unit 2 Refugee

1、 Unit 2 Refugee Teaching purposes: To get the students acquainted with the present situation of refugees and real problems of refugees across the world.Cultural Knowledge Under the United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees from 1951, a refugee is a person who, owing to a well-foun

2、ded fear of being persecuted because of race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group, or political opinion, is outside the country of their nationality, and is unable to or unwilling to avail himself/herself of the protection of that country. The concept of a refugee was expa

3、nded by the Conventions 1967 Protocol and by regional conventions in Africa and Latin America to include persons who had fled war or other violence in their home country. The durable solutions to refugee populations, as defined by UNHCR and governments, are: a. voluntary repatriation to the country

4、of origin; b. local integration into the country of asylum; C. resettlement to a third country.吉爾吉斯難民返家吉爾吉斯難民返家2015年年9月敘利亞三歲難民月敘利亞三歲難民艾蘭在土耳其海灘溺亡艾蘭在土耳其海灘溺亡UNCHR Headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR聯(lián)合國難民事務(wù)高級專員辦事處) (established Dec

5、ember 14, 1950) protects and supports refugees at the request of a government or the United Nations and assists in their return or resettlement. It provides protection and assistance not only to refugees, but also to other categories of displaced or needy people. These include asylum seekers, refuge

6、es who have returned home but still need help in rebuilding their lives, stateless people and so-called internally displaced people (IDP).Many celebrities are associated with the agency as UNHCR Goodwill Ambassadors, including Angelina Jolie, Giorgio Armani and others. The individual who has raised

7、the most money in benefit performances and volunteer work on behalf of UNHCR was Luciano Pavarotti. Text Analysis Skim over the material and determine how the material is developed? Read the first paragraph and answer the following questions: 1 What is UNHCR ? 2 What is another word for refugee? 3 W

8、hat is the effort taken by UNHCR to address this issue? This paragraph is about the introduction to the refugee crisis in the world.Read the second paragraph1. What are the refugee related problems mentioned?2. According the second paragraph what are the solutions to the refugee problem?1. security

9、concern 2. environmental degradation3. ethnic imbalance 4. the problem of repatriation and integration1. voluntary repatriation2. local integration3. resettlement in the third state This paragraph is mainly about the deterioration of the humanitarian crisis in Africa. The make-up of refugees 1. refu

10、gees displaced-person across border 2. internally-displaced persons: those who have a refuge status but dont cross an international border 3. asylum-seekers asking protection from the government of host country Read the third paragraph: This paragraph is mainly talking about the refugee situation in

11、 West Europe. Read the fourth paragraph: This paragraph illustrated the refugee situation in West Asia. Read the fifth paragraph: This paragraph is mainly about the refugee situation in south Asia. Read the sixth paragraph: This paragraph is mainly about the refugee situation in America. idioms put

12、on airs/give yourself airs A way of behaving that shows someone thinks they are more important than they really are. e.g. Trudy is always putting on airs.l show off someone who always tries to show how clever or skilled they are so that other people will admire them - often used to show disapproval . down to earthpractical and direct in a sensible honest way e.g. Frans a very friendly, down-to-earth person. blow your own horn/ trumpetTo talk a lot about your own achievements - used to show disapproval . e.g. Dave spent th