Unit 14. International organizations

Match the symbols with their names.
International organization
Part A: Reading
Donating blood
Disaster relief
Medical aid in war
Humanitarian Assistance
Is there a national Red Cross Society in Vietnam?
I. Vocabulary:
1. To dedicate: [`dedikeit]
To give all your energy, time…to smt
2. To initiate: [i`ni∫iit]
bắt đầu, khởi đầu, đề xướng
3. To appeal: [ə`pi:l]
kêu gọi, khẩn khoản yêu cầu
Appeal to Smb for smt /
Appeal for smt
4. To appall: [ə`pɔ:l]
kinh hoàng, sợ hãi
6. The disaster- stricken: [dizɑ:stə`strikən]
7. Humanitarian: ( a) [hju:,mæni`teəriən]
nhân đạo
8. Vulnerable: [`vʌlnərəbl] (a)
có thể bị tổn thương,
9.catastrophe: [kə`tæstrəfi] (n)
tai ương, tai biến, thảm hoạ, tai hoạ lớn
10. Epidemics: [,epi`demik] (n / a)
bệnh dịch
11. Tsunami : [tsu`na:mi]
sóng thần
12. Initiative: [i`ni∫ətiv] (n)
5. To result in smt:
To cause smt to happen
sáng kiến
nạn nhân của thiên tai
To start smt-
II. Checking vocabulary: Gap- filling
Choose the best words in the box to complete the following
sentences.
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.
dedicated
initiated
appealed
resulted
appalled
Listen to the tape then read the text in
silence and do the tasks below.
Match the main ideas to their appropriate
paragraphs:
Task 2: Decide whether the following
statements are true (T)or false (F)
1.The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical
aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
Statements
T
F
Evidences

Line 3-4
Paragraph 1

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2. The foundation of International Red Cross was
inspired by a Swiss man called Henri Dunant.
3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864
Line 1-2
Paragraph 2
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Line 5-6
Paragraph 2
4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
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The last line
Paragraph 2
5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Line 1-2
Paragraph 4
two colours
(the white flag bearing a red cross)
Secret
chamber
Hello! I am Charming prince. Please help me to discover the secret in the chamber
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?
Task 3: 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 ?
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2
1
Answers
3. Help and support are able to be sent to wherever
there are victims of catastrophe.
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve
the lives of vulnerable people.
2. 186 countries.
1
2
3
Task 4: 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 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.

appalled
lack
of
in
appall: [ə`pɔ:l]
Tsunami : [tsu`na:mi]
Epidemics: [,epi`demik]
appeal: [ə`pi:l]
The disaster- stricken: [dizɑ:stə`strikən]
catastrophe: [kə`tæstrəfi]
- Learn all the new words by heart
- Practise reading at home
- Prepare for Speaking part