Reading2

She mainly visits countries where the UN operates programmes to help people.
5. What do the group of women in South Africa make? And why? Baskets. They sell them at the market for a profit. 6. Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with? Lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases.
Fill in the table below with correct information. The United Nations
When it was set up
Countries in the UN
Problems it deals with
Its four main functions
Goals for 2015
Discussion
• Tang Ning is a successful businesswoman. How do you think that would help her in her role as a UN Goodwill Ambassador?
• Suppose you are a journalist from a local newspaper and have the chance to interview Tang Ning. What other things do you want to ask her apart from what you already know?
7. What are the two of the UN’s development goals that it wants to meet by 2015? Access to clean water for everyone and primary education for all children.
Honoured and happy.
3. Where do the UN soldiers come from? They come from different countries that belong to the UN. 4. What kindபைடு நூலகம்of countries does Tang Ning visit?
How many parts is the passage divided into?
Part 1 (1-3) Part 2 (4-5) Part 3 (6) Brief introduction of the UN. What Tang did as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. The problems the UN helps solve.
as a UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) Goodwill Ambassador
as a NUDP (United Nations Development Program) Goodwill Ambassador
as a UNWFP (UN World Food Program) Anti-Hunger Goodwill Ambassador
Have you ever thought about the future? What do you want to be in the future?
Have you ever thought about doing something for children in poor areas to help them realize their dreams?
6. The UN has its own website.
Read the text carefully and answer these questions.
1. What is the UN? An international organization made up of countries that want to promote world peace. 2. How does Tang Ning feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN?
What does UN stand for? How much do you know about UN? Do you want to be a UN Goodwill Ambassador?
as a UN FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization) Goodwill Ambassador
Unit 4
Helping people around the world
Reading
If you were involved in a natural disaster, what would you do? Would you ask for help? Which organization or person would you turn to for help?
A successful businesswoman as well as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN. 2. How many countries belong to the UN? 192 countries.
3. Which countries has Tang Ning visited? Countries in Africa.
as a UN Youth Ambassador
as a UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) Ambassador
Read the text quickly and answer the following questions.
1. Who is Tang Ning?
China Youth Development Foundation
Its goal is to help teenagers mprove i___________ their overall abilities and make the e_____________ nvironment better for them to live in.
True or False
F 1.The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries. F 2. The UN has five main functions.
T F T T
3. The UN has a great influence on the lives of people everywhere. 4. Tang Ning gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. 5. The UN helps people who suffer from hunger.
• Would you like to be a Goodwill Ambassador? Why or why not?
• In your opinion, what are the qualities needed for a Goodwill Ambassador?
International Committee of the Red Cross
It was e___________ in 1863 in Geneva, stablished Swiss. It is an impartial（公平的，无私的）, neutral and independent organization, whose mission is to p________ the lives rotect and d________ of victims of war and ignity internal violence and to p________ rovide them with assistance.
World Health Organization
It was established in 1948. It’s objective （目标）is the attainment by all peoples of the highest possible l_______ of health. evel Health is defined in WHO’s Constitution as a state of complete p_________, hysical mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease of infirmity（虚弱）.
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
It was founded on Nov.16, _______ in Paris. 1945 Today, ______ nations are members of 191 UNESCO. Its biggest concern is ___________. Their goal education is f________ education for all children around ree the world. And they are especially concerned pportunities about educational o_____________ for girls.
United Nations Peacekeeping Forces
The Department of Peacekeeping Operations (DPKO) is dedicated to assisting the M__________ States in the ember efforts to m_________ international aintain p_________ and s___________. eace ecurity
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
FAO leads international efforts to d______ hunger. It helps improve efeat a____________, forestry and fisheries griculture practices and ensure good n________ utrition for all. It has f_______ special attention ocused on developing r________ areas, home to ural 70% of the world’s poor and hungry people.
There are many organizations which can help people around the world to have better lives, especially when things go wrong.
Do you know some of these national and international organizations?