Catal a, al READING PENGUIN ACTIVE READING Vea ater abba Fiona Beal Sabet The Presidents of esc ees Mount Rushmor Original _ @ Fiona Beddall nb rir cg ein $850 Se rs ey areas Fase prgtnrense enThe Presidents of Mount Rushmore Fiona Beddall Level 2 Series Editors: Andy Hopkins and Jocelyn Potterech En sad i cg ice hei bay Pr En a 04 eset ou a 206 ‘iy Os ta igh mer pet i ented mei tlc hetero mc tee ne Ati madagr ena slean part po iain ‘iil Pon oi Len th ag a, ‘eu aac tenn ‘ee ta rt cpl eet aes aoa imine ‘eq aks Ply nA Se Ta 3, Decne ind fe Us Sitar eeieerncs seu ‘ee ats fn See hg tea rg tei Se he oe ts cai 257 Re ko ES Seen cee error reine Ae puctawr i mrtaray ee c Sei ee "Hectay leads oes a ‘poping tl, Feinstein genie nen gen eo Eni, Eabugh Cae Ht Ens M200, aga Touroduction Chapter Chapt? Caper 3 Chaps 4 Chaps s Contents Activities 1 Moune Rushmore Activites George Washing Acres 3 “Thomas ffeson paver 4 Abraham Lineal ‘avis 5 “Theodore Roosevee Aatvies 6 ‘Remembesing che Presidens Talk abou i ‘Wie abu Project A New Sculurecavities | SES SRR ee aT InrRoDUCTION (URW, What's the book about? 1 Look atthe box and answer the questions below. Find the werds in italics in your detionary. Politics nthe United States today the US. goerament state governments the Presiden {he Governor the Vice President Congress (35 poteians from the Jocal politicians diffrent US. sates) 1 Who govern the United Stats? Who govern each state? 2 Can you name: 2 the US. President? bb the US. Vie Present? € any other US. poltcian? (HR What comes first? Look at the photo of Mount Rushmore onthe front ofthis book and answer these questions. What do you think? Use these numbers, [4-577 woo 3,000,000] 1 How many president are there at Mount Rushmore? 2 How many people varied on them? ‘3 How many years ithe work ake? 4 5 How long in meters, i each president’ nose? How many people vst Moun Rushmore every year? Mount Rushmore ogo and bis 40 worker srt cating he ede of ore ret int the fu ofthe moti. rom the top of Mount Rushmore, the beads of four great presidents ofthe United States look down on the world below Ie sone ofthe biggest and most famous seulprutes in che word. But why is ic there? Te was the ides of South Dakota's state historian, Duane Robinson, in 1923."A mountain sculpeure of famous people from history wil bring a lot of visitors to our state” he sd. Some South Dakota politicians agreed, so Robinson looked for 2 seulpes He found Gutton Borg. When he was younger, Bolum was a student ofthe great French sculpoe Auguste Rodin. Now he was famous in che United States, Borgam was very excited shout Robinsons dea. Fe planned to make she sculpeure of his country’s greatest presidents and svanted it on Mount Rushmoee But body wanted 0 pay frit Four years ate, che US. president, Cain Coolidge, came to the mouneains of South Dakota ‘on vacation, He met Borglurs and talked to him about Mos Rushmore, He loved the ides "The governmens wil pay forthe Gutzon Borgo seulpeure” be sd tare imenyos eg tama you heIn October 1927, che work began. Borlam an hi 400 workers +The work took fourteen years and cost started cutting the heads of fou great presidents nt the fice ofthe 1 milion ‘mountain. Sometimes they stopped because there wa no money. At + Each president’ face i cighteen meters high ‘other times, there were problems withthe weather. The work took and hasa sic meter nose ‘many yeas. Ia March 1941, Gutzon Borghi died, but hie sn, + Acthe beginning, Jefferson's head was wo the Lincola Borglum, worked inhi fathers place, Eight months later, the | _lefeof Washington. But the sculprue dat “Mount Rushmore seulpeure was ready Took right, so Borgum staeed Jefferson’ head again in a different place. 1 Borglum wanted his sculpeure to lok good fora very log time, so he made big "The wind and sain will ew very yar” he said.“ thousand yeas + “Today, Mount Rushmorehas shou tise milion vistors Geoge Washingon Tada Reseed ‘Abraham LinealActivities 2 | (RH Were you right? jas Language in use Put the right numbers nthe sentences below Look at the sentencesin the box, _ {When he was younger organs Than ish he sentencesbelow. | vaeastuden of Auguste Rain Mount Rushmore tis one ofthe biggest and most famous suptures inthe word eo 1 Borglum made ascdpture ofthe gpcavsst__ presidents nis county's history. (grea) 2. The Mount Rushmore sculpture was and than Borlus ther sculptures. (argu) 13 The work at Mount Rushmore was than other jobs so the workers had tobe (cengerous, careful ae worker. “4 The fist place or ffersons head was ight, so Bolum put in 8 tn Beg The sep aby aon er ge Wasson Sti, | 20d pe ‘tshows the heads of : 5. Mount Rushmore isn't the ‘mountain in South “Lincoln and Roosve. Dakota buts the (eat amo.) The work otk? at . {6 The mountain go the name Mount Rushmore in 185. ee iar eV “Te faces ar i years snare was The Six Grndathers. ey anaes Pi : peopl vist Mout Rushmore ev 24 What's next? Loot hse curs of Gear Watington. Ae hse ight (68 What mor did you learn? (Chor wrong at dyer thn? Wat appened a det Number he setnces 16 an | 4D) tein tno trted oben nthe sep 0) Wor started on he see e{_) Boru waned tomate he spe 4.) War ried on te sae 2) Boru de, 11) Washington was ch 3) He fought the Bish President Coolidge bacame intersted inthe saupture 2(_.) Hewat a doctor 4. Hetved nthe White Hous.George Washington "have wb a prosdens not only fr he American of ‘ada, bt a forthe Americas of omoron conge Washington was the United Stats first president, from 1789 to 1797, People fie cll him “the father of the count.” early Ute George Washington was born in 1752 in Virginia, Ac that me there was no ‘United States of America, Vigna was cone of thirten British colonies in the cast of North America. Gage Washington, the ‘rt prides ‘George was frm arch family His amily had ewo farms and about fifty slaves. There were saves on most of che farms in Virgina at chat time. Buc Gorge’ father died when he was twelve. The faily did’ have much money aftr that. George sued with teachers nea his home, and got job athe age of seventeen ‘Three yeas ltr he became 3 solder. When war started in North Ameria beeween the Bish and the French, he led a thousind men, He ‘vasa tal stong fighter ada earful plane. Hle won many battles for the Bish, ‘ise in atc ar ay Bat in the ltr years ofthe war, alo of soldi came fom Bricain wo North America. Washington knew the land, bu the Bish dda’ wane Americans lea the soldicrs now. He went home anyly fou years befre the end of he war © Into politics Far the next fifcen yous, Washington lived 2 is frm at Moune ‘Vernon, His wife, Marth, was very rich, and was the mother of cwo young chilsen, They had a happy family fe. Washington tied new facing ideas, and enjoyed card games, sports and partis, He was also a local pliscan in Vigna’ colonial government Washington on i frm "© Problems with the British Brain wom its war with che French in 1763 and took the Prench lands in the north (aow Canada). Britih soldiers stayed in America, bu they were expensive. New British taxes in the American colonies paid for chem,Americans hated these taxes. “Ther re no Ametican politicians in che Brith government, so the Brish goverment cat us,” thy said. Then in 1769, after yeas of disagreement, the Bish closed Virgina’ colonial government. Geotge Washington was very angry and said, "When people can elect their pollcans, they ate aot ice people” © The fight for independence Disagreements with the British led co war, Poicians from the thirteen a Roosevelt's wie and mother di )b Rocsevtt ered forthe |). Somebody shot Roosevelt police fs Roosevele went Ae wa 1 Somsbedyshot Meinl Roosevelt started a new pola party : 4 Roosevelt oughta battlein |) 1 Roosevelt became a farmer cuba = Roosevelt stateddoings | J Roosevelt was president. lotof ports 4)Remembering the Presidents Wis Mount Rushmore and ths ober places he pple of he United State wil never forget th important pres rmericans dont have to go to Mount Rushmore when they want A tenes Washing Jason, Linn and Roos They 28 “so visic famous places in Washingeon, DC. ie ‘The Washington Monuments People often speak fom the 169 meters tall When iewas new, Liacola Memorial at big plical jewas the tallest building in the meetings. Icha ix milion vistors wold very yea Theodore Roose Island isa “The Jefferson Memorial isa beaut building next ro the pack inthe middle of the Potomac River. Ie has a big sculpere of che Poromae River president People can alto semember che Mount Rushmore president tthe places, The Lincoln Bool Tower is in Foc Theater, the place of Lincola’s shooting eis 10 meters ‘Washington Arch iin ‘Washington Square, New Yok (On iether ae sculpeures of George Washington tal and evry hook i eis about Linea, Gateway Arch is in St. Louis A sculpture of Theodore Rooseel Missouri andi is 192 meters tll, st inthe American Museum of Visitors remember Jeffersons new Natural History. The walle of chat land frm France, and Lewis and oom tell the story of i life (Clark's famous trip othe West, With Mount Rushmore and these other places the people ofthe United Sates wll never forgot cheie most important presidents«presidential election, Why do you think that he will bea good IIE biscuss the sentences below, Which presidents are the speakers? pec ee eee eee “Then choose one sentence each. Why is this very important for the Ci lM een thet United states? ‘2 "Because of me, he U.S. has alt of power outside North Ameria” Wotes “Because ofme the US. sindependent of Britain” el be a great president becauce "Because of me the US. has stong goverment” vere 4 “Because of me the US. sone country, nt tw." "Because of me, the US. is one ofthe words agest counties” “Because of me, peopl can't have slaves inthe US." — “Because of me ships can go quickly rom the west of the country to the east” bh "Because of me, equality avery important ideo In US polis. “oes MED discuss these questions. {How were the four Mount Rushmore presidents the same? How were they diferent? Use the words inthe box Es Tawyer froma rich family interested books good speaker good at languages dead parent dead wife for Presient! 1 Wich of he presidents was the most interesting? Why? | Work with another student. ‘Yu are helping one ofthe Mount Rushmore presidents before | MED Have this conversation. YouvworforaTV company inthe are Aer a badk Injor tee machine you ae meting one ct he ne Ruiner pees si some eresing gestions conse Stace we one fh Mur shore presets Yuar ony Jose Ste uestonsi @ Discuss these questions and agree on the best plan. @ Youre loa pola. Ino near your ow, ther ging to be a J __newaculptre of an important person or pope The canbe important {ccally or important to everybody in your country o the wor Write alot of names of possible people (doctors, writers, politicians, soldiers, {2 Who will mate the sculpture (student tthe loa schoo or calle? @ famous supto?) sportspeople) 1 What wl hey mae from? «Where wil you put the seulture when it ead? (dowetown? na park? cn a mountain?) Notes 4 il payor? (ca peopl? local omni? the gaverent?) a Hoo wl you ask them for money? pion Srokesyeore fore ard Derraciewe ® Draw a picture of your sculpture, This wll help the sculptor. | Work with two or three other students You are ll politicians. ‘Read each persons ideas. Check (/) the five most important and Inteesting people on each pap. ‘Write the names with checks in yur notebooks. People with the same kindof ob can go on the sme lin; maybe you can use the Mount Rushmore idea of one suture with 2 numberof people init “ak about the people in your notebook. Why are/were they important? 4: Agee onthe bes person or pope forthe sepstory Finich this newspaper: now ready and in place. © Theseulptueis aboutit. New ~ and beautiful? Es forthe First time the new Ys ‘Local plicians wanted him/hethem i the sulpture | beonise ‘They got movey for the sculpture rom The seuprorscuiptors Most people yesterday were vety happy about the new seulptre. One person sui, "and other people agreed ‘But some people did't like it very much You can see the new scuipure in 40 you think of i? Weteand well sat outyoulactlnews om