REVIEW UNIT 8

Activity 1: International organisations vocabulary

1-Match the acronyms with their representations :

United Nations
WHO
United Nations Educational,Scientific and Cultural Organization
UN
United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund
TI
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNHCR
World Health Organisation
UNESCO ------------ Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Frontiers)
AI
Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
International Committee of the Red Cross
ICRC
Transparency International
UNICEF
Amnesty International
MSF

2-Match the words with their definitions:

charter management of relations between countries.

court measures taken by the United Nations to force a state to respect

an international resolution.
sanctions a body of people who look into conflicts between people, organizations or countries
diplomacy written statements about the main functions and principles of an organization.
bilateral disrespect, disobedient or refusal to comply with the law.
involving two countries.
violation

3- Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word from the list :

charter - court - sanctions - diplomacy - bilateral - violation

The United Nations was established in the 1940s to maintain international peace and
security,
According to its _____________ , member states are supposed to refrain from the use of
force against other member states. This document also calls on countries to settle
_____________ disputes by peaceful means. That is to say ,international discords should
be solved by _____________ and negotiations. Any _____________ of this principal
can result in severe economic and political _____________ . The UN has
_____________ in Netherlands whose function is to look into conflicts between
countries.

Activity 2: Responding to good/bad news

Complete the following exchanges

1- Teacher : We're planning to set up a citizenship club in our school. Would you like to
be a member ?

You : ____________________________________ . I wouldn’t miss such an important

opportunity.

2- Your friend : Have you seen the news on TV recently? There was a violent attack in
France.

You : ____________________________________ . I hope there weren't many

casualties.

Your friend : Actually, about nine people were killed and many others injured.

2-Respond to the following pieces of news :

Your friend has just passed his driving test.

_______________________________________________________________________
______________

Your neighbour has had a terrible accident. He's now in hospital.

_______________________________________________________________________
______________

Your father has become the manager of the company.

_______________________________________________________________________
______________

Your friend’s grandmother passed away.

 ________________________________________________________________________
______

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate linking word from the list:

Whereas - because - furthermore - as a result - although - therefore - in short

A- ………………… this player is old, he still plays for Real Madrid.(Concession)

B- Hasnae is usually very tired ……………… she works all day.(Cause)

C- John had a car accident last year; ……………….. , his arms were
broken.(Consequence)

D- Karim has a very expensive car, ……………………… Jamal has a very cheap
one.(Contrast)

E- Sarah likes swimming, ............................................., she likes playing tennis in her

free time. (Addition)

F- Ahmed couldn’t come to the meeting; ........................, he sent his colleague to explain
his absence. (Explaining)

G- Maria completed her project successfully; .........................., her hard work paid off.
(summarizing)