Reading:Unit 4 Helping people around the world
1)Skimming to get general ideas
The reading text here is a speech given by a successful businesswoman about
her work as a ___________.
A. volunteer B. UN Goodwill Ambassador C. teacher D. soldier
1. Who is Tang Ning?
2. How many countries belong to the UN?
3. Which countries has Tang Ning visited?
2) Scanning to get detailed information(true or false)
1.( )The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries.
2. ( )The UN has five main functions.
3. ( )The UN has a greater influence on the lives of people everywhere.
4.( ) Tang Ning gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador.
5. ( )The UN helps people who suffer from hunger.
6. ( )The UN has its own website.
3)Further Reading: analyze the text
Part 1 (1-3)____________________________
Part 2 (4-5) ____________________________
Part 3 (6)______________________________
4) Careful reading
Theme The importance of the UN and its (1) ______________ to
the world
Information about the UN (2) ________ in 1945 by 51 countries, the UN now consists
of almost every nation in the world that wants to promote
world (3) _____.
Information about the UN The UN has four main (4) _________.
●Without an army of its own, the UN borrows soldiers
from its (5) _______states to assist the victims of wars and
disasters.
●Not only does the UN work on the (6) ________ of
human rights and the improvement of international laws,
but it also helps countries with problems such as lack of (7)
____________, starvation, and so on.
Tang Ning’s job
in the UN
(8)__________ by the television and press, Tang Ning, a
Goodwill Ambassador, visits countries where the UN has
programmes to help their people, making the work of the
UN (9) _____ to the public.
●Her work will also make people working on the projects
(10) __________ and draw the locals’ attention to the
situation.
5)Answer the following questions:
1. What is the UN?
2. How does Tang Ning feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN?
3.Where do the UN soldiers come from?
4. What kind of countries does Tang ning visit?
5.What do the group of women in South Africa make? Why?
6. Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with?
7. What are two of the UN’s development goals that they want to meet by 2015?
6)课文语法填空
I feel very________(honour) to have been able to work as a Goodwill Ambassador of the
United Nations. First, I should tell you something about the UN. The UN was set up just after
_____ Second World War in October 1945. It has four main functions :to keep international
pace;to develop friendly relationships___________nations; to work together in solving
international political conflicts and in promoting respect for human rights; and to be a centre for
________ (organize) the actions or work of different nations. As you know ,the UN touches the
lives of people everywhere. With the help of the_________(borrow) armies and other worthy
organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters. In addition,the UN helps protect
human rights and works ___________(improve) international laws. Second,I want to tell you
about the work I have been doing. I visit countries_______the UN has programmes to help
people. The television and press will follow and record my visits,________will increase people’s
knowledge of the work of the UN. Apart from the urgent problems________(cause) by wars and
conflicts, the UN helps countries with other problems such as lack of education , starvation,
disasters, AIDS and other diseases. So with the work of the UN,the world __________(bring)
closer together.