US President reading

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U.S. Politics Reading

A simple reading about the President and the White House.

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Reading Passage

Topic: The President and the White House

The President and the White House

The United States has a president. The president is an important leader of the country. The president works with many people in the government. Together, they make important decisions about the country.

The president works in a famous building called the White House. The White House is in Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It is not only an office. It is also a home. The president and the president’s family can live there.

Americans vote for the president. Voting means choosing a leader. Adults who are citizens can vote in elections. A presidential election happens every four years. Many people watch speeches, news, and debates before they vote.

The president has many jobs. The president talks to the country, meets other leaders, signs important papers, and helps make plans for the future. In difficult times, many Americans listen to the president for information and hope.

For students who are new in America, it is useful to know about the president and the White House. These words appear in school, on the news, and in history lessons. You do not need to understand everything about politics. But you can start with simple ideas: leader, vote, government, country, and decision.

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Vocabulary
presidenttổng thống
leaderlãnh đạo
governmentchính phủ
decisionquyết định
White HouseNhà Trắng
capitalthủ đô
votebỏ phiếu
electioncuộc bầu cử
citizencông dân
speechbài phát biểu
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10 Reading Questions

Choose all answers first. Then press Submit Score.

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Speaking Practice

Students answer orally. Teacher helps them speak in full sentences.

1. What is the president?
2. Where does the president work?
3. What does vote mean?
4. Say: “The President works in the White House.”
5. Say: “Americans vote for the President.”