INTERNATIONAL
ORGANISATIONS
Lesson 8: LOOKING BACK
AND PROJECT
Warm-up
Game: Outlast
o Play in two teams. Each team has 3 life points.
o Team 1: say the name of an international organisation
learned in Unit 7.
o Team 2: respond by saying the function of that organisation
o Switch roles after each round.
o If you: repeat what was said / cannot remember anything
else/ fail to respond -1 life point.
Looking back
PRONUNCIATION
1. Listen and mark the primary stress in the words in bold. Then
practise saying the sentences.
1. WWF is the world’s largest non-profit environmental
en,viron'mentalorganisation.
,organi'sation.
2. Viet Nam has become a more active participant
par'ticipantin
inthe
theinternational
,inter'nationalcommunity.
com'munity.
3. Japan is the biggest financial provider to this economic
,eco'nomicorganisation.
,organi'sation.
4. UNICEF helps disadvantaged
,disad'vantagedteenagers
teenagerscontinue
continuetheir
theireducation.
,edu'cation.
5. There are more educational
,edu'cationalopportunities
,oppor'tunities
for for
Vietnamese
Vietnamese
students
students
now.
now.
VOCABULARY
2. Complete the text with the correct forms of the verbs in the box.
aim commit enter welcome promote
enter into
As a member of various international organisations, Viet Nam can (1) ________
relations with other countries in the international community. Our country
commits to work closely with these organisations to achieve their aims. As Viet
(2) ________
aims to develop its economy, it (4) __________
Nam (3) ________ welcomes foreign investors. Viet
Nam also creates good conditions for both international and local businesses. This
will help promote
(5) ________ our economic growth.
GRAMMAR
3. Write another sentence using the word(s) in brackets. Make sure it has the
same meaning as the previous one.
1. Viet Nam wasn’t as attractive to foreign tourists as it is nowadays. (more attractive)
_____________________________________________________________________________
2. The United Nations is the largest international organisation. (larger)
____________________________________________________________________________
3. The international market wasn’t as competitive as it is now. (more competitive)
____________________________________________________________________________
4. No other country is a bigger financial provider to this organisation than Japan. (the biggest)
____________________________________________________________________________
GRAMMAR
3. Write another sentence using the word(s) in brackets. Make sure it has the
same meaning as the previous one.
1. Viet Nam wasn’t as attractive to foreign tourists as it is nowadays. (more attractive)
Viet Nam is more attractive to foreign tourists nowadays than it was in the past.
2. The United Nations is the largest international organisation. (larger)
No international organisation is larger than the United Nations.
3. The international market wasn’t as competitive as it is now. (more competitive)
The international market now is more competitive than it was in the past.
4. No other country is a bigger financial provider to this organisation than Japan. (the
biggest)
Japan is the biggest financial provider to this organisation.
Project
PROJECT: An international organization
Work in groups. Do research on an international organisation and present
your findings to the class.
Your presentation should include:
• What is the name of the international organisation?
• When and where was it formed?
• How many member countries does it have? Is Viet Nam a member of this organisation?
• What are the organisation’s aims?
• What are the current activities / projects of this organisation?
• What has this organisation done to help Viet Nam?
Wrap-up
• Review the vocabulary and grammar of Unit 7;
• Apply what they have learnt (vocabulary and
grammar) into practice through a project.
Homework
• Finish workbook exercises
• Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 8.
THANK YOU!
