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5. Read the text and find out if the following sentences are true or false. 1. Abraham Lincoln came from the rich and educated family. 2. Lincoln was born in 12 February, 1809 in a small farm in Indiana. 3. In his childhood Lincoln only learned to read and write and do simple arithmetic. 4. When Lincoln entered politics in 1834, he soon became a force in the political life. 5. The prosperity of the North was based on cotton-growing and only Afro-Americans worked there. 6. The Civil War was over in 1865 with the victory of the Southerners. 7. The assassin's name was John Booth. 6. Read the text and answer the questions. 1. Where did the Lincoln family move in his childhood? 2. What work did Abraham Lincoln do in Springfield, Illinois? 3. What subjects did Lincoln learn by himself? 4. How did he enter the politics? 5. What was the main reason of the American Civil War? 6. What was Lincoln strongly against? 7. Who were the Southerners headed by? 8. How did the Civil War develop? 9. How did Abraham Lincoln die? 10. Why do Americans consider Abraham Lincoln the most famous example of the "American dream"?
Abraham Lincoln | BIYSK 1 Рейтинговая книжка студента | Greeting People | Introducing People | I. Read and translate the dialogues. | Leave-taking | I. Read and translate the dialogues. | Text 1. The Celtic Tribes | Text 2. The Pharaohs of Egypt | Text 3. Britain and the Coming of the Romans | Places of Interest of Biysk (2) | |