Номер 1, страница 87, часть 2 - гдз по английскому языку 8 класс учебник Афанасьева, Михеева

Аудиозапись номер семьдесят два, к упражнению один Эй.

Speaker one: George Washington was the first President of the United States of America. He was president from seventeen eighty-nine to seventeen ninety-seven. Under his leadership, American colonies became free from Great Britain. Washington came from a fairly rich family. His parents owned tobacco plantations. He had a career as a military officer and became very successful. As a president, he wanted his country to be strong and powerful. After his death, Americans said he was first in war, first in peace, and first in the hearts of his countrymen. Washington is considered to be a symbol of freedom all over the world.

Speaker two: Harry Truman was the thirty-third President of the US. He became president at the end of the Second World War in nineteen forty-five. His name is connected with the idea of Cold War. He helped to found the United Nations organization. In his work, Truman listened to the opinions of the members of his cabinet and didn't like to keep personal control of all the important problems. He was one of the most unpopular presidents to leave the White House.

Speaker three: Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth President of the United States. He was born in eighteen o nine and died in eighteen sixty-five. He was president of the country in its most difficult period of development, the American Civil War. He came from a rather poor family and was mostly self-educated. He was respected very much by his people. Under his leadership, America said no to slavery. Abraham Lincoln was killed at the theater. He is considered one of the three greatest US presidents.

Speaker four: John Fitzgerald Kennedy was the thirty-fifth US President. He was born in nineteen seventeen and died in nineteen sixty-three. People often call him JFK, which stands for the first letters of his full name. Kennedy is the only Catholic president and is the only president who has won a Pulitzer Prize. JFK often spoke of the need for all Americans to be active people of their country. His famous saying was, Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country. He wanted all people to fight against wars. He's remembered as one of the most progressive US presidents.