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VIET NAM RED CROSS
Period 84
Unit 14: International Organizations
A: Reading
THE RED CROSS
H?I CH? TH?P D?

Vocabulary
1. Humanitarian (a) /hju:,mæni`teəriən/
2. Wounded (a) /`wu:ndid/
3. Appeal (v) /ə`pi:l/
6. Initiate (v) /i‘ni∫ieit/ ̴̴̴ Start (v) / sta:t/
5. Appall (v) /ə`pɔ:ld/
4. Catastrophe(n) /kǝ’tᴂstrǝfi ̴ disaster(n) /di’za:stǝ/
Eg: She appealed to volunteers for donating blood.
7. Disaster- stricken (a) / Di’za:stǝ strikǝn/
Vocabulary
1. Humanitarian (a) /hju:,mæni`teəriən/
2. Wounded (a) /`wu:ndid/
3. Appeal (v) /ə`pi:l/
6. Initiate (v) /i‘ni∫ieit/ ̴̴̴ Start (v) / sta:t/
5. Appalled (a) /ə`pɔ:ld/
4. Catastrophe(n) / Kǝ’tᴂstrǝfi ̴ disaster (n) /di’za:stǝ/
7. Disaster- stricken (a) / Di’za:stǝ strikǝn/
8. Dedicate/’dedikeit/ = devote /di’vəʊt/ (v)

Eg: He devoted his life for teaching children in rural areas
1. humanitarian (a) /hjuːmænɪˈteriən/
2. dedicate to (v) /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ = devote to= contribute to
3. disaster (n) /dɪˈzæstər/ = catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/  
4. epidemic(n) /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/  
5. Famine (n) /ˈfæmɪn/
6. Initiative (n) /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ – initiate (v)/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
7. Appeal (v) /əˈpiːl/ : sự hấp dẫn , thích thú
8. delegate (n) /ˈdelɪɡət/  
9. federation (n) /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
10. headquarters(n) /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
11. Mount to (v) /maʊnt/ 
12. appall (v)  /əˈpɔːl/ = shock
13. Result in (v) /rɪˈzʌlt/ = lead to = cause
14. Suffering (n) /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
15. Wounded (a) /ˈwuːndɪd/ = injured /ˈɪndʒərd/ 
Nhân đạo
:Cống hiến
:Nạn đói
:Kêu gọi
:Liên đoàn
:Trụ sở
:Tăng lên
:Làm kinh hoàng
:Thảm họa
:Bệnh dịch
:Sáng kiến, đề xướng
:Gây ra, dẫn đến
:Nỗi đau
:bị thương


1. humanitarian (a) /hjuːmænɪˈteriən/
2. dedicate to (v) /ˈdedɪkeɪt/ = devote to= contribute to
3. disaster (n) /dɪˈzæstər/ = catastrophe /kəˈtæstrəfi/  
4. epidemic(n) /ˌepɪˈdemɪk/  
5. Famine (n) /ˈfæmɪn/
6. Initiative (n) /ɪˈnɪʃətɪv/ – initiate (v)/ɪˈnɪʃieɪt/
7. Appeal (v) /əˈpiːl/
:Bệnh dịch
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Appeal (v) /əˈpiːl/
8. delegate (n) /ˈdelɪɡət/  
9. federation (n) /ˌfedəˈreɪʃn/
10. headquarters(n) /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
11. Mount to (v) /maʊnt/ 
12. appall (v)  /əˈpɔːl/ = shock
13. Result in (v) /rɪˈzʌlt/ = lead to = cause
14. Suffering (n) /ˈsʌfərɪŋ/
15. Wounded (a) /ˈwuːndɪd/= injured /ˈɪndʒərd/ 
Task 1: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to complete the following sentences
5. The company a management training programme for small bussiness
1. Ho Chi Minh ________ his whole life to the Independence of our country.
2. Governments have __ for people to save the environment
A. dedicated B. spent C. experienced D. used
A. made B. appealed C. persuaded D. advised
A. Helped B. treated C. Dedicated D. innitiated
3.“Cap la yeu thuong” is one of the programmes on VTV1
4. He was _______to hear that her mother died
A. Commercial B. political C. humanitarian D. millitary
A. appalled B. appealled C. wounded D. resulted in
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Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
T
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1. What is the Red Cross?
2. Did the League of Red Cross Societies become the International Federation of Red Cross in November 1864 ?
3. How many countries in the world have national
Red Cross Societies?
4. Who was the president of the American Red Cross War Committee?
TASK 3 (Pairwork)
Read the passage again, and then ask and answer the questions.
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1. What is the Red Cross?
- It is an international humanitarian agency
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2. Did the League of Red Cross Societies become the International Federation of Red Cross in November 1864 ?
- No, it didn’t. It became the International Federation of Rred Cross in Noverber 1991
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3. How many countries in the world have national Red Cross Societies?
- 186 ( national Red Cross Societies)
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4. Who was the president of the American Red Cross War Committee?
- Henry Davison
Answers:
1.The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency.
2. No, it didn’t. It became the International Federation of Rred Cross in Noverber 1991.
3. 186 ( national Red Cross Societies)


4. Henry Davison
Work in groups. Summarize the passage using these suggestions.
The Red Cross
Foundation
3.When?
2.Where?
6.Who?
5.Headquarters (where?)
Activities
4. Symbol
1. Who?
7.By what?

Helping
The Red Cross
Foundation
Symbol
Headquarters
Activities:
Henri Dunant
Switzerland
1864
Geneva,
Switzwerland
Helping
Victims of disasters, soldiers, civillians, prisoners...
Medical aids, money
Work in groups. Summarize the passage using these suggestions.
A white flag with a red cross
Homework
 Learn new words by heart.
Answer again the questions
 Find some brief information about two other International Organizations
Thank you for attention
Choose a, b, c, or d that best completes each unfinished sentence, substitutes the underlined part, or has a close meaning to the original one.
6. According to the Red Cross 1998 had been _______ worst year for natural disasters in modern times.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
7. During the flood, Army helicopters came and tried to evacuate _______ injured.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
8. Africa has always had a large migratory population because of war and _______ famine.
a. a b. an c. the d. Ø
9. The International Red Cross helps people in need without any discrimination based on _______, race, religion, class or political opinions.
a. national b. nationally c. nationality d. native
10. The International Committee of the Red Cross is a private _______ institution founded in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland.
a. human b. humanity c. humanization d. humanitarian
11. In former days, after the battles soldiers on both sides died or were left wounded on the field without any _______ attendance and basic care.
a. medicine b. medical c. medication d. medically
12. The International Red Cross has about 97 million volunteers whose main _______ is to protect human life and health.
a. mission b. experience c. organization d. rule
13. The International Red Cross helps to ensure respect for the human being, and to prevent and relieve human _______.
a. protection b. enjoyment c. wealthy d. sufferings
14. The International Committee Red Cross has about 12,000 staff members worldwide, about 800 of them working4in its Geneva _______.
a. factories b. companies c. headquarters d. buildings
15. The Red Cross on white background was the original protection _______ declared at the 1864 Geneva Convention.
a. poster b. billboard c. symbol d. signal
16. The Red .Cross is an international organization that helps people who are suffering from the results of war, diseases or _______.
a. victims b. disasters c. opportunities d. conditions
17. An international medical conference initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red Cross Societies in 1991.
a. started b. helped c. treated d. dedicated
18. In times of war, the Red Cross is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war.
a. mounted b. excited c. devoted d. interested
19. _______ is a situation in which large numbers of people have little or no food, and many of them die.
a. Disaster b. Famine c. Poverty d. Flood.
20. Go _______ this book because it has the information you need.
a. over b. by c. off d. on