M6U4ReadingTheUN—bringingeveryoneclosertogetherSometimes,predictableandunpredictablethingshappen.hungerpovertynoelectricitywarflooddroughtThinking•Whocanhelpthoseinneed?•WhatdoyouknowabouttheUN?TheUnitedNationstheUNflagtheUNlogoTheUnitedNationsWhereistheUNheadquarters(联合国总部)?TheUNheadquartersislocatedonan18-acresiteontheeastsideofManhattan,NewYork.TheUnitedNationsWhoisthecurrentUNSecretaryGeneral?BanKiMoontheformerAntónioGuterresfromPortugalTheUnitedNationsHowmanyofficiallanguagesarethereintheUN?Six.Chinese,English,French,RussianSpanishandArabic.Detailedreading1.WhenwastheUNsetup?2.HowmanycountriesarethereintheUNnow?3.HowmanymainfunctionsdoestheUNhave?Canyounameone?4.HowmuchmoneywillaUNGoodwillAmbassadorearn?5.HowdotheUNGoodwillAmbassadorshelp?6.Howmanydevelopmentgoalstomeetbytheyear2015?Canyounameone?Detailedreading1.WhenwastheUNsetup?2.HowmanycountriesarethereintheUNnow?TheUNwassetupinOctober1945.Thereare192countriesaltogether.Actually,there're193,theRepublicofSouthSudanbeingthelatestone.Detailedreading3.HowmanymainfunctionsdoestheUNhave?Canyounameone?Therearefourmainfunctions,including:•tokeepinternational______;•todevelop___________________amongnations;•toworktogetherinsolvinginternationalpolitical_________andinpromotingrespectfor____________;•tobea_______fororganizingtheactionsorworkofdifferentnations.peacefriendlyrelationshipsconflictshumanrightscentreDetailedreading4.HowmuchmoneywillaUNGoodwillAmbassadorearn?5.HowdotheUNGoodwillAmbassadorshelp?None.Thejobisnotpaidbutvoluntary.Theywillmakethetelevisionandpressfollowandrecordthevisits,thusdrawingpeople'sattentiontothesituations.Detailedreading6.Howmanydevelopmentgoalstomeetbytheyear2015?Canyounameone?Thereareeightdevelopmentgoalstomeetbytheyear2015,including:•___________availabletoeveryone;•_________________ofallchildren.TheUNhasset_____SustainableDevelopmentGoalsfor2015—2030.17primaryeducationcleanwaterReview•Scanthepassage.•Matchthetopicswiththeparagraphs.Para.1Para.4Para.2Para.5Para.3Para.6aprograminAfricatheUN'sworkmyworkgoalsby2015otherproblemsabriefintroductionhistoryfunctionsSyrianRefugee/ˋsiriən//ˏrefjuˈdʒi/叙利亚难民Discussion•Ifyouwerearefugee,whatwouldyoubeeagerfor?•IfyouwereaUNGoodwillAmbassadorfortherefugees,whatcouldyoudo?•Ifyouwereajournalist,whatinformationwouldyouwanttodelivertotheworld?•IfyouwereaUNofficial,whatwouldbeyourconcern?•Ifyouwerealeaderofacountry,whatwouldbeyourresponse?•Ifyouwere…•Workingroupsofthree.•Chooseoneaspectabouttherefugeeproblemandhaveadiscussion.•Selectaspeakertoshareideas.Thewholeworldisalargefamily.Wemustmakeeveryefforttohelpthoseintrouble,nomatterwhotheyare.