INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS VOCABULARY

Unit 8 :International
Organisations.

Vocabulary.

Use the clues below and fill in the puzzle about the acronyms of international organizations.

Prepared by Brahim Ait Hammou.( the clue for 16
across is BAH).

Across

1. It is in Geneva.Its main domain of work is related to emigration and emigrants.

5. Its HQ are in Brussels.It is a deffence organisation.One of its aims is to protect international peace.Formed after the second world war.

8. The main aim of this organisation is to help countries develop their agriculture.It can intervene in disaster times to protect farming.HQ:Rome

10. This is a huge international organisation.It intervenes in disaster places,like in earthquakes and floods.It provides the displaced and refugees with food,shelter and medecines.Its
symbol-logo- is in the form of a big red +.

11. It is a UN organisation aiming to provide refugees and the displaced people with immediate food in time of disasters.It is in Rome.

12. The United Nations’s agency which mainly cares of children’s issues:It gives them relief in difficuylt times such as in disaster.HQ:US.

13. It is used to refer to an organisation that is(partly) independent of governmental financing.

14. It is a UN organisation.It aims to make the wonditions of work allover the world better.It helps countries also solve labour/work problems.It is in Geneva.

15. It is a UN organisation working mainly to give relief and work to thePalestinianrefugeesin the palestinian terretories,Lebanon,Jordan….Headquarters-?????
???????-is in New York.

16. That’s not an organisation.It’s the first letters of my name.See the blog.

17. This is a UN agnency working to make our planet better to live in.Its main aim is to protect the world from pollution.

Down

1. It is in Lyon,France.It’s a police organisation.Its main aims is to fight crimes on the international level.It is a UN organisation.Not FBI of course.

2. The main international organisation;its main purpose is to promote international peace.It aims also to solve conflicts between countries peacefully.

3. The Un agency responsible for promoting sciences and helping
countries attain a good education.It is also concerned with protecting the cultures of the world.HQ aris

4. This one might be difficult!Itis a monetary-money-organisation.A huge bank.It helps countries to make and sustain big projects by giving them usually long term loans.HQ: Washington.

6. A trade organisation.Its main aim is to promote business/trade relations betwen countries.It also aims at dealing with international trade disputes in a peaceful way.

7. It is a UN international court based in The Hagues-Holland.Its
main role is to solve legal disputes and problems between countries submitted to it by States and to give advisory opinions on legal questions referred to it by authorized
United Nations organs and specialized agencies.

9. It is in Jakarta.This is an organisation of Asian countries like Indonesia,Japan,Malysia….It’s an economic grouping aiming e
economic relations between these Asian countries stronger.

11. Mainly concerned with health issues.It helps countries to fight epedimics and sometimes it provides advice and information about some diseases.HQ :Geneva.

14. Its HQ is in Vienna.It mains to control the spread of nuclear arms.Its aim is also to help countries attain peaceful nuclear energy.One of its ex-presidents is Mohamed Elbarad3i.

15. It is a UN agency working to make life in the world better through helping countries implement different projects.This organisation works in many different domains such as health,education, development of social life….It is in Nex York.

Download the puzzle here:international organisations crossword puzzle

If you have a difficulty solving it,check the correction here:

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“BRAIN DRAIN” VOCABULARY

Brahim ait hammou
Teaching Vocabulary;Items from both“Insights2″and “Gateway2″
Unit 5: Brain Drain.
Fill in the blanks with words you have learned throughout this unit:
Op…………………….means different things to re…………………, workers and entrepreneurs. For researchers, it means funding. The reasons often cited; along with higher salaries, were more re………………….. in terms of research infrastructure and support. Opportunity simply means the availability of jobs that are appealing to them.The best university g…………………. leave the country to take jobs overseas, citing higher s……………….. and more opportunities as the reasons for this e…………………. . Brain d……….. parallels the term “capital flight’’ which refers to financial capital that is no longer invested in the country. Investment in e………………….. is lost when a t……………….. individual leaves the h……………. country and does not return.
However, the Diaspora option or ‘’virtual participation’’ emerged in the early1990s as amore realistic strategy to alleviate the consequences of brain drain. It encourages h…………..-s……………….. expatriates to contribute their experience to the development of their country without necessarily being physically present.

”Youth” Vocabulary

**-Use the following collocations in the sentences below:critical roles – societal problems-higher aspirations- heterogeneous group – higher ambitions-psychological and intellectual development.

a-Youth is a ………… …………..;that is you have very huge physical,cultural and social differences.

b-Young people should be encouraged in their life.We should help them to achieve their …………. ………………..

c-Many young people face huge ………….. …………….. such as poverty,illiteracy and joblessness.However,their courage and perseverance will help them confront these difficulties.

d-Young people play …………… ……………… in our society;they are its lifeblood and they can decide about its life or death.

e-Education has an important role to play in youth’s …………………….         ………………………………….

PLEASE TRY TO DO THE EXERCISES FIRST.THEN,YOU CAN SEE THE ANSWERS.
1- heterogeneous group.
2-higher aspirations.
3-societal problems.
4-critical(determining)roles.
5-psychological and intellectual development.

VOCABULARY REVIEW

1-Can you solve this crossword puzzle,related to the topic of women,and send your answers as a comment.I will give you feedback.Most words are taken from the reading texts of “Insights2″ and “Gateway2″.

Womencrossword11

2-Use a word in list A with a word in list B to form collocations ,and then use the collocations in the sentences.

LIST A	LIST B
human	stereotypes
Healthy	behaviour
cultural	understanding
inaccurate	societies
mutual	conflicts
minimize	misunderstandings

1-…………………   ………………………  have different cultures and behaviours.

2-When you visit a place,you should know what ………………..  ………………….. in their own culture because what is correct and acceptable in our culture might not be so in the other’s culture.

3-Because of the differences in cultures,we usually suffer from ………………….  …………………… and conflicts.

4-To increase ……………..  ……………….. between us and the other cultures we must respect their ways of life and they must respect ours too.

5-We should try to ………………  …………………….  between different cultures.This can only happen by understanding and tolerance.

6-Many people have………………. …………………..about other cultures.Stereotypes get in the way we behave towards others.

PLEASE POST YOUR ANSWERS IN A COMMENT.

Please,don’t look to the answers unless you have finished the exercise.

1-Human societies.

2-healthy(normal)behaviour.

3-cultural misunderstandings.

4-mutual understanding.

5-minimize conflicts.

6-inaccurate stereotypes.

3-Use these words in the following sentences: made great strides-innovations-ICT- progress-making headways- wireless technology-breakthrough.

a- ………………….. is a an abbreviation we use for the technology of information and communication.

b-There is a big …………………………in the domain of technology in our country.Now you can find the internet almost everywhere.

c-Our country is ……………… ………………….in the domain of education.Millions of Moroccan students now  attend school.

d-The mobile phone and the satellite T.V are examples of ………………. …………………….. ;they work independent of any cable.

e-…………………….(YOUR SENTENCE)…………………………………………..

f-…………………….. in technology have made our life easier,every day there is something new.

DO NOT LOOK TO THE ANSWERS UNLESS YOU HAVE DONE THE EXERCISE PLEASE.

a-ICT

b-breakthrough

c-making headways

d-wireless technology

e-advances/innovations

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