初中进阶 (2244 期 20150403) 6版Meet the U.S. first lady

Pre-reading1.What does “first lady” mean in

the United States?

Can you name some famous

first ladies?

It means the wife of the American president.

Michelle Obama

Hillary Clinton

Laura Bush

2.Who is the U.S. first lady now? How much do you know about her?

Chicago a gifted

student

Princeton University

a law degree

October 3

While reading* Correct the following false statements. 1. Michelle Obama visited middle and high schools in

China last year.

2. Michelle once shared a bedroom with her younger brother.

3. Michelle’s brother also graduated from Harvard Law School.

4. Barack Obama worked as Michelle’s adviser after graduation.

5. The visit to China showed Michelle’s concern about social issues.

universities

parents and older

brother Princeton University

Michelle … Barack

Obama’s education

* Choose the best answers. 1.When Michelle was young, she ________.

A. was the eldest kid in the familyB. lived in ChicagoC. never played games with othersD. led an unhappy life

2.As a gifted student, Michelle ________. A. no longer had classes in ChicagoB. studied two foreign languagesC. attended different classesD. skipped Grade Six

3.According to the article, Mr. and Mrs. Obama ________. A. worked at the same law firmB. met each other in 1992C. graduated from the same universityD. were both summer interns

B

C

A

Language study*She went on to earn a law degree from Harvard Law School.

*本句中 go on to do 表示“继续去做另一件事”，而 go on doing 表示“继续做同一件事”；搭配 to do 和 doing 含义不同的还有 stop 。

*Fill in the blanks with the verbs in

their proper forms.

1.I went on ________ (write) my report after

dinner.

2.When the class began, all of us stopped

________ (listen) to the professor.

3. After the teacher entered the classroom,

the students stopped ________ (talk).

4.Go on ________ (do) the English exercises

after you finish the Chinese ones.

writing

to listen

talking

to do

After reading

*As we all know, Peng Liyuan is

China’s first lady. Do you know any

stories about her? Write a brief

introduction and exchange the

information with your classmates.