Unit 4 Helping people around the worldReading(译林牛津版 选修六）.ppt

Who are they?What are they famous for?What do they do to help the people in need? Roger Federer accepts his appointment as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at UNICEF House on 3 April 2006. Actor Khaled Abol Naga is appointed UNICEF Egypt Ambassador CAIRO, 10 April 2007 - UNICEF Egypt has announced the appointment of leading actor Khaled Abol Naga as an Ambassador. CIUDAD VIEJA, Uruguay, 31 March 2005 – Football superstar Diego Forlán has long been a hero to many Uruguayan children. In March he was named a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, giving his young fans even more reason to cheer. One of the most exciting pianists of our time, Lang Lang, age 23, is UNICEF’s youngest celebrity recruits, becoming a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador on 20 May 2004. Jackie Chan, world-famous actor and martial arts expert, was appointed as Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF and the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) during a visit to Cambodia in April 2004. C1 True or False questions 1. The UN was set up in 1945 by 57 countries. 2. The UN has five main functions. 3. The UN has a great influence on the lives of people everywhere. 4. Tang Ning gets paid for her work as a UN Goodwill Ambassador. 5. UNIFEM helps people who suffer from hunger. 6. The UN has its own website. Read the text again and complete the following. 1. What is the UN? An international group made up of countries that want to promote world peace. 2. How does Tang Ning feel about being a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN? Honoured and happy. 3. Where do the UN soldiers come from? They come from different countries that belong to the UN. 4. What kind of countries does Tang ning visit? She mainly visits countries where the UN operates programmes to help people. 5. What do the group of women in South Africa make? And why? Baskets, They sell them at the market for a profit. 6. Apart from wars and conflicts, what other problems does the UN help with? Lack of education, starvation, disasters,AIDS a