Unit5: Speaking

The programme of “Universalisation of Primary Education ”in Vietnam B.. Illiteracy rates in Vietnam C.. Ethnic minority students’ education programme D.. What campaign was started by the

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CLASS

NGUYỄN BỈNH KHIÊM HIGH

SCHOOL TEACHER: VÕ THỊ VÂN

UNIT 5 : ILLITERACY

BEFORE YOU READ

Work in pairs :

Look at the picture and describe it by matching the questions with the answers.

1.Where is this classroom?

2 Who are in this classroom ?

3 What kind of textbooks are they learning ?

4.Who is the teacher ?

5 What are they learning?

A Children at different ages.

B An army man.

C In a poor remote.

D To read and to write

E Textbooks for grade one.

New words

• illiteracy (n) : mù chữ

• eradicate (v) : xoá bỏ

• campaign (n) : chiến dịch

• ethnic minority : dân tộc thiểu số

• expand (v) : mở rộng

WHILE YOU READ

Task 1:Find the Vietnamese equivalent to the following expressions by

matching each in A with one in B.

Task 2: Which of the choices A, B, C, OR D most adequately sums up the whole passage ?

A. The programme of “Universalisation of

Primary Education ”in Vietnam

B. Illiteracy rates in Vietnam

C. Ethnic minority students’ education

programme

D. The fight against illiteracy

Task 3: Answer the questions. 1.What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000 ?

2 What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of

Learning Promotion ?

3 How many students participated in the campaign in 2000

and how many in 2001?

4 What did the students do to help eradicate illiteracy ?

5 What will happen if more and more people take part in

the struggle against illiteracy ?

Key

1.94% of the population

2 The campaign for illiteracy eradication

3 600 students in 2000 and 800 students in

2001

4 They voluntarily spent their vacations

teaching ethnic minority illiterate people

to read and write

5 Illiteracy will soon be eradicated

After you read

Work in groups Ask and answer the questions.

1. Are there any illiterate people in your

neighborhood ?

2. What do you think we should do to help

them read and write ?