Module 6 Unit 4 Helping people around the world How do you feel when you see these pictures?

Module 6 Unit 4

Helping people around the world

How do you feel when you see these pictures?

Teenage photographer killed in Syria

Who can help end the conflict in Syria?

The UN—bringing everyone closer together

Tasks:1.Gain some knowledge about the UN and how it

helps people around the world.

2. Master the reading strategy on how to understand a speaker’s attitude.

How much do you know about the UN?

Who is the former and who is the current Secretary-General of the UN?

Ban Ki-moon

Kofi Annan

What does the UN official emblem stand for?

It is a map of the world looking from the North Pole, surrounded by branches of the olive trees, which symbolizes peace.

Where are the UN headquarters?

In New York, the USA

Arabic

Chinese

English

French

Russian

Spanish

What are the official languages of the UN?

Read and find out some information about the UN.

Definition Origin

Members Functions

Goals

Part 1

The UN is an international group made up of countries that want to promote world peace.

What is the UN?

It was set up just after the Second World War, in October 1945.

When was it set up?

192 countries.

How many countries did the UN consist of when it was set up?

How many countries does the UN consist of today?

51 countries.

What is the exact number now?

203 countries.

Four main functions of the UN

1. To keep international peace

peacekeeping soldiers

Does the UN have its own army?

With the help of these armies and other worthy organizations, the UN

assists…

helps…

Four main functions of the UN

1. To keep international peace

2. To develop friendly relationships among nations

Syria's Chemical Weapon Threat

Iran nuclear crisis

Four main functions of the UN

1. To keep international peace

2. To develop friendly relationships among nations

3.

Four main functions of the UN

1. To keep international peace

2. To develop friendly relationships among nations

3. To work together in solving international political conflicts and in promoting respect for human rights

4. To be a centre for organizing the actions or work of different nations

The1._______the UN helps

with

(1) Wars and 2.________.(2) 3.______ of education, starvation, disasters 4._______ AIDs and other diseases.

5.________(1) Try and meet 6.______

development goals by 2015.(2) 7._____ sure that clean water

is available to everyone.(3) Help all children complete

8._______ education.

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About the UN’s other rolesPart 3

Other six goals

● Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger

● Promote gender equality and empower women

● Reduce child mortality

● Improve maternal health

● Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases

● Develop a global partnership for development

The UN is trying its best to bring everyone closer together.

Conclusion

Tang Ning’s job

Who

What

How

a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN

be voluntary to visit countries where the UN has programs

be followed and recorded by the television and press

As a result,…

◆ Increase people’s knowledge of the work of the UN◆ Encourage people working on the projects◆ Draw local people’s attention to the situation

Part 2

What did the women in South Africa do to support themselves?Collect 1.35 yuan per day from each member

Add to the money contributed by the government

Acquire materials to make baskets

Sell these at the market for a profit

Expand and set up a shop

Transform people’s lives

God helps those who help themselves!

What’s Tang Ning’s attitude towards the UN and its work?

In what ways can a speaker express his/her attitudes?

1. Speaking in an enthusiastic manner

2. Using positive adjectives to describe things

3. Stressing the positive aspects of the topic

4. Using negative adjectives

Reading strategy

(2010江苏 , D) Imagine, one day, getting out of bed in Beijing and being at your office in Shanghai in only a couple of hours, and then, after a full day of work, going back home to Beijing and having dinner there. Sounds unusual, doesn’t it? But it’s not that unrealistic, with the development of China’s high-speed railway system. And that’s not all. China has an even greater high-speed railway plan—to connect the country with Southeast Asia, and eventually Eastern Europe. Which of the following words best describes the author’s attitude towards China’s high-speedrailway plan? A． Critical． B． Reserved． C． Doubtful D． Positive．

Discussion

Suppose you are Goodwill Ambassadors of the UN, choose a problem and talk about what you will do to help people in need.

The whole world is a large family. We should make every effort to help the people in trouble, no matter who they’re.

• Read the speech again and write a short passage introducing some information about the UN.

Homework: