The United States of America Coleen Degnan-Veness with Chantal Veness‘MACMILLAN CULTURAL READERS — PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL.MACMILLAN CULTURAL READERS, PRE-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL Founding Editor of the Macmillan Readers: John Milne “The Macinillan Readers provide a choice of enjoyable reading materials for earners of English. The series is published at six levels—Starter, Beginner, Plementary, Pre-intermediate, Intermediate and Upper. ‘The Macmillan ‘Cultural Readers are a factual strand of the series. Level Control Information, structure and vocabulary are controlled to suit the students’ "ability at each level. ‘The number of words at each level: about 300 basic words about 600 basic words about 1100 basic words about 1400 basic words about 1600 basic words about 2200 basic words lary difficult words and phrasesin this bookare important for understanding 4 Some of these words are explained in the text, some are shown in the and others are marked with a number like this: Phrases are marked are explained in the Glossary at the end of the Keys Keys for the Points For Understanding and Exercises sections can be at wvwemacmillanenglish.com/readers. Download fan audio download and ebook available to buy for this title, nnglish.com/readers for mote information, = Ee 1 a 3 4 5 Contents The Places In The Book Welcome To The United States Of America Freedom ‘The USA Today Traditions and Holidays Cities and Sights Nature and the Environment Daily Life Sports Entertainment American Heroes Looking Forward Points For Understanding Glossary Useful Phrases Exercises