Alex and Roni are from New Orleans, the home of jazz. Let’s learn about what makes New Orleans so special.

Match the captions to the pictures below and on page 49.

All That Jazz

In this unit you will:• read about hurricanes and

the history of jazz• listen to people ordering

food in a restaurant• order a meal in a restaurant• write about favorite foods

using new vocabulary• read a story• create a timeline and

present it to the class

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There is a Mardi Gras parade every year. More than 15,000 people in fancy dress walk through the streets. Millions of people come to watch.

2 About every two years New Orleans is hit by a hurricane. 3

From 1710 to 1865 there were slaves in New Orleans.

5The airport in New Orleans is named after the famous jazz musician Louis Armstrong.

4New Orleans is the place where jazz was born.

6 New Orleans is famous for its Creole and Cajun cooking.

7 The Superdome is the largest closed stadium in the world.