Unit 14. International organizations

1, Which is the current symbol of Vietnamese Red Cross?
A
B
C
D
2, When was Vietnamese Red Cross founded?
A. 1945
b. 1946
C. 1947
D. 1945
C. Tiến sĩ Trần Ngọc Tăng
D. Tổng Bí thư Đỗ Mười
B. Chủ tịch nước Trần Đức Lương
A. Chủ tịch Hồ Chí Minh
3, Who was the first president of Vietnamese Red Cross?
4. What does CICR stand for?
A. International Committee of The Red Cross
B. Committee of The Red Cross
C. The international Red Cross
D. The international Committee of Red Cross
Headquarters of The International Red Cross, Geneva, Switzerland
D. Jean Herry Dunant (1828-1910)
A. Henry Davison (1867-1875)
C. Jakob Kellenberger
B. Trần Ngọc Tăng
5, Who inspired the foundation of International Red Cross?
Unit 14: International Organizations
A: Reading (2nd)
I, Before you read:
II, While you read
* Task 3 : Answer the questions
What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission ?
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
2. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross Societies ?
186 countries.
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.
The International Red Cross started over 135 years ago, inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He had been (1)_____________ at the suffering 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.
Unit 14: International organizations – Reading (2nd)
Gap filling: one word for one gap
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Choose the best answer to complete the following sentences
……..is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
United Nations B. World Health Organizations
C. The Red Cross D. World Wild World
2. The symbol of the Red Cross has ……….. colors.
one B. two C. three D. four
3. The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to ……the lives of vulnerable people.
improve B. improvement C. improving D. improved
4. If a nation has the national Red Cross, people in the country can get quick help and supports when they are in ………
difficult B. difficulty C. danger D. easy
5. Greenpeace is an international group that is…..to protect the environment.
A. Initiated B. dedicated C. vulnerable D. appealed
Vietnamese Red Cross
*Sending food, clothes and medicine.
*Sending volunteers.
Summarize some details about The Red Cross using the following suggestions:
Founded (when?):
2.Headquarters: (where?)
3. Aims:

4: Activities:

In 1864
In Geneva
To provide medical aid and other help to victims
of natural disasters.
* Sending goods and medicine to wherever there are victims of catastrophe.
* Sending volunteers to help the victims of disasters.