Kim
Jong-un flirted with Trump’s press secretary
Why would Kim Jong-Un be interested in
the press secretary?
Do you think that Kim Jong-Un is
interested in many women?
President Donald Trump told his press secretary "take
one for the team.” He said this after he heard that President Kim Jong-Un
appeared to flirt with her.
The incident happened during the 2018 North Korea summit in Singapore. This
was the first time an American president and North Korean leader have ever met.
Mr Trump’s press secretary, Sarah
Huckabee Sanders, wrote about the incident in her book ‘Speaking for Myself’.
She wrote: “We made direct eye contact
and Kim appeared to wink at me.
“I was stunned. I quickly looked down and continued
taking notes.
“All I could think was, ‘What just happened? Did Kim
Jong-un just do that!?’”
The incident took place whilst Mr Trump and Kim were discussing sports. They
were focusing on women’s football.
Later President Trump told
Ms Sanders he thought Kim Jong-Un was making a pass.
He said: “Kim Jong-un hit on you.”
“He did! He really hit on you!
Well Sarah, “You’re going to North Korea and
taking one for the team!
“Your husband and kids will
miss you. But you’ll be a hero to your
country!”
After the president spoke Ms Sanders reports Mr Trump and his chief of staff “howled with laughter.”
Try to guess the meaning of the words
in bold and match them with their closest meaning from the choices in the
right. Some of the answers are very close and have similar meaning. The meaning
of these words is how they are used in the reading. Some of these words have
different meanings in the dictionary depending on how they are used.
The answers are below the table.
take one
for the team | A | 1 | Some action such as an
accident |
flirt | B |
2 | Some event or action that surprises us so
much that we stop and can’t believe what we are hearing or seeing |
incident | C |
3 | To
do something that you don’t want to do but it is for the help or benefit of
all others |
wink | D |
4 | An
action that says to the other person you are interested in them in a romantic
way |
stunned | E |
5 | To
concentrate strongly on something |
focusing | F |
6 | To
make a loud noise sometimes in very loud and very strong laughter |
making a pass | G |
7 | To
close one eyelid quickly in a way to show you are interested in another
person or to suggest something |
howled | H |
8 | To
act in a way to attract another person or people |
A=3, B=8, C=1, D=7, E=2, F=5, G=4, H=6
Some example sentences using the new
words or phrases from the meaning of how they are used in the reading to help
you understand better.
I did
not want to work on Sunday but I had to take one for the team.
She is flirting
with you. Look at the way she keeps standing close to you.
Be
careful, there is an incident on the highway. Two cars had an accident.
She winked
at him to show she was interested.
I was stunned
when I learned that my high school teacher had died.
We need
to focus carefully on this information.
He made
a pass at her. He told her she was beautiful.
The dog
is howling at the moon.
Some questions using the new
words/phrases. Try to use the words/phrases in your answer.
1. Why do you think Kim Jong-Un was focusing on Ms
Sanders? Do you think this incident really 2. happened? What
did you find interesting about the incident in today’s story?
3. How do you think Ms Sanders felt when President Trump howled
with laughter?
4. Give an example of when someone should take one for the
team? For example in a student group project or at work.
5. Give some examples of how men and women flirt. Are
they different?
6. Do people wink at each other in your culture? If
not, is there a similar body language action?
7. Tell about a time you were stunned to hear
something?
8. If you like someone, how would you make a pass to
them?
9. What makes people you know howl with laughter?