Unit 6: Economic reforms

Discuss and note down the changes in business and contruction in Viet Nam before and after economic reforms Before After Market Shopping mall... Before Economic Reforms After Econom

Before you read

Work in groups Look at the following picture Discuss and note down the changes in business and contruction in Viet Nam before and after

economic reforms

Before After

Market Shopping mall

Building Big and tall building

Before Economic Reforms After Economic Reforms

 Business was run on the

small scale

 People did their shopping in

small markets or markets

in the open air

 Goods were purchased in a

small quantities with

reasonable prices

 Business was run on the large scale

 People did their shopping in big markets and shopping malls

 Goods of high qualify are purchased in a large

quantities People can buy both imported and exported goods with low or reasonable prices

Small buildings were built

and big, tall building were

being built

Bigger and taller buildings have been built High-rise buildings are being built

New word:

Reading text

a)Work with a partner and guess the jobs of the people

in the pictures

He’s a worker

b) Scan the following text quickly to identify the people in the

picture

I’m Christine and I’m teaching English in Ho Chi

Minh City.I’m too young to have seen The Viet Nam War

on television to have read about it in time of war.My

impression of Viet Nam have been formed from my own experience since 2000 when ouarrived here as a tourists.I love this land,and that’why I returned soon later ang

looked for work.It’s a great time to be in Viet Nam to

witness a country in profound change.Doi Moi,an

economis policy established in 1986,has encouraged

private enterprise.Since then Viet Nam step by step has overcome many difficulties and achieved enormous

results-people’s living standars have greatly improved.I learned all about this from my students-when they told me stories about themselves and their families

Hai,a highly-skilled worker,was a states

employee earning only U$$ 250,which is ered a fortune by local standars.Hai’s case is typical of the “brain drain” from states to private foreign companies in Viet Nam now.

Nhan,another bright students of mine,is the son of the farmer in Can Tho.He told me the

effects of Doi Moi have been felt more

drastically in rural Viet Nam.a farmer can now choose what to plant-this decision is based on the price and demand of the market.Before Doi

Moi,despite having worked in the field day after for years, Nhan’s parents could hardly earn

enough to feed the whole family.Nom his family can buy equipment such as mechanized plows

and threshing machines that produce higher

yields

One more students is Linh,a typical Vietnamese businesswoman.Gone were the

days when colleges gradiates like Linh did not

have to worry about a job, thanks to centralized planning system.A governments job promise

security ,but it is not easy to compete with many others for one jobs now.To avoid

unemployments,Lonh decided to set up a small business ta trade in leather shoes.Now she has branches in three other provinces around Ho Chi Minh City

My students are still facing a lot of difficulties

as competition is becoming tougher,when Viet Nam ‘good have to compete with those imported under AFTA,ASEAN Free Trade Area.But they

NHAN’S FATHER

CHRISTINE

HAI

c) Which of the following is the best tittle of the

above test?

1 Christine’s Life Story

2 Employment in Viet Nam after Doi Moi

3 Doi Moi Witnessed by a Foreign

Observer

d) Answer the following question

1 What is Doi Moi?

~> Doi Moi is an economis policy established in 1986 and which

has encouraged private enterprise

2 Why is Hai’s case considered a case of “brain drain”? Do

you think Linh’s case is also an example of “brain drain”?

~>Because he moved from state to private foreign companies in

Viet Nam but Linh isn’t as she runs her own business.

3 In what way has Doi Moi affected Nhan’s family?

~> His family can choose what to plant and buy equipment to

produce higher yield

4 Before Doi Moi, could college graduates get a job easily?

Why or Why not?

~> Yes, thanks to the centralized planning system.

5 What problem is Viet Nam’s economy facing?

~> It is facing tougher competition

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e) Work in groups Answer this question

What changes have taken place in your province or neighborhood during the past years?

You can talk about people’s lives, road system, transportation system, or contruction

• People’s lives: higher income,better living conditions

• Road system: better and wider roads, more asphalted roads

• Transportation system: more vehicles, more public means

of transportation, more traffic jams

• Contruction: more concrete bridges, buildings, hospitals,

markets, schools.

Study new words and read the text

again

Study new words and read the text

again

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