Chapitre 8 · Semestre 2 · Unité 2
International organisations
Units 6 – 10
Theme: International organisations
International organisations bring countries together to promote peace, cooperation, development and human rights.
| Organisation | Role |
|---|---|
| UN (United Nations, 1945) | peace and security, human rights, development |
| UNICEF | protecting children's rights (health, education) |
| UNESCO | education, science and culture; World Heritage sites |
| WHO (World Health Organization) | global health, fighting diseases |
| UNHCR | protecting refugees |
| Red Cross / Red Crescent | humanitarian aid in wars and disasters |
| IMF / World Bank | financial stability / development projects |
| African Union | cooperation between African countries |
Morocco is a member of many of these organisations and takes part in UN peacekeeping missions.
Vocabulary
humanitarian aid, refugee, peacekeeping, poverty, famine, disaster relief, to donate, to launch a campaign, to fight / combat, non-governmental organisation (NGO), headquarters, member state
Grammar: future forms and the future perfect / continuous
| Form | Use | Example |
|---|---|---|
| will + verb | prediction, decision at the moment | The UN will help the victims. |
| be going to | plan, intention / evidence | They are going to launch a campaign. |
| present continuous | fixed arrangement | The delegation is arriving tomorrow. |
| future continuous (will be + -ing) | action in progress at a future time | This time next year, I will be working for UNICEF. |
| future perfect (will have + p.p.) | action finished before a future time | By 2030, they will have built 100 schools. |
Function: talking about plans and making predictions
- Plans: I'm planning to… / I intend to… / I'm going to…
- Predictions: I'm sure… / It's likely that… / There's a good chance that… / I doubt that…
Writing: a report about an organisation
Title → introduction (name, date of creation, headquarters) → aims → activities (examples) → conclusion (importance).
Exercise 1 — Future forms
Put the verbs in the correct future form.
- By the end of the year, the NGO (distribute) ________ 10,000 food parcels.
- This time tomorrow, the volunteers (travel) ________ to the affected area.
- Look at those clouds! It (rain) ________.
- I think the situation (improve) ________ soon.
Voir le corrigé
- will have distributed (future perfect)
- will be travelling (future continuous)
- is going to rain (evidence)
- will improve (prediction)
Exercise 2 — Organisations
Which organisation is it? a) It protects children's rights. b) It protects refugees. c) It deals with world health. d) It protects World Heritage sites.
Voir le corrigé
a) UNICEF b) UNHCR c) WHO d) UNESCO
Summary — International organisations
- UN (1945), UNICEF (children), UNESCO (education, culture, heritage), WHO (health), UNHCR (refugees), Red Cross/Crescent, IMF/World Bank, African Union.
- Vocabulary: humanitarian aid, refugee, peacekeeping, famine, disaster relief, to donate, NGO, member state.
- will (prediction) ; going to (plan/evidence) ; future continuous (will be + -ing) ; future perfect (will have + p.p., with by).
- Predictions: It's likely that…, I doubt that…