Focus on reading
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reading strategies: plan, monitor, visualize, and determine importance
a. read the headings and first two sentences to preview the passage. what do you predic
text is about? what will be your purpose for reading?
george raris is truina too become an enginerie
b. read the passage. monitor your understanding as you read.
a ride like no other
organizers of the 1893 world's fair wanted a new and unique attraction to draw
visitors' attention george ferris had an idea. the young engineer designed a huge
rotating wheel that would serve as both a ride and a way for people to view the
event from above. at first, most people thought his idea was crazy. his ambitious
design called for a structure that looked like a giant bicycle wheel with seats. the
wheel turned on a 46-ton axle set between two pyramid-shaped steel structures.
persistence pays off
his critics did not discourage george. after finding support from fellow
engineers and investors, ferris had his plan approved. a few months later, crowds
of amazed fair-goers were treated to a ride like no other. the ferris wheel allowed
for 2,160 passengers at a time to ride in 36 deluxe cars. the 20-minute ride amazed
over 1.5 million attendees during the fair.
c. answer the questions.
1. what is meant by draw visitors' attention? which words in the text support this?
with
advertising
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to
get visitous
drowd there
attention
attention
2. what words you visualize how people would ride ferris's invention?
terris's invention amazed over los million
cettendees
3. summarize the main idea of the passage.
academic vocabulary
describe how you think fair-goers reacted to george ferris's new ride. what words
in the text support your ideas?