Unit 2 Political P33-46.doc

研究生英语综合教程《辽宁大学出版社》 Unit 2 Political P33-46 Celebrities Part 1 Before Beading Activities 1 Look at picture of world-famous political celebrities.Can you recognize who they are?What do you know about each of them?can you tell your classmates some contributions or anecdotes about them in English ?Do they have something in common? 2 Match the following descriptions on the left with corresponding political celebrities world on the right. The ex-Russian premier a)Gordon brown The General-secretary of CPC b)Nicolas Sarkozy The American president c)Angela Merkal The British Prime Minister d)Vladimir Putin The German premier e)Barack Obama The French president f)Hu Jintao Part II Passage Reading Text Leaders for a new Age Jeremy Kahn Jeremy kahn is a freelance journalist based in New Delhi, where he contributes many articles about international affairs, politics, business, the environment and the arts to Newsweek, The International Herald Tribune and The New York Time , among others.He holds a masters’ degree in International Relations from the London School of Economics and a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania. 1 “Each and every time, a new generation has risen up and done whats needed to be done. Today we are called once more—and its time for our generation to answer that call.” That was U.S. Sen. Barack Obama announcing his presidential candidacy last February. The echo of John F. Kennedys 1961 Inaugural Address—“the torch has been passed to a new generation”—is no accident. The 46-year-old Obama is among the youngest serious contenders for the American presidency since JFK, who was just 43 when he took the oath of office. And Obamas campaign has been eager to invite parallels to the youthful president. 2 America is far from the only nation where baby-faced politicians are dominating the headlines. In Britain, Foreign Secretary David Miliband is just 42. He is amon