Instructions
To make your understanding of Biography texts better, read the texts and
do the tasks underneath.
Text 1
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Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham
Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky (USA). He worked on the farm of his
father. He attended school for less than a year, but taught himself to read
and write. He did different types of jobs before he settled as a highly
successful lawyer. He was gradually drawn to politics.
The
country was having problems regarding the practice of slavery. The white men
owned large farms in the southern states, Blacks were brought from Africa to
work on these farms, They were kept as slaves. The people of northern states
were against this practice of slavery and wanted to abolish it, The
Constitution of America is based on the equality of man. Therefore, there was
no place for slavery in that country.
At
this difficult time, Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the USA in
1860. He wanted to solve the problem of slavery. The southern states were
against the abolition of slavery. This brought the unity of the country in
danger. The southern states were prepared even to form a new country. Abraham
Lincoln wanted all the states to remain united.
He
faced many problems. He wanted to preserve the unity of the country at any
cost. Finally a civil war broke out between the northern and southern states.
He fought the war bravely and declared, 'A Nation cannot exist half free and
half slave.' He won the war and kept the country united.
Lincoln
was elected president for a second term. He was not against anybody and
wanted everybody to live in peace. He made sincere efforts to heal the
people's wounds caused by the war. In 1862, Lincoln declared that from then
onwards all slaves would be free. This made him very popular among the
people. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
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Task 1a
Fill in the story elements of “Abraham
Lincoln“ in the table of Task 1a.
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Orientation
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Events
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Reorientation
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Ø Abraham Lincoln was born in 1809 in Kentucky
(USA). He worked on the farm of his father. He attended school for less than
a year, but taught himself to read and write. He did different types of jobs
before he settled as a highly successful lawyer. He was gradually drawn to
politics.
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Ø Abraham Lincoln was elected President of the
USA in 1860. He wanted to solve the problem of slavery. The southern states
were against the abolition of slavery. This brought the unity of the country
in danger. The southern states were prepared even to form a new country. Abraham
Lincoln wanted all the states to remain united.
Ø He faced many problems. He wanted to preserve
the unity of the country at any cost. Finally a civil war broke out between
the northern and southern states. He fought the war bravely and declared, 'A
Nation cannot exist half free and half slave.' He won the war and kept the
country united.
Ø Lincoln was elected president for a second
term. He was not against anybody and wanted everybody to live in peace. He
made sincere efforts to heal the people's wounds caused by the war.
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Ø In 1862, Lincoln declared that from then
onwards all slaves would be free. This made him very popular among the
people. Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
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Task 1b
Answer these questions.
1.
What do you know more about Abraham Lincoln after reading
the text?
Abraham Lincoln was a highly successful lawyer who was drawn
to politics. He was selected to become the president of USA for two
periods. He solved the problems related to the practice of slavery in
America.
2.
What made him one of the famous presidents of USA?
He became one of the famous president of
USA because he declared that all slaves would be free in 1862
3.
How did he solve the problem of unity?
He fought the war bravely and declared for the unity and
said 'A Nation cannot exist half free and half slave’ then he won the war
and kept the country united.
4.
Why did he declare no slaves are allowed?
He delared no slaves are allowed because he was not
against anybody and wanted everybody to live in peace.
5.
Which part of the text do you think important for
education?
The
part of the text is important for education is when Lincoln wanted
to preserve the unity of the coun
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