Unit 6 : Writing

The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.. The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Duna

- Look at the table, match the words in column A

with their meanings in column B.

a World Health Organization

b United Nations International

Children’s Emergency Fund.

c World Wildlife Fund

d United Nations

e United Nations Educational

Scientific and Cultural Organization.

Name international organizations

you know

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

WHILE YOU READ

1 VOCABULARY :

- to dedicate /'dedikeit / to = to devote to :

-> dedicated (a) = devoted (a):

- wounded /'wu:ndid/ (a): injured /'indʒəd/

cống hiến

kêu gọi

sứ mệnh, nhiệm vụ

do dự quét sạch

khởi xướng

tsunami (n): /tsu'na:mi/

Tsunami in Southeast Asia – Dec 26, 2004

dedicated initiated resulted appalled appealed

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

initiatedappalled

resulted

WHILE YOU READ

STATEMENTS T F

1 The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid

and other help to victims of natural disasters.

2 The foundation of International Red Cross was

inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.

3 The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.

4 The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.

5 The International Red Cross has its headquarters

in Geneva, Switzerland.

b) 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.

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.

T

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

T

• 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.

T

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

5 What are the advantages of having

national Red Cross Societies?

4 5

6 7

1 What is the Red Cross Federation’s

mission?

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?

help and supports when they are in difficulty.

7 Who needs help from the Red Cross?

victims of major disasters, poverty and health emergencies.

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

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?

 Learn new words by heart