PACE WORK FORM 7 07/05/20

Тема: Розширення на захід. Найвідоміші прикордонники.

Pre-reading task

     T.: In order to learn new items we start to work with lexical cards. (cards #1) Here you can see some new words:

- a frontiersman – a man who lives on the frontier.

- a rifleman – a soldier equipped with a rifle

- militia – an army composed of ordinary citizens rather than professional soldiers.

- a fort - a fortified place or position stationed with troops

Reading

     T.: Now we are going to read the text.

Famous Frontiersmen

     A frontiersman was someone who knew well an area of the country where very few people had ever gone. A frontiersman had to know how to live in the woods and how to protect himself against Indians and wild animals.

Mr. Daniel Boone

     The most famous frontiersman of the colonial days in American history was Mr. Daniel Boone. Mr. Daniel Boone helped many pioneers settle the area of our country now known as Kentucky.

Mr. Daniel Boone was born in A.D. 1734 in Pennsylvania. His father was a wealthy man who owned large amounts of land in several of the colonies. Mr. Daniel Boone's parents were Quakers, and from them Mr. Boone learned to have a respect for life and a love for peace.

      The Quakers were a religious group of people who were against fighting and war. Quakers desired to live peacefully with their neighbors. In Mr. Boone's later years, he was often called upon to fight the Indians in protection of his home and family. However, because of his training in a Quaker home, he never wanted to fight the Indians and never took the life of anyone unless it was necessary for his family's protection.

     While Daniel was growing up, his parents gave him plenty of work to do; but when he was finished, he was allowed to explore the woods around his home. Daniel Boone became an excellent woodsman and hunter. He learned much about the woods from Indians who lived close to his home. He was able to live for months off the land by eating wildlife, roots of plants, and wild berries. He also became an excellent rifleman. He was not able to attend school often, but he did Mr. Boone married in 1756 and settled down to a life of labor as a farmer. However, his restless spirit and his love for the woods would not allow him to keep at the work of farming for long. When he was not working around the farm, he spent much of his time exploring the land to the west.

     In 1769 Mr. Daniel Boone left his farm and headed into the territory known as Kentucky. Mr. Boone wanted to find out what lay in the country on the other side of the Appalachian Mountains. He felt that too many people lived in the area where he had settled and that he would like to live in an area where there were not so many people.

     Mr. Boone and his brother took their families west in 1773, after selling their farms. Later, they met other settlers on their way to Kentucky and decided to travel with them. On the way, the Boones and the group of settlers were attacked by Indians, and six of the settlers, including Mr. Boone's son, were killed. The Indians did not want settlers moving into their territory, because they felt the white settlers would ruin their hunting grounds. The group turned back, and Mr. Boone, his brother, and their families settled in Virginia. Mr. Boone began to take groups into Kentucky and Ohio to explore the territory and show them how beautiful the country was. Mr. Daniel Boone became famous during this time because of his knowledge of the woods and because of his good sense.

     Mr. Daniel Boone was asked by the government of the United States to make a treaty with the Indians of Kentucky so that the territory could be settled. He was successful, and soon Mr. Boone led an expedition of settlers across the Appalachian Mountains to settle the area.

     Mr. Boone set up a new town and built a large fort to protect the town against the danger of Indians who would not keep the treaty. Many times Mr. Boone had to protect the town by calling the settlors to the fort to fight the Indians. Several times he was captured by the Indians while on hunting or supply trips. Each time Mr. Boone was captured, he managed to escape from the Indians without being harmed.

     Mr. Boone became widely known for his wisdom and for his knowledge of the woods. Often, settlers from miles (kilometers) around would come to him for counsel when they had problems. Through the years, Mr. Boone/has become known as the founder of the state of Kentucky.

 Mr. David Crockett

     Another famous frontiersman of the early days of the westward expansion was Mr. David ("Davy") Crockett. Davy Crockett was born in Tennessee in A.D. 1786. At the age of twelve, young Davy got a job with a neighbor, driving cattle along a cattle trail to Virginia. From Virginia, young Davy Crockett traveled to Maryland and had many different jobs. Once, Davy joined a ship's crew to go on a voyage, but the man with whom he was staying refused to let him leave. The man realized that the life of a sailor would not be good for a young boy.

     Soon after this, Davy started working his way back to his parents' home in Tennessee. When he arrived, his family hardly recognized him! Davy found out that his father was in debt, and Davy gave him all the money he had saved while away. Davy then took a job with a neighbor and worked until his father's debts were paid.

     Mr. Crockett married at 18 years of age and began a small farm. However, poor crops made it impossible for him to support his family, and he moved to a new farm with his wife's parents. Mr. Crockett later began a business and built a home. Mr. Crockett helped form a township, then joined the state militia. A militia is a group of citizens who band together to protect their homes. Because of his knowledge of the woods and his fame as a frontiersman, Mr. Crockett was made an officer in the militia. Mr. Crockett was a natural leader of men. He became highly respected for his wise dealings with the Indians and became very popular with the men of the militia. The men of the militia asked Mr. Crockett to run for public office. In 1821 Mr. Crockett ran for the office of state representative and war elected. In 1826 Mr. Davy Crockett was elected to the United States Congress as c representative from Tennessee. He became widely known and very popular among the people of the East. Mr. Crockett was c popular congressman and served three terms in office in Washington, D.C. He brought before the Congress a better understanding of western life and improved their knowledge of the problems which the settlers faced. Mr. David Crockett probably did greater service for his home state of Tennessee as a representative to the United States Congress than he did in his years as a frontiersman. Though very popular in his home state, Mr. Crockett was defeated in his fourth attempt for election to the United States Congress. In 1835 Mr. David Crockett went to Texas to find a new place to settle. He hoped that Texas would become a state and that he could represent Texas in the United States Congress. Texas was then a province of Mexico and was fighting for its independence. Mr. Crockett joined about 185 other men at a mission called the Alamo. On March 6, 1836, the Mexican troops attacked the Alamo and killed every man inside, including Mr. David Crockett. The death of the men at the Alamo helped win the war for Texas independence. Mr. David Crockett, pioneer, farmer, businessman, and congressman, died at the Alamo at the age of 50.

     T.:   You have got the card with the task. We have just read the text and now let’s complete the sentences. (card #2)

 Card #2.

Task: Fill in the blanks with the right answers.

1.      Mr. …………..was the most famous frontiersman of the colonial days.

2.      Mr. Daniel Boone helped many pioneers settle the area of our country now known as …………….. .

3.      The government asked Mr.Boone to make a treaty with the ……………….so that the territory could be settled.

4.      Mr. Boone became known as the ………………of the state of Kentucky.

5.      Because of Davy Crockett’s knowledge of the woods and his fame as a frontiersman, he was made an ………………..in the ………………..

6.      In 1821 Mr. Crockett became a …………..in the state of Tennessee.

7.      In 1835 Mr. Crockett went to ……………….to find a new place to settle.

8.      On March 6, 1836 Mr. Crockett died at the …………………

9.      The Battle of the Alamo helped Texas win its ………………….