Unit 14. International organizations

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CLASS 12A2
BEFORE YOU READ
What do the symbols / logos refer to?
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENGLISH 12
UNIT 14:INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

PART A: READING
PERIOD : 85
BEFORE YOU READ
What are the names of these organizations
UNICEF
UN
WHO
WB
ASEAN
WWF
BEFORE YOU READ
What do these acronyms stand for?
Match the acronyms with their words
United Nations
United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
World Wildlife Fund
World Health Organization
Agent Orange Fund
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BEFORE YOU READ
What do these acronyms stand for?
Match the acronyms with their words
United Nations
United Nations International Children’s
Emergency Fund
World Wildlife Fund
World Health Organization
Agent Orange Fund
Association of Southeast Asian Nations
BEFORE YOU READ
What kinds of activities are these organizations involved in? Match each organization with its activities
Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully
BEFORE YOU READ
What kinds of activities are these organizations involved in?
It is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) that is concerned with international public health.
It carries out the activities to assist victims of Agent Orange sprayed during the war
It carries out research on endangered animals and collect data on rare animals and plants.
It carries out peacekeeping and security, human rights, economic development and humanitarian assistance
It provides supports and funds for the most disadvantaged children, victims of war, carries out education development progammes for children.
Its aims include accelerating economic growth, social progress, cultural development among its members, protection of regional peace and stability, and opportunities for member countries to discuss differences peacefully
BEFORE YOU READ
VOCABULARY: Match the words with their definitions
BEFORE YOU READ
VOCABULARY: Match the words with their definitions
to give your energy, time, etc. completely
to make a serious request
to give all of something, especially your time, effort or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
to officially establish a rule, or to officially state the way in which something should be done
to offer or state a possible plan or action for other people to consider
to cause a particular situation to happen
to start
have a strong feeling of shock.
to be destroyed or damaged by floods, earthquakes…
a new action or movement, often intended to solve a problem
BEFORE YOU READ
1/ It`s a programme designed to……………… mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.
2/ He has ………………………….. his life to scientific research.
3/He left government to……………………………… more time to his family.
4/ A conference was held in Geneva in 1864 and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention which………………………. for the treatment and protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken.
5/ Icy road conditions in Sapa……………………. two roads being closed.
6/ The company …………….a management training programme for small business.
7/ Tourists are more …………………… to attack because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid
8/ The peace……………..... was welcomed by both sides.
9/ She was……………… to hear that her husband has been arrested.
10/ These plants cannot ……………………….. in very cold conditions.
FILL EACH WITH ONE CORRECT WORD.
laid down rules initiative appeal resulted in initiated
vulnerable dedicated appalled survive devote
BEFORE YOU READ
1/ It`s a programme designed to……………… mainly to 16 to 25 year-olds.
2/ He has ………………………….. his life to scientific research.
3/He left government to ………………………… more time to his family.
4/ A conference was held in Geneva in 1864 and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention which………………………. for the treatment and protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken.
5/ Icy road conditions in Sapa……………………. two roads being closed.
6/ The company …………….a management training programme for small business.
7/ Tourists are more …………………… to attack because they do not know which areas of the city to avoid
8/ The peace……………..... was welcomed by both sides.
9/ She was……………… to hear that her husband has been arrested.
10/ These plants cannot ……………………….. in very cold conditions.
FILL EACH WITH ONE CORRECT WORD.
appeal
devote
dedicated
laid down rules
resulted in
initiated
vulnerable
initiative
survive
appalled
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 1: Decide whether the following statements are true or false
WHILE YOU READ
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
Clue : P1 In times of peace, it gives medical aid and other help to victims of major disasters such as floods, earthquakes, and famines.
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Clue : P2 The initiative for the founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss man called Jean Henri Dunant.
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WHILE YOU READ
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
Clue: P2 A conference was held in Geneva in 1864 and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention ……
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Clue: P2 It was at this meeting that the famous symbol of the organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.
The symbol of the Red Cross has two colours : a white flag and a red cross
THE RED CROSS FLAG
WHILE YOU READ
Decide whether the following statements are true or false
Clue: P4 The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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THE HEADQUARTER OF THE RED CROSS IN GENEVA SWITZERLAND
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 2 :Answer the questions
Question 1: (Group 1)
What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
Question 2: (Group 2)
How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
Question 3: (Group 3)
What are the advantages of having national Red Cross Societies?
Question 4: (Group 4)
By whom was the foundation of the Red Cross inspired?
Question 5: (Group 5)
Where and when was the symbol of the Red Cross adopted?
Question 6: (Group 6)
When did the League of the Red Cross Societies become the International Federation of the Red Cross?
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 2 :Answer the questions
Question 1: (Group 1)
What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
Question 2: (Group 2)
How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
186 countries
Question 3: (Group 3)
What are the advantages of having national Red Cross Societies?
People in the country can get quick help and supports when they are in difficulty.
WHILE YOU READ
TASK 2 :Answer the questions
Question 4: (Group 4)
By whom was the foundation of the Red Cross inspired?
Red Cross?
In Geneva in 1964
By a Swiss called Henry Dunant.
Question 5: (Group 5)
Where and when was the symbol of the Red Cross adopted?
Question 6: (Group 6)
When did the League of the Red Cross Societies become the International Federation of the Red Cross?
In November 1991
AFTER YOU READ
Exercise 1: Choose the word that best fits each gap of the paragraph
Exercise 2: Choose the word that best fits each gap of the paragraph
Exercise 3: Choose the correct answer.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION
GOOGBYE !
HOMEWORK

DO THE EXERCISE
LEARN THE NEW WORDS
PREPARE PART B : SPEAKING
PART C : LISTENING
PART D : WRITING
AFTER YOU READ
Fill in each space of the following paragraph with a suitable word
The International Red Cross started over 135 years ago, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He has been(1) at the sufferings of thousands of men, on both sides, who were left to die due to(2) of care after the Battle of Solferino in 1895. He proposed the creation(3) national relief societies, comprised of volunteers, trained in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to receive the sufferings (4) time of war.
appalled
lack
of
in