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—bringing everyone closer together

The UN. —bringing everyone closer together. What do you know about the UN?. New York The USA. Where is the headquarter of the UN ?. What do you know about the UN?.

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  1. The UN —bringing everyone closer together

  2. What do you know about the UN? New York The USA Where is the headquarter of the UN ?

  3. What do you know about the UN? The current United Nations emblem was approved on 7 December 1946. The design is "a map of the world representing an azimuthal equidistant projection centred on the North Pole, inscribed in a wreath consisting of crossed conventionalized branches of the olive tree, in gold on a field of smoke-blue with all water areas in white. The projection of the map extends to 60 degrees south latitude, and includes five concentric circles". What is the emblem of the UN ?

  4. What do you know about the UN? In the center of a light blue field there is the white badge of the UN - a simplified map of the world between the North Pole and 60 degrees south with all the inhabited continents shown in outline. The map is flanked by two olive branches... Blue and white are the colors of the UN, the olive branches symbolize world peace, and the map of the world shows the extent of the UN's sphere of influence.' What is the flag of the UN ?

  5. What do you know about the UN? Former Scretary-general Kofi Annan Present Scretary-general Ban Ki-moon Who are the present and former Secretary-General of the UN ?

  6. When is United Nations day ? What do you know about the UN? • October 24 • United Nations Day was established by Presidential Proclamation to commemorate the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.It is celebrated very generally by all countries which are members of the United Nations for the purpose of informing the people of the world as to the aims, purposes, and achievements of the UN.

  7. What do you know about the UN? The Earth Summit The purposes of the United Nations are to maintain international peace and security; to develop friendly relations among nations; to cooperate in solving international economic, social, cultural and humanitarian problems and in promoting respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms; and to be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in attaining these ends. What is the purpose of the UN ?

  8. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? What do you think the UN do to help the world ?

  9. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? Who are they ?What are they famous for ?What do they do to help the people in need?

  10. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? • Roger Federer accepts his appointment as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF House on 3 April 2006.

  11. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? • Actor Khaled Abol Naga is appointed UNICEF Egypt Ambassador • CAIRO, 10 April 2007 - UNICEF Egypt has announced the appointment of leading actor Khaled Abol Naga as an Ambassador.

  12. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? • CIUDAD VIEJA, Uruguay, 31 March 2005 – Football superstar Diego Forlán has long been a hero to many Uruguayan children. In March he was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, giving his young fans even more reason to cheer.

  13. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? • One of the most exciting pianists of our time, Lang Lang, age 23, is UNICEF’s youngest celebrity recruits, becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 20 May 2004.

  14. What do you know about the Goodwill Ambassodor? • Jackie Chan, world-famous actor and martial arts expert, was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) during a visit to Cambodia in April 2004.

  15. Fast reading 1.Who is Tang Ning? Tang Ning is a successful businesswoman and a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

  16. 2.How many countries belong to the UN? 191 countries 3.Which countries has Tang Ning visited? She has visited countries where the UN operates programmes to help people.

  17. C2 True or False questions F blue • 1. Soldiers representing the UN wear green berets. • 2.The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries. • 3.The UN has a charter with four main purposes. • 4.Tang Ning gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. • 5.UNIFEM is a group that helps women. • 6.The UN has a website. F 51 T is not paid F T T

  18. Reading strategy Understanding a speaker’s attitude Favorable Unfavorable • enthusiastic tone; • positive adjectives/ aspects • negative adjectives • I am pleased to have… • I’m very happy to have … • As you know, …everywhere. • …horrible • conflicts.

  19. Further Reading: analyze the text Part1 (1-2) Brief introduction of the UN Part2 (3-4) What Tang did as a UN Goodwill Ambassador Part3 (5) The problems the UN helps solve

  20. An international group...that want to… What? In Oct, 1945 by 51 countries When? The UN (Para1-2) 191 countries all together Today? Being a…means that I visit… A Goodwill Ambassador?

  21. To keep… To develop… To co-operate… To be a center … Charter The UN (Para1-2) From different countries that belong to the UN. Soldiers? With the help of…, the UN assists … The UN assists? Retell

  22. To visit countries where… What? If I visit…, the television and press will…,this will increase… My job (Para3-4) How? In South Africa

  23. Who? Some women What? One rand… In South Africa add it to… to sell… to buy… to expand… Who set up? Retell The UNIFEM

  24. Para 5 Urgent problems caused by… The UN helps Other problems such as… Try and meet …2015 agreed to? A UN meeting in 2000 One is …fresh drinking water… What goals? Another is… all children… Retell

  25. Further understanding • Read the text again and complete the following

  26. Goodwill Ambassador for the UN What be voluntary to visit countries where the UN has programs How be reported by the television and press increase awareness of the UN’s work attract and encourage the local people

  27. The United Nations After the second World War in October 1945 (originally) 51 countries (recently) 191 countries Helps end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts; protects human rights; improves international laws; helps with other problems such as lack of education, lack of food, poverty, disasters and diseases

  28. The United Nations To keep international peace; to develop friendly relationships among nations; to cooperate in solving international problems and in promoting respect for human rights; to be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different nations. Eight goals, one of which is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone and another is that all children complete primary education.

  29. C1 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 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.Which countries does Tang ning visit? • She mainly visits countries where the UN has programmes to help people.

  30. C1 answer the following questions: • 5.What do the group of women in South Africa make? And 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, lack of money, lack of food, poverty, disasters and diseases. • 7.What are the two of the UN’s development goals that they want to meet by 2015? • Access to fresh drinking water for everyone and primary education for all children.

  31. 1.referred to 2.honoured 3.co-operate 4.conflicts 5.worthy 6.the press 7.apart from 8.urgent 9.poverty a. work together with somebody else in order to achieve something, join forces. b. lack of money, want of money c. (of something) that needs to be dealt with immediately d. mentioned or spoke about e. in addition, as well as, besides f. proud and happy g. disagreements, fighting h. newspapers and magazines i.respectable. D. match them

  32. Fill in the blanks Tang Ning gave a great speech on TV yesterday about her work as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN.

  33. She is a successful businesswoman who feels _______ to work for the UN. She started by explaining that the UN is an ___________ group made up of 191 countries. honored international

  34. It has a charter which sets out its main ________. One of the jobs of the UN is to protect human rights and improve ____ on behalf of people who need help. The UN helps with many problems such as wars, earthquake, typhoons, and_______. purposes laws poverty

  35. There seems to be many victims of natural ________as well as civilian victims of wars and conflicts around the world. People like Tang Ning visit UN projects and _________people working in remote places. disasters encourage

  36. One of the aims of the UN is to make sure that fresh _____________ is accessible to everyone by 2015. drinking water

  37. discussion 1.Tang Ning is a successful businesswoman. How do you think that would help her in her role as a Goodwill Ambassador? 2.Would you like to be a Goodwill Ambassador? Why or why not?

  38. Language Points

  39. brought together • 1.The UN-bringing everyone closer together. • bring...together 使。。。和好，团聚。 • ①The loss of their son_________the two of them _______. • 丧子使他们重归于好。 • ②The policeman's help __________ the parents and the lost son ___________.警察的帮助使父母和走散的儿子团聚 • bring on 引起；导致 ;帮助；提高； 改善 • bring out 生产；制造 • bring round使苏醒 使改变主张 • bring under镇压；压制；使就范： • bring up教育；养育; 提出；引出呕吐 • bring in产生(利益); 赚到 引进; 吸收参加 • bring about引起; 致使; 造成; 达成 • bring along带来 • bring down使落下, 使倒下, 击落 • bring back回忆; 使忆起 使返回; 归还; 带回来 • bring forward 提出 出示; 展示 brought together

  40. bring on bringing out • ①Working out in the rain for a long time may ______________ a fever. • 在雨中工作很长时间可能使人发高烧。 • ②They succeeded in ________________ a new kind of soap • 他们成功生产了一种新肥皂 • ③________________ to our point of view. • 让他赞成我们观点 • ④The frost fire has been ___________________. • 森林大火已被控制住。 • ⑤The general manager _______________________ a new reform plan on the personnel system for the company. • 总经理为公司提出了一份有关人事制度改革的新方案。 Bring him round brought under control brought forward

  41. brought forward to • ⑥The final examination will be ____________________________ June instead of July. • 期终考试将由七月提前到六月举行。 • ⑦The boys ____________________ ￡60 a week. • 这些男孩子每周赚60镑。 • ⑧They tried to make the shop ___________________ the price of the computers. • 他们试图使让商店降低电脑价格。 • ⑨This would ________________a lowering of the general level of intelligence in the population. • 这将使人口一般智力水平下降。 bring in bring down bring about

  42. 2.I am pleased to have this chance to talk to you about the United Nations or the UN, as it is more often referred to. • referred（常与to 连用） 涉及；提到 ;查资料；提交；交付; • ①Keats is___________ ____ epic poetry when he mentions Homer's 'proud demesne'. • 当济慈提到荷马'骄傲的领域'时,他指的是史诗。 • ②The new law does not ______ _____ farm land. • 新法律与耕地无关。 • ③The shop _________ the complaint _____ the manufacturers. • 商店把投诉转交给制造商。 • ④The invention of the compass is __________ _____ China. • 指南针是中国发明的。 referring to refer to Referred to referred to

  43. referred to referred to • ⑤The teacher __________ him _____ Chapter V. • 老师叫他看第五章。 • ⑥The visitors are________ ____ the information desk. • 让来访者到问事处去。 • ⑦He _______ his success_____ the good teaching he had had. • 他把他的成功归于他以前所受的良好教育。 • ⑴When I said some people are stupid, I wasn't _____________ _______ you. • ⑵Don't _______ ______ this matter again, please. • ⑶I __________ _______ my watch for the exact time. • ⑷The original text is here for _______________. referred to referring to refer to referred to reference

  44. taken on • 3.I feel very honoured to have been able to take on this role. • take on 雇用；聘用 ;开始显现；变得有; 承担（工作、责任等） • ①She was _________ ____ as a trainee. • 她受聘当实习生。 • ②Our city has______ ___a new look since the reform. • 自从改革以来，我们城市呈现了新面貌。 • ③I can't ________ ____ any extra work. • 我不能承担额外的工作。 • take for 当作；误认为 • take in 收留，收容（某人） 包括；囊括；包含 • take off 脱掉（衣服）（飞机）起飞 • take up 开始从事；专注于 • take back 收回，带回 • take place 举行，举办 • take away 带走 • take down 拿下 taken on take on

  45. away back back • ① .Mr. Pier has taken his son ________ from the boarding-school（寄宿学校）. • ②. He would neither apologize nor take ____ what he had said. • ③. I took the book __________ to the library yesterday. • ④. The rain has stopped. You may take _____ your umbrella. • ⑤. The motorist's name and address were taken _______ by the policeman. • ⑥. He took _________ his glasses and wiped them again, outside and in. • ⑦. A helicopter is able to take ____________ and land straight up and down. • ⑧. The dentist is going to take this tooth ___________. • ⑨. The weather is perfect for taking the children __________ for a walk. • ⑩. The concert takes ____________ next Friday. down down off off out out place

  46. 4.The organization is involved in peacekeeping operations to help end some of the world's most horrible conflicts. • conflict n 战争；战斗；冲突; 利益冲突 ;争论；抵触；论战 • ①Can you tell me about the __________ _______ religion and science? • 你能告诉我关于 宗教与科学之间的冲突 • ②She found herself ___ __________ ____ her parents over her future career. • 她发现自己在将来择业问题上与父母存在冲突。 • ③John often comes ______ ___________ _____ his boss. • J约翰经常和老板发生冲突。 conflict between in conflict with into conflict with

  47. conflicted conflicted with • conflict vi 冲突；争执；抵触 • ①The two stories ___________, so I did not know what to believe. • 两个故事相冲突，我不知道相信哪一个。 • ②All these actions by the NATO _________ ______ the universally accepted international laws. • 北约的这些行动都与公认的国际法相抵触。 • conflict fight struggle 都含“战斗” 、“ 斗争”的意思。 • conflict指“由于严重不一致， 而引起抵触或冲突”， • Their account of the causes of the war conflicts with ours. • 他们对于战争起因的报告与我们的报告相反。 • fight原义是“打仗”、“战斗”， 指“任何形式的斗争”， 特别强调“短兵相接”， • The two boys fought. 两个孩子动手打起来了。 • struggle本义是“挣扎”， 指“克服某种障碍或困难， 以达到某种目的”， 意味着“处境难”， • They were struggling for peace. 他们为和平而斗争。

  48. 5.My job with the UN is not paid, but voluntary and as I said before... • voluntary adj 自愿的；自发的；志愿的 • ①She is a_________ ________ at the hospital. • 她是在这家医院义务服务的。 • ②I do some ________ ______ at the company. • 我在公司做一些义务的工作 voluntary worker voluntary work

  49. volunteers • volunteer n 志愿者 vt, vi （常与to连用）自愿去做，主动请求去做 • ①We want some_____________ to help paint the house. • 我们想要几个自愿帮助漆房屋的人。 • ②We all ______________ to paint the house. • 我们都自愿漆这房子。 • ③Meanwhile, a number of university students have _________ ____ drive buses while the strike lasts. • 同时,许多大学生自愿在罢工期间去驾驶公共汽车。 • ④The doctor who had _______________ to settled down in the poor village became the chief fable of the villagers. • 这个志愿到穷村落户的医生成了村民们的中心话题。 volunteered volunteered to volunteered

  50. 6.Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts, the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education,... • lack n （常与of连用）缺乏；需要 • ①There is no ______ _____ vegetable. 蔬菜不缺。 • ②The ____ __ rain aggravated the serious lack of food. • "由于干旱少雨,缺粮问题更加严重。" • ③It was______ _____ current capital that defeated their business. • "因为缺少流动资本,他们的企业才告失败。" • ④Owing to ______ _____ time, we cannot do more than what we have done. • 由于时间不够，我们只能做到这样。 lack of lack of lack of lack of

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