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Key to Unit 6 Text comprehension I.A II. 1. F. Refer to Paragraph 1. It is true that the flag the narrator hangs draws little attention in Paris, but the reason is not that Parisians or Frenchmen are not interested in flag-hanging in general. Rather, the Independence Day is an occasion special for Americans only and, understandably, the French show little interest in the day or the celebrating flag. 2. T. Refer to Paragraph 2. 3. F. Refer to Paragraph 3. The authors children have had little chance of learning the history of the U. S. at school, and the parents as native Americans are the only ones who could have taught them about it. This, however, is not true of children in general in France. 4. F. Refer to Paragraph 4. They do not conceal the dark side of the American society but try to keep their children from the follies of the American society like school shootings. 5. T. Refer to Paragraph 9-11. 6. F. Refer to Paragraph 12. Globalization is both beneficial and detrimental. It helps to blur the clear-cut divide between cultures on the one hand but makes children less than fully immersed in a foreign world on the other. III 1. Why does the writer hang out the American national flag on July 4 through he knows it attracts little attention in Paris? Refer to Para. 1. For one thing, hanging out the American flag is the only thing he can do in Paris to celebrate the Independence Day, which is part of his national heritage. For another, he wants to use this opportunity to teach his children about the American history and as a reminder of their American identity. 2. Why do the children seldom mix languages up? Refer to Para. 4. The children seldom mix the languages up because they have acquired French at school and English through communication with their English-speaking parents. And they seem to know when to use which. 3. What does the writer think is the benefit of raising children in a foreign culture? Refer to Para. 4 8. The benefits of raising children in