FORMER SLAVE, LATTER PIONEER

Brainstorm such questions as: 1.Was Lincoln a Republican or a Democrat? 2.How much do you know about Abraham Lincoln?

Abe's Childhood Lincoln was born on an American frontier in a log cabin in Kentucky. At seven years old Abe moved to Indiana with his family. His family was as comfortable as most of their neighbors, and Abe was well fed and clothed. Abe's mother died in 1818, when he was nine. A year later, his father married Sara Bush Johnston, a widow. Abe's new step mother had three of her own children and brought them with her to the Lincolns' cabin.

Abraham Lincoln ( )was the 16 th president of the USA ( ).He was a Republican.Born in Kentucky and brought up in the backwoods of Indiana, he taught himself law, entered Congress ( 1847 ), and fought against slavery. He fought the resulting Civil War ( ) to save the Union, and set slaves free(1863 ).Unfortunately he was murdered by John Wilkes Booth, a Southern fantastic.

Ford's Theatre

on April 14th, 1865 Lincoln was shot at a theatre

LINCOLN DIED IN THE BED

THE FURNARAL TRAIN

LINCOLN’S TOMB

ROBERT LEEU. GRANT

Gettysburg Address Abraham Lincoln On Nov. 19, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln delivered what has become the best-known speech in American history in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania,site of the important battle field during the American Civil War. There's a famous saying by Lincoln, "government of the people, by the people, by the people and for the people."

SPEECH SCENE The speech is a short one of only 227 words. So short that some of those present thought he had just started when he finished.

Match the words in Box A with the sentences in Box B. 1.slave 2.president 3.war 4.honest 5spare 6.wise 7.enemy A.the head of a country B.a person who hates you and wants to fight you C.not telling lies D.fighting between countries E.free, not needed for use F.a person who is owned by another and has no freedom G. having knowledge; being clever

Reading questions: z1.How did he become a lawyer? z2.When and where was Lincoln born? z3Why did the war break out? z4Why was he killed?

Reading comprehension: 1.Lincoln was born in a family of _____. A. workers B. doctors C. farmers D. businessmen 2.What kind of work had Lincoln not done when he was young? A.Shop assistant B. Postman C. Lawyer D. Policeman 3. Who were Lincoln’s enemies? A. Slave owners and rich people in big cities. B. Common people including farmers. C. American white people in the south. D. Businessmen all over the country.

4. What was Lincoln’s greatest work? A. To become president. B. To begin the American Civil War. C. To set slaves free. D. To gain people’s respect. 5. How old was Lincoln when he was killed? A. 55 B. 56 C. 51 D What do people in American think of Lincoln? A. They think him to be a good lawyer. B. They think his education is too little. C. They consider him to one of the greatest presidents. D. They think him to be a nice man but not a good president.

A timeline showing the main events in his life: 1809: 1818: : 1860: 1864: 1865: born his mother died. Working in a store, then as a lawyer president president again shot dead.

Important points: 1.no more than-only/not more than/more than Mr. Li is ___ a professor; he is also a famous scientist. As I had ___ five dollars with me, I couldn’t afford the new jacket then. He had to work at the age of ___ twelve. There were ___ ten chairs in the room. However, the number of the children is twelve. If you tell your father what you’ve done, he’ll be ___ a little angry.

2. in the end 作 “ 最后、终于 ” 解，相当于 finally ， at last 。 例如： I hope everything will be all right in the end ．我希望最 后一切都会好起来。 He did the experiment many times but failed in the end ．他做了多次实验，但最后还是失败了。 3. set free 是动词短语，表示 “ 释放、放出 ” 。例如： The slave owners didn ’ t agree to set their slaves free ．奴隶主不同意释放他们的奴隶。 Great power is set free when water is boiled ．水煮沸时 会释放出巨大的能量。

4.break away from: 表示 “ 与 … 脱离关系 ” ， “ 同 … 决裂 ” 。 He tried to break away from me. It was wrong for him to break away from all his old friends. He broke away from his family and has gone to live in France. 5.be sad at 介词 at 同某些形容词或分词（如 angry, delighted, glad, happy,sad, surprised 等 ) 连用时，表示引起某种情绪的原因。可 译作 “ 为 ” ， “ 对于 ” ， “ 由于 ” 。 She felt sad at what he had said. He was very angry at losing the chance. Our teacher was not delighted at the results of the last examination.

difficult points: 1. It was not right for the South to break away from the Union. 2…she did all she could to help him. 3. In 1860, Abraham Lincoln became President of the United States. 4. the people had considered him to be a great leader,and a wise,kind and honest man.

Practice Say something about Lincoln as the President, using simple words--a great man and a great leader.