1. The UN—bringing everyone closer together
Book 10_课件_U1_Reading2-8
Unit 4
Reading 1
The UN—bringing everyone closer together 1

2. More about the UN on WB P128

3. Revision
P 55 C

4. United Nations Peacekeeping
Forces
International Committee of the Red Cross
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations
United Nations Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Organization

5. Task 1: Listen and read the first and second paragraph ,and answer questions.

6. 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.

7. 2. What is the author? She is ____________________
a UN Goodwill Ambassador

8. 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.

9. 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.

10. 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.

11. Task 2: Having known the common sense of the UN, please listen to and read the third and sixth paragraph.

12. 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.

13. —Borrow soldiers from countries
7.How does the UN help end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts?
—Borrow soldiers from countries

14. Task 3: the fourth and fifth paragraph
1. Is Goodwill Ambassador’s job paid or not?
2. What kind of countries does she usually visit?
3. How do her visits help those countries she visited?

15. More input about UNIFEM How much else do you know of the UNIFEM
More input about UNIFEM How much else do you know of the UNIFEM? ( Your last homework) What else organizations of the UN do you know about?

16. empower 给……权利,使自主
gender 性别

17. 8. Read paragraph 5 again, and find out what UNIFEM stands for and how it runs.
It is short for the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
It is under the umbrella of the UN.
It will organize women into groups and help them work and support themselves.
It is offering help to millions of people

18. Goodwill Ambassador: Nicole Kidman

19. 20 June
Refugees
On ________ , 2006, the World _________ Day, Angelina Jolie , UNHCR _____________________, called on people to help the refugees all over the world.
Goodwill ambassador
UNHCR
the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees
联合国难民事务高级专员(办事处)

20. Jackie Chan
actor & martial arts expert
Cambodia, in April 2004
Lang Lang
Pianist of our time
on 20 May 2004
United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund
联合国儿童基金会
David Beckham
Football player
NEW YORK, 12 January 2005

21. Task 4: the last paragraph
6. What does the UN promise to the world by 2015?
A. Meet the eight development goals.
B. To ensure all children complete primary education.
C. To ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone.
D. Solve all the present serious problems.

22. Task 5: If you have a chance to work for the UN, which role do you want to play (say, work for UNICEF? UNIFEM? UNESCO?...), and why?

23. Homework
KYB U4 Period2