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The UN

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

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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. 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

  4. 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 ?

  5. 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.

  6. 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?

  7. Former Scretary-general Kofi Annan Present Scretary-general Ban Ki-moon Who are the present and former Secretary-General of the UN ?

  8. October 24 United Nations Day was established by Presidential Proclamation to commemorate the establishment of the United Nations in 1945.

  9. 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. When is United Nations day?

  10. 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, What is the purpose of the UN?

  11. 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.

  12. What do you think the UN do to help the world?

  13. Who are they?What are they famous for?What do they do to help the people in need?

  14. Roger Federer accepts his appointment as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF House on 3 April 2006.

  15. 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.

  16. 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.

  17. 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.

  18. 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.

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

  20. 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.

  21. C2 True or False questions 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. F blue 51 F T

  22. is not paid 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 T T

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

  24. 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

  25. 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?

  26. 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

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

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

  29. 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

  30. Further understanding Read the text again and complete the following.

  31. 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

  32. The United Nations After the second World War in October 1945 (originally) 51 countries (recently) 191 countries

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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.

  37. 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.

  38. 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.

  39. 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.

  40. 1. referred to 2. honoured 3. co-operate 4. conflicts a. proud and happy b. work together with somebody else in order to achieve something, join forces. c. mentioned or spoke about d. disagreements, fighting D. match them

  41. e. newspapers and magazines f. respectable g. lack of money, want of money h. in addition, as well as, besides i. (of something) that needs to be dealt with immediately 5. worthy 6. the press 7. apart from 8. urgent 9. poverty

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

  43. 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

  44. 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

  45. 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

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

  47. 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?

  48. Language Points 1. The UN-bringing everyone closer together. bring...together 使……和好, 团聚。 ① The loss of their son _______ the two of them _______.丧子使他们重归于好。 ② The 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。 brought together brought together

  49. 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

  50. 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

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