1、Remark by Remark by Obama to Obama to SchoolchildrenSchoolchildrenWhat do you think Mr.Obama would say to school What do you think Mr.Obama would say to school children at the beginning of the school term?children at the beginning of the school term?Match the words or phrases with their Chinese mean
2、ingsMatch the words or phrases with their Chinese meanings.buster dedicated teachers fulfill your responsibility vaccine innovatorarchitectdeterminedestiny circumstancesextracurricular activities疫苗疫苗建筑师建筑师决定决定处境，状况处境，状况小鬼，非凡的人或物小鬼，非凡的人或物专注认真的老师专注认真的老师命运命运课外活动课外活动履行你的职责履行你的职责改革者，创新者改革者，创新者 buster ded
3、icated teachers fulfill your responsibility vaccine innovatorarchitectdeterminedestiny circumstancesextracurricular activities小鬼，非凡的人或物小鬼，非凡的人或物专注认真的老师专注认真的老师履行你的职责履行你的职责疫苗疫苗改革者，创新者改革者，创新者建筑师建筑师决定决定命运命运处境处境，状况，状况课外活动课外活动Check some words and phrases in bold in the dictionary and write down their Engl
4、ish definitions.adjust to:guarantee:poverty:discrimination:neglect:endure:gradually get used to a new situation by making small changes to the ways you do things promise that sth.will happen or be donethe situation or experience of being poorthe practice of treating a person or a group differently f
5、rom another in an unfair waynot to pay enough attention to something or somebodyto suffer pain or deal with a bad situation for a long time especially with strength and patience foster home:boost:resolve:commit to:click with:relevant:a person or a familys home where a child is raisedto increase or i
6、mprove something or make it more successful,especially because it is not as good or successful as it should beto make a definite decision to do somethingto say that you will definitely do something or you must do somethinglike or understand somebodydirectly relating to the subject or problem being d
7、iscussed or consideredComprehension exercisesComprehension exercises:1.Whose responsibility is the most important according to Mr.Obama?A.Parents.B.Students.C.Governments.D.Teachers 2.What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 3?A.Obamas mother doesnt like to have a picnic either.B.Presiden
8、t Obama was a buster when he was young.C.Obamas mother doesnt want to get up early either.D.To teach Obama getting up so early wasnt easy for his mother.BD3.By giving examples of Jazmin,Andoni,and Shantell,Mr Obama wants to tell the schoolchildren that _.A.their destiny is determined by themselves B
9、.there are excuses for not working hard C.how terrible their circumstances are D.how important school education is A4.J.K.Rowling and Michael Jordan are mentioned to prove that _.A.success is the mother of failure B.some people are luckier than others C.writers and basketball players are popular D.n
10、ever giving up and working hard help one succeed 5.Which of the following is true according to the speech?A.The government hasnt done enough for good education.B.Wed better try to avoid failures rather than learn from them.C.The future of America depends on childrens education today.D.Students who f
11、ounded Google,Twitter and Facebook are the greatest.DCUnderline the most impressive or inspiring sentence(s)to you and share it with your classmates.Some language points to focus on1.And for those of you in kindergarten,or _(start)middle or high school,so its your first day in your new school,so its
12、 _(understand)that you are a little nervous.2.And no matter what grade you are in,some of you are probably wishing it _(be)summer and you _(stay)in bed just a little bit longer this morning.3.But whenever Id complain,my mother _ just give me one of those looks and shed say,This is no picnic for me,e
13、ither,buster.4.But at the end of the day we can have the most dedicated teachers and the most _(support)parents,the best schools in the worldstartingunderstandablewerecould have stayedwouldsupportive5.And you have a responsibility to yourself to discover _it is.6.You are going to need a good _(educa
14、te)for every single one of those careers.7.You cannot drop out of school and just drop _ a good job.8.There were times _ I missed _(have)a father in my life.9.Maybe youll decide to stand up for kids who _(tease)or bullied because of who they are or how they look.10.The truth is,_(be)successful is ha
15、rd.11.Not every homework assignment will seem _(necessary)relevant to your life right at this minute.12.Some of the most successful people are the ones whove had the most _(fail).13.No ones born _(be)good at all things.You become good at things through hard work.whateducationintowhenhavingare being
16、teasedbeingnecessarilyfailuresbeing1.And weve got students tuning in from all across America from kindergarten through 12th grade.2.Give yourselves a big round of applause.3.So she decided to teach me extra lessons,Monday through Friday.4.What you make of your education will decide nothing less than
17、 the future of this country.5.If you quit on school,you are not just quitting on yourself,you are quitting on your country.6.So I wasnt always as focused as I should have been on school,and I did some things I am not proud of.7.Thats no excuse for talking back to your teacher,or cutting class,or dro
18、pping out of school.8.Where you are now doesnt have to determine where you will end up.9.No ones written your destiny for you because here in America,you write your own destiny.You make your own future.10.And Jazmin,Andoni,and Shantell arent any different from any of you.11.Maybe youll decide to get
19、 involved in an extracurricular activity,or volunteer in your community.12.But whatever you resolve to do,I want you to commit to it.13.You wont click with every teacher you have.14.Those people succeeded because they understood that you cant let your failures define you,you have to let your failure
20、s teach you,you have to let them show you what to do differently the next time.15.The story of America is not about people who quit when things got tough.Its about people who kept going,who tried harder,who loved their country too much to do anything less than their best.16.So dont let us down.Dont let your family down or your country down.Most of all,dont let yourself down.Make us all proud.
