Each year, about 250,000 people leave the United States to live in foreign countries.. Sometimes people from other countries move to the United States and become American citizens!. Peop
Trang 1Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, ™
Lexile, ® and Reading Recovery ™ are provided
in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide.
Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.5.2
ISBN 0-328-13387-6
ì<(sk$m)=bddihb< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U
Living Abroad
by Peggy Bresnick Kendler
Genre Comprehension
Skills and Strategy Text Features
Expository
nonfi ction
• Fact and Opinion
• Cause and Effect
• Text Structure
• Captions
• Heads
• Map
• Glossary
Suggested levels for Guided Reading, DRA, ™
Lexile, ® and Reading Recovery ™ are provided
in the Pearson Scott Foresman Leveling Guide.
Scott Foresman Reading Street 3.5.2
ISBN 0-328-13387-6
ì<(sk$m)=bddihb< +^-Ä-U-Ä-U
Living Abroad
by Peggy Bresnick Kendler
Genre Comprehension
Skills and Strategy Text Features
Expository
nonfi ction
• Fact and Opinion
• Cause and Effect
• Text Structure
• Captions
• Heads
• Map
• Glossary
Trang 2Reader Response
1 Reread the section called Studying Abroad List three opinions from it.
2 On a web like the one below, list the
four reasons described in this book that Americans live in different countries Look for clues in the way the book is organized.
3 Think about the word abroad Look at its
definition in the Glossary What is your explanation for how the word came to be used this way?
4 How did the headings in this book help
you as you read?
Reasons Americans Live Abroad
Editorial Offices: Glenview, Illinois • Parsippany, New Jersey • New York, New York Sales Offices: Needham, Massachusetts • Duluth, Georgia • Glenview, Illinois
Coppell, Texas • Ontario, California • Mesa, Arizona
by Peggy Bresnick Kendler
Living Abroad
13387_001-024.indd 1 11/18/05 1:28:23 PM
Trang 3Every effort has been made to secure permission and provide appropriate credit for
photographic material The publisher deeply regrets any omission and pledges to
correct errors called to its attention in subsequent editions.
Unless otherwise acknowledged, all photographs are the property of Scott Foresman,
a division of Pearson Education.
Photo locators denoted as follows: Top (T), Center (C), Bottom (B), Left (L), Right (R),
Background (Bkgd)
Opener: Tibor Bognar/Corbis; 1 Tibor Bognar/Corbis; 3 Lester Leftkowitz/Getty Images;
4 (B) Eric Curry/Corbis, (TR) Tibor Bognar/Corbis; 5 Corbis; 7 Robert Essel/Corbis; 8 Mark
C Burnett/Photo Researchers, Inc.; 9 Jeffrey L Rotman/Corbis; 14 Leif Skoogfors/Corbis;
16 (T) U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, (B) Victor M Trisvan/AP/Wide
World Photos; 19 (T) David Gillison/Peter Arnold, Inc., (C) © United States Postal
Service Trademarks and copyrights used herein are properties of the United States
Postal Service and are used under license to Scott Foresman, Inc All rights reserved.,
(B) Paul Conklin/PhotoEdit; 20 Andres Leighton/AP/Wide World Photos; 22 Jeff
Greenberg/PhotoEdit
ISBN: 0-328-13387-6
Copyright © Pearson Education, Inc
All Rights Reserved Printed in the United States of America This publication is
protected by Copyright, and permission should be obtained from the publisher
prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission
in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or
likewise For information regarding permission(s), write to: Permissions Department,
Scott Foresman, 1900 East Lake Avenue, Glenview, Illinois 60025.
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 V0G1 14 13 12 11 10 09 08 07 06 05
13387_001-024.indd 2 11/18/05 1:28:36 PM
3
Why Do Americans Live Overseas?
Every year many people move away from the United States Each year, about 250,000 people leave the United States
to live in foreign countries! Sometimes people move overseas by themselves, but other times, entire families move together
Sometimes people from other countries move to the United States and become American citizens But after living and working in the United States for a while, these new citizens move back to their home countries
Many Americans move overseas each year.
13387_001-024.indd 3 11/18/05 1:28:36 PM
Trang 4Americans relocate to other countries for many reasons A person may take a job
overseas High school and college students
may study in other countries People who
serve in the military may be deployed to
another country to protect the United
States or to fight in a war Other people
may move to help people in other
countries learn to live better lives
Most often, Americans live in other countries for a designated amount of
time and then return to the United States
However, sometimes Americans like their
new homes so much that they decide to
stay in their new countries
North America
South America
Africa Europe
13387_001-024.indd 4 11/18/05 1:28:49 PM
5
When people live in other parts of the world, they usually learn the native language of the country in which they live They must learn the local customs too In a foreign country, daily life may
be unfamiliar at first because the food, clothing, and weather can all be very different, even exotic
We all can learn about other countries
by reading or by watching TV programs
Americans who move to other countries, however, learn even more by experiencing day-to-day life They learn to understand and respect the differences among people from different cultures
Asia
Australia
13387_001-024.indd 5 11/18/05 1:29:09 PM
Trang 5Working Abroad
Today many Americans leave the United
States and relocate abroad for work
Sometimes, there is a more interesting job
available in another country, or a job that
pays more money Other times, a foreign
country is the only place where a person’s
career can thrive
Many large companies have offices all over the world Sometimes Americans
who work for large companies may be
transferred to that company’s overseas
office When this happens, the person’s
family often moves abroad too
American artists, writers, and musicians often move to other countries to work
Settling in a new place and meeting
new people can spark creative ideas or
offer inspiration unavailable at home
In foreign countries, artists can find new
scenes to paint and writers can find new
places to write about Some musicians may
discover that their music is more popular in
countries outside the United States
Some Americans are able to find better jobs in other countries.
13387_001-024.indd 6 11/18/05 1:29:15 PM
7
13387_001-024.indd 7 11/18/05 1:29:16 PM
Trang 6Scientists live where their research takes
them Archeologists are scientists who
study ancient people and their cultures
They learn about these people by studying
artifacts, such as tools and bones, that have
been dug up Archeologists work at the
digging sites, which are all over the world
Anthropologists are scientists
who study how other people live
Anthropologists must live where the
people they are studying live so they
can understand that group’s way of life
Anthropologists might live in the jungles
of South America, in the Sahara desert in
Africa, or even in Australia’s Outback
Scientists may need to work in other countries.
13387_001-024.indd 8 11/18/05 1:29:26 PM
9
Diplomats are government workers who represent the United States abroad
They work to build understanding between the United States and the country where the government has assigned the diplomat
to live and work
Just as American students may learn Spanish, French, or another language in school, students in other countries may learn English in school American teachers sometimes live in foreign countries to teach English to children or adults That way, students in foreign countries such as Japan, China, or France can learn English from an English speaker
Anthropologists study how other people live.
13387_001-024.indd 9 11/18/05 1:29:41 PM
Trang 7Studying Abroad
American students who attend school
in other countries are called exchange
students An exchange student lives with
a host family while attending school The
student lives in the family’s home Usually,
a student from that foreign country lives
with a family in the United States and
attends school at the same time
High school students can be part
of an exchange program.
13387_001-024.indd 10 11/18/05 1:29:54 PM
11
Many exchange students study abroad
to learn another language There are plenty of opportunities for them to speak another language while living with a host family Plus, the exchange students have the opportunity to talk with native speakers—those who have grown up speaking the language Students understand that speaking a foreign
language with native speakers improves their own skills
Exchange students also learn about the culture and customs of their host countries
They experience holiday celebrations and they get to try new varieties of food
Although exchange students may miss their families, they still usually enjoy living and studying abroad It is an adventure that most high school students won’t have unless they become exchange students
These students often make new friends while they are abroad, and they have many new experiences to share with their own family and friends upon their return
13387_001-024.indd 11 11/18/05 1:30:04 PM
Trang 8Many American students go to college after high school Some choose to go to
college in the United States Others attend
college in a foreign country Some students
do both They go to college in the United
States, but study in another country for
part of one year or for an entire year
College students who choose to study
in other parts of the world usually enjoy
traveling, meeting new people, and
learning new customs These students may
enjoy the adventure of living in another
country or learning a new language, but
they might also miss the United States
13387_001-024.indd 12 11/18/05 1:30:04 PM
13
Life is different for college students studying abroad than for high school exchange students, because college students live in dormitories with other students instead of in homes with host families College students are responsible for attending school and deciding how to spend their free time
Sometimes adults go to school overseas too Schools in other parts of the world may offer classes that aren’t found in the United States For example, if someone is interested in the history of England, he or she may be able to learn more about it by living and studying in England
College students may spend a year studying abroad.
13387_001-024.indd 13 11/18/05 1:30:07 PM
Trang 913387_001-024.indd 14 11/18/05 1:30:09 PM
15
Serving Abroad
Americans may travel to and live in other parts of the world when they enlist
in a branch of the U.S Armed Forces These Americans may go to other countries in order
to protect the United States
When a member of the military is assigned to work in another country, that
person becomes stationed in the country
The person might be stationed there for just a few months or for several years
While stationed abroad, the member
of the military may request to be granted leave Requesting leave is similar to asking for vacation, so the military member’s
superiors must approve the request
If the United States is at war with another country, members of the U.S
military may be sent to the country in which the war is being fought Soldiers undergo training beforehand so they can defend themselves and fight in the war
Then they travel overseas with a unit, or group of other soldiers to fight
Some members of the military live overseas
to serve and protect our country.
13387_001-024.indd 15 11/18/05 1:30:17 PM
Trang 1013387_001-024.indd 16 11/18/05 1:30:18 PM
17
Some American military personnel live overseas even when the United States is not engaged in war During peacetime, members of the military often take their families with them to live overseas
American military personnel live on military bases when they move abroad
A base is a center of operations for the military The family of a military member lives on the base too The United States has military bases in many different countries around the world, including Italy, Germany, South Korea, and Japan
Military personnel, along with their families, may move from base to base throughout the world Most bases contain housing, schools, stores, hospitals, restaurants, and recreation facilities
Some military members and their families move from base to base for many years Even though they serve the United States, they don’t have a permanent home
in this country
Military bases are all over the world
Former President Bill Clinton visited bases while in office
13387_001-024.indd 17 11/18/05 1:30:33 PM
Trang 11Helping Abroad
Americans also move overseas to help people in other countries These Americans
are called volunteers Volunteers are
people who spend time working, without
pay, to help others
The Peace Corps is part of the United States government, and it sends people
overseas to volunteer Since 1961, when
the Peace Corps was founded, more
than 178,000 people have participated
by helping people in 138 disadvantaged
nations around the world
Americans who join the Peace Corps live and volunteer abroad for a period of
two years Peace Corps volunteers come
from different backgrounds and have
various skills They are placed in countries
where people are in need of such skills
Peace Corps volunteers help in many ways Some volunteers help local people
start and run businesses Others are health
volunteers who teach people about
healthy lifestyles
Peace Corps volunteers help people all over the world.
13387_001-024.indd 18 11/18/05 1:30:33 PM
19
13387_001-024.indd 19 11/18/05 1:30:33 PM
Trang 12Education volunteers may teach English
to children or business people Or they may
work with teachers in foreign countries to
help them improve their own skills
Other Peace Corps volunteers help people become better farmers They also
improve communities by building roads,
wells, bridges, or schools
13387_001-024.indd 20 11/18/05 1:32:11 PM
21
Another group of Peace Corps volunteers focuses on conserving the environment These people work with park rangers to protect and conserve endangered wildlife and teach people to respect and care for the land
Adults of any age can join the Peace Corps, but most people who volunteer are young adults They usually go overseas without their families and live in the cities, towns, or villages of the people they are helping
Many famous Americans have spent time working as Peace Corps volunteers
One example is Jason Carter Jason is the grandson of Jimmy Carter, the thirty-ninth president of the United States
As you have read, many Americans live parts of their lives in foreign countries
They may work, study, serve in the military,
or volunteer abroad These people like to learn about other countries, languages, cultures, and customs
Volunteers move to other countries
to help the people living there.
13387_001-024.indd 21 11/18/05 1:32:20 PM