[00:00.00]The need for new markets, [00:02.17]and a solid defense system [00:04.26]from potential invasion [00:05.79]by the United States, [00:07.21]brought an acute awareness [00:08.96]to these diverse colonies that [00:10.92]they should look to [00...
[00:07.54]UNIT10 [00:14.11]Canada Becomes a Nation [00:17.39]Before Canada became a nation [00:22.75]in 1867, the area of North America [00:26.80]that now composes Canada was [00:29.09]a large expanse of widely [00:31.50]scattered communities of [00:...
[00:00.00]Megans parents, Nancy and Don, [00:03.51]cancelled all their immediate plans [00:05.91]and flew to the island. [00:08.32]Rather than wait for [00:10.29]the small island ship to [00:12.26]transport them to the island [00:14.23]they were flow...
[00:00.00]One Saturday evening a gang [00:03.82]of kids piled into a taxi, [00:06.01]heading off for [00:07.43]a barbecue on the beach. [00:09.18]Some of the girls decided [00:11.47]to walk along the beach. [00:13.00]Megan joined them, lagging slight...
[00:00.00]Her parents were slightly nervous [00:02.73]experiencing some negative feelings [00:05.79]about Megan leaving the safety of [00:07.76]home to live in another country. [00:10.83]They knew the experience [00:13.12]would broaden her horizons;...
[00:00.00]Megan had attended secondary school [00:03.60]at a private girls'school [00:05.67]five hundred kilometers from home. [00:08.52]In junior school she had [00:10.81]been a straight A student. [00:12.79]Now in high school [00:14.43]she continue...
[00:07.32]UNIT9 [00:12.90]A Preface to Murder [00:15.63]Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. [00:21.43]Sometimes life deals us a bad hand. [00:25.26]Sometimes it is hard to go on. [00:28.98]Sometimes evil triumphs over good. [00:32.80]Nancy sigh...
[00:00.00]He offered his assistance, [00:02.39]whenever I needed it. [00:04.14]He offered his company for comfort, [00:06.11]when death visited my door. [00:08.85]What did he derive from [00:11.14]this agenda, but a few [00:13.33]paltry words in a fo...
[00:00.00]His first writing assignment [00:02.29]revealed the fact that [00:04.15]he liked me and that [00:05.24]he hoped we could be friends, [00:06.77]very good friends. [00:08.64] At that time neither of us [00:11.15]suspected just how true [00:13...
[00:00.00]UNIT8 [00:12.57]A Time to Say Hello [00:14.53]The year began softly. [00:20.12]The weather in Southern China was [00:22.74]warm and so were the students. [00:25.14]The unexpected events of the year [00:28.11]to come began to unfold, [00:29....
