Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio An Introduction to the Great Depression About the author As we all know the Great Depression is the longest and most Some Famous Figures severe economic depression ever experienced by the western Anna Eleanor Roosevelt world Lou gehrig Frankln D Roosevelt A 1.A Brief Introduction Helen Keller Winston Churchill 2. The Workers' Situation Albert Einste in A 3. The Farmers'Situation The Great Depression A 4. The Banks in the Depression C 5. Public Health Problems 产6. Housing Problems A 7. President Hoovers Attitude A 8. Protests 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙
An Introduction to the Great Depression As we all know, the Great Depression is the longest and most severe economic depression ever experienced by the western world. 1. A Brief Introduction 2. The Workers’ Situation 3. The Farmers’ Situation 4. The Banks in the Depression 5. Public Health Problems 6. Housing Problems 7. President Hoover’s Attitude 8. Protests Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein About the Author The Great Depression
Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio A Brief Introduction About the author Some Famous Figures The stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of Anma Eleanor Roosevelt the worst economic crisis in American history. Millions of Lou gehrig people lost their jobs. Thousands lost their homes. During the Frankin D. Roosevelt next several years, a large part of the country learned what it Helen Keller meant to be poor Winston Churchill Hard times found their way into every area, group, and job Albert Einste in Workers struggled as factories closed. Farmers, hit with falling prices and natural disasters, were forced to give up their farms The Great Depression Businessmen lost their stores and sometimes their homes. It was a severe economic crisis -a depression Back 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙
A Brief Introduction The stock market crash of 1929 marked the beginning of the worst economic crisis in American history. Millions of people lost their jobs. Thousands lost their homes. During the next several years, a large part of the country learned what it meant to be poor. Hard times found their way into every area, group, and job. Workers struggled as factories closed. Farmers, hit with falling prices and natural disasters, were forced to give up their farms. Businessmen lost their stores and sometimes their homes. It was a severe economic crisis — a depression. Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt About the Author The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein
Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio The Workers' situation About the author Some Famous Figures Unemployment rose sharply. The number of workers Anna Eleanor Roosevelt looking for jobs jumped from three percent to more than Lou gehrig twenty-five percent in just four years. One of every three or four workers was looking for a job in 1932 Frankln D Roosevelt Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einste in The Great Depression 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙
The Workers’ Situation Unemployment rose sharply. The number of workers looking for jobs jumped from three percent to more than twenty-five percent in just four years. One of every three or four workers was looking for a job in 1932. Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt About the Author The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein
Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio The farmers' Situation About the author Some Famous Figures The farmers also suffered terribly during the The Great Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Depression. This was especially true in the southwestern states of oklahoma and Texas. The farmers there were Lou gehrig losing money because of the falling prices for their crops Frankln D Roosevelt Then the natural disaster struck. Year after year, little or no Helen Keller rain fell. The ground dried up. Then the wind blew away the Winston Churchill earth in huge clouds of dust Albert Einste in The Great Depression 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙
The Farmers’ Situation The farmers also suffered terribly during the The Great Depression. This was especially true in the southwestern states of Oklahoma and Texas. The farmers there were losing money because of the falling prices for their crops. Then the natural disaster struck. Year after year, little or no rain fell. The ground dried up. Then the wind blew away the earth in huge clouds of dust. Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt About the Author The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein
Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio The banks in the depression About the author Some Famous Figures At that time, the federal government did not guarantee the Anma Eleanor Roosevelt money that people put in banks. When people could not Lou gehrig repay loans, the banks began to close. In 1929, 659 banks with total holdings of two hundred million dollars went out of Frankln D Roosevelt business. Millions of people lost all their savings. They had Helen Keller no money left Winston Churchill Albert Einste in The Great Depression 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙
The Banks in the Depression At that time, the federal government did not guarantee the money that people put in banks. When people could not repay loans, the banks began to close. In 1929, 659 banks with total holdings of two hundred million dollars went out of business. Millions of people lost all their savings. They had no money left. Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt About the Author The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein