Unit Eight Before Reading Global Reading Detailed Reading After Reading Adversity ome Zooming In: An Integrated English Course- Electronic Teaching Portfolio Franklin D. Roosevelt:(1882-1945)U.S President AA Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected About the author President of the United states four times: in Some Famous figures 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. No other person Anna Eleanor Roosevelt has been elected more than twice. During his Lou gehrig long presidency, Roosevelt led the United rankin D. Roosevelt States through the economic depths of the The Helen Keller Great Depression and the perilous time of Winston Churchill World War II. To many people, Roosevelt Albert Einste in FDR, as the President was often called - was a symbol of great The Great Depression strength during those difficult times. Yet he himself had to overcome a severe physical weakness He was born in Hyde Park, New York, in 1882. In 1905, he married Eleanor Roosevelt. a distant cousin, and had six children one of whom died in infancy. In 1921, he was struck with polio at his family s summer home. Damage to his legs was such that he was unable to stand, or even move his legs. His back, arms, and legs became partially paralyzed. He could no longer hold a pen to write. But FDR fought back against the crippling disease 新世纪大学英语系列教材综合教程电子⊙FDR, as the President was often called — was a symbol of great strength during those difficult times. Yet he himself had to overcome a severe physical weakness. He was born in Hyde Park, New York, in 1882. In 1905, he married Eleanor Roosevelt, a distant cousin, and had six children, one of whom died in infancy. In 1921, he was struck with polio at his family’s summer home. Damage to his legs was such that he was unable to stand, or even move his legs. His back, arms, and legs became partially paralyzed. He could no longer hold a pen to write. But FDR fought back against the crippling disease. Franklin D. Roosevelt: (1882~1945) U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was elected President of the United States four times: in 1932, 1936, 1940, and 1944. No other person has been elected more than twice. During his long presidency, Roosevelt led the United States through the economic depths of the The Great Depression and the perilous time of World War II. To many people, Roosevelt — or About the Author Lou Gehrig Some Famous Figures Anna Eleanor Roosevelt Franklin D. Roosevelt The Great Depression Helen Keller Winston Churchill Albert Einstein