200/min Reading<11>-- Who Is Andrew Carnegie?

 

Who Is Andrew Carnegie?

 

Andrew Carnegie was born in 1835 in Scotland. He was from a poor family. When he was twelve, his family moved to the Unites States. They wanted a better life.

 

The Carnegie family lived in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andrew started to work right away. He got a job in a factory. He was a good worker, but he didn’t like the job. Later, he changed his job. He worked at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. Everybody there liked Andrew. He did many different jobs. His salary got higher every year.

 

In his free time, Andrew loved to read. He lived near Colonel James Anderson. Colonel Anderson was a rich man with many books. He let young boys use his library for free. In those days, the United States did not have free public libraries. Andrew read as much as possible. He read throughout his life. He always thought that reading was very important.

 

Andrew learned a lot at the railroad company. He realized that the railroad was very important for big countries. He had an idea to start a business with railroads. He saved all his money and opened a business. He was thirty years old.

 

First, his company made bridges for the rail roads. Ten years later, they made steel. The Carnegie Steel Company became the largest company in the United States. They made steel for bridges, machines, and many other things. People called Carnegie the “Steel King.” Soon he was the richest man in the world. [246 words]

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Carnegie liked to make money. But he believed it was very important to help other people. In 1901, he sold his company for $480 million. He started to give away his money to make new libraries and colleges all over the United States. He built 2,811 libraries. Carnegie also gave a lot of money to people who worked for peace. In 1903, he gave $1.5 million to build a Peace Palace in the Netherlands.

 

Andrew Carnegie died in 1919. He was eighty-four years old. During his life, he gave away nearly all of his money. He gave away over $350 million for education and peace. There are colleges, libraries hospitals, and parks named after Andrew Carnegie. He has helped millions of people all over the world to study and learn.

 

Vocabulary

 

MEANING

 

Write the correct words in the blanks.

 

throughout/ factory/ let/ nearly/ peace/ saved/ bridges/ realized

 

1. Andrew worked in a building where people make things. He worked in a _______.

 

2. Andrew read from the beginning to the end of his life. He read _______ his life.

 

3. Andrew _______ that the railroad was important. He knew and understood that this was true.

 

4. The trains on the railroad needed to go over rivers and roads. Carnegie made _______ for the railroad.

 

5. Carnegie did not want war or fighting. He wanted _______.

 

6. Carnegie kept his money to use later. He _______ his money.

 

7. Colonel Anderson wanted the boys to use his library. He allowed them to read the books. He _______ them use the library.

 

8. Carnegie gave almost all of his money for education and peace. He gave away _______ all his money.

 

WORDS THAT TOGETHER

 

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named after/ asa much as possible/ give away/ right away

 

1. Andrew started to work immediately. He worked _______.

 

2. Carnegie wanted other people to have his money. He wanted to _______ his money.

 

3. The Carnegie Library is in Pittsburgh. It is _______ Andrew Carnegie.

 

4. Carnegie was busy at the factory. Sometimes he had free time. He read in his free time. He read _______.