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UNITED NATIONS
10.1
2
c
Are these statements true or false, or does the text not say?
1
The UN helps protect endangered animals.
2
The Secretariat manages the UN’s daily business.
3
The Secretary General is very well paid.
4
The Secretary General can request that the UN solves a problem.
5
The countries in the United Nations select the Messengers of Peace.
6
The Messengers of Peace tell the world about the UN’s work.
3
Evaluating opinions
Read these different opinions on and comments
about the UN (a–e). Then answer the questions below (1–3).
a
The Messengers of Peace should not only be celebrities.
b
The UN talks a lot, but it doesn’t do a lot.
c
Ten powerful countries control the UN.
d
The UN should focus on emergency disaster aid and not work in
other areas such as human rights and peacekeeping.
e
The UN was created in the ’50s. We don’t need it now.
1
Have you heard these opinions before?
2
Can you think of any reasons for these opinions?
3
Do you agree or disagree with these opinions?
VOCABULARY
PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS
4
a
Put these words into two groups: A for individuals and B for
groups of people.
ambassador assistant civil servant committee department
head of a department minister president spokesperson staff
4
b
Which of the words can you find in the text?
4
c
Match some of the words above with these definitions. Write
definitions for the other words.
1
a group of people who meet regularly and make important
decisions
2
a politician with an important government job
3
one part of a company or an organisation
4
someone who represents and speaks for a group of people or an
organisation
5
someone who helps a more senior colleague
4
d
10.2
Mark the word stress on the words in Exercise 4a. Listen,
check and repeat.
LISTENING
5
a
10.3
Listen to a meeting between Fatima, a UN staff member,
and Geoff, a UN Messenger of Peace. They discuss the schedule
for his future trip to Ghana. How many meetings/appointments
do they discuss?
5
b
Listen again and answer these questions.
1
When is the trip to Ghana?
2
How many trips has Jeff done before?
3
On what day is he flying to Ghana?
4
What type of school is he visiting on Monday?
5
When is the student performance?
6
What time is the press conference?
7
Who is Sandra Ominga?
8
At what time does the meeting with the Minister for Children finish?
9
What is Geoff doing at 8 p.m.?
10
When and where is the TV interview?
GRAMMAR
PRESENT CONTINUOUS FOR
FUTURE ARRANGEMENTS
6
a
Look at these two sentences (a–b)
and the statements below (1–5). Are the
statements true or false?
a
At four, you’re giving a press conference.
b
Next Friday, Midori Goto’s doing six
different events.
1
These sentences are about the present.
2
They describe actions, not states.
3
The future time of the action is clear.
4
The future action is not certain to
happen.
5
They describe meetings, appointments
and arrangements.
6
b
You can use the present continuous
to talk about fixed future arrangements
and meetings. These arrangements often
involve other people, so the time or
place of the action or event is usually
given. Look at Audio script 10.3 on page
159 and find examples.
GRAMMAR TIP
When you talk about future plans, you
can use either the present continuous or
going to
with little change in meaning.
When you want to show the plan is
more arranged or fixed, you use the
present continuous, especially when you
give the exact time of the arrangement.
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Language reference and extra practice,
pages 120–121
7
Yo-Yo Ma (a musician) and Paulo
Coelho (an author) are UN Messengers
of Peace. Complete their appointments
diaries for next week.
Student A:
Turn to page 142.
Student B:
Turn to page 146.
SPEAKING AND WRITING
8
a
Interview your classmates to find
out what they are doing this week.
Make notes of their answers.
What are you doing tonight / on Friday /
this weekend?
I’m going to the cinema on Saturday and
on Sunday, I’m …
8
b
Write a paragraph to summarise your
class’s social arrangements.
Five people are going to the cinema at
the weekend. Two of them are going on
Sunday, and three of them are …
