【成才之路】2015-2016学年高中英语 unit2 The Olympic Games课件 新人教版必修2.pptVIP

(2015·鹰潭市高一期末质检) President Obama will travel to Denmark to support Chicagos bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics, projecting the highest-ever White House profile in appealing for the international event. Valerie Jarrett, a senior adviser to the president, told the Associated Press Monday morning that Obama will leave Thursday and join his wife, Michelle, in Copenhagen, where theyll make the pitch to the International Olympic Committee. Obama would be the first US president to actually appeal in person to the IOC for an Olympic event. The IOC is meeting in Copenhagen to select a host city for the 2016 Summer Games. Chicago faces tough competition from Rio de Janeiro, Madrid and Tokyo. The White House later formally announced the trip, saying that Obama and his wife “will both make presentations to the IOC during Fridays meeting. They will discuss why Chicago is best to host the 2016 Summer Games, and how the United States is eager to bring the world together to celebrate the ideals of the Olympic movement.” The IOC is scheduled to decide the site on Friday. Obama, who represented Illinois in the US Senate after serving in the Illinois Legislature, is a longtime supporter of Chicagos bid. Michelle Obama is a native of the city and he considers it his adopted hometown. Obama recently sent letters to selected IOC members promising a “spectacular Olympic experience for one and all.” “President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama symbolize the hope, opportunity and inspiration that makes Chicago great, and we are honored to have two of our citys most accomplished residents leading our delegation in Copenhagen，” Mayor Richard M. Daley said in a statement. “Who is better to share with members of the IOC the commitment and enthusiasm Chicago for the Olympic and Paralympic Movement than the President and First Lady.” But with heads of state representing Rio and Madrid already scheduled to attend the IOC meeting Friday, Chicagos bid organizers had hoped Obama would make an in-