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Learning Goals:
1. Introduce the UN and its principles and goals to other people; 2. Understand the necessity of the existence of the UN; 3. Know the usages of some important words and expressions. Preparation Important phrases:
1. refer to _____________ 2. take on this role______________________ 3. 保护世界和平_______________ 4. 发展友好友谊______________________ 5. horrible conflicts______________ 6. with the help of _____________________ 7. assist the victims of wars and disasters__________________________
8. 除了，此外__________________ 9. 增加人们…的意识______________________ 10. draw local people’s attention to _____________________ 11. apart from____________ 12. meet eight development goals____________________ 13. set out ________________ 14. look up _____________________ 15. bring closer together_______________________ Important sentences: Translate the following sentences into English and try to analyze them. 1. 我很高兴今天有机会跟大家谈谈联合国，也叫UN---这个名称在英语里更为常用。 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2. 联合国是一个国际组织，由所有愿意促进和平的国家组成，我很高兴入选联合国的一名亲善大使。
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 3. 作为一名亲善大使意味着我要前往联合国实施扶助项目的国家
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 4. 除了由于战争和冲突所引起的各种紧急问题外，联合国还帮助解决成员国的其他问题，如教育匮乏、食品不足、贫穷、灾难和疾病等。
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(1) prep. 作关系代词引导非限制性定语从句，as指前边或后边的整个句子。先行词前常用such, the same与之呼应，构成such…as, the same…as…结构 As everybody knows, all that glitters are not gold. 大家都知道，闪光的东西不都是金子。
We will make such computers as are needed in different branches of science. 我们将制造出各科学部门所需要的那种计算机。
(2) conj. 用作连词可引导比较、让步、时间、原因等状语从句。 As he looked at her, she made a face. (时间状语)
As he didn’t know much English, he got out his dictionary and looked up the word. (原因状语) He doesn’t speak as the other people do. (方式状语) He is not so diligent as you. (比较状语)
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Young as he is, he knows a lot. (让步状语) (3) prep. 作为，当…时候
You will be welcomed as a hero tomorrow morning. As a young boy, he lost his parents in the war.
The Beatles, ________ many of you are old enough to remember, came from Liverpool. A what B that C how D as 2. set up建立，竖立
set about 动手做… set off 出发，动身 set aside 留出，不顾 set out 着手，打算 3.voluntary adj. 自愿的，志愿的 He chose to be a voluntary worker.
I do some voluntary work at the local hospital. volunteer n./v.志愿者
4. awareness n. 意识，认识
It’s necessary to increase public environmental awareness. 【单词积累】
aware adj. 知觉的，察觉的 be aware of 意识到，觉察到 He was well aware of the problem. 5. add
常用搭配：add…to… 把…加到… add to 增加 add up to 总计 add up 加起来 Add a little sugar to the soup.
The bad weather added to our difficulty. The numbers add up to exactly 100. Add up all the money I owe you.
[单词积累] addition n. 加；加法 additional adj. 附加的
There have been several new events______ to the program for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. A add B to add C adding D added 6. urgent adj.
(1) 紧急的，紧迫的
I have something urgent to tell you. (2) 催促的， 急切的
We all noticed his urgent look.
[单词积累]： urgency n. 急切，紧迫 urgently adv. 急切地 7. ensure v. 确保，保证
Please ensure that all lights are turned off. This book ensured his success. make sure (of sth./that…)
make sure that no one finds out about this. 8. available adj.
(1) 可用的，可得到的
There is available water below the hill. (2) 不太忙的
Those shoes are not available in your size.
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The doctor is not available now. 9. there seems to be…好像有
类似句型：there appears to be 好像有；there happens to be碰巧有；there used to be 过去有 There happened to be a hospital in the town, There used to be a lot of trees in our village. 练习巩固： 一 单词拼写
1. many young workers gave their days off to do ________ (志愿的) labour. 2. Now we are conducting an emergency rescue ________(行动).
3. Our local people’s environmental ________(意识) should be increased.
4. With an ever-changing strategy for playing chess, he is really w________ of being called a master.
5. Don’t point to her nose when you r________ to her by name.
6. If you get a large s________ of money, be sure to contact a financial advisor.
7. The organization has already delivered blankets, tents and other relief supplies to meet the u________ needs of the people in the earthquake-stricken areas. 8. These documents are not a ________ to the public. 二 单项填空
1. – You can not take the book out of the reading-room.
– It doesn’t matter. I just want to _______ it for some figures.
A. refer to B. prefer to C. look up D. look into 2. John is good at his job but he seems to ______ confidence.
A. lack B. short C. be short D. lack of
3. _____ all the teachers and students in our school, I would like to thank you for your generous contribution.
A. In honor of B. On behalf of C. Instead of D. In celebration of 4. She will have to be ______ for her tumors.
A. on operated B. operated on C. operated D. operating on 5. What he did is in conflict _______ what he said.
A. to B. with C. on D. about
6. It’s ten years since the scientist _______ on his life’s work of discovering the valuable chemical.
A. made for B. set out C. took off D. turned up
7. If the poor man hadn’t managed to ______ the attention of the public for help, he would be dead now.
A. carry B. focus C. draw D. pay 8. Your jeans are dirty at the bottom because they _______ the ground.
A. touch B. get C. reach D. catch 9. This is a new model machine which is very easy to _______. A. operate B. operate on C. drive D. run
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