The Fourth of July in Colorado
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Pre-Reading Questions
What do you like to do on holidays?
Are you familiar with the Fourth of July holiday in the U.S.?
What do you know about rodeos?
In which part of the U.S. are most of these events held?
Vocabulary Words from this Article
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agriculture
compete
cooperation
crop
irrigation
officially
quality
ranch
rodeo
stampede
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The 4th of July in Colorado
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Post-Reading Questions
1. Who was Horace Greeley?
| A newspaperman | |
| A Western reporter | |
| A local farmer | |
| Founder of a town |
2. Which is a major crop in the Greeley area?
| Corn | |
| Potatoes | |
| Agriculture | |
| Strawberries |
3. Greeley, Colorado was named after its founder.
| True | |
| False |
4. In 1922, the Greeley rodeo was an event for only local residents.
| True | |
| False |
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