Read the articles about a British salesman's adventures doing business in other cultures and match the phrases to create collocations from the texts.

OPTIONAL SPEAKING PRACTICE

Speak about one of these issues for 2 minutes. Use opinion phrases and the specialised vocabulary of this unit. Record your answer with your mobile phone and listen to it. Think about ways you can develop your answer and record it again if necessary. 

Topics: 

1. What is the difference between IGOs and NGOs?
2. What does the UN do?
3. Which NGO mentioned in this quiz would you like to work for and why?

Did you manage to speak fluently about one of the topics for 2 minutes?

Watch the second part of the video and match the activities of NGOs in Afghanistan.

Statements:

There is a democratic government in Afghanistan.

There are over 3000 NGOs working in Afghanistan.

NGOs go to places where governments can’t help.

The rebellion in Afghanistan is almost over now.

There hasn’t been peace in Afghanistan for 30

years.