Unit 14. A. Reading

Is there a national Red Cross Society in Vietnam?. -> -> - help to reduce sufferings of all - help to reduce sufferings of all victims of all kinds of major disasters and of the wounde

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)

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Unit 14

Part A: READING

The Red Cross

1 What kinds of activities is this

organization involved in?

Questions:

2 Is there a national Red Cross

Society in Vietnam?

->

-> - help to reduce sufferings of all - 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 Yes, there is.

I Before you read.

New words:

1 humanitarian (a) [hju:,mæni'teəriən]:

- 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 /kə'tæstrəfi / (n):

- catastrophic ( adj): /kætəs’trəfik /:

nh©n b¶n

dÞch bÖnh, n¹n dÞch

sø mÖnh th¶m ho¹

5 famine (n) ['fổmin] :

nạn đói

6 disaster-stricken

[dizɑ:stə'strikən]: thiên

tai tàn phá.

7 headquarters (n) ['hed'kw :təz] ɔ : Trô së

United Nations Headquarters

8 tsunami (n) [tsu'na:mi] : sãng thÇn Eg: Tsunami happened two weeks ago in Japan.

- humanitarian (n) [hju:,mổni'teəriən] : nhân đạo

- epidemic (n) [,epi'demik] : bệnh dịch, dịch

- mission (n) ['mi∫n] : sứ mệnh.

- catastrophe (n) [kə'tổstrəfi] : tai ơng, thảm hoạ.

- famine (n) ['fổmin] : nạn đói

- disaster-stricken [diz :stə'strikən] ɑ thiên tai tàn

phá.

- headquarters (n) ['hed'kw :təz] ɔ : Trụ sở

- tsunami (n) [tsu'na:mi]: sóng thần

II While you read.

Task 1 :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.

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.

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

4 The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.

5 The International Red Cross has its headquarters

in Geneva, Switzerland.

(l 3,4)

(l 6,7)

(l 10,11)

(l14 ) t

( l 22)

T F

 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