ReadingTheUN—bringingeveryoneclosertogetherStep1:Lead-inNow,we’restudyinginthelarge,brightclassroomequippedwithadvancedfacilities.Inthisenvironment,mostofusbelievewecanrealizeourdreamsaslongasweworkhard.Butlookatthesepictures.Doyouthinktheyhavedreamsaswell?Whatdoyouthinktheycandotorealizetheirdreams?So,weknowthatinotherpartsoftheworld,therearelotsofchildrenwhoarestillstrugglingwithstarvationorwar.Haveyoueverthoughtaboutdoingsomethingforthosechildrentohelpthemrealizetheirdreams?Ifyouhave,whatwouldyoudo?Forreference1.Makeadonationtohelpmorechildreninpoorareastoattendschool.2.Helptoraisethepublic’sawarenessabouttheplightofthepoor.…Step2:FastreadingforgeneralideasGothroughthepassageasquicklyaspossibleandtrytofindanswerstothethreequestionsinpartAonPage50.Justfocusonandidentifytheinformationneededtoanswerthesequestions.AnswersA1AbusinesswomanandaGoodwillAmbassador.2191countries.3CountriesinAfrica.Step3:Detailedreadingforimportantinformation1.Let’sreadthespeechasecondtimeandcompletePartsC1andC2onpage52AnswersC11Aninternationalgroupmadeupofcountriesthatwanttoincreasepeace.2Honoredandhappy.3TheycomefromdifferentcountriesthatbelongtotheUN.4ShemainlyvisitscountrieswheretheUNhasprogramstohelppeople.5Baskets.Theysellthematthemarket.6Lackofeducation,lackofmoney,lackoffood,poverty,disastersanddisease.7Accesstofreshdrinkingwaterforeveryoneandprimaryeducationforallchildren.C21F2F3T4F5T6T2.Listentothetapeandchoosethebestanswerstothefollowingquestions:(1)WhatoccupationdoesTangNingtakeupintheUN?A.TheSecretary-General.B.AGoodwillAmbassador.C.Thespokenman.D.Aclerk.(2)Howmuchmoneydoessheearnbydoingthejob?A.Sheearnsalot.B.Shevolunteers.Shegetsnosalaryforthejob.C.Sheearnssome,thoughnotmuch.D.Itisn’tmentionedinthearticle.(3)Whatprojectorprojectshasshebeeninvolvedin?A.Shehelpsdeveloptheworld’seducation.B.Shehelpsdealwithsuchproblemsaspovertyanddisasters.C.ShevisitscountrieswheretheUNhasprogrammestohelppeople.D.Shevisitsthepoorestareasintheworld.KeysBBC3.Nowreadthespeechathirdtimeandfillinthetablewiththecorrectanswers.TheUnitedNationsWhenitwassetupAftertheSecondWorldWarinOctober1945CountriesintheUN(originally)51countries(recently)191countriesProblemsitdealswithhelpsendsomeoftheworld’smosthorribleconflicts;assiststhevictimsofwarsanddisasters;protectshumanrights;improvesinternationallaws;helpswithotherproblemssuchaslackofeducation,lackoffood,poverty,disastersanddiseasesItsfourmainpurposestokeepinternationalpeacetodevelopfriendlyrelationshipsamongnationstocooperateinsolvinginternationalproblemsandinpromotingrespectforhumanrightstobeacenterfororganizingtheactionsorworkofdifferentnationsGoalsitpromisestoachieveby2015eightgoals,oneofwhichistoensurethatfreshdrinkingwaterisavailabletoeveryoneandanotheristhatallchildrencompleteprimaryeducationStep4:Practice1.Let’scompletePartsD(RefertothetextwhilecompletingpartD)AnswersD1.d2.f3.a4.g5.I6.h7.e8.c9.b2.Now,let’sreadanarticleaboutTangNing’sspeechbyanewspaperreporterandfillintheblankswiththegivenwords.Afterthat,you’llbemorefamiliarwiththespeech.Finishtheexercisebyyourselvesandwe’llchecktheanswerslatertogether.Answers(1)honored(2)international(3)purposes(4)laws(5)poverty(6)disasters(7)encourage(8)drinkingwaterStep5:Post-readingactivities1.Pairwork:Now,haveadiscussionwithyourpartner.SupposeyouareajournalistfromalocalnewspaperandhavethechancetointerviewTangNing.Whatotherthinsdoyouwanttoaskherapartfromwhatyoualreadyknow?ForreferenceMsTang,I’mveryhappytohavethechancetointerviewyoutoday.IknowthatyoudolotsofworkfortheUNbutyougetnopay.Whydoyouchoosetoworkwithoutpay?Doyouthinkit’srewarding?DoyouthinkinternationalorganizationsliketheUNplayasignificantpartinhelpingthoseinneedanddevelopingsociety?WhatifwelivedinaworldwithoutorganizationsliketheUN?2.Groupwork:Let’sholdadebate:IfTangNingwasnotasuccessfulbusinesswoman,doyouthinkshewouldstillbechosentobeaGoodwillAmbassador?3.Let’scometoPartF.Workinpairsandshareyouropinionswitheachother.4.Discussion:HowdoyouunderstandthetitleTheUN-bringingeveryoneclosertogether?Step6:LanguagepointsVocabularyWordsrefer,operate,honor,purpose,touch,conflict,worthy,press,draw,lack,remoteUsefulexpressionsreferto,feelhonoredtodo,takeon,bebasedon,beinvolvedin,drawone’sattention,add…to…,undertheumbrellaof,apartfrom,setout,onbehalfofSentencepatterns1.Iampleasedtohave…,asitismoreoftenreferredto.2.Asyouknow,theUNtouchesthelivesofpeopleeverywhere.3.NowletmetellyouabouttheworkIhavebeendoingwiththem.4.Oneofthegoalsistoensure….Anotheristoensure….Step7:HomeworkPartsA1andA2onpage124inWorkbook.
