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新牛津译林版高中英语选修二Unit 3 Helping People
Reading
The United Nations—
Bringing people together is the ________ of the UN.
bringing people together
function / aim / ambition
Lead-in
2
How is the speech organized usually?
A. Topic-argument-explanation
B. Opinion-description-conclusion
C. Main idea-comparison-supporting examples
D. Introduction-main body-conclusion
Now let's read the passage and learn more about the UN.
Poverty
Education
Every one of us can do something to make a positive difference
Basic information about the UN
Read for structure
1945
Read for details
Para.1 The background to the establishment
World War Ⅱ
on its knees
What’s the world like after the World War Ⅱ?
Cities lay in ruins.
Economies were destroyed.
Many people were killed.
Families were homeless.
Parallel structure
6
Para.2 Quiz on the basic information
officially established
the founding document_2_
till now
the number of Member States:_6__
the headquarters (总部):___7____
the UN Secretary-General:__8___
1946
event:___3___
where:____4_______
the number of countries:__5_
the aim and ambition:
____9__________
_______1______
24 October 1945
the UN Charter
the first meeting
London
51
over 190
New York
Antonio Guterres
maintain peace and security; protect human rights;
deliver humanitarian aid....
Read for details
7
How do you understand the last sentence of the paragraph?
What's its function?
Read para 2
transitional sentence
Read paras 3-5
What does “this end” refer to in line24?
Why ending poverty is the UN’s number one Sustainable Development Goal?
Can you believe that nearly one third of the population around the world did not have access to safe drinking water about a decade ago?The UN has recognized the critical importance of fresh water to life on our planet and recommended that every human being should have between 50 and 100 litres of water per day, for both personal and domestic uses. With this end in view, the UN has called for transboundary water coop