influential figure 1) c_r_o_p__ro__ta_t_io_n 2) soil c_o_n_s_e_r_v_a_t_io_n
d_e_v_ic_e_s_ for daily uses
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Questions and Answers
1. Why is Thomas Jefferson less famous than George Washington and Abraham Lincoln? Washington is well-known for his leadership in the American Independence War. Lincoln is well-known for his role in abolishing slavery in the United States.
7. Why does the author say that American education owes a great debt to Thomas Jefferson? Because Jefferson believed that only a nation of educated people could remain free.
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April 2 ,1743-July 4,1826,
Thomas Jefferson –
author of the Declaration of Independence ,
third president of the United States:1801— 1809 ,
founder of the University of Virginia
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CF: get, obtain, achieve & acquire gain achieve达成、完成、成就，指克服困难后获 得成功 •He can do anything in order to achieve his purposes.
acquire 指经过一定努力或一定过程，使原 有的东西获得更多，并成为永久所有；也指 一点点地慢慢地通过长期不懈的努力而获得 诸如识、才干、良好习惯等。常与抽象名词 搭配。
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Jefferson— architect, inventor, naturalist/scholar, linguist(6languages), musician and diplomat.
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Jefferson began building his house --Monticell, which he designed it every detail at the age Of 26
2他们经过努力，得到了他们想要的东西。 They obtained what they wanted through hard work.
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CF: get, obtain, achieve , acquire & gain 这些动词均有“得到，获得，取得”的意思。
get 是最常用、最口语化的词。可以指以任何方 式得到某物（积极主动或消极被动），并不强调 通过预先的或主观的努力，与具体名词和抽象 名词均可搭配。 obtain 为正式用语，指经过长时间的努力或有 划的行动而得到所希望得到的东西或达到预定 的目标。
a well-known statesman a writer a t_h_i_n_k_e_r an educator
an a_r_c_h_i_te_c_t an expert in agriculture an inventor
P_r_e_s_i_d_e_n_t of the United States
He taught himself law and then entered Congress.
His election as president in 1861 on an antislavery program, provoked the secession of the southern states.
5. Why did he insist upon having a free press? A free press could tell the truth.
6. What was the philosophy underlying Jefferson’s determination never to answer his critics? There were two sides to every question. If one took one side with decision and acted on it with effect, those who took the other side would of course resent his actions. So he believed in conflict rather than unquestioning agreement.
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA
BORN APRIL 2, 1743 O.S. DIED JULY 4. 1826
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Web sites for searching
/presidents/ea/bios /history/presidents /thje/home.htm
He fought the resulting Civil War from 1861-1865 to save the Union, and proclaimed the emancipation of slaves. He was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth in 1865.
1)The Declaration of In_d__e_p_e_n_d_e_n_c_e 2) complete works of _5_0_ volumes
philosophical instructions, ideas
1) e__d_u_c_a_ti_o_n reform 2)university founder 3)American education owes a great deal to him 4)father of the University of _V_ir_g_i_n_ia
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4. What was Jefferson’s attitude towards “people of humble origins”? In a day when few noble persons ever spoke to those of humble origins except to give an order, he went out of his way to talk with gardeners, servants, and waiters, looked into their cooking pots and ate their bread.
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obtain : vt get through effort (formal)
1 The old woman obtained her degree at he age of 74. She won respect from others.
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How much do you know about Thomas Jefferson?
the third President of the United States 1st George Washington 2nd John Adams 3rd Thomas Jefferson 16th Abraham Lincoln 37th Richard M. Nixon
He was the first president of the United States (17801797) and was known as Father of the U.S.A.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
the 16th president of the U.S. , a republican Born in Kentucky in 1809 and brought up in Indiana
Unit 2
Lessons from Jefferson
Pre-reading Text-learning After-reading Exercises
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Pre-reading
1. Presidents of the United States 2. Thomas Jefferson 3. Websites
the author of the Declaration of Independence
What kind of man is Jefferson?
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George Washington (17321799) was Commander-inChief of the Continental Army during the American Revolution.
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University of Virginia
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I rise with the sun.
“Whether I retire to bed early or late, I rise with the sun." The sun had never caught him in bed;
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Jefferson’s big deal: Louisiana Purchase
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Language points
Part I on P24 Who is Jefferson? Why do we associate the name of Thomas Jefferson with the Declaration of Independence?