Task 1a
Fill in the
story elements of “Abraham Lincoln“ in the following table.
Orientation
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Events
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Reorientation
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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.
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- 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.
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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?
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