Unit 14. International organizations

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The Red Cross
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What organization is it?
What does it do?
It gives medical aids, takes care of victims of poverty, wars…
UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
LESSON A: READING
humanitarian (a) [hju:,mæni`teəriən]

Dedicate (v) [`dedikeit]
E.g.: Ho Chi Minh dedicated his whole life to Vietnamese people.
VOCABULARY:
Flood
epidemic
Famine
tsunami
Earthquake
disaster
tsunami
Earthquake
Flood
Famine
disaster- stricken (n) [di‘zɑ:stə `strikən]
She appealed to volunteers for giving blood.
appalled (a) [ə`pɔ:ld]

E.g.: I was appalled when I heard the bad news
wounded (a) [`wu:ndid]
The crash resulted in the deaths
of 4 people.
result in [ri`zʌlt] (v):
headquarters (n)
[`hed`kwɔ:təz]
humanitarian (a) [hju:,mæni`teəriən]

result in [ri`zʌlt] (v): wounded (a) [`wu:ndid]

dedicate (v) [`dedikeit] appeal (v) [ə`pi:l]

appalled (v) [ə`pɔ:ld] disaster (n) [di`zɑ:stə]

disaster- stricken (n) headquarters (n)
[di‘zɑ:stə `strikən] [`hed`kwɔ:təz]
initiate (n) [i`ni∫ieit] Initiative (n): [i`ni∫ətiv]
LISTEN AND REPEAT:
Task 1 :Choose the best words in the box to complete the following sentences
dedicated
initiated
appealed
resulted
appalled
1. This woman has ____________ her whole life to helping people.
2. Police have _____________ for witnesses to the accident.
3. The company ________________ a management training programme for small business.
4. She was ________________ to hear that her husband had
been arrested.
5. The crash______________ in the deaths of 10 passengers.
UNIT 14
LISTENING
Listen and pay attention to pronunciation
LISTEN TO THE TAPE
Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
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The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency. In
times of war, it is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of
wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war. In time of
peace, it gives medical aid and other help to victims of major
disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics, and famines.
Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was held in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.

Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was held in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.

Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was help in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.

Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland. Today, the total number of national Red Cross
societies from all over the world has mounted to 186. So help
and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are
victims of catastrophe, for example, to help the victims of
Asia tsunami in 2004.
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Task 1: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
F
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Game:
Lucky symbol
UN
UNICEF
WHO
What is the Red Cross?
A. It is an international humanitarian agency.
B. It is the World health organization
C. World Wildlife Fund
D. World Trade organization
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is …………..
A. to help old people.
B. to give money to the poor.
C. to improve the lives of vulnerable people who are victims of natural disasters, poverty, and health emergencies
D. to help soldiers.
…………. appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime.
A. Geneva Convention
B. Henri Dunant
C. Henry Davison
D. American Red Cross War Committee
Official delegates of 12 nations signed the first….............
Red cross
National Society
American Red Cross War Committee
Geneva Convention
LUCKY !
Summarize the passage using these suggestions.
The Red Cross
Foundation
When?
Where?
Who?
Headquarters
Activities
Symbol
-was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant in 1864.
the white flag bearing a red cross
in Geneva, Switzerland
*sending goods and medicine to wherever there are victims of catastrophe quickly.
* sending volunteers to help the victims of disasters without hesitation.
Jean Henri Dunant
Some activities of the Vietnamese Red Cross
Learn by heart new words.

Do the tasks in the book again.

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HOMEWORK
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