Unit 14. International organizations

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
A. United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund ( UNICEF )
B. United Nations (UN)
C. World Health Organization (WHO)
E. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
Match the symbols with their names.
D. World Trade Organization (WTO)
Unit 14
Part A: READING
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
The Red Cross
1. What kinds of activities is this organization involved in?
Before you read.
Questions:
2. Is there a national Red Cross Society in Vietnam?
-> - help to reduce sufferings of all victims of all kinds of major disasters and of the wounded .
- It gives medical care to the needed people.
-> Yes, there is.
I. Before you read.
New words:
1. humanitarian (a) [hju:,mổni`te?ri?n]:
- epidemic (n, adj) [,epi`demik]:

2. Eg: November 2002 - July 2003 SARS epidemic caused 774 deaths in the world.
3. mission (n) [`mi?n]:
4. catastrophe /k?`tổstr?fi / (n):
- catastrophic ( adj): /kổt?s`tr?fik /:
nhân bản
dịch bệnh, nạn dịch
sứ mệnh
thảm hoạ
5. famine (n) [`fổmin]: nạn đói

6. disaster-stricken
[diz?:st?`strik?n]: thiên tai tàn phá.








7. headquarters (n) [`hed`kwɔ:təz] : Trô së





8. tsunami (n) [tsu`na:mi] : sãng thÇn

Eg: Tsunami happened two weeks ago in Japan.
- humanitarian (n) [hju:,mæni`teəriən]: nh©n ®¹o
- epidemic (n) [,epi`demik]: bÖnh dÞch, dÞch
- mission (n) [`mi∫n]: sø mÖnh.
- catastrophe (n) [kə`tæstrəfi]: tai ­¬ng, th¶m ho¹.
- famine (n) [`fæmin]: n¹n ®ãi
- disaster-stricken [dizɑ:stə`strikən] thiªn tai tµn ph¸.
- headquarters (n) [`hed`kwɔ:təz]: Trô së
- tsunami (n) [tsu`na:mi]: sãng thÇn

Listen and Repeat
II. While you read.
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 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.
Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are True (T) or False (F)
(l 3,4)
(l 6,7)
(l 10,11)
(l14)t
( l 22)
Task 3: Answer the following questions
1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
Its mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people. ( line 20)
2. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross Societies?
There are 186 countries national Red Cross societies in the world. ( line 24)
3. What are the advantages of having national
Red Cross Societies?
The people in that country can get quick help and supports when they are in difficulty. (lines 24 – 32)
III. After you read
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.
* providing neutral and impartial help to relieve the sufferings in time of war.
* sending volunteers to help the victims of disasters without hesitation.
Learn by heart new words
Do all the tasks again
Do the exercise in the part “After you read”.
Prepare for the next lesson- Speaking
Thank you for your attention!