Unit 14. International organizations

WELCOME THE TEACHER TO
Class 12A1
Warm-up:
Match the symbols in column A with their full names in column B
Matching
UN
1
2
3
4
WHO
5
E
D
C
B
A
United Nations
United Nations Children’s Fund
Red Cross Society
World Health Organization
World Wildlife Fund
WHO
Tuesday, 12 March 2013
UNIT 14-PERIOD 82: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
I. Before reading
Find the words in the passage that has the same meaning as the following:
1.originated
2. Establishing
3. Cure
4. Defence
5. Quickly
6. Fighting

THE SYNONYMS
initiated
founding
treatment
protection
rapidly
struggling
II.While reading
Let’s read and do the tasks that follow.
Task 1(page 154): True/False statments(books closed)
T
F
T
T
T
1.What is the Red Cross?
2. By whom was it founded?
3.What is the Red Cross’s aim?
4. Where is its headquarters?
5. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
Task 2: Read the passage again, and then ask and answer the questions.( work in pairs first and then in groups.)
1.What is the Red Cross?
It is an international humanitarian agency.
2.By whom was it founded?
It was founded by (a Swiss man called) Henry Dunant.
3.What is the Red Cross’s aim?
It gives medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters
4. Where is its headquarters?
It is in Geneva, Switzerland.
5. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
186.
Answers:
1.The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency.
2. It was founded by (a Swiss man called) Henry Dunant.
3. It gives medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
4. Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
5. 186.

The International Red Cross started over 135 years ago, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He had 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 1859. He proposed the creation (3) _______ national relief societies, comprised of volunteers, trained in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve the sufferings (4) _____ time of war.
3. Task3:
Choose the best words in the box to complete the following passage.
appalled
lack
of
in
III. After reading
Work in groups. Summarize the passage using these suggestions.
The Red Cross
Foundation
When?
Where?
Who?
Headquarters (where?)
Activities (what?)
Symbol
Suggested answers.
-The Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant in 1864.
-Its symbol is a white flag with a red cross.
-Its headquarters is in Geneva, Switzerland.
-Its activities are:
*sending goods and medicine to wherever there are victims of catastrophe quickly.
* sending volunteers to help the victims of disasters without hesitation.


Write a short paragraph about the activities of the Vietnamese Red Cross society.
Thank you.