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Unit

7 :

Saturday, Nov 13th , 2010

Part A :

National Congress (n): Đại hội toàn quốc

VI

This is the sixth National Congress of the Vietnamese Communist party

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Because of the prices and currency , the inflation of our country is currently running at 8%

inflation (n): lạm phát

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Consumer goods (n): hàng tiêu dùng

Consumer goods consist of food , clothing , which are bought by individual customers

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These people are receiving government subsidies

government subsidies (n): Sự bao cấp của chính phủ

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The Prime Minister reaffirms that the government

is introducing tougher measures to combat crime.

measure (n) giải pháp

The Prime Minister

Of Vietnam

reaffirm (v) Khẳng định , xác nhận Unit 7 : ECONOMIC REFORMS -Reading

to shift sth from to (v): Chuyển đổi ….từ…sang

1.BEFORE YOU READ:

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

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a.Task 1 : Choose the right answer A, B, C, or D

1 The aim of Doi Moi was……….…

A to restructure the economy of Vietnam

B to raise the living standards of the people

C Both A and B D none of them

2 Before Doi Moi, production was………

A developed B stagnant

C under - developed D rich

3 To solve the problems, the…………introduced a number of renovation measures.

A Vietnamese Communist Party

B Vietnamese National Congress

C Vietnamese People

D Vietnamese Government

4 Since Doi Moi, productivity and agricultural exports have……

A constantly increased B decreased

C fallen sharply D dropped dramatically

b Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F)

1 Economic reform is the most important measure to

be taken to promote the development of a country

2 Doi Moi was initiated by the Vietnamese

Government in 1986

3 Before Doi Moi, inflation was present in all branches

of the national economy

4 To make Doi Moi to be successful, the Government

shifted only economic priority from heavy industry

to three major economic programmes

5 The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have

encouraged both domestic and foreign private

investment

T

F F

F

T

Paragraph 1:

1 “One of the most important measures to be taken to promote

the development of a country is to constantly carry out economic reforms Being aware of this, in December 1986, at its Sixth

National Congress, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated an overall economic reform, commonly known as “Doi Moi”

(Renovation)……”

Paragraph 1:

2 “ One of the most important measures to be taken to promote the development of a country is to constantly carry out economic

reforms Being aware of this, in December 1986, at its Sixth

National Congress, the Vietnamese Communist Party initiated

an overall economic reform, commonly known as “Doi Moi”

(Renovation) ….”

the economy ……”

Paragraph 2:

4 “ Before Doi Moi our country experienced a lot of

difficulties… To solve these problems, our Government

introduced a number of renovation measures: they eliminated government subsidies; they shifted economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programs, namely, production of food, production of consumer goods, and production of exports; they reduce state intervention in business; they open trade relations with all countries in the world and encouraged foreign and

domestic private investment.”

Paragraph 3:

5 “The subsequent National Congresses of the Vietnamese

Communist Party held in 1991, 1996, and 2001 continued to

reaffirm its commitment to Doi Moi, and called for more

administrative and economic reforms Under the party’s

guidelines, the Government adopted the Land Law in 1993 and

the Enterprises Law in 2000 These have laid legal grounds for dissolving inefficient co-operatives, expanding more

opportunities for farmers, and encouraging both domestic and foreign investment ”

c.Task 3 : Answer the following questions

1.When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated?

2 What was the aim of Doi Moi?

3 Name the Renovation measures the Government introduced to implement Doi Moi.

4 How has Viet Nam changed since Doi Moi?

5 What do we believe?

2.WHILE YOU READ:

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c.Task 3 Answer the following questions

Question 1 : When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated?

• Doi Moi was officially initiated in December

1986, at its Sixth National Congress by the

Vietnamese Communist Party.

Question 2 : What was the aim of Doi Moi?

•The aim of Doi Moi was to restructure the

economy of Viet Mam and to raise the living

standards of the people.

Question 3 : Name the Renovation measures the

Government introduced to implement Doi Moi.

They eliminated government subsidies.

They shifted economic priority from heavy

industry to three major programmes.

+ Production of food.

+ Production of consumer goods

+ Production of exports

They reduced state intervention in business.

They opened trade relations with all the countries

in the world.

They encouraged domestic and foreign private

investment.

Question 4: How has Viet Nam changed since

- The workers have worked harder

- The children , particularly, those from ethnic

minorities have had more opportunities to enjoy

education and training.

• We believe that with strong commitment of our Party and Government to Doi Moi, we will gain greater achievements and build a better life for our people.

Question 5 : What do we believe?

Question How was Viet Nam before Doi Moi?

Before Doi Moi, our country had a lot of difficulties:

 The economy was under-developed and was

dominated by traditional agriculture.

 The country was poor and the people lived a poor life.

 Production was stagnant

 There was a shortage of schools and hospitals.

 Inflation could be seen in every sector of the economy.

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3: After you read

Work in groups: DISCU SS

ECONOMIC REFORMS

IN VIET NAM

Before Doi Moi Renovation Measures The Government’s Renovation Measures The Government’s Since Doi Moi  Economy: ………

Country & people : ……….

 Production: ………

 Inflation: ……….

 Shortage: .………

Eliminated ………

………

Shifted ……….

………

………

………

 Reduced ……….

………

Opened ………

………

………

Encouraged ………

………

Productivity and agricultural exports : ……….

 Farmers : …………

………

 Workers : ……….

 Children:………

……….

……….

under- developed poor in every sector stagnant schools & hospitals government subsidies economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes

state intervention in business trade

relations with all countries in the world.

foreign and domestic investment

constantly increased enjoyed land use rights

worked harder enjoyed education and

training.

→ Learn the new words

→ Make a summary about Vietnam before Doi Moi and since Doi Moi.

→ Prepare for the speaking lesson.