American President(1809-1865)

16th

UNIT THIRTEEN

Abraham LincolnAbraham Lincoln

Match the words with the phrasesMatch the words with the phrases

slaveownerpresidentwarhonestsparewiseenemy

a) the head of a countryb) a person who hates you c) not telling liesd) fighting between countriese) free, not needed for usef) a person who has no freedomg) having knowledge;being cleverh) someone who owns sth.

T OR FT OR F1.Lincoln was born in a rich family.2.Lincoln’s stepmother was a kind woman.3.As a child, Lincoln received a lot of education.4.Lincoln was President of the United States for only four years.5.Some rich people in big cities wanted to keep slaves.6.Lincoln was considered to be a respected person.

FTFF

T

T

Find the main idea of each paragraph:

Lincoln’s political life as president of the US

Lincoln’s death

Lincoln’s youth and his interest in politics

Lincoln’s family and schooling

people’s opinion of Lincoln

(Para.3)

(Para. 4)

(Para.2)

(Para.1)

(Para.5)

The structure of the text

Lincoln’s childhoodPart One(Para.1)

Part Two(Para.2)

Part Three(Para.3-5)

Lincoln’s youth

as President

1. When and where was he born?2. What did he use to do as a child?3. What do you know about his mother? and his stepmother? and his schooling?

Para.1.Lincoln’s Childhood

Kentucky,USA,February12th,1809 used to work hard/help 1818, mother died

be kind to/do all she could to...

spent… at school

Log cabin

This is the log cabin where Lincoln was born.

Tick the things Lincoln did as a young man.

( ) work on a farm

( ) work in a store

( ) study law

( ) work at a theatre

( ) become interested in politics

( ) work in a post office

( ) be against slavery

( ) build many houses for poor people

Para 2 . work in a store/post office

study law/become a lawyer

become interested in politics

be against slavery

work hard to...

Lincoln’s Youth

Lincoln’s wifeLincoln’s wife Mary Todd was born in Lexington.Kentucky on December

13,l8l8 . She and Lincoln got married in the fall of 1842.

Questions:

1.Why did the American Civil War break out?A. Because the slaves wanted more freedom.B. Because the Southern states wanted to set up a country of their own.C. Because the people in the South hated people in the North.

2.What’s the result of the Civil War?A. Slaves were set free.B. Slaves were still not free.C. Lincoln was killed.

3. Why was Lincoln killed after the war ended?A. Because people didn’t want him to be president again.B. Because he fought against slavery.C. Because he went to a theatre.

4. How did people feel at Lincoln’s death ？A. People in the South felt happy. B. People considered him a great leader.C. People in the country were very sad.

After Lincoln became President of the States in 1860,he worked still harder for the _______ of the slaves. In 1861, the American Civil War__________ between the north and the south. Finally the slaves were________. In 1864,Lincoln became President of the States again. But he had many enemies. On _________, ____Lincoln was shot at a theatre in ______________.He died early the next morning. The people were very sad ___ the news of his death; the people considered him to be a ____________, and a ____ , ____and ______ man.

Fill in the missing words according to the passage

freedom

broke out

set free

April 14th 1865Washington,D.C.

at

great leader wise kind honest

Match the years with the events according to the text.

1809

1818

1860

1842

1864

1865

Lincoln became President again.

Lincoln was killed.

Lincoln was born.

Lincoln’s mother died.

Lincoln married Mary Todd.

Lincoln became President.

1. The text is about Abraham Lincoln’s ___.1. The text is about Abraham Lincoln’s ___.

A. early life in Kentucky B. life as a politicianA. early life in Kentucky B. life as a politician （从政者）（从政者） C. whole life D. life as a lawyerC. whole life D. life as a lawyer

Reading comprehensionReading comprehension

2. What do the American people think of Lincoln? A. They think well of him. B. They consider him to be a good lawyer. C. They think him a nice man but not a good president. D. They think he had too little education to do his job well.

3. Why did rich farmers in the south hate Lincoln? A. Because he tried to take farms away from them. B. Because he studied law and became a lawyer. C. Because he started the American Civil War. D. Because they wanted to keep slaves but Lincoln would not allow it.

4. When did the American Civil War break out? A. In 1860 B. In 1861 C. In 1914 D. In 1865

5. Which of the following is not mentioned in the text? A. Why Lincoln couldn’t go to school. B. When and why the American Civil War break out. C. The name of the murderer who shot Lincoln. D. How old Lincoln was when his mother died.

6. From the text, we know that_________. A. Lincoln’s stepmother was cruel to him. B. Lincoln used to work in a store. C. the American Civil War lasted five years. D. the slave owners came to love Lincoln as a great leader.

Ford’s Theatre

This is the theatre where Lincoln was murdered.

funeral processionfuneral procession

in Washington DC

Lincoln Memorial

Abraham Lincoln’s TombAbraham Lincoln’s Tombin Springfield, Illinoisin Springfield, Illinois

Mount Rushmore

National Memorial

FROM THE LOG CABIN TO THE WHITE HOUSEFROM THE LOG CABIN TO THE WHITE HOUSE

Abraham Lincoln is at a press conference with newspaper reporters.

Ask him as many questions as possible.

Interview

be bornas a childas a young manas president

successfreedomslaverythe Civil War

equal rightsequality平等

Mr. President, may I …?

Strive for the rise of the Chinese Nation

为中华民族之崛起而奋斗

be born 1898 Huaian, Jiangsu

as a childstudy hard

JapanJapan

FranceFrance

the Anti-Japanese Warthe Civil War

1976pass away

be sad at

study hard

1917-1924

1938-19451946-1949 the Civil War

1972 develop cancer

as a child

go abroadJapanFrance

1898be bornHuaian, Jiangsu

1976 pass away

the Anti-Japanese War

Zhou Enlai was born in Huaian, Jiangsu in 1898. As a child, he used to study hard. In 1917, he finished his studies in Nankai Middle School. After that, he studied in Japan and France. In 1924, he came back to China. Between 1938 and 1945, the Anti- Japanese War broke out. Soon the Civil War took place between 1946 and 1949. During those periods, the Chinese had a hard time. Zhou Enlai worked hard for the freedom of all the people. Unfortunately, he developed cancer in 1972. In 1976, he passed away. The whole country was very sad at his death. He is considered to be one of the greatest leaders of China.

A Reference Version

Premier Zhou EnlaiPremier Zhou Enlai

Let’s do someLet’s do some reading.reading.

Homework 1.Write a short paragraph about Premier Zhou Enlai. 2.Finish the workbook exercises.

Sentence structure 1. This was a time when there were still slaves in the USA.

2. As a child he used to help his father on the small farm where they lived.

3. The Southern States wanted to set up a country of their own, where they would be free to keep black slaves.

Attributive Clause

This is the log cabin. Lincoln was born there.

This is the log cabin where Lincoln was born.

The books are about the time. Lincoln was President then.

Lincoln

The books are about the time when Lincoln was President.

Kunming is a beautiful city where flowers are seen all the year round.

The small village where I spent my childhoodhappily is very quiet.

1.Kunming is a beautiful city. Flowers are seen all the year round there.

3.I will never forget the day. I was taken away from my parents.

2.The small village is very quiet. I spent my childhood there happily.

Join the following pairs of sentences, using where,when.

I will never forget the day when I was taken away from my parents.

Lincoln’s mother did all she could to help him.

Lincoln’s mother did all that she could (do) to help him.

我们应该尽我们所能学好英语。Which of the following sentences is wrong? A.We should do everything we can to learn English well. B. We should do all that we can to learn English well.C. We should do all what we can to learn English well.D. We should do all we can to learn English well.

Make sure you can understand the following phrases.

used tono more thanin allin one’s spare time

of one’s own

break away frombreak out

join upset free

fight for

过去常常仅仅，不过总计在某人的空余时间脱离爆发，突然发生属于某人自己的释放（某人）联合起来为…而战