America's most famous address

America's most famous address

Look at the picture. What can you see?

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Write your ideas

Look at the pictures of the White House. What can you see?

What do you know about the White House? Do you think these sentences are true or false?

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The White House is more than 200 years old.

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No one lives in the White House.

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All the rooms are government offices.

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The Oval Office is where the President works.

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The White House is open to the public.

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There are a lot of things for a president to do in his free time.

Read the text and check your answers

Open your book, pages 34-35.

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The White House is more than 200 years old.

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No one lives in the White House.

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All the rooms are government offices.

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The Oval Office is where the President works.

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The White House is open to the public.

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There are a lot of things for a president to do in his free time.

Let's talk about vocabulary and realias from the text

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What does it mean "to govern"?

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a fireplace is .....

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curtains - are .....

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furniture ....

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Carpet is .....

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elevator (USA) = lift (UK) is .....

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Gardener is a person who .....

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a movie theatre (USA) = cinema (UK) is a theatre where .......

Washington DC

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The West Wing

Queen Victoria (a reign of 64 years)

The East Room in 2008

Part of the performance by Stevie Wonder in 2009. East Room

The East Room set for after-dinner conversation at Christmastime in 2006

First Lady's Office conference table

Michelle Obama with guests

President Obama hosts a state dinner for President Hu Jintao of China in 2011 

"The White House is like an eight-star hotel"

Reagan

Answer the questions

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The White House has two uses. What are they?

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Where exactly in the White House does the President live?

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Where does he work? (the president)

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Where do special guests stay?

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What is in the Oval Office?

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What does each new president change?

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How much does it cost to visit the White House?

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How many people work in the White House?

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What can the President do to relax?

Find the numbers in the text. What do they refer to?

Ex! 50 -There are fifty states.

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304 million

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6000

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132

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35

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five

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six

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140