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The White House

BEG 3

Tr: Yassir EL ATTAR

Here are some information about the White House, guess what is True and False

• The White House is more than 200 years old.

• No one lives in the White House.

• All the room are government offices.

• The Oval Office is where the president works.

• The White House is open to the public.

• There are a lot of fun things for a president to do.

INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE

The White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC, is the most famous address in America. It is where the United States president works, and lives. The president’s family has children’s birthday parties, holiday dinners, and weddings in this world-famous building.

Multiple Choice

The White House is only for the president work in.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The children of the president can have parties in the White House.

• True

• False

The Building

First built in 1800, the White House is where the president of the United States governs a country of 50 states and 317 million people.

The presidential family lives on the second and third floors. There are 16 bedrooms, a living room, a kitchen, and a dinning room. Special guests stay in the Queen’s Bedroom or the Lincoln Bedroom.

In the West Wing are the staff offices. The president’s own office, the oval Office, is also there. It has three large windows behind the president’s desk, and there is a fireplace at the other end.

Each new president chooses new curtains, new furniture, and a special new carpet. There are pictures of old presidents on the wall, and there is the famous desk, a gift from the British Queen Victoria in 1880.

Multiple Choice

The white house was built in....

• 1750

• 1800

• 1850

• 1900

Multiple Choice

The president family lives in.....

• The first floor

• The first and the second floors.

• The second and third floors.

• The third floor.

Multiple Choice

Special quests stay in....

• The Queen's Bedroom

• The Oval office

• The third floor

• The West Wing

Multiple Choice

The famous desk in the White House is a gift from...

• British Queen Elizabeth II

• British Princess Diana

• British King George VI

• British Queen Victoria

The White House Day By Day

The White House is open to visitors. It is free. About 6000 people a day visit. The president meets special guests in the East Room and talks to journalists in the Press Room.

About 150 people work for the president in the West Wing and for the presidential family in the East Wing. Another 100 people take care of the building day and night.

There are 132 rooms, 35 bathrooms, and five kitchens, all on six floors. There are three elevators. The State Dining Room is big enough for 140 guests.

Outside, gardeners grow fruit and vegetables. There is also a tennis court, a jogging track, and a swimming Pool. Inside, there is a movie theater, a billiard room, a bowling alley, and a library. As former President Reagan said, “The White House is like an eight-star hotel! ”

Open Ended

What can the president do to have fun in the White House?