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Who was George Washington?
If you had to sum up George Washington's life in one word, that word would have to be unforgettable. George's story is one of travel and adventure, full of risks and, most of all, full of glory.
A lover of Nature, George became a surveyor with the Army, a job which led him further and further into the wild, unknown country. As for the Indians, they were generally friendly, and were good trading partners. All in all, George's young years were full of carefree wandering in a new, virgin land.
George Washington rides to battle in the French & Indian war
Yet suddenly one day, the threatening news came: wild animals and Indians were not the only inhabitants of the woods. Virginia scouts had found French soldiers on the other side of the Appalachians. It was said that the French claimed all land west of the mountains for New France. This was bad news for the governor of Virginia, who wanted the same land — at all costs.
In his quest to get the land beyond the mountains, the governor called upon his best soldier to deal with the situation: it was young George Washington, barely 22 years old at the time. The governor told George to go and find the French, and give them a simple message: leave the region immediately, or get ready for battle.
Wanting to serve and please his authorities, George did as he was told. He went over the mountains with a small army, found the French, and passed on the governor's message. But, of course, the French did not wish to leave. Inevitably, the conflict developed into a war, known as the French and Indian War; that is, the French and some Indian allies fighting the British colonials.
For George, it was a difficult time. To cut a long story short, it was the only time in his life that he had to surrender an army — at Fort Necessity, near the forks of the Ohio. In that battle, George nearly didn't become the first president of the United States. His army was surrounded by the French and Indians, badly outnumbered, so he had to surrender the fort. Luckily for him, the French allowed him and his army to leave with their horses and guns. The battle had been lost, but the English, who were more numerous, eventually won the war.
The French and Indian War was a learning experience for George, one that he would later exploit in the War for American Independence. Indeed, twenty years later, George was dressed in an American uniform, and fighting not against the French, but against the British.
In this war, it is said that George's fiery leadership inspired his American troops when they were starving and cold, and he emerged from the war as the greatest general.
It was no surprise that the victorious Americans chose him as their first president. As for getting his picture on the dollar bill, that didn't come until after George was long dead and gone, proving that his spirit was truly an unforgettable one.
In his quest to get the land beyond the mountains, the governor called upon his best soldier to deal with the situation: it was young George Washington, barely 22 years old at the time. The governor told George to go and find the French, and give them a simple message: leave the region immediately, or get ready for battle.
Wanting to serve and please his authorities, George did as he was told. He went over the mountains with a small army, found the French, and passed on the governor's message. But, of course, the French did not wish to leave. Inevitably, the conflict developed into a war, known as the French and Indian War; that is, the French and some Indian allies fighting the British colonials.
For George, it was a difficult time. To cut a long story short, it was the only time in his life that he had to surrender an army — at Fort Necessity, near the forks of the Ohio. In that battle, George nearly didn't become the first president of the United States. His army was surrounded by the French and Indians, badly outnumbered, so he had to surrender the fort. Luckily for him, the French allowed him and his army to leave with their horses and guns. The battle had been lost, but the English, who were more numerous, eventually won the war.
The French and Indian War was a learning experience for George, one that he would later exploit in the War for American Independence. Indeed, twenty years later, George was dressed in an American uniform, and fighting not against the French, but against the British.
In this war, it is said that George's fiery leadership inspired his American troops when they were starving and cold, and he emerged from the war as the greatest general.
It was no surprise that the victorious Americans chose him as their first president. As for getting his picture on the dollar bill, that didn't come until after George was long dead and gone, proving that his spirit was truly an unforgettable one.
WORDS:
sum up: to give a brief review or summary - rosy: nice - colonist : (in the USA at the time) a man from England - make a living: make enough money to live - hunt : chase wild animals - seemingly: apparently - surveyor: person who measures land - trading partners: people with whom one buys and sells - carefree: casual, with no worries or responsibilities - threatening news: news of danger - quest: attempt - deal with: confront, handle -to cut a long story short: in short - forks of the Ohio: place where the Ohio river begins, from two other rivers - outnumbered: having many less men than the enemy - fiery: strongly emotional - starving: without food
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Exercises:
1. Select the nearest equivalent to these expressions which occur in the text .
Exercises:
1. Select the nearest equivalent to these expressions which occur in the text .
1. was to become -
2. claimed all land -
3. passed on the governor's message -
4. nearly didn't become the first president -
5. was a learning experience -
2. claimed all land -
3. passed on the governor's message -
4. nearly didn't become the first president -
5. was a learning experience -
2. Make up questions to which these are the answers, using the question word indicated.
- In 1799 .
- French soldiers .
- Because he wanted it too.
- To give them a simple message.
- The French and the Indians.
- At Fort Necessity.
- With his fiery leadership.
- Much later long after his death.
For teachers
Language:
The passive: Get students to think up sentences about George Washington using the passive voice. There are several examples in the article, for example : he was elected the first president of the United States, George was sent into the Army as a very young man.
Reading for information :
Ask students to pick out as many words and phrases as possible that tell us what sort of a man George Washington was.
The passive: Get students to think up sentences about George Washington using the passive voice. There are several examples in the article, for example : he was elected the first president of the United States, George was sent into the Army as a very young man.
Reading for information :
Ask students to pick out as many words and phrases as possible that tell us what sort of a man George Washington was.
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