LISTENING COMPREHENSION
source: http://www.forbes.com/profile/michelle-obama/ |
1. Watch the interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X61zMFQ2Mz0 and summarize it as a set of bullet points.
2. Answer the following questions:
a) Why does Mrs Michelle claim that winning elections by B.Obama was so important for black women?
b) How did Mrs Michelle find out about the result of the election?
c) How to be a good leader according to Mrs Obama?
d) What were the guidelines passed from Mrs Bush to Mrs Obama, and later, from Mrs Obama to Mrs Trump?
e) What are photo-books? What is their purpose? What were the events included in them?
f) What problems did the Obamas deal with in the USA during the presidency of Barack Obama?
g) Why did Mrs Michelle call her family `joy masters`?
h) Why is Mrs Michelle called a pop culture icon? What is her greatest impact?
i) What has changed in the White House since Barack Obama became the president?
j) What challenges did Mrs Obama face? How did she manage them? What does she mean by saying "It let me lip my life out loud."?
k) Why was Mrs Michelle labelled `the angry black woman`?
l) What does Barack Obama mean by saying "history moves in cycles"?
m) Do you agree or disagree with what she mentions in the interview?
3. Explain the following words and phrases:
NOUNS
farewell -
turmoil -
anonymity -
deployment -
obesity -
glamping -
ADJECTIVES
weighty -
resilient -
vigilant -
coy -
to enlighten sth -
to live sb up -
to run for office -
to be in vain -
to bristle against authority -
vantage point -
to be down for sth -
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