WARMLY WELCOME !
A. UNICEF ( The United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund)
D. UN ( The United Nations )
B. WHO ( The World Health Organization)
C. WWF ( The World Wildlife Fund )
Match the symbols with their names.
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UNIT 14
LESSON ONE: READING
International Organizations
Giving medical aids
Taking care of victims
of natural disasters
Task 1. Choose the best words in the box to complete the following sentences.
dedicated
This woman has…………......her whole life to helping others.
Police have………..................….for witnesses to the accident.
The company……………………a management training programme for small business.
4. She was………....to hear that her husband had been arrested.
The crash……............……….in the deaths of 10 passengers.
initiated
appealed
resulted
appalled
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are
true (T) or false (F).
The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.
The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.
The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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F
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(three -> two)
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( Line 1+2_P2)
( Line 5+6_P2)
( Line 9_P2)
( Line 1_P4)
2.How many countries in the world have national Red Cross societies?

1. What is the Red Cross Federation`s mission?



3. What are the advantages of having national Red Cross Societies?


3. Task 3. Answer the questions

A. To improve the lives of the vulnerable people
B. To reduce the suferings of wounded solders in wars
C. To help poor and old people
A. 185
B. 186
C. 187
A. The country will become wealthier
B. People in the country can get quick help and supports
when they are in difficulty
C. Endangered wild animals and their habitat can be protected.
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Fill in each space with a suitable word
The International Red Cross stared over 135 years ago,
inspired by a Swiss business man ,Henry Dunant .
He had been .................by the complete……….of care
for wounded solders. He proposed the creation………
national relief societies to provide neutral and impartial
help to relieve the sufferings .......time of war. In 1991,
it officially………. ..an international Organization.The
Federation’s misson is to ……….the lives of vulnerable
people.
in
lack
appalled
improve
became
of
Homework
Complete the table
THE RED CROSS
to give medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters
186 countries
the white flag with a red cross
in Geneva, Switzerland
1864
Jean Henri Dunant, a Swiss man