetimewalkingorcyclingthere,orgotothecountryforapicnicorapublunch.Onlyafewpeoplewholiveinthecountryworkonfarms.farms.BR_TheCountryside1TheCountrysideSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside2Manycommutetoworkintowns.Manyothersdreamoflivinginthecountry,wheretheybelievetheywouldhaveabetterandhealthierlifestyle.Americahasmanyareasofwildandbeautifulscenery,andtherearemanyareas,especiallyintheWestinstateslikeMontanaandWyoming,wherefewpeoplelive.IntheNewEnglandstates,suchasVermontandNewHampshire,itiscommontoseesmallfarmssurroundedbyhillsandgreenareas.InOhio,Indiana,IllinoisandotherMidwesternstates,fieldsofcornorwheatreachtothehorizonandtherearemanymilesbetweentowns.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside3Onlyabout20%ofAmericansliveoutsidecitiesandtowns.Lifemaybedifficultforpeoplewholiveinthecountry.Serviceslikehospitalsandschoolsmaybefurtheraway,andgoingshoppingcanmeandrivinglongdistances.Somepeopleevenhavetodrivefromtheirhomestothemainroadwheretheirmailisleftinabox.Inspiteofthedisadvantages,manypeoplewholiveinthecountrysaythattheylikethesafe,clean,attractiveenvironment.Buttheirchildrenoftenmovetoatownorcityassoonastheycan.AsinBritain,Americansliketogoouttothecountryatweekends.Somepeoplegooncampingorfishingtrips,othersgohikinginnationalparks.SupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P1mountainsSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P2moorlandSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P3lakesSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P4coastlineSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P5nationalparksSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P6farmlandSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P7picnicSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_TheCountryside_P8OhioSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1IvyLeaguereferstoeightlong-establishedcollegesanduniversitiesintheUnitedStateswithprestigiousacademicandsocialreputations.MembersoftheIvyLeagueareBrownUniversityinProvidence,RhodeIsland;ColumbiaUniversityinNewYorkCity;CornellUniversityinIthaca,NewYork;DartmouthCollegeinHanover,NewHampshire;HarvardUniversityinCambridge,Massachusetts;UniversityofPennsylvaniainPhiladelphia;PrincetonUniversityinPrinceton,NewJersey;YaleUniversityinNewHaven,Connecticut.ThemembersoftheIvyLeaguecompeteinintercollegiateathletics.IvyLeagueSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P1BrownUniversitySupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P2ColumbiaUniversitySupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P3CornellUniversitySupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P4DartmouthCollegeSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P5HarvardUniversitySupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1ChangesintheWayWeLiveBR_IvyLeague1_P6UniversityofPennsylvaniaSupplementaryReadingAfterReadingDetailedReadingGlobalReadingDetailedReadingBeforeReadingUnit1