Match the symbols with their names.
A. United Nations International Children's
Emergency Fund ( UNICEF )
B. United Nations (UN)

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C. World Health Organization (WHO)
D. World Trade Organization (WTO)
E. World Wildlife Fund (WWF)

2

4
3

5

Questions:

What do we call these
organizations?
Answers:

They're all International
Organizations

Unit 14

Part A: READING

What do
you know
about this
organizatio
n?

Which
organization
does this
symbol stand
for?

Period 84

THE RED CROSS

HỘI CHỮ THẬP ĐỎ

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

:bị thương

Task 1: Choose the best option A, B, C or D to
complete the following sentences
1. Ho Chi Minh ________ his whole life to the Independence
of our country.
A. dedicated B. spent C. experienced
D. used
A
2. Governments have __ for people to save the environment
B appealed
A. made B.
C. persuaded
D. advised
3.“Cap la yeu thuong” is one of the
programmes on VTV1
A. Commercial

C humanitarian D. millitary
B. political C.

4. He was _______to hear that her mother died
A.
A

appalled B. appealled C. wounded D. resulted in
5. The company
a management training programme
for small bussiness
A. Helped

B. treated

C. Dedicated

D
D.

innitiated

Task 2: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
T F
1. In wartime, The Red Cross is aimed at providing
medical aid and other help to victims of natural
disasters.
Line: 3, 4 ,5
2. The founder of the International Red Cross was a
Swiss man called Henry Davison.
Line:6, 7
3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864
Line:10
4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
Line 14
5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland.
Line: 22, 23

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TASK 3 (Pairwork)
Read the passage again, and then ask and answer
the questions.

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?

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

1. What is the Red Cross?
- It is an international humanitarian agency

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

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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9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

3. How many countries in the world have
national Red Cross Societies?
- 186 ( national Red Cross Societies)

10
9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1

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

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.
2. How many countries in the world have
national Red Cross Societies?
186 countries.
3. What are the advantages of having
national Red Cross Societies?
People in the country can get quick help
and supports when they are in difficulty.

Work in groups. Summarize the passage using these suggestions.

1. Who?
Foundation

The
Red
Cross

2.Where?
3.When?

4. Symbol
5.Headquarters
(where?)
6.Who?
Activities

Helping
7.By what?

Work in groups. Summarize the passage using these suggestions.
Henri Dunant
Foundation

Switzerland
1864

The
Red
Cross

Symbol

A white flag with
a red cross

Headquarters

Geneva,
Switzwerland
Victims of disasters,
soldiers, civillians,
prisoners...

Activities:

Helping
Medical aids, money

Learn by heart new

words
Do all the tasks again
Prepare for the next
lesson- Speaking