10.Richard Nixon 's Childhood
10. Richard Nixon’s Childhood
Contents Warm-up Activity About Nixon Analysis of the Text Exercises Characteristics of Young Richard Nixon
Contents Warm-up Activity About Nixon Analysis of the Text Exercises Characteristics of Young Richard Nixon
TEXT Do you know why Richard Nixon,the 37th president of the United States,paid an informal visit to China in 1972,a visit which made it possible for the United States to build a better relationship with China?Nixon has always been regarded as a man ofgreat talent and strong will.Do you want to know what helped to form these characteristics?The following passage will tell you about Nixon's early life
TEXT Do you know why Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States, paid an informal visit to China in 1972, a visit which made it possible for the United States to build a better relationship with China? Nixon has always been regarded as a man of great talent and strong will. Do you want to know what helped to form these characteristics? The following passage will tell you about Nixon’s early life
1.One way in which both Frank and Hannah did show their love was in their willingness to make sacrifices for their children.As parents,they were devoted to ensuring that their sons obtained the best possible education.At an early age they concentrated their efforts on Richard,as he showed most signs of being a talented and perhaps even a gifted child. 2.The making of the early mind of Richard Nixon owed most to his mother.If her marriage had not cut short her college education she would have become a teacher.She was a well-educated young woman,proficient in Greek,Latin,German and French,with a deep interest in European culture
1. One way in which both Frank and Hannah did show their love was in their willingness to make sacrifices for their children. As parents, they were devoted to ensuring that their sons obtained the best possible education. At an early age they concentrated their efforts on Richard, as he showed most signs of being a talented and perhaps even a gifted child. 2. The making of the early mind of Richard Nixon owed most to his mother. If her marriage had not cut short her college education she would have become a teacher. She was a well-educated young woman, proficient in Greek, Latin, German and French, with a deep interest in European culture
3.Hannah taught Richard to read before he went to infant school and awakened his interest in her own specialized areas of classics,languages,and history.By the age of five he had become an eager reader of children's encyclopedias, history stories and adult periodicals
3. Hannah taught Richard to read before he went to infant school and awakened his interest in her own specialized areas of classics, languages, and history. By the age of five he had become an eager reader of children’s encyclopedias, history stories and adult periodicals