[00:00.00]Module 9 THE YOUNGEST BOY TO GO TO COLLEGE
[00:09.48]UNIT 2 He studied to become a lawyer.
[00:13.52]1 Listen and read.Read the passage
[00:18.54]and answer the questions below.
[00:21.95]Abraham Lincoln(1809-1865)
[00:26.65]many people think that Abraham Lincoln,
[00:29.26]is one of the greatest presidents
[00:31.61]in the history of the USA.
[00:33.84]He passed laws against slavery
[00:36.76]and kept the United States united.
[00:41.09]Lincoln's Childhood
[00:42.78]Lincoln was born into a poor family in 1809.
[00:46.66]His father was a carpenter and a farmer,
[00:49.61]However,Lincoln wanted to
[00:51.68]do something different.
[00:53.55]He wanted to became a lawyer.
[00:55.52]He was so interested in reading and studying
[00:58.65]that he always asked to borrow books
[01:01.05]from his neighbours.
[01:02.63]In 1830,Lincoln moved to Illinois,
[01:06.40]one of the states of America.
[01:08.80]He had many jobs in Illinois.
[01:11.51]At the same time,he studied to become a lawyer.
[01:14.75]From 1834 to 1840 he was a member of
[01:18.89]the Illinois government.
[01:21.06](Each state in America has its own government.)
[01:24.59]He became a lawyer in 1836
[01:27.36]and was very successful.
[01:29.38]From 1846 to 1849,
[01:32.87]he was a member of the United States government
[01:36.22]He spoke against slavery
[01:38.44]From 1849 to 1860,
[01:41.05]he made a great many of his famous speeches.
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