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How Donald Trump got rich - a tale of three Trumps
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How Donald Trump got rich - a tale of three Trumps

2  Frederick Trump

3  Fred Trump

4  Donald Trump
 

How Donald Trump got rich - a tale of three Trumps

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  • Lead-in: the Trump family
  • Jigsaw reading (graded English): Donald Trump, Fred Trump (father), Frederick Trump (grandfather)
  • Grammar follow-up: participle clauses. (Advanced version)

Web-based lesson

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Frederick Trump
Donald Trump's grandfather, Frederick Trump, emigrated to America in the late 19th century and made a fortune in the Yukon gold rush.
 

 

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Fred Trump
Donald Trump's father, Fred, built solid middle-class housing in the New York suburbs, learned how to use government housing schemes to his advantage and turned his father's gold rush profits into a fortune.
 

 

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Donald Trump
As much a media figure as a businessman, Donald Trump's controversial career has seen him move from the New York property market to entertainment, the media and finally politics.