新标准初中英语九年级(上):UNIT1 Abraham Lincoln

[00:00.00]Module 9 THE YOUNGEST BOY TO GO TO COLLEGE
[00:09.17]UNIT 1 I don't know where to
[00:12.49]get pictures of Lincoln.
[00:14.64]1 Listen and read. Then say.
[00:20.32]Who do you want to write about
[00:22.28]for your project Abraham Lincoln.
[00:27.01]What have you found out so far?
[00:29.98]Well, he's one of the most famous
[00:32.27]American presidents.
[00:34.63]Was he the first president to pass laws
[00:37.30]to stop slavery?
[00:39.82]Yes, he was.
[00:41.01]He also worked to keep
[00:42.79]all the states of America together.
[00:45.64]And he made lots of great speeches.
[00:49.48]What do you know about his character?
[00:52.60]I've read that he was a kind man.
[00:55.67]People called him 'Honest Abe'
[00:58.01]when he was young.
[00:59.58]He was very popular.
[01:01.52]He had a very strong character,too.
[01:04.87]He worked very hard to change his life.
[01:08.35]Why?
[01:09.76]Well, he was born into a poor family
[01:12.39]but he wanted to become a lawyer.
[01:14.97]He had to work to earn money for his books.
[01:18.03]He had to study hard, too.
[01:21.24]That's interesting.
[01:22.84]When will you finish the project?
[01:25.45]I want to finish it this weekend
[01:27.63]but I don't know where to get
[01:29.22]pictures of Lincoln.
[01:30.71]I really would like some.
[01:33.00]I'll show you where to find some.
[01:35.55]Will you?
[01:36.74]Oh,thanks.
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