Unit 14. International organizations

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CLASS 12 A
The Ethnic Boarding School of Cao Bang Province
Look at the logos and try to remember as many as possible the write them out
ACRONYMS
What is acronyms?
Words are made up of initial letters of phrases
How to read acronyms?
They are pronounced as letters / or as a whole words
- USA /ju: ets ei/
- UNESCO /ju: nes kou/
UNICEF
UNESCO
FAO
WWF
FIFA
NASA
UEFA CUP
WTO
ASEM 6
ASEAN
IQ
AIDS
IMF
SEA GAMES 23rd
Radar
CPU
UFO
S.O.S
Jack London
NEW WORDS
(n) Organization
(n) fund
(adj) educational/ cultural/ scientific
(n) nation/ national (adj) (adj) international
(n) world
(adj) monetary
n) syndrome
(n) association
(v) detect

1- UNESCO
2- UNECEF
3- NATO
4- VAT
5- WHO
6- UNO
7- AIDS
8- IMF
9- S.O.S
11- IQ
12- CPU
13- Radar
14- UFO
15- WTO
16- ASEAN
17- G-8








a, United Nations Organization
b, Value Added Tax
c, Unidentified Flying Object
d, United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
e, World Trade Organization
f, International Monetary Funds
g, Group 8
h, Association of South- East Asian Nations
i, Radio Detecting and Ranging
j, Save Our Souls/ship
k, Central Processing Unit
l, Intelligence Quotient
m, World Health Organization
n, United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
o, Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
p, North Atlantic Treaty Organization

1-n, 2-d, 3-p , 4-b, 5-m, 6-a, 7-o, 8-f, 9-j,
11-l, 12-k, 13-i, 14-c, 15-e, 16-h, 17-g
1-n, 2-d, 3-p , 4-b, 5-m, 6-a, 7-o, 8-f, 9-j,
11-l, 12-k, 13-i, 14-c, 15-e, 16-h, 17-g
.1. A group of eight leading industrial nations _ Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Russia, the UK, and the United states – which meet once a year to discuss international economic and political matters. __________

2. .A UN agency whose main purpose is to promote international monetary cooperation in order to facilitate international trade. __________


3. Customers pay this tax in addition to the normal prices of the products they buy or the services they receive. _____

4. A UN agency whose chief goals include establishing a culture of peace through education, promoting the free flow of information between countries, and protecting natural and cultural heritage. __________
5. The US government agency responsible for nonmilitary programs in the exploration and scientific study of space. __________

6. If a nation borrows much money from _________, the economy has to depend on this organization.
7. The chip ( a tiny slice of semi conducting material containing an electronic circuit) that functions as the “brain” of a computer. __________
8. .An organization of countries that share the same policies for the production and sale of petroleum.__________

G-8
IMF
VAT
UNESCO
NASA
IMF
CPU
OPEC
NOTE:
ACRONYMS ARE OFTEN USED WITHOUT KNOWING WHAT THE LETTERS STAND FOR
Practice:
What does it mean?
What does it stand for?
What does it refer to?

FAO: Food and Agricultural Organisation
FIFA: Federation International de Football Association/
International Association Football Federation
WTO: World Trade Organisation
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
IMF: International Monetary Fund
UFO: Unidentified Flying Object
CPU: Central Processing Unit
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