高中英语教学：校本教材《高中生英语教学策略》.doc

PAGE PAGE 1 Lesson 1 The father of our country George Washington was the first president of the United States. People call him the “father of our country”. He earned this title, or name, because he spent so much of his life serving the United States. Washington was born in Virginia in 1732. He grew to be a tall, strong boy. When he was a teenager, his older brother Lawrence taught him how to survey land. When Washington was 17 years old, he became county surveyor. When Lawrence died, Washington took his place as a major in the colonial army. He gathered troops and prepared them for batt