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Famous ThingsThe United Nations
Pre-Reading Warm Up Questions
1. Do you know when the United Nations was
established?
2. Do you know how many member states there are in
the UN today?
3. Where are the headquarters of the UN?
4. Do you know what the official languages of the UN
are?
5. Can you name several different bodies or parts of the
UN?
6. Do you know how many members there are in the
Security Council?
COMPREHENSION
A.True or False. Read the statements below. If the
statement is true, write T beside the sentence. If it is
false, write F. If it is false, correct the information.
1. The UN was established in 1951 with 45 original
members.
2. The UN makes laws that all member countries must
follow.
3. There are two official languages at the UN.
4. The Security Council has fifteen permanent members.
5. The World Court is located in The Hague.
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that works to
preserve peace and help people around the world. When the UN was
established in 1945, 51 countries joined. Since then it has grown to
include 193 member states. Only a few nations do not belong to the
organization.The UN is not a world government and it does not make any laws. It
works to solve problems. When countries become members, they agree
to follow the rules of the UN Charter. This document states that the
UN will maintain peace and security around the world, develop
friendly relations among nations, respect peoples rights, and work to
solve international problems. It will also be a center forcoordinating
the actions of nations.
There are currently six official languages of the UN: Arabic, Chinese,
English, French, Russian and Spanish. However, there are only two
working languages, which are English and French. While the main
headquarters of the UN are in New York, there are many other UN
offices around the world.
The UN has more than 30 affiliated agencies, together called the UN
System, that work to solve problems around the globe. These
organizations include the WHO (World Health Organization) and
UNICEF (United Nations International Childrens Fund). The UN
System works to promote respect for human rights, protect the
environment, and reduce poverty. The agencies are also involved in
fighting diseases such as AIDS, producing more food, and assisting
refugees. In addition, they work to reduce drug trafficking and
terrorism.
The General Assembly of the UN is made up of all the member states
and meets regularly to discuss the worlds most urgent problems. All
member states, large or small, rich or poor, have a chance to speak and
to vote in the General Assembly.
The Security Council of the UN has fifteen members, five permanent
and ten temporary. The five permanent members include the Peoples
Republic of China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States.
The temporary members are chosen by the General Assembly and hold
their seats for two years. The Security Council meets whenever peace
is threatened, and it tries to settle disputes peacefully. If there is
fighting, it tries to get a ceasefire, and may send a peacekeeping
mission to keep the truce and keep the fighting parties apart. It can
restrict goods going in and out of the country, and even can suggest
military action.
The International Court of Justice, or World Court, is another body of
the UN. It is located in The Hague in the Netherlands. This Court
settles disputes between UN member countries and gives advice to the
UN and its agencies.
The Secretariat, with 7500 staff from 170 countries, looks after the
administrative work at UN headquarters in New York, and in UN
offices abroad. The UN receives its finances from both assessed and
voluntary contributions from member states. The head of the United
Nations is called the Secretary General.
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B. Practice asking and answering the following questions with your partner. Then write the answers in complete sentences.
3. When was the UN first established and how many countries were a part of it then?
4. 2. According to the UN charter, what is the organization supposed to do?
5. 3. What is the UN System?
6. 4. What are some of the responsibilities of the UN system?
7. 5. What is the difference between the General Assembly and The Security Council?
8. 6. What can the Security Council do when peace is threatened?
9. 7. What does the World Court do?
VOCABULARY REVIEW
A. Match the words on the left with the correct meaning on the right.
_____ 1. preserve a) limit
_____ 2. establish b) document or statement of rights, rules, information
_____ 3. solve c) ceasefire; stopping of fighting
_____ 4. charter d) keep; maintain
_____ 5. coordinating e) argument, fight, disagreement
_____ 6. affiliated f) set up
_____ 7. promote g) decide the amount
_____ 8. protect h) give a warning about danger or a plan to hurt
_____ 9. reduce i) find the answer to a problem
_____ 10. urgent j) bringing together
_____ 11. threaten k) lessen, make smaller
_____ 12. dispute l) related, associated, connected
_____ 13. truce m) needing very quick decision or action
_____ 14. restrict n) keep safe from danger
_____ 15. assess o) help or push something to happen
DISCUSS
1. 1. What do you know about the
history of the UN? Have you heard
of the League of Nations? Why do
you think the UN was established in
1945?
2. Do you think that the UN does a
good job of keeping peace around
the world? Explain your answer.
3. What UN agencies do you think do
the best work?
4. What does it mean when we say that
the permanent members of the
Security Council have a veto
power?Do you think this is a good
idea or not?
5. Can you give some recent examples
of disputes that have been heard by
the World Court?
B. Find a word in the story that means:
1. the world - ________________________
2. state of being poor - ________________________
3. people who are forced to run away from their countries - ________________________
4. army - ________________________
5. money - ________________________
6. be a part of - ________________________
7. in another country, across the ocean - ________________________
8. safety - ________________________
9. lasting forever - ________________________
10. lasting a short time - ________________________
11. doing something willingly, without being forced - ________________________
12. something that is set or determined - ________________________
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ANSWER KEY
Please note: The reading for this topic is also available in full-page format at the end of the lesson (page 4).
PRE-READING QUESTIONS
1. Individual Answer
COMPREHENSION QUESTIONS
A. True or False
1. F 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. T
Written Answers
1. The UN was first established in 1945 with 51 member countries.
2. According to the UN charter, the organization is supposed to maintain peace and security around the world, develop
friendly relations among nations, respect peoples rights and work to solve international problems.
3. The UN System is a group of affiliated agencies that works together to solve problems around the world.
4. The UN System works to promote respect for human rights, protect the environment, and reduce poverty. The agencies
also work to fight diseases like AIDS, produce more food, assist refugees and reduce drug trafficking and terrorism.
5. The General Assembly is made up of all the member states and meets regularly to discuss the worlds most urgent
problems. The Security Council has fifteen members, five permanent and ten temporary, and meets whenever peace is
threatened.6. When peace is threatened, the Security Council tries to get a ceasefire and may send a peacekeeping mission to keep
the truce. The Council can also restrict goods going in and out of the country and can even suggest military action.
7. The World Court settles disputes between UN member countries and gives advice to the UN and its agencies.
VOCABULARY REVIEW
A. Match the word(s)
1. d 2. f 3. i 4. b 5. j 6. l 7. o 8. n
9. k 10. m 11. h 12. e 13. c 14. a 15. g
B. Find a word...
1. international 2. poverty 3. refugees 4. military 5. finances
6. member 7. abroad 8. security 9. permanent 10. temporary
11. voluntary 12. assessed
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The United Nations
The United Nations (UN) is an international organization that works to preserve peace and help people around
the world. When the UN was established in 1945, 51 countries joined. Since then it has grown to include 193
member states. Only a few nations do not belong to the organization.
The UN is not a world government and it does not make any laws. It works to solve problems. When countries
become members, they agree to follow the rules of the UN Charter. This document states that the UN will
maintain peace and security around the world, develop friendly relations among nations, respect peoples rights,
and work to solve international problems. It will also be a center forcoordinating the actions of nations.
There are currently six official languages of the UN: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
However, there are only two working languages, which are English and French. While the main headquarters of
the UN are in New York, there are many other UN offices around the world.
The UN has more than 30 affiliated agencies, together called the UN System, that work to solve problems around
the globe. These organizations include the WHO (World Health Organization) and UNICEF (United Nations
International Childrens Fund). The UN System works to promote respect for human rights, protect the
environment, and reduce poverty. The agencies are also involved in fighting diseases such as AIDS, producing
more food, and assisting refugees. In addition, they work to reduce drug trafficking and terrorism.
The General Assembly of the UN is made up of all the member states and meets regularly to discuss the worlds
most urgent problems. All member states, large or small, rich or poor, have a chance to speak and to vote in the
General Assembly.
The Security Council of the UN has fifteen members, five permanent and ten temporary. The five permanent
members include the Peoples Republic of China, France, Russia, United Kingdom and United States. The
temporary members are chosen by the General Assembly and hold their seats for two years. The Security
Council meets whenever peace is threatened, and it tries to settle disputes peacefully. If there is fighting, it tries
to get a ceasefire, and may send a peacekeeping mission to keep the truce and keep the fighting parties apart. It
can restrict goods going in and out of the country, and even can suggest military action.
The International Court of Justice, or World Court, is another body of the UN. It is located in The Hague in the
Netherlands. This Court settles disputes between UN member countries and gives advice to the UN and its
agencies.
The Secretariat, with 7500 staff from 170 countries, looks after the administrative work at UN headquarters in
New York, and in UN offices abroad. The UN receives its finances from both assessed and voluntary
contributions from member states. The head of the United Nations is called the Secretary General.
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