Warriors without Weapons

In times of war, a red cross on a white background means 'don't shoot'. It shows that impartial assistance is available for anyone who needs it, with no discrimination to what side they belong to.


In this unit, we talked about the Internationl Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).It is a completely independent organization which is funded by donations from public and privated agencies and from goverments. The ICRC is also the oldest humanitarian organization in the world.

This organization helps people and victims caused by disaster as floods, fires, etc.

Have you ever done any volunteer work? 

 I have never done volunteer work, but i recieved some help of the Red Cross. I live en San Cristobal. The last storm called Maria. Whole the neigborhood got fooded. We were rescued by the Red Cross, eventhough my house was not flooded. We went to a refuge for 2 days. It was tough. They gave us food, mattresses, medicine, blanked, etc.

I learned a lot from this unit. I didn't know the Red Cross was started by Swiss citizens..

In the class, we discuss important topics, like some new words related to the International committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).


Vocabulary of the unit



Legitimacy: moral and legal acceptabilility.

Ex; Some cities of the United States legitimacy the abortion.

Devastating: completely destructive.

Ex; George storm in 1998 was devastating.

Volatile: likey to explote; tense.

Ex; The political situation is becoming more volatile.

Barbarism and savagery:  cruel and extremely violent behavior.

Ex: Come in a movie theather and kill everybody is an act of barbarism and savagery.

Ratified: signed; officially approved.
Ex; In Virginia, US is ratified the marriage between two people of the same sex.

Institutionalize: communicating widely.
Ex; BHD bank is trying to institutionalize the bank`s practices to another international banks.

Prevail: existed; lasted.

Ex; It is hard for logic  to prevail over emotions.

Spare: save

Ex: A  kid was being attacked by a shark and a life guard spare him.

Subscribe to: support and follow.

Ex: I already subscribe on a youtube channer. It is about science.

Disseminating: communicating widely.

Ex;  The police deparment did a great effort to dissemination about the crime rate.

Counterintuitive:  Illogical; unepxected.

Ex: Her clothes choises are often unexpected and counterintuitive.

Codes: rules.

Ex: If you want to study medicine, you should follow the rules or codes.