Abraham Lincoln - раздел Философия, Устные разговорные темы по английскому языку
Abraham Lincoln Is The Most Famous Example Of The "ameri...
Abraham Lincoln is the most famous example of the "American dream". Many Americans think that in their country a man may rise from the lowest to the highest position in their land. That was exactly what Lincoln did.
He was born in 1809 in a small farm in Kentucky. He hardly had any education; he only learned to read and write and do simple arithmetic. In 1830 he became a clerk in a store and worked hard to improve his education. In 1836 he became a lawyer.
He entered politics, too, and in 1834 became a candidate to the Parliament of Illinois. He soon became a force in the political life.
Slavery was then becoming a burning question in American politics. Many people in the northern states wanted to abolish it; the Southern states opposed the abolition.
In 1860 Lincoln was elected President of the USA. In 1861 seven states left the Union and elected their own President, Jefferson Davis.
Lincoln was strongly against slavery and even more strongly against the break-up of the Union. In 1862 the American Civil War between the North and the South began.
People admire Lincoln for political moderation. They admire him because he tried to preserve the nation. He is a symbol of American democracy.
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Vocabulary
Sovereign – суверенный
Overall – общий
Region – регион
Major – главный, важный, основной
Branches of industry = industries – отрасли промышленности
in t
Traveling
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Traveling by air
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Many people prefer trave
Shops and Shopping
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Vocabulary
Dosens –
Grocer – продавец в продуктовом магазине
Butcher – мясник
Milkman – молочник
Baker – пекарь, булочник
Cash – наличные деньги
Bill – сч
At a Grocery Store.
- Good morning, Mrs. Smith. How are you this morning?
- I'm fine, thank you. And how are you?
- I'm having a little trouble. I don't have any eggs or butter.
- Oh, that's
Conversation: At a Shoe Shop.
Shop Assistant: Good morning, madam. What can I do for you, please?
Mrs. Brown: A pair for this boy.
Shop Assistant: Shoes or boots, madam?
Mrs. Brown: Shoes.
Sh
My future profession
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Vocabulary
choice – выбор
independent – независимый
far more – гораздо более
ability – способность
to change one's mind – передумать
to make up one's mind – решить
Olympic Games
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The British Way of Life
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Vocabulary
to suppose – полагать
Merry – весёлый
Boastful – хвастливый
to repute, to regard – считать
Reserved – сдержанный
Haughty – высокомерный
Steady
The Climate of England
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Vocabulary
Island – остров
Mild – мягкий
Wet – влажный
Changeable – изменчивый
Common – общий
Raincoat – плащ
Hardly – едва ли
wide range – широк
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Vocabulary
spirit of adventure – дух приключений
to pull down – сносить
to throw away – выбрасывать
to prize – ценить
privacy – уединение
sociability – общительнос
Washington
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Washington is not the largest city in
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Washington is not the largest city in
May Day
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The many non-re
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DISLIKES
I don't like (very much, at all)
I dislike
I'm not (very) fond of...
I hate...
Ex. I hate cold showers.
I can't bear (stand) - more colloquial.
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