1945
World peace
1977

1946
Children
190

1965
Devolopment
improve

1995
economic
2007

,INTER'NATION
AL

,ORGANI'SATION
S

Unit

7

1

AND INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
LIFE
Unit VIET NAMFAMILY

LESSON 2

LANGUAGE

PRONUNCIATION
Read the Tips box and watch the tutorial video.

PRONUNCIATION

1 Listen and repeat. Pay attention to the syllable with the
primary stress.

More than three syllables words
ˌappliˈcation

ˌpopuˈlation

comˌmuniˈcation

ˌindeˈpendent

ˌecoˈnomic

ˌpossiˈbility

ˌexplaˈnation

parˌticiˈpation

PRONUNCIATION

2

Listen and mark the primary stress in the words in bold. Then
practise saying the sentences.

1.
1. Viet
Viet Nam
Nam is
is aa member
member of
of different
different international
,inter'nationalorganisations.
,organi'sations.
2.
2. Our
Our responsibility
re,sponsi'bilityisistotohelp
helpthe
themost
mostdisadvantaged
,disad'vantaged
children.
children.
3.
3. This
This organisation
,organi'sationaims
aimstotopromote
promoteenvironmental
en,viron'mental
protection.
protection.
4.
4. UNICEF
UNICEF aims
aims to
to create
create educational
,edu'cationalopportunities
,oppor'tunities
forfor
all all
children
children.

VOCABULARY

1

Match the words with their meanings.
 MEANINGS

WORDS
1. enter

A. intends

2. promote

B. is pleased to accept

3. aims

C. go into

4. committed

D. encourage

5. welcomes

E. promised

VOCABULARY

2

Complete the following sentences, using the correct forms of the
words in bold in 1. enter,promote,welcome,aim,commit

1. Joining the WTO has helped Viet Nam _________
promote its economic growth.
2. Viet Nam __________
welcomes foreign investors in various parts of the economy.
3. We _________
commit to use the donations effectively. We have signed an agreement on this.
4. This environmental organisation __________
to protect local forests. It has a detailed
aims
plan to achieve this.
5. We need to improve the quality of goods and services so that they can _________
enter new
markets.

GRAMMAR
Examples
1. Poorly designed packaging makes our products less competitive than
foreign products.
2. Viet Nam has become one of the most popular destinations for foreign
tourists in Asia.
3. Some universities in Viet Nam have become more attractive to foreign
students than before.
4. Some imported goods are cheaper than locally produced goods.
5. The United Nations is the largest international organisation.

GRAMMAR
Remember!
For
m

Comparative

Shor S1+ be+ Adj-ER + than
t adj
S2
Long S1+ be+ MORE+ Adj +
adj than S2
LESS

Superlative
S+ be+ the Adj-EST
S+ be+ the MOST+ Adj
LEAST

GRAMMAR
Use

Remember!
Comparative
Used to compare two
things/ two people
Used to show changes

Superlative

Used to compare a person or
thing with the whole group of
which person or thing is a
member

GRAMMAR
Remember!
Adjective

Comparative

Superlative

cheap

Cheaper

Cheapest

large

larger

largest

big

bigger

biggest

happy

happier

happiest

good

better

best

GRAMMAR

1 Choose the correct answers.
1. WTO rules make trade the easiest / easier for smaller member countries.
2. This job offer is more attractive / the most attractive than the previous one.
3. Because of poorly designed packaging, our products are less competitive /
the least competitive than foreign products.
4. Over the past few years, Viet Nam has become one of more popular /
the most popular destinations for foreign visitors in Southeast Asia.

GRAMMAR

2

Write another word using the word(s) in brackets. Make sure it
has the same meaning as the previous one.

1. No place is more popular with foreign visitors than this city. (the most popular)
This city is the most popular place for foreign visitors.
2. In many supermarkets, imported goods are not as expensive as locally produced goods. (cheaper)
In many supermarkets, imported goods are cheaper than locally produced goods.
3. No international organization is larger than the United Nations. (the largest)
The United Nations is the largest international organization.
4. In the past, our country wasn't as active on the international stage as it is today. (more active)
Our country is more active on the international stage today than it was in the past.

CONSOLIDATION

1 Wrap-up
• Lexical items related to the topic “international
organisations”
• Pronunciation: stress in words with more than three
syllables
• Grammar: Comparative and superlative adjectives

CONSOLIDATION

2 Homework
• Do exercises in the workbook.
• Learn by heart new words/ form of
comparative and superlative.
• Practice marking stress for long words
• Prepare the next lesson, Reading skill.

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