- •International Cooperation of my Country With whom? Where?
- •In What way? how?
- •2. What international organizations do you know?
- •Match the organization with its acronym:
- •The Republic of Belarus is a member of a number of international organizations, what are they? Tick the right variants.
- •Fill in the gaps, calling the organisations mentioned in b).
- •Study the text in the table and start building your vocabulary map about the United Nations Organization. The United Nations Organisation Factsheet
- •Study some more words that can become your active vocabulary. Practice reading and pronouncing them. Can you expand the sentences you have created in the previous task, using these words?
- •Continue vocabulary building. Match the synonymous pairs.
- •To complete the word building chart below you will have to work with a dictionary. While doing it, mind that there can be several verb, noun and adjectives derivatives of one word.
- •Use your Mind Map, Vocabulary Map and Key Phrases from the exercises above and organise a round table: un’s aims and actions: are they relevant for our country?
- •Enjoy the opportunity to express your ideas!
- •1. Sum up the information on the United Nations from Tasks 2-3 and present it as:
- •Reading for poster-presentation:
- •If you have difficulties with understanding the text group “The United Nations Organisation. Basic Facts”, you can try the exercises below.
- •Reading for poster presentation:
- •Un activities in belarus & Text 1. New Joint Project on Preventing Human Trafficking Launched
- •& Text 2. Radziwill Archives and Nesvizh Library Collection Enter unesco's Memory of the World Register
- •& Text 3. Maria Sharapova Supports Talented Youth from Chernobyl-affected Regions
- •& Text 4. Unesco's "Memory of the World" Programme - a Catalyst for International Cooperation
- •& Text 5. Unesco and Belarus: 55 Years of Successful Cooperation
- •& Text 6. Polesie Reveals its Secrets
- •Internet: www.Un.By & Text 7. История сотрудничества беларуси и оон
- •Read the following text and choose the best translation for the words in italics.
- •Practice translating the following texts into your native language. Try to keep to the original style and genre of the texts. Text 1 peacekeeping and security
- •Text 2 human rights and humanitarian assistance
- •Translate from English into your native language:
- •Write the full names of the following abbreviated organisations:
- •Give the correct names of the un principal organs and specialized agencies to complete the following sentences:
- •Read the statements and tell, if they are True (t) or False (f).
- •Membership changing scientific
- •Cultural member educational
- •Approval announced to admit
- •Funding recognition policies agency
If you have difficulties with understanding the text group “The United Nations Organisation. Basic Facts”, you can try the exercises below.
a. Give the term to the following definition.
A UN body which works permanently and has only 15 members.
The main document which organizes the work of the UN and defines its main purposes and principles.
A UN body which mission is to help newly formed countries to organize free elections and promote legal activity of the government.
A member state, which has a veto right while voting in the Security Council.
A UN body which meets annually at regular sessions.
A UN body which doesn’t have its seat in New York.
Different sorts of organizations which are included in the UN system.
The combination of all of the UN bodies, affiliated organs and international organizations.
b. Decipher the abbreviations and explain what these bodies deal with.
UNICEF UNDP ECOSOC |
IMF UNHCR UNESCO
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c. Based on the text, mark the following statements as true (T) or false (F). Correct them, if necessary, in accordance with the text.
The United Nations Organization is central to global efforts to solve problems which challenge humanity.
The activity of the UN and its agencies is focused on rendering humanitarian assistance to the developing countries.
The United Nations organization was established at the end of World War II.
The membership to the UN is compulsory to all countries of the world.
The basic purposes and principles of the UN are formulated in its Charter.
The Recommendations of the General Assembly are of obligatory character to all the UN Member States.
The primary responsibility of the Security Council is to maintain international peace and security.
Reading for poster presentation:
Scan the articles below and pick the information for your poster.
Un activities in belarus & Text 1. New Joint Project on Preventing Human Trafficking Launched
A joint project of the European Commission, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) entitled "Preventing, Fighting and Addressing the Social Consequences of Trafficking in Human Beings in the Republic of Belarus" was launched on 20th July.
The project is designed to develop Belarus' capacities in fighting human trafficking through preventive measures and better protection and rehabilitation for victims of trafficking. Funding for the project, worth 1,334,550 Euro, has been provided by the European Commission, UNDP and UNICEF. The project will be implemented by the Belarusian Ministry for Internal Affairs in partnership with other state governance bodies, NGOs and international organizations.