Phonetic drill
I love the spring.
For every day
There’s something new
That’s come to stay.
Another bird,
Another flower
That comes from the earth
George
Washington
George Washington 1st president of the United States
- Birth
February 22, 1732
- Death
December 14, 1799
- Home State
Virginia
- Party
None
- Vice President
John Adams
Topical vocabulary
The Father of our country-біздің еліміздің әкесі
Сommander-in-chief-басқолбасшы
Continental Army-континенттік армия
Provincial-провинция
Slaves-қара жұмысшылар
Supported- қолдады
a career-карьера
Soldier-әскери адам
Appointed-тағайындалды
Pneumonia-пневмония(ауру)
The Biography of George Washington
The Biography of George Washington George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. He was born on February 22nd, 1732 in Virginia. The Americans often call this man “The Father of our country”. And, indeed, he was one of the Founding Fathers of the USA. Before becoming the president George Washington was the commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. This prominent man was born in a wealthy family in provincial gentry. His family owned tobacco plantations and had slaves. However, his father and older brother both died when Washington was quite young. He was brought up by his stepbrother Laurence. He always guided and supported Washington on his way to a career of a surveyor and a soldier. Soon he received the rank of the colonel and commander-in-chief in Virginian province. In 1759 George Washington married the wealthy widow Martha Dandridge Custis who was then only 28 years old. Martha was an intelligent and gracious woman. She had two children from her previous marriage. On 30th April 1789 he was unanimously elected the first president of the country. He still remains the only president who received 100 percent electoral votes. In 1792 George Washington was again re-elected to be the president of the USA. John Adams was appointed to be his Vice-President. After retiring from the presidency, Washington returned to Mount-Vernon and devoted all his time to his family and plantations. He died at age of 67 on 14th December 1799 after suffering severe pneumonia.
Questions:
1.Who is the first president?
2.When was he born?
3.What family was he born in?
4.Who is Laurence?
5. When was he married?
Career
1749 Served as surveyor for Culpeper County, Virginia.
1755 Became Commander in Chief of Virginia forces.
1758 Elected to the House of Burgesses, the legislative assembly of Virginia
1774 Served as a Virginia delegate to the First Continental Congress.
1775-1783 Led the Continental Army in the American War of Independence.
1787 Served as President of the Constitutional Convention.
1789-1797 President of the United States.
1798 Appointed by President John Adams as Lieutenant-General and Commander in Chief of all the armies of the United States.
Washington Marriage
On January 6, 1759, George Washington married Martha Dandridge Custis, a wealthy young widow. The Washingtons had no children of their own, but they raised Martha’s children from her previous marriage, Jackie and Patsy (pictured at right). The marriage began the relatively peaceful inter-war period in Washington’s life, during which he farmed tobacco and served on the House of Burgesses, the popularly elected chamber of the Virginia colonial legislature.
Washington Monument
Work on the Washington Monument, a marble obelisk 169 m (555 ft) tall, was completed in 1884.
By the time it was formally dedicated in 1885, it had taken nearly a century to create this monument to George Washington,
the man who had led the United States through the American Revolution (1775-1783) and served as its first president.
