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6. What problems does the UN deal with?
A. The UN helps end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts. B. The UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. C. The UN protects human rights and improve international laws. D. The UN helps with other problems such as lack of education, food, poverty disasters and diseases.
2. What is the author? She is a UN Goodwill Ambassador ____________________
3. When was it set up?
A. After the First World War. B. At the beginning of the Second World War. C. At the beginning of the Cold War. D. After the Second World War in October 1945.
David Beckham Football player NEW YORK, 12 January 2005
4. What are the necessary qualifications to a Goodwill Ambassador?
a Goodwill Ambassador
Task 1: Listen to and read the first and second paragraph of this speech, and answer the following questions to test how much common sense you have known about the UN!
Discuss about how the UN helps end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts. —Borrow soldiers from countries
Task 3: Listen to and read the fourth and fifth paragraph about Tang Ning’s experience Working as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. 1. Is Goodwill Ambassador’s job paid or not? 2. What kind of countries does she usually visit?
5. What’s the purposes of the UN?
A. To keep international peace. B. To develop friendly relationships among nations. C. To cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights. D. To be a center for organizing the actions or work of different nations.
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
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）.
1. What is the UN?
A. The UN is an organization which was controlled by a super country. B. The UN is an organization which consists of a few countries in the world. C. The UN is an international group made up of nearly all countries that want to increase peace. D. The UN is an organization which is in charge of national affairs.
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.
Jackie Chan actor & martial arts expert Cambodia, in April 2004
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United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund 联合国儿童基金会
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.
Do you know some of these national and international organizations?
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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.
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
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?
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.
4. How many countries does the UN consist of?
A. 51 countries. B. 192 countries. C. All the countries in the world. D. 191 countries including some areas.
Task 2: Having known the common sense of the UN, please listen to and read the third and sixth paragraph and find out what problems the UN has to deal with.
She usually visit those countries where the UN has programmes to help people, especially African countries.
Unit 4
Reading 1
The UN—bringing everyone closer together
There are many organizations which can help people around the world to have better lives, especially when things go wrong.
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