SEFC 1A Unit 13 Abraham Lincoln

                              Lesson 50 Abraham Lincoln

 

I. Teaching Aims

1. Reading  comprehension: Abraham Lincoln

2. Oral practice : guide to New York

 

II. Teaching procedure

Step 1  Revision

1.  Check Ex. In L49.

2.  Act out the dialogue.

 

Step 2 Presentation

1.  Give a brief introduction to the life of Abraham Lincoln.

      Today we are going to read about Abraham Lincoln. He was the 16th president of the USA from 1860~ 1865. He was born into a poor family in Kentucky. When he was a young man, he studied law and became a lawyer. Later he became President. When he was President, there was a Civil War between northern and southern states. Lincoln was a great president, so let’s read more about his life.

 

Step 3 Reading

1.  Read the passage quickly and find the information as required.

 

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        Time

              Activity

              Place

February 12th, 1809

was born

Kentucky

As a child

used to work hard and helped his father and spent no more than one year

on their farm

In school

In 1818

His mother died

 

As a young man

Worked in a store and later in a post office ; studied law in his spare time and became a lawyer

 

In 1860

became President of the U.S and worked harder for the freedom of the slaves

 

After the American Civil war broke out

Said it wasn’t right for the South to break away from the Union and led the North in the fighting against the slave owners

 

After the war lasted 4 years

Set the slaves free and made Northern and southern states join up

 

In 1864

Became President for the second time was shot

at a theatre in Washington D.C

Today

Is considered as one of the greatest of all American president

 

2.  Listen to the tape carefully and answer the questions. ( Do Ex. 1 on P118.)

 

Step 4 Practice

1. Retell the text   

1)  Suppose you are Lincoln’s father / mother, tell us something about Lincoln’s children. Start with: “I’m a poor farmer in Kentucky.”…

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2)  A slave    “ I used to be a slave and I worked on a farm for the owner.”

3) Lincoln    “ I was born in Kentucky…”

4)      A storyteller  “When Lincoln was young, he was interested in politics.”…

3.  Check Ex III on P118.

               Ex II

 

Step 5 Language study

1.  The attributive Clause

2.  Practice 3

3.  Practice 2

 

Homework

1.  Read and recite Para 1~ 2.

2.  Revision 1, 2 (ex book), on P121 Ex2&3

3.  Test 14

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