Unit 14_Reading(E12)_GVGiỏi Tỉnh

4.The International Red Cross has its headquarters in…… 5.The number of national Red Cross societies is……... The man who had the idea of founding the Red Cross was a Swiss man called J

Warm-up:

Match the symbols in column A with their full names in column B

Example: 1-C

WTO

UN

1 2 3

World Trade Organization

World Health Organization

World Wildlife Fund

WHO

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THE RED CROSS SYMBOL

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Uncle Ho dedicated his whole life to Vietnamese people.

dedicate …to (v)

Vocabulary

Activity 1

Having too many children results in

poverty.

VOCABULARY

2.result in

Doi Moi was initiated by the Vietnamese Communist Party.

initiate (v)

initiative ( n) Vocabulary

These people are appalled by the sudden earthquake.

appalled( a )

Vocabulary

Checking vocabulary

Activity 2

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

Task 1: Read through the text and find

out the missing information

1.The man who had the idea of founding the Red

Cross was…

2 Official delegates of ……nations signed the first

Geneva Convention in …

3 The symbol of the Red Cross is….

4.The International Red Cross has its headquarters

in……

5.The number of national Red Cross societies

is…….

Activity 1

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1 The man who had the idea of founding the

Red Cross was (a Swiss man called) Jean

Henri Dunant.

2 Official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention in 1864.

3 The symbol of the Red Cross is the white

flag bearing a red cross.

4 The International Red Cross has its

headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

societies is 186.

Task 2: Work in pairs Take turn to ask and answer the questions:

1 What is the Red Cross?

2 What is the Red Cross Federation’s

mission?

3 What is the Red Cross aimed at in

times of war?

4 What is its aim in times of peace?

5 Do help and support always arrive in

time to help victims of catastrophe?

Activity 2

1.What is the Red Cross?

It is international humanitarian agency.

2 What is the Red Cross

Federation’s mission?

It is to improve the lives of

vulnerable people (who are

victims of natural disasters,

poverty and health emergencies.)

It is to improve the lives of

vulnerable people (who are

victims of natural disasters,

poverty and health emergencies.)

3 What is the Red Cross aimed

at in times of war?

It is aimed at reducing the

sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war

It is aimed at reducing the

sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war

4 What is its aim in times of

peace?

It is to give medical aid and

other help to victims of

natural disasters.

It is to give medical aid and

other help to victims of

natural disasters.

5 Do help and support always arrive in time to help victims of catastrophe?

Yes, they do

Yes, they do

Group A are the winners

eg: My name’s Hoa or Hoa

All groups must raise the

answer to each question

at the same time after 15

seconds of thought

No 1 : in Geneva, Switzerland

No 2: a Swiss man called Jean

Henri Dunant / or Jean Henri

Dunant- a Swiss man

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No 4..

sending or giving help and

support to victims of catastrophe

No 5 : It is to improve the lives of

vulnerable people (who are

victims of natural disasters,

poverty and health

emergencies

Agent Orange victims

*Establishing the Agent

Orange Fund

Vietnamese Red Cross

Write a short paragraph about the roles

and activities of the Vietnamese Red Cross society.

English competition

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No 6 : wounded soldiers, civilians,

prisoners of war and victims of major disasters

Summarize some details about the Red Cross using the following

C The foundation of the League of Red Cross

societies and its different names

D The aims of Red Cross in the time of War

and Peace

Answer Key : 1: D; 2:A; 3.C; 4.B

Task1 Decide whether the following

statements are true (T) or false (F).

1 The Red Cross is aimed at providing

medial 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

Choose the best words in the box to

1 This woman has her whole life to helping others

2 Police have to witnesses for the accident

3 The company a management training

programme for small business

4 She was to hear that her husband had been