TEST IN LISTENING. FORM 11. TERM II

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The words ‘Uncle Sam’ have always been associated with the administration of the United States of America. 

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It is definitely known where this name comes from. 

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The appearance of Uncle Sam is caused by a real fact. 

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Samuel Wilson was a businessman. 

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Samuel Wilson was born in the West of the United States.  

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He had several nephews who called him ‘Uncle Sam’. 

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In 1812 he got some contracts from the US Army. 

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Samuel Wilson stamped his barrels of meat with ‘US’ to advertise his company.  

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It was American soldiers who rephrased the letters 'US' as ‘Uncle Sam’.  

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Sam Wilson became a symbol of a citizen helping his Motherland.  

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Thanks to the Civil War times the image of Uncle Sam resembled George Washington.  

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The image of Uncle Sam we know today is still widely used.

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Uncle Sam was …

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This man was connected with…

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He ran…

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His name was renowned …

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According to a contract of 1812 he was to …

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The letters ‘US’ on the sides of the barrels of troop rations meant …

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The soldiers …

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As the years passed, the symbol of Uncle Sam …

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By the beginning of the 19th century ‘Uncle Sam’ had got …

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During the Civil War, the image of Uncle Sam was first used … 

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The final image of Uncle Sam which is the most familiar nowadays has been known since… 

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‘I Want You!’ was…