The origin of American nation
These lines are inscribed on the pedestal of the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor. They were written by the poet Emma Lazarus (1846-1887).
Give me your tired, your poor,
Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,
The wretched refuse of your teeming shore,
Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed, to me:
I lift my lamp beside the golden door.
With these legendary words, immigrants from other lands came to America for a new and better life. They did so by way of Ellis Island. Ellis Island goes back a long way. It was originally called Oyster Island by the early Dutch colonists. Then, in the 18th century, a merchant from New York City named Samuel Ellis bought the island and gave it his name. In 1890-, it was chosen by the House Committee of Immigration as the site of the new immigrant station for the Port of New York. Feeling hardships such as poverty, religious persecution, or political unrest in their homelands, the immigrants came to America in search for freedom and opportunity. Most came by steamship and landed at the Port of New York. Steamship lines were held accountable for medical examinations and vaccinations of the immigrants and disinfection of both immigrants and baggage before leaving home port. First and second class passengers were quickly and courteously inspected on board ship before being transferred to New York. Only steerage passengers were processed at Ellis Island. Each passenger had to answer a series of 29 questions recorded on manifest lists. These questions included: name, age, sex, marital status, occupation, nationality, ability to read or write, race, physical and mental health, money in possession, prison record, if any, and if they were polygamists or anarchists.
At the entrance to the Lower Bay of New York Harbor, the first quarantine examinations took place aboard ship. Passengers were inspected for contagious diseases such as: smallpox, yellow fever, scarlet fever and measles.
Exercise 6. Retell the main idea of the text basing the questions:
1. What role did Ellis Island play in the history of America?
2. How do you think new immigrants felt before and after passing through Ellis Island?
3. What circumstances made people leave their homes and take such a difficult journey across the ocean?
4. The statue of Liberty stands on a small island in New York Harbor right next to Ellis Island.
5. What do you think it was placed in that particular spot?
Exercise
7.
Give
free line written translation of the poem above the text. ( use 100
words).
Check yourself
1. Give equivalent to «Жизнь индейцев Пуэбло».
a) The life of the Pueblo Indians.
b) The ceremonies held in the village.
c) The origination of the word ‘Pueblo’.
d) The structure of pueblo’s construction.
2. Give equivalent to «внутренний дворик»
a) terrace,
b) patio,
c) ceremonial room,
d) Pueblo village
3. The word ‘recede’ is closest in meaning to….?
a) rise
b) descend
c) climb
d) grow
4. Give equivalent to ‘Религиозные церемонии проводятся в церкви’
a) The Pueblo Indians don’t dwell in villages.
b) The village is built on the top of a cliff.
c) The religious ceremonies are held in church.
d) The hole in the roof makes it possible to get to Kiva.
Glossary
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English
Kazakh
Russian
diversity[də'vɜ:rsətɪ, daɪ'vɜ:rsətɪ]
айырмашылық
различие
retention [rɪ'tenʃən]
сақтау, қорғау
сохранение
reverence [’revərəns]
құрметтеу
почитать
ultimately ['ʌltəmətlɪ]
ақыры
в конце концов
abiding [ ə’baɪdɪŋ ]
өзгеріссіз
неизменный
prophecy [‘prɔfısı]
болжам
пророчество
interwoven [‘ɪntə'wəuv(ə)n]
тоқылған
вплетенный
smallpox[‘smɔ:lpɔks]
шешек, қорасан
оспа
yellow fever [ ‘jeləu,fivə ]
сары безгек
желтая лихорадка
church [tʃɜ:tʃ ]
шіркеу
церковь
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Read and translate the text ‘The myths around Pocahontas's story’ (p.168) and be ready for its discussion.