This is America. Гришенкова Е.Г. - 10 стр.

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1 KEY WORDS

Match the vocabulary items with their definitions

1. observe a. a legal process in which a judge examines

information to decide if someone is guilty of a

crime

2. approve b. the system of having slaves

3. slavery c. do things and obey laws that are part of a religion

or custom

4. conductor d. win a victory over someone in a war

5. speech e. the strong love that you show when you pay a lot

of attention to someone or something

6. defeat f. a talk, especially a formal one , given to a group

of people

7. equality g. a situation in which people have the same rights,

advantages etc

8. trial h. someone who directs playing of an orchestra

9. responsibility i. think that someone or something is good, right, or

suitable

10. devotion j. a duty to be in charge of someone or something

2 FIND THE INFORMATION

Read the text as quickly as possible and answer the questions

1. When did Americans use to celebrate Presidents’ Day?

2. When do they observe it now? Why?

3. When was Abraham Lincoln born?