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Unit 15 Lesson 6
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Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• learnt about some key international organisations
• read a passage about UNICEF activities in Bangladesh
• converted some jumbled information into a coherent composition
A Apart from national (both government and non-government) organisations, there are many international organisations that work towards development in Bangladesh. Here are the acronyms of some of them. Work in pairs and write their names in full.
ADB WHO UCEP
UNESCO IMF UNIDO
UNICEF UNDP WFP
FAO EDM UNFPA
B Now read the following passage about UNICEF activities in Bangladesh.
UNICEF stood originally for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. But now it is the United Nations Children's Fund which gives long-term help to children of developing nations. It runs several welfare projects in Bangladesh. It has established numerous maternity and baby care centres around the country to ensure the health of babies and child-bearing mothers. It has helped Bangladesh get rid of contagious childhood diseases. It has organised training programmes to create rural health workers. Through awareness-raising activities about health and nutrition, this organisation has been able to reduce infant mortality rates in Bangladesh. Besides, in times of disasters like cyclones, flood and famine, it undertakes humanitarian work to help the affected people. To facilitate education, UNICEF distributes reading and writing materials among students, trains teachers and promotes primary education particularly among girls. It also assists a variety of rehabilitation programmes in Bangladesh.
Discuss in pairs the following questions.
1 What is the aim of UNICEF?
2 How does UNICEF help reduce infant mortality in Bangladesh?
3 What does UNICEF do in the education sector?
4 How does UNICEF help social development in Bangladesh?
5 How was UNICEF initially different from what it is now?
6 Have you seen the UNICEF sponsored animated cartoon series Meena? What is it about?
C Read the above passage again and find out the uncountable nouns used in it. Some nouns can be used both as countable and uncountable. Give examples of such nouns from the passage.
D The box below contains some jumbled information about an NGO. Use the information to write a passage.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing.
Functions.
Discussing roles, undemanding jumbled
information. Grammar/Structure.
Acronyms, present perfect. Vocabulary.
acronyms, maternity, equipment, mortality, humanitarian, rehabilitation.
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Unit 15 Lesson 6
Help at hand
Objectives: By the end of the lesson you will have
• learnt about some key international organisations
• read a passage about UNICEF activities in Bangladesh
• converted some jumbled information into a coherent composition
A Apart from national (both government and non-government) organisations, there are many international organisations that work towards development in Bangladesh. Here are the acronyms of some of them. Work in pairs and write their names in full.
ADB WHO UCEP
UNESCO IMF UNIDO
UNICEF UNDP WFP
FAO EDM UNFPA
B Now read the following passage about UNICEF activities in Bangladesh.
UNICEF stood originally for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund. But now it is the United Nations Children's Fund which gives long-term help to children of developing nations. It runs several welfare projects in Bangladesh. It has established numerous maternity and baby care centres around the country to ensure the health of babies and child-bearing mothers. It has helped Bangladesh get rid of contagious childhood diseases. It has organised training programmes to create rural health workers. Through awareness-raising activities about health and nutrition, this organisation has been able to reduce infant mortality rates in Bangladesh. Besides, in times of disasters like cyclones, flood and famine, it undertakes humanitarian work to help the affected people. To facilitate education, UNICEF distributes reading and writing materials among students, trains teachers and promotes primary education particularly among girls. It also assists a variety of rehabilitation programmes in Bangladesh.
Discuss in pairs the following questions.
1 What is the aim of UNICEF?
2 How does UNICEF help reduce infant mortality in Bangladesh?
3 What does UNICEF do in the education sector?
4 How does UNICEF help social development in Bangladesh?
5 How was UNICEF initially different from what it is now?
6 Have you seen the UNICEF sponsored animated cartoon series Meena? What is it about?
C Read the above passage again and find out the uncountable nouns used in it. Some nouns can be used both as countable and uncountable. Give examples of such nouns from the passage.
D The box below contains some jumbled information about an NGO. Use the information to write a passage.
Focus:
Skills.
Speaking, reading,
writing.
Functions.
Discussing roles, undemanding jumbled
information. Grammar/Structure.
Acronyms, present perfect. Vocabulary.
acronyms, maternity, equipment, mortality, humanitarian, rehabilitation.