Unit 14. International organizations

Welcome to our English lesson
WARM UP
- Look at the table, match the words in column A with their meaning in column B.
UNIT 14: INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Part A: Reading
I. BEFORE YOU READ
- Look at the pictures and answer the questions
1. What kind of activities do you know in the pictures?
 Take care of the poor’s health.
 The International Children’s Day
II. WHILE YOU READ
1. VOCABULARY:
- epidemic /,epi`demik/ (a, n): a large number of people get disease over the same period of time (bệnh dịch).
- appal /ə`pɔ:l/ (n): make someone extremely shocked or upset (làm kinh sợ).
- catastrophe /kə`tæstrəfi/ (n): an extremely bad event that causes a lot of suffering or destructions.
- tsunami /tsu`na:mi/ (n): A long high undulation or series of undulations of the surface of the sea caused by an earthquake (sóng thần).
1. VOCABULARY:
- Disaster-stricken (a): to be distroyed by the nature
- delegate /`deligit/ (n, v): someone who is sent somewhere to represent a group of people, especially at a meeting (đại diện, đại biểu, người đại diện).
- appeal /ə`pi:l/ (n): a lot of people asked to give money, information or help (kêu gọi)
II. WHILE YOU READ
I. BEFORE YOU READ
1. VOCABULARY:
2. READ THE PASSAGE AND DO THE TASKS THAT FOLLOW:
a) Task 1: Choose the best words in the box to complete the following sentences
 Read the passage in 3 minutes and do the task 1
Listen to reading
 Read the passage in 3 minutes and do the task 1
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.
a) Task 1: Choose the best words in the box to complete the following sentences
dedicated
appealed
initiated
appalled
resulted
b) Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)
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 More exercises: Read through the text and find out the missing information
1. People who need help from the Red Cross: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2. Names of disasters: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. Two human names mentioned: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 People need help from the Red Cross: wounded soldiers, civilians, prisoners, victims of major disasters, poverty and health emergencies.
 Names of disasters: floods, earthquakes, epidemics, famines, tsunami.
 Two human names mentioned: Henry Davision, Jean Henri Dunant.
4. The exams (former names) of the Red Cross: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5. Number of country members: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6. Three adjectives used as nouns in the plural: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 The exams (former names of the Red Cross: the League of Red Cross Societies; the league of Red Cross; the International Federation of Red Cross; the International Red Cross.
 More exercises: Read through the text and find out the missing information
 Number of country members: 181.
 Three adjectives used as nouns in the plural: the wounded, the disaster-stricken, the injured.
c) Task 3: Answer the questions. Read the passage again and answer the questions
1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission?
2. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?
3. What are the advantages of having national Red Cross Societies?
 The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people.
 186 countries.
 People in the country can get quick help and supports when they are in difficulty.
 More exercises: Read through the text and find out the missing information
 Read the passage again and find out the information relating to the items:
 Geneva, Switzerland: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 12: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
 October 1983: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
November 1991: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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181: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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the International Red Cross headquarters
number of nations signing the first Geneva Convention
the league of Red Cross Societies was renamed the League of Red Cross.
the league of Red Cross became the International Federations of Red Cross
the number of countries in the world that have national Red Cross societies
II. WHILE YOU READ
I. BEFORE YOU READ
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
in
II. WHILE YOU READ
I. BEFORE YOU READ
III. AFTER YOU READ
VI. HOMEWORK
 Read the passage again and remember the new words you have learnt.
Thank you for your attention. See you next time.