Explore 1 : Private home, public place

DOCUMENT 1 – Inside the White House

AT HOME

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSQkaD_mXGo

Watch, listen and find:

- the name of the person speaking and her ‘job’ : The speaker is Mrs. Obama and she is the First Lady of
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America.

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more than 200 years

- the age of the White House: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

- its other name: “The People’s House”

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This building has served as a presidential residence

- what the White House has served as for years : ……………………….…………………………………………………………………

and office but it’s also a symbol of America to the rest of the world.
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- the different guests the speaker invited: The speaker invited young people, military families, and
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Americans of all ages.

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- what you can do during the visit:

During the visit we can go through the different rooms, contemplate the works of art with notably the
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portraits of the great presidents of the United States such as Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy. Thus, we
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can imagine all the history that happened in this White House.
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Give the objective of the video:

The purpose of this video is to promote the White House website which allows you to visit it without
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leaving home.
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