Task 2

Task 2: Decide whether the following sentences are true (T) or false (F) (Quyết định những câu sau đúng (T) hay sai (F).)

1. The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.

2. The foundation of the International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.

3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.

4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.

5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

Lời giải chi tiết:

1. The Red Cross is aimed at providing medical aid and other help to victims of natural disasters.

(Hội Chữ Thập Đỏ có mục đích hỗ trợ y tế và các trợ giúp khác cho nạn nhân thiên tai.)

=> True

Thông tin: (đoạn 1) “In time of peace, it gives medical aid and other help to victims of major disasters such as floods, earthquakes, epidemics, and famines.”

2. The foundation of International Red Cross was inspired by a Swiss man called Henry Dunant.

(Thành lập Hội Chữ Thập Đỏ Quốc Tế được lấy cảm hứng từ một người đàn ông Thụy Sĩ tên là Henry Dunant.)

=> True

Thông tin: (đoạn 2) “The initiative for founding the Red Cross came from a Swiss man called Jean Henri Dunant.”

3. The Geneva Convention was first signed in 1864.

(Công ước Geneva lần đầu tiên được ký năm 1864.)

=> True

Thông tin: (đoạn 2) “A conference was held in Geneva in 1864, and official delegates of 12 nations signed the first Geneva Convention,...”

4. The symbol of the Red Cross has three colours.

(Biểu tượng của Chữ thập đỏ có ba màu.)

=> False (2 colors)

Thông tin: “It was also at this meeting that the famous symbol of the organization, the white flag bearing a red cross, was adopted.”

5. The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.

(Hội Chữ thập đỏ quốc tế có trụ sở tại Geneva, Thụy Sĩ.)

=> True

Thông tin: “The International Red Cross has its headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.”