Unit 4 Helping people around the worldReading: The UN- bringing everyone closer togetherLearning aims: Read a speech made by a UN Goodwill Ambassador and the diary entry of a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) nurse Discuss the work and skills of a UN Goodwill Ambassador and talk about ways in which students could help children in poor areas Write a proposal suggesting ways to help poor childrenStep 1: Warming upStep 2: Presentation1. PredictionIf you have the chance to deliver a speech on this topic, what will you talk about?2. Read the first paragraph quickly and try to find out:What is Tang Ning?What did she talk about in her speech?What s her opinion about or attitude towards the UN and its work?3. SkimmingGo through the whole speech quickly and silently, trying to find out:Paras ( ): Some information of the UNParas ( ): The work Tang Ning has done for the UN 4. ScanningGo through paras1, 2 &5. Find out some detailed information about the UN mentioned in the speech.The United NationsWhen it was set up After the Second World War in October 1945Countries in the UN(originally) 51 countries(recently) 191 countries Problems it deals with helps end some of the worlds 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 diseasesIts four main purposes 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 Goals it promises to achieve by 2015eight goals, one of which is to ensure that fresh drinking water is available to everyone and another is that all children complete primary education 5. Careful readingGo through Paras 3&4 and find out:What did Tang Ning do as a Goodwill Ambassador to give help?She visited these countries so that the television and press will _ and _ her visits, _ will increase peoples _ of the work of the UN and _ people working on the projects and _ local peoples _ to the situation.What did she see there?6. Further understanding1) As you know, the UN touches the lives of people everywhere. (L16)What is the meaning of “touch the lives of people”?A. The UN is involved in helping people all over the world and with peoples all aspects of life.B. The UN makes people all over the world moved to tears.C. The UN works with people around the world.D. The UN does a better job than people throughout the world do.2) There are lots of such programmes and funds under the umbrella of the UN, and these have helped millions of people across the world. (L40-42)What does the phrase “under the umbrella of” mean? (paraphrase)Step 3: Post-reading activitiesAccording to the information provided by the speech, make an interview with your partner. A: Tang Ning (who has just returned from Africa)B: Ru YuOne possible beginning:B: Hello, everyone. This is “Date with Lu Yu”. Today our honored guest here is Tang Ning, who has just returned from Africa as a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN. Now lets welcome Tang Ning.A: Hello, everyone present here. Nice to meet you Lu Yu.B:A:Step 4: DiscussionHelping people around the worldHelping people around usHow to give correct help?Step 5: HomeworkRead the speech again and write a short passage introducing some information about the UN.Write a proposal suggesting ways to help poor childrenM6 U4 Reading （2）: language pointsI. phrases: underline the phrases in the text.有機會做某事 _ 讓每個人靠的更近 _提到 _ 促進世界和平_ 擔當這一角色_ 給某人簡單描述一下某物_ 成立_ 維護國際和平 _發(fā)展各國間的友好關(guān)系_ 共同協(xié)作_ 解決國際間的政治沖突_ 促進對人權(quán)的尊重_ 觸及世界各地人們的生活 _ 終止沖突 _ 可敬的組織 _ 此外 _改進國際法律_ 媒體 _增強人們對某物的認識_ 致力于某項工作的人_ 使某人察覺到_ 政府捐贈的錢_ 拿到市場上銷售賺錢_ 運氣好的話_ 通過某種方式改善人們的生活_ 給某人提供生活所需_ 在某人的保護/管理下_ 除了_ 教育缺失_ 實現(xiàn)發(fā)展目標_ 完成小學(xué)教育_ 瀏覽聯(lián)合國的相關(guān)網(wǎng)頁_II. Complete the sentences.1. Im pleased to _ _ _ today to talk to you about the United Nations, or the UN, _ it is more often _ _. 我很高興今天有機會同大家談?wù)劼?lián)合國的情況，聯(lián)合國被稱為UN.2. The UN is an international organization _ _ _ _ that want to _ _ _.聯(lián)合國是一個國際組織，由所有愿意促進世界和平的國家組成。3. _ a Goodwill Ambassador _that I visit countries _ the UN operates programs to help people.作為一名親善大使意味著我要訪問那些聯(lián)合國采取行動幫助其人民的國家。4. I feel very _ to have been able to _ _ _ _. 能夠擔任這個角色，我感到十分榮幸。5. _ you know, the UN _ _ _of people everywhere. 正如你們所知，聯(lián)合國觸及世界各地人們的生活。6. _ _, the UN helps _ _ _ and works to_ _ _, for example, _ on child labor and on _ rights for _ and women. 此外，聯(lián)合國還協(xié)助保護人權(quán)，致力于改進各種國際法律，如有關(guān)童工的法律、有關(guān)少數(shù)民族和婦女平等權(quán)利的法律。7. My job with the UN is_ _, but _ and_ _ _ before, I visit countries _ the UN has programmes to help people. 我參與做的聯(lián)合國的工作不是有償?shù)?，而是志愿的。正如我前面所說的那樣，我要訪問聯(lián)合國實施扶助項目的國家。8. _ _ the urgent problems _ _ _ _ _ , the UN help countries with other problems such as _ _ _ , _, _, AIDS and other diseases. 除了由于戰(zhàn)爭和沖突所引起的各種緊急問題外，聯(lián)合國還幫助一些國家解決其他問題，如教育缺失、饑餓、災(zāi)難、艾滋病和其它疾病。9. One of the goals is to _ that clean water is _ _ everyone, _ in many places water is not safe to drink _ it is boiled.目標之一是保證每個人都能喝到干凈的水，因為在很多地方得把水煮沸后才能放心飲用。III. Language focus.1. 1) Im pleased to have this chance today to talk to you about the United Nations, or the UN, as it is more often referred to. (1) as可作為關(guān)系代詞引導(dǎo)非限制性定語從句，代表整個主句的內(nèi)容，所引導(dǎo)的定語從句可放在主句后，主句前或主句中間。(2) as引導(dǎo)的從句主要起連接上下文的作用，表達說話者的觀點、看法，并指出主句內(nèi)容的根據(jù)或出處，翻譯成“正如，正像”。(3) as常用于一些固定結(jié)構(gòu)中，如as we know/ as is known to all (眾所周知)，as we all can see (正如我們大家都能看到的那樣)，as has been said before/ above (正如前文所述)，as might be expected (正如預(yù)料的那樣)，as is often the case (情況常常是這樣)等，一般不能用which代替as。Eg. As we know, he cant do more than one thing at a time. 我們都知道，他不能同時做兩件事情。As we can see, we need to work on some of the details. 正如我們所看到的那樣，我們需要做一些細節(jié)修飾。_ _ _ _, this is a difficult race to finish. 就像我之前說過的，這場比賽難以完成。He is late for class today, _ _ _ _ _. 他今天上學(xué)遲到了，這是經(jīng)常的事。_ _ _ _, the response to the question was very mixed. 正如所預(yù)料的，對這個問題的回答五花八門。2)refer（v.談及；指稱；查閱；參考）reference（n.參考）referee（n.裁判、仲裁）l refer to談及，提到；指稱；查閱，參考l refer sth. to sb.把提交給某人l reference books參考書l in/with reference to 關(guān)于，至于【練習(xí)】 這里他說的是兩種不同的世界觀。Here he was referring to two different world outlooks. 考試的時候不能參閱書本。You cant refer to your book when you are in the exam. 這不是我所指的那本書。This is not the dictionary which I referred to. 此事被提交給了聯(lián)合國。The matter has been referred to the United Nations. 你應(yīng)該參考一下詞典。You should make a reference to/ refer to a dictionary.2. With the help of these armies ant other worthy organizations, the UN assists the victims of wars and disasters.worthy: adj. 令人敬重的；值得的，相稱的；有價值的 1) He is a worthy teacher. 2) His behavior is worthy of praise. 3) She said that she was not worthy to accept the honor they had offered her. 注：1) worth 和worthy 表示“值得的”時的區(qū)別。be worth + n./ pron. / doingbe worthy of + n./ being done/ to be done.北京值得一去。（五種表達方法）_ _ _3. There are lots of worthwhile programmes like this under the umbrella of the UN that have helped millions of people across the world. worthwhile adj. 重要的；令人愉快的；值得花時間(或花錢、努力等)The teacher recommended some really worthwhile novels to his students. 老師推薦給學(xué)生一些真正有價值的小說。You might find it worthwhile to consult a financial adviser. 你可能認為值得向金融顧問咨詢。Its worthwhile to see/seeing the foreign film again. 這部外國電影值得再看一遍。4. In addition, the UN helps protect human rights and works to improve international laws, for example, those on child labour and on equal rights for minorities and women. 1) in addition除以外還，此外in addition to除以外，除之外還(to為介詞)In addition, they do not match very much. 除此之外，他們兩人并不十分般配。We met some friends and other people in addition. 我們遇見幾位朋友，還遇見其他一些人。_ _ _ giving a general introduction to computers, the course also provides practical experience. 這門課程除了大致介紹電腦知識外，還提供實際操作的機會。2) equal adj. 平等的；同等的，相同的；勝任的 n. 同等的人；相等物 vt. 與相同或相等(1)be equal to (doing) sth. (in. . . ) (在方面)與相等；能勝任，能應(yīng)付equal sb. /sth. in (doing) sth. 在(做)某事上比得過，敵得過某人/物(2) equally adv. 相等地，相同地(3) equality n. 平等，同等；均等She did not feel equal to receiving visitors. 她的身體不適, 不能接見客人。He equals me in strength but not in intelligence. 他和我力氣相等, 但智力不同。His guitar playing is without equal. 他的吉他技藝無人能比。The supply is equal to the demand. 供求相等。 They hold the view that people are born _ and should be treated _. 他們認為人們生來平等，應(yīng)該被同等對待。5. They collect approximately 1.35 yuan per day from each member and add it to some money contributed by the government.contribute vi/vt 捐贈；貢獻；投稿；有助于，促使1) contribute to the church/the Red Cross/the school contribute money/food/ clothingto 2) contribute to magazines/newspapers3) Plenty of fresh air contributes to good health. His carelessness contributed to the traffic accident.4) contribute to the countryn. make contributions to _ n. contributor _6. Apart from the urgent problems caused by wars and conflicts, the UN help countries with other problems such as lack of education, starvation, disasters, AIDS and other diseases.lack n. & vt. 缺乏 (1) v. lack +n. (2)n. for/through lack of+n. 因缺乏 a lack of +n. 缺乏 (3) adj. lacking 短缺的；缺乏的 be lacking in 在(抽象事物方面)缺乏Eg. We lacked the strength to walk any further.The case was dismissed for lack of evidence. She is lacking in confidence when delivering a speech in public. IV. Exercises.一、根據(jù)漢語提示，完成句子。1. I was informed this morning that I was to fly to Birmingham this evening on _ (緊急的)business.2. Professor Zhang recommended some _ (參考) materials to me.3. In order to write this important report well, I spent the whole afternoon _ _ the materials. (為了寫好這份重要的報告，我花了整個下午的時間查閱資料。)6. We should make our children learn to be independent rather than grow up _ _ _ _ their parents. (我們應(yīng)該讓孩子學(xué)會獨立，而不是一直在家長的保護下成長。)二、單項選擇：1. _ the earth, there are seven other planets in the solar system.A. In additionB. Part fromC. BesideD. In addition to2. The stadium which was _the clubs first chairman was built ten years ago.A. in honor ofB. instead ofC. in favor ofD. by means of3. You look anxious for promotion, but are you prepared to _ the extra responsibility?A. take onB. take offC. take overD. take up4. We had to give up our plan for _ money.A. lack inB. a lack in C. lack ofD. lacking of5. He must be from Africa, _ can be seen from his skin.A. thatB. oneC. itD. as6. Our teacher asked us to complete the exercise without _ a dictionary.A. looking upB. referring toC. consulting inD. dealing with7. Although the computer seems a bit too expensive, it is _.A. worth to buyB. worthy of buyingC. worth buying D. worth being bought8. Although the teacher did not mention any name, everybody knew who he was .A. attending to B. turning to C. referring to D. talking to9. It is believed that well-rounded education can to ones success in future.A. work B. devote C. refer D. contribute10. _the help from his relatives, he does a part-time job to support his study at college.A. Regardless of B. Instead ofC. But for D. Apart from11. Though money, his parents managed to give him a good education. A. lacked B. lacking ofC. lackingD. lacked in12. The competition results in the speech of our headmaster delighted all of us.A. refer to B. referring to C. was referred to D. referred toKeys：IIIIII略IV. urgent, reference, referring to, under the umbrella ofDAACD BCCDA CD