M6-unit4 reading1(谭福华)

Read the text quickly and fill in the keyword in each part. (1-3) Part 1 Para______ Introduction to the UN A Brief __________ (4-5) Part 2 Para______ Goodwill Ambassador Working as a UN ________________ Part 3 Para______ (6) The ________ problems the UN helps solve goals to achieve by 2015 and its _____
True or False ?
1.The UN was set up in 1945 by 51 57 countries. 2. The UN has four five main functions. 3. The UN has a great influence on the lives of people everywhere. √ 4. TangNing isn’t gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. 5. The UN helps people who suffer from hunger. √ 6. The UN has its own website. √
Homework
report to you after having a talk with you. You are busy
facing and solving many problems around the world
ahead of you, so I advise you to give priority to (优 先)solving the problem of…
1. I am pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations, …(L1-2) 2. I am very happy to have been chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador for them. (L3-4) 3. I feel very honored to have been able to take on this role. (L6-7) 4. The UN has four main functions: to keep…(L11-15) 5. As you know, the UN touches the lives of people everywhere. (L16) 6. The organization is helping end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts. (L17) 7. With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. (L19-20)
Reading strategy: understanding a speaker’s attitude
Way 1. By speaking in an enthusiastic manner and using positive adjectives to describe things. eg. I am very happy to have been chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador for them. Way 2. By stressing the positive aspects of the topic. eg. The UN touches the lives of people everywhere. Way 3. By using negative adjectives. eg. Some of the world’s most horrible conflicts.
United Nations International Children’s Fund
联合国儿童基金会
David Beckham Football player NEW YORK, 12 January 2005
Discussion
If you are a UN Goodwill Ambassador and you have the chance to meet Secretary of the UN, which problem do you prefer to talk to him about first and why?
13. Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts, the UN helps countries with other problems such as education, starvation, disasters, Aids and other disasters. (L42-44) 14. One of the goals is to ensure that clean water is available to everyone, as in many places water is not safe to drink unless it is boiled. (L45-47) 15. Another is to ensure all children complete primary education. (L47-48)
8. This will increase people’s knowledge of the work of the UN(L28-29) 9. In addition, my visits will encourage people working on the projects and draw people’s attention to the situation(L29-31) 10. I was fortu… (L32-33) 11. Such programs can transform people’s lives by giving them the ability to provide for themselves and their families. (L38-40) 12. There are lots of worthwhile programs like this under the umbrella of the UN that have helped millions of people across the world(L40-41).
made up / An international group ②____________ consisting
UN Goodwill Ambassador
Jackie Chan actor & martial arts expert Cambodia, in April 2004
Lang Lang Pianist of our time on 20 May 2004
the UN – bring everyone closer together
Thedefinition ①________ of the UN of countries to ensure world peace. The ③______ time of setting After World War Ⅱin October1945 up at first / originally Members in the UN 51 countries ④_________________. 192 countries today. functions To keep international peace; To develop To organize Four main ⑤_________ friendly relationships; To solve international problems; ⑥ _________the work actions or work of different nations. The author’s ⑦ To increase people’s knowledge about urgent problems ______ as a volunteer the UN and draw their attention. The work the UN has To help countries with ⑧____________; done To help countries with other problems diseases starvation, such as lack of education, drink clean water disasters and ⑨ _______. Two development goals To ensure everyone can ⑩___________. to meet by 2015 To ensure all children complete primary
作为联合国友善大使，你和联合国秘书长畅谈一 番之后，秘书长觉得你的建议非常有见地，很有参 考价值，他要求你提交一份书面研究报告给他，开 头已帮你写好。(内容提要：建议秘书长优先解决哪 个问题及原因？要求：1. 字数120字左右；2. 观点 鲜明，理由充分，上下文衔接连贯) Dear Secretary of the UN, I am very honored and happy to write my research
a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN?
Honoured and happy.
3. Where do the UN soldiers come from? They come from different countries that belong to the UN. 4. What kind of countries does Tang ning visit? She mainly visits countries where the UN has programmes to help people.
1. Who is he? 2. What is the UN?
3. In his speech The Future We Want, what problems does the UN help our humans to solve together?
The UN-
Bringing everyone closer together
Answer the following questions:
1. What is the UN?
An international group made up of
countries that want to increase peace.
2. How does Tang Ning feel about being
5. What do the group of women in South Africa make? Why? Baskets. They sell them at the market. 6. Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with? Lack of education, starvation, disasters,