高中基础 (2273 期 20150908) 4-5 版 The Toughest Job in the World.

高中基础 高中基础 (2273(2273 期期 20150908) 4-520150908) 4-5 版版The The ToughestToughest Job in the World Job in the World

Pre-readingPre-reading

1. What is the toughest job in the

world? Why do you think so?

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2. Guess who is he.

He leads a political party.

He is in charge of a powerful military.

His decisions play an important role.

People care about his words.

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2. What is a typical workday for the

president of the United States like?

While readingWhile reading

• Complete the schedule according to the

article. President Obama’s Schedule

Read _______1 _______.

_______2 _______ government officials.

Host state dinners for _______4 _______.

Attend _______3 _______.

Have meetings on _______5 _______

the Presidential Daily Briefing

Meet with

formal press conferences and media

scrums

foreign leaders

the Marine One helicopter

While readingWhile reading• Answer the questions or complete the

sentences with AS FEW WORDS AS

POSSIBLE.

1. What’s the function of the Presidential Daily Briefing?

2. President Obama discusses legislative strategies with _________________________.

It provides the president with new intelligence and alerts him to possible crises worldwide.

White House staff and congressional leaders on both sides

While readingWhile reading• Answer the questions or complete the sent

ences with AS FEW WORDS AS POSSIB

LE.

3. President Obama takes the Marine One helicopter for ______________________.

4. What does President Obama do to ease burden of a full schedule?

short trips outside the White House

He does a morning workout and hangs out with his two daughters after dinner.

Sentence structureSentence structure• While the president seeks to control his schedule,

the large number of issues that reach the Oval Office tends to turn him into a firefighter.

• 本句中 while位于句首，与 although, despite the fact that同义。

•while作连词时，还可以引导时间状语从句或对比两件事物。

Sentence structureSentence structure• Translate the sentences into Chinese.

Pay attention to the meanings of “while.” 1. Mary is reading a novel while May, her twin sister,

is practicing tennis in the yard. 2. While Mary and May are twins, they have different

characters and hobbies. 3. Mary likes staying alone while May

prefers playing with her friends together.

“与……同时”

“虽然，尽管”

“……，而”

Language studyLanguage study• Translate each sentence with one phrase f

rom the article. 1. 总的来说，德国汽车很可靠，极少发生故障。

2. 今天晚饭后不要在家看韩剧了，和我出去走走吧。

3.人们往往认为自己不会做错误的决定。

In general, German cars are very reliable and rarely break down.

Hang out with me after dinner instead of watching Korean dramas at home tonight.

People tend to think they will not make wrong decisions.

After readingAfter reading• Role play: Work in four groups. In each group,

one student acts President Obama and the others take relevant roles. Create conversations between them and act it out in class.