Grade 12_Unit 14 _reading

Of what organization is each of these logos?... FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization: Tổ chức nông nghiệp- lương thực thế giới WHO: World Health Organization: Tổ chức y tế thế giới UN

Of what organization is each of these logos?

FAO: Food and Agriculture Organization: Tổ chức nông nghiệp- lương

thực thế giới

WHO: World Health Organization:

Tổ chức y tế thế giới

UN: United Nations Organization:

Liên Hiệp Quốc

WWF: World Wildlife Fund:

Quỹ quốc tế bảo vệ thiên nhiên

International organizations

Unit 14- Secto n A

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Unit 14- Secto n A

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humanitarian (adj): nhân đạo

agency (n)= government organizaton: cơ quan, sở, hãng

dedicate + to (v)= give your tme, energy completely:

Ex: Uncle Ho dedicated his life to our country.

 dedicated (adj): tận tâm, tận tụy

Ex: He’s a dedicated doctor.

hiến dâng, cống hiến

wound (n): vết thương

 wounded (adj): bị thương

 wounded soldier (n):

civilian (n): thường dân

epidemic (n)= disease that many people suffer at the same tme:

Ex: H1N1 is a serious epidemic.

thương binh

H1N1

bệnh dịch

famine(n):

Ex: A lot of Vietnamese people died of famine in 1945

initate (v)= start: khởi xướng

Ex: It was Bill Gates that initated Microsoft Corporaton

appeal+ to so for sth (n)/(v)= request: khẩn khoản yêu cầu

Ex: The government appeals to the public for food and clothes to sent to the flood victms.

disaster-stricken (adj): bị thiên tai tàn phá

mission (n)= important job/ duty: sứ mệnh, nhiệm vụ

catastrophe (n)= sudden event that causes great destructon: tai họa

tsunami (n)= extreme large wave: sóng thần

ˈ æ ə i

N ew words

result +in (v): cause something to happen: dẫn đến kết quả, đưa đến

Ex: My mistake resulted in serious problem

hesitate (v): pause before you say or do sth: lưỡng lự, do dự

hesitaton (n)

Ex: The girl has a lot of hesitaton when she speaks

wash away (v)= water or rain removes sth: quét sạch

Ex: The flood has washed away many people’s houses

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Choose the best words in the box to complete these sentences.

Choose the best words in the box to complete these sentences.

dedicated initiated appealed resulted appalled

1. This woman has her whole life to helping others

2. Police have for witnesses to the accident

3. The company _a management training progamme for small business

4. She was _to hear that her husband had been arrested

5. The crash in the deaths of 10 passengers

1

The Internatonal Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

FALSE TRUE

TRUE TRUE TRUE

3

The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss

man called Henry Dunant.

FALSE TRUE

TRUE TRUE TRUE

The symbol of the Red Cross has 3 colors.

FALSE TRUE

6

The Red Cross is a military organization.

TRUE

8

The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims

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