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

2. Pre-reading 1.What is the toughest job in the world? Why do you think so?

3. Pre-reading 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.

4. Pre-reading 2.What is a typical workday for the president of the United States like?

5. While 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

6. While 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

7. While reading Answer the questions or complete the sentences with AS FEW WORDS AS POSSIBLE. 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.

8. Sentence 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。

9. Sentence 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 ”

10. Language study Translate each sentence with one phrase from 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.

11. After 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.