Unit 14. International organizations

Welcome to our class
- Look at the table, match the words in column A with their meanings in column B.
Name international organizations
you know

Unit 14:
International Organizations
A. Reading
BEFORE YOU READ
Look at the picture and answer questions
1.Which organization do these people belong to?

2.What kind of activities is this organization
involved in?
They belong to the Red Cross .
It is involved in charity activities.
Match the pictures with their names.

earthquake


b. famine



c. flood


d. epidemic

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WHILE YOU READ
1. VOCABULARY:
to dedicate /`dedikeit/ to = to devote to :
-> dedicated (a) = devoted (a):
- wounded /`wu:ndid/ (a): injured /`indʒəd/
- victim /`viktim/ (n):
- famine /`fæmin/ (n):
-initiate (v):  initiative (n)
- disaster /di`zɑ:stə]/(n) =catastrophe /kə`tæstrəfi/
appall /ə`pɔ:l/ (v)= terrify (v)
-appeal /ə`pi:l/ (v):
-mission /`mi∫n/ (n):
-hesitate (v)[`heziteit] -> hesitation (n)
- to wash away :


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khởi xướng
tsunami (n): /tsu`na:mi/
Tsunami in Southeast Asia - Dec 26, 2004
dedicated initiated resulted appalled appealed
This woman has __________her whole life
to helping others.
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.
a) Task 1: Choose the best words in the box to complete the following sentences
dedicated
appealed
initiated
appalled
resulted
WHILE YOU READ
b) Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
P1. 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 times of peace, it gives medical aid
and other help to victims of major disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics,
and famines.
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2. The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.
P2. 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 the wounded soldiers, he appealed to the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aids of the wounded in wartime.

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3/ The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.
2. 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 the wounded soldiers,
he appealed to the leaders of nations to found
societies devoted to the aids of the wounded in war times.
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 disasters –stricken. It was also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.

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4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
P2. 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 the wounded soldiers,
he appealed to the leaders of nations to found
societies devoted to the aids of the wounded in war times.
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 disasters –stricken. It was also at this
meeting that the famous symbol of the organization,
the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.
F


The symbol of the Red Cross has two colours.

5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
P4. 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. Red Cross and Red Crescent National Societies in the countries hit by the tsunami reacted without hesitation to help those struggling to survive, despite the fact that many staff and volunteers had lost families, friends, colleagues and livelihoods.

T
Task 3: Read the passage again and answer the questions
1. Who needs help from the Red Cross?
2. What disasters bring sufferings to humans?
3. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
4. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
5. What are the advantages of having national Red Cross Societies?


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1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
 The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
2. What disasters bring sufferings to humans?

Floods, earthquakes, epidemics,
famines, tsunami...

3. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?



 186 countries.

5. 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.
7. Who needs help from the Red Cross?

Wounded soldiers, civilians, prisoners,
victims of major disasters, poverty and
health emergencies.

Lucky number
III. AFTER YOU READ
 Fill in each space of the following paragraph with a suitable word.
 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 had been (1) ________ at the sufferings of thousands of men, on both sides, who were left to die due to (2) _______ of care 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.
appalled
lack
of
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Watch some activities and a piece of video clip and then answer the question:
* What can you do to help unlucky people?

Donating blood
What should we do to improve the lives of vulnerable people ?
relief activities



*What are you going to do to help unlucky people?

Homework
 Learn new words by heart.
Answer again the questions
 Prepare Speaking (P.155)
Goodbye
and see you again!