8. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical
aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
2. The foundation of International Red Cross was
inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.
3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864
4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland.
T F
Work in pairs
5’
guess
9. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical
aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
T F
The Red Cross is an international humanitarian agency. In
times of war, it is dedicated to reducing the sufferings of
wounded soldiers, civilians, and prisoners of war. In time of
peace, it gives medical aid and other help to victims of major
disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics, and famines
10. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
2. The foundation of International Red Cross was
inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.
T F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was held in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.
11. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864
T F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was held in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.
12. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
T F
The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss
man called Jean Henri Dunant. Appalled by the almost
complete lack of care for wounded soldiers, he appealed to
the leaders of nations to found societies devoted to the aid of
the wounded in wartime. A conference was help in Geneva in
1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first
Geneva Convention, laying down rules for the treatment and
protection of the wounded and the disaster-stricken. It was
also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the
organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.
13. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters
in Geneva, Switzerland.
T F
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland. Today, the total number of national Red Cross
societies from all over the world has mounted to 186. So help
and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are
victims of catastrophe, for example, to help the victims of
Asia tsunami in 2004.
14. Task 1: Decide whether the following statements
are true (T) or false (F).
1. The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical
aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.
2. The foundation of International Red Cross was
inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.
3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864
4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.
T F
15. Task 2: Answer the questions.
1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s
mission ?
2. How many countries in the world
have national Red Cross Societies?
3. What are the advantages of having
national Red Cross Societies?
Work in groups
5’
17. 1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission ?
Task 2: Answer the questions.
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve
the lives of vulnerable people.
It was Henry Davison, president of the American Red Cross
War Committee, who proposed forming a federation of these
National Societies. An international medical conference
initiated by Davison resulted in the birth of the League of Red
Cross Societies in 1991. In November 1991, it became the
international Federation of Red Cross. The Federation’s
mission is to improve the lives of vulnerable people who are
victims of natural disasters, poverty and health emergencies.
18. 2. How many countries in the world have national
Red Cross Societies?
Task 2: Answer the questions.
186 countries.
The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva,
Switzerland. Today, the total number of national Red Cross
societies from all over the world has mounted to 186. So help
and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are
victims of catastrophe, for example, to help the victims of
Asia tsunami in 2004.
19. Task 2: Answer the questions.
3. What are the advantages of having national Red
Cross Societies?
People in the country can get quick help and
supports when they are in difficulty.
The International Red Cross has its headquarers in Geneva,
Switzerland. Today, the total number of national Red Cross
societies from all over the world has mounted to 186. So help
and support are able to be rapidly sent to wherever there are
victims of catastrophe, for example, to help the victims of
Asia tsunami in 2004.
20. 1. What is the Red Cross Federation’s mission ?
2. How many countries in the world have national
Red Cross Societies?
Task 2: Answer the questions.
3. What are the advantages of having national Red
Cross Societies?
The Red Cross Federation’s mission is to improve
the lives of vulnerable people.
186 countries.
People in the country can get quick help and
supports when they are in difficulty.
21. A. The foundation and the symbol of
the Red Cross
B. The advantage of having national
Red Cross Societies
C. The foundation of the league of
Red Cross Societies and its different
names
D. The aims of Red Cross in the time
of War and Peace
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2
3
4
Paragraph Main ideas
work
individually
Task 3: Match the main ideas to their appropriate
paragraphs
22. The International Red Cross started over 135 years ago,
inspired by a Swiss businessman, Henry Dunant. He had
been (1) appalled at the sufferings of thousands of men, on
both sides, who were left to die due to (2) lack of care after
the Battle of Solferino in 1859. He proposed the creation (3)
of national relief societies, comprised of volunteers, trained
in peacetime to provide neutral and impartial help to relieve
the sufferings (4) in time of war.
After you read
Choose the best words in the box to complete the following
passage.
appalledlack of in
23. - Learn new words and translate the text into
Vietnamese.
- Prepare the next lesson : Speaking.
