Unit 14. International organizations

Match each logo with the corresponding name:
1. United nations (UN) 4. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)
2. United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 5. World Trade Organization (WTO)
3. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) 6. World Health Organization (WHO)
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B
C
D
E
F
United Nations
Children’s Fund
(UNICEF)
World Trade
Organization
(WTO)
World Health
Organization
(WHO)
World Wildlife Fund
(WWF)
Food and Agriculture
Organization
(FAO)
United nations
(UN)
What do we call them?
International organizations
A
B
C
D
E
F
Unit 14 - International Organizations
Watch a video clip and answer the questions:
What is this international organization?
2. What is its famous symbol?
A white flag with a red cross on it.
3. What kind of activities is it involved in?
Relief activities.
5. Is there a national Red Cross Society in Vietnam?
Yes, there is.
It is the Red Cross.
4. Where is its headquarters?
In Geneva, Switzerland.
Unit 14 - International Organizations
Part A: Reading
(Period 1)
New words:
- humanitarian /hju:mænɪ’teəriən/ (n,a) :
- dedicate… to + V-ing: /’dedɪkeɪt/ (v) = GIVE TIME/ENERGY
- epidemics:/epɪ’demɪk/(n):Ex: a flu/AIDS epidemics
- famine: /’fæmɪn/ (n):
- appalled: /ə’pɔ:ld/ (a)
appeal: /ə’pi:l/ (v) = REQUEST
- mount: /maʊnt/ (v) = FIX
- catastrophe: /kə’tæstrəfi/ (n): disaster
- tsunami: /tsu:’nɑ:mi/ (n) :
- result in + N: /rɪ’zʌlt/ (v):
- civilian: /sɪ’vɪliən/ (n): a person who is not a member of the police or the armed forces
- disaster- stricken: [dizɑ:stə`strikən] (a)
I - Pre - reading :
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Checking vocabulary
Choose the best word in the box to complete the following sentences:
This woman has ………………… her whole life to helping others.
Police have ………………… for witnesses to the accident.
The company ………………… a management training programme for small business.
She was …………………… to hear that her husband had been arrested.
The crash …………………in the deaths of 10 passengers.
Government officers came to visit the……………………… provinces in the central part of the country.
dedicated
initiated
appealed
resulted
appalled
disaster-stricken
II - While - reading :
1. Activity 1: Matching exercise: Read the text and match each paragraph with its main idea.
Par 1:
Par 2:
Par 3:
Par 4:
Advantages of having National Red Cross Societies
The Red Cross Federation’s mission
The foundation of the Red Cross
People who need help from The Red Cross
II - While - reading :
1. Activity 2: True – False statements:
The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aids and other help to victims of natural disasters.
The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henri Dunant.
The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.
The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
Henry Davison proposed forming a federation of these national Societies.
The League of Red Cross became the International Federation of Red Cross in 1983.
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F
T
F
T
T
F
F
T
IV - Homework :
Learn by heart new words.

- Prepare Task 3 and part “After you read”.
Thank you !
Unit 14 - International Organizations
Part A: Reading
(Period 2)
3. Activity 3: Find out the information relating to the following items:
1. People who need help from the Red Cross: ………………………………………………………………………………
2. Names of disasters: ………………………………………………………………………………
3. The ex-names (former names) of the Red Cross: ……...……………………………………………………………………….
4. Number of country members: ………………………………………………………………………………
5. The Red Cross Federation’s mission: ………………………………………………………………………………
6. Advantages of having national Red Cross Societies: ………………………………………………………………………………
Group 1:
People who need help from the Red Cross:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………


2. Names of disasters:
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
Wounded soldiers, civilians, prisoners, victims of major disasters, poverty and health emergencies
Flood, earthquakes, epidemics, famines, catastrophe( tsunami)
Group 2:
3. The ex-names (former names) of the Red Cross:
……...…………………………………………………………………………………………………

4. Number of country members:

……………………………………………..
The League of Red Cross Societies,
The International Federation of Red Cross.
186
Group 3:
5. The Red Cross Federation’s mission:

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

6. Advantages of having national Red Cross Societies:

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………
To improve the lives of vulnerable people who are victims of natural disasters, poverty and health emergencies.
Help and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are victims.
Answers:
People needing help: Wounded soldiers, civilians, prisoners, victims of major disasters, poverty and health emergencies
2. Disasters: Flood, earthquakes, epidemics, famines, catastrophe (tsunami)
3. Former names: The league of Red Cross Societies, The International Federation of Red Cross.
4. Members: 186
5. Mission: To improve the lives of vulnerable people who are victims of natural disasters, poverty and health emergencies.
6. Advantages: Help and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are victims.
4. Activity 4: Talking about the Red Cross:
- Geneva, Switzerland:………………………..
- 12:………………………………….
- October 1983:………………………………….
- November 1991:…………………………………
- 186:…………………………………….
Complete the following paragraph by filling in each space a suitable word :
The International Red Cross stared 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.
III - After - reading :
of
appalled
in
lack
IV - Homework :

Translate the text into Vietnamese.

- Prepare part Speaking.
Thank you !