1. SPEAKING Look at the logos of three international organisations. What do you think they are responsible for?
Answer:
- The World Bank is an international financial institution that provides loans and grants to the governments of low- and middle-income countries for the purpose of pursuing capital projects.
- UNWTO - The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) is the United Nations specialized agency entrusted with the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
- The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for international public health.
2. USE OF ENGLISH Read the text about the World Bank. Circle the correct words to complete the text.
Answer:
1 - b. in 4 - c. living
2 - a. connected 5 - a. has
3 - b. more 6 - c. effectively
3. Answer the questions about the text.
1. Where are the main offices of the World Bank?
2. When was the World Bank founded?
3. Name the two institutions which form the World Bank.
4. In which areas have World Bank projects been involved in Viet Nam?
Answer:
1 It is located in Washington, D.C.
2 It founded in 1944.
3 Two institutions: International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and International Development Association (IDA).
4 Agriculture, energy, transport, health, education, banking and finance.
4. Listen to a talk about the World Bank's spending on education in Viet Nam. Match each project in column A with the amount spent in column B.
Answer:
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5. Listen again. Are these sentences true or false? Write Tor F.
1 The project to help deaf children was in 2011.
2 The primary project in 2012 focused on disadvantaged areas.
3 Viet Nam welcomed two projects in 2013.
4 Renovation of General Education Project was approved in 2014.
5 The World Bank continues to support education in Viet Nam.
Answer:
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6. Work in groups. Research for other World Bank projects in Viet Nam on energy, environment, health, or transport. Make a note of the information you found out.
Answer:
Health:
- Vietnam has made great efforts to overcome the persistent overcrowding at central hospitals and improve the quality of health services through investment in the local health system.
- The Health Support Project for the Northeast and Red River Delta provinces has improved the treatment capacity of provincial and district hospitals in 13 northern provinces of Vietnam.
- 3,000 new techniques have been transferred to provincial and district hospitals. Nearly 42,000 patients benefited from these new treatments.