BORN IN A WILDERNESS

Davy Crockett was born on August 17^th, 1787, in Greene County, Tennessee.
In 1787 America was a new nation.
Most of the territory was a wilderness.

Davy Crockett was born in the wilderness.
His father, John Crockett, was an Irish immigrant.
He fought in the American Revolution.
He was a very courageous man.

FILL IN THE BLANKS:

Davy Crockett ________ was born on August 17^th, 1787, in Greene County, ________Tennessee.

In 1787 America was ________a new nation.

Most of the territory was ________a wilderness.

Davy Crockett ________was born in __ ________the wilderness.

His father, John Crockett, was _ _____ ________an Irish immigrant

He ________ fought in the American Revolution.

He was a very ________courageous man.

ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS:

(1) When was Davy Crockett born?
____________________________Davy Crockett was born in 1787.

(2) He was born in Tennessee, wasn’t he?
___________________________Yes, he was. He was born in Tennessee.

(3) Was America a new nation in 1787?
___________________________Yes, it was. It was a new nation in 1787.

(4) Most of the territory was a wilderness, wasn’t it?
____________________________Yes, it was. Most of the territory was a wilderness.

(5) Was Davy Crockett born in the wilderness?
________________________________Yes, he was. He was born in the wilderness

(6) His father, John Crockett, was an Irish immigrant, wasn’t he?
_______________________________Yes, he was. His father was an Irish immigrant.

(7) He fought in the American Revolution, didn’t he?
________________________________Yes, he did. He fought in the American Revolution.

(8) Was he courageous?
_______________________________ Yes, he was. He was courageous.

(9) Was he a courageous man?
_________________________________Yes, he was. He was a courageous man.

VOCABULARY

born [bɔːn] рождённый
county [‘kauntɪ] округ (административно-территориальная единица в США); графство (административно-территориальная единица в Великобритании)
courageous [kə’reɪʤəs] храбрый, смелый, бесстрашный
Irish [‘aɪ(ə)rɪʃ] ирландский, из Ирландии
wilderness [‘wɪldənəs] необжитая, дикая местность

• Американская революция (1765 – 1783) – это восстание против британского владычества на территории британских колоний Северной Америки.
• Выше приведена современная карта США
  Красным цветом выделен штат Теннесси.