Reading(1)：The UN—bringing everyone closer togetherppt课件配套教案内容

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The UN—bringing everyone closer together Step 1: Lead-in Now, we’re studying in the large, bright classroom equipped with advanced facilities. In this environment, most of us believe we can realize our dreams as long as we work hard. But look at these pictures. Do you think they have dreams as well? What do you think they can do to realize their dreams? So, we know that in other parts of the world, there are lots of children who are still struggling with starvation or war. Have you ever thought about doing something for those children to help them realize their dreams? If you have, what would you do?

For reference 1. Make a donation to help more children in poor areas to attend school. 2. Help to raise the public’s awareness about the plight of the poor. …

Step 2: Fast reading for general ideas Go through the passage as quickly as possible and try to find answers to the three questions in part A on Page 50. Just focus on and identify the information needed to answer these questions.

Answers A 1 A businesswoman and a Goodwill Ambassador. 2 191 countries. 3 Countries in Africa. Step 3: Detailed reading for important information

1. Let’s read the speech a second time and complete Parts C1 and C2 on page 52

Answers C1 1 An international group made up of countries that want to increase peace.

2 Honoured and happy.

3 They come from different countries that belong to the UN.

4 She mainly visits countries where the UN has programmes to help people.

5 Baskets. They sell them at the market.

6 Lack of education, lack of money, lack of food, poverty, disasters and disease.

7 Access to fresh drinking water for everyone and primary education for all children. C2 1 F 2 F 3 T 4 F 5 T 6 T 2. Listen to the tape and choose the best answers to the following questions: (1) What occupation does Tang Ning take up in the UN? A. The Secretary-General. B. A Goodwill Ambassador. C. The spoken man. D. A clerk. 第

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(2) How much money does she earn by doing the job?

A. She earns a lot.

B. She volunteers. She gets no salary for the job.

C. She earns some, though not much.

D. It isn’t mentioned in the article. (3) What project or projects has she been involved in?

A. She helps develop the world’s education.

B. She helps deal with such problems as poverty and disasters.

C. She visits countries where the UN has programmes to help people.

D. She visits the poorest areas in the world. Keys

BBC 3. Now read the speech a third time and fill in the table with the correct answers.

The United Nations When it was set up

Countries in the UN Problems it deals with

After the Second World War in October 1945 (originally) 51 countries (recently) 191 countries

helps end some of the world’s most horrible conflicts; assists the victims of wars and disasters; protects human rights; improves international laws; helps with other problems such as lack of education, lack of food, poverty, disasters and diseases 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 center for organizing the actions or work of different nations

to 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

Its four main purposes

Goals it promises achieve by 2015 Step 4: Practice 1. Let’s complete Parts D (Refer to the text while completing part D) Answers D

1. d

2. f

3. a

4. g

5. I

6.h

7. e

8. c

9. b 2. Now, let’s read an article about Tang Ning’s speech by a newspaper reporter and fill in the blanks with the given words. After that, you’ll be more familiar with the speech. Finish the exercise by yourselves and we’ll check the answers later together. 第

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Answers (1)honoured

(2)international (3)purposes

(4)laws

(5)poverty

(6)disasters (7)encourage

(8)drinking water

Step 5: Post-reading activities

1. Pair work: Now, have a discussion with your partner. Suppose you are a journalist from a local newspaper and have the chance to interview Tang Ning. What other thins do you want to ask her apart from what you already know? For reference Ms Tang, I’m very happy to have the chance to interview you today. I know that you do lots of work for the UN but you get no pay. Why do you choose to work without pay? Do you think it’s rewarding? Do you think international organizations like the UN play a significant part in helping those in need and developing society? What if we lived in a world without organizations like the UN? 2. Group work: Let’s hold a debate: If Tang Ning was not a successful businesswoman, do you think she would still be chosen to be a Goodwill Ambassador? 3. Let’s come to Part F. Work in pairs and share your opinions with each other. 4. Discussion: How do you understand the title The UN-bringing everyone closer together? Step 6: Language points Words Vocabulary refer, operate, honour, purpose, touch, conflict, worthy, press, draw, lack, remote refer to, feel honoured to do, take on, be based on, be Useful expressions involved in, draw one’s attention, add…to…, under the umbrella of, apart from, set out, on behalf of

1. I am pleased to have …, as it is more often referred to. 2. As you know, the UN touches the lives of people everywhere. 3. Now let me tell you about the work I have been doing with them. 4. One of the goals is to ensure…. Another is to ensure….

Sentence patterns Step 7: Homework Parts A1 and A2 on page 124 in Workbook.

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