Unit 7 Reading

Do you think that the people in this picture lead a rich or a poor life?. -They lead a poor life 3.. -In my opinion people should carry out economic reforms... To make Doi Moi to be succ

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1.What can you see in the picture?

-The picture shows me The living standard is very low People live in houses with earthen walls There is no modern means of transport

2 Do you think that the people in this picture lead a rich or a poor life?

-They lead a poor life

3 What, in your opinion, should be done to improve the situation?

-In my opinion people should carry out economic reforms

+ National Congress ['næ∫nəl 'kɔηgres] (n):

- Under-developed [ʌndə di'veləpt] (a):

+ Dominate ['dɔmineit] (v):

- Stagnant ['stægnənt] (a):

- Inflation [in'flei∫n] (n):

+ Commitment [kə'mitmənt] (n):

not fully developed

showing no activity

a general increase in prices and fall in the purchasing value of money

Tast 1.Match the words in column A with

column B

1 National Congress

2 Under - developed

3 Commitment

4 Stagnant

5 Inflation

6 Renovation

7 Dissolve

8 Government subsidies

a Trì trệ

b Kém phát triển

c Lạm phát

d Lời cam kết

e Quốc Hội

g Bao cấp của chính phủ

h Đổi mới, canh tân

i Tan rã

Tast 2 Decide whether the 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 The Vietnamese Government initiated Doi Moi 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 & the Enterprises Law have encouraged both domestic & foreign private investment

F

F T

F

T

Task 3 Circle the right answer A, B, C, or D

A In 1986 by Vietnam Communist Party

B In 1987 by Vietnam Communist Party

C In 1988 by Vietnam Communist Party

D In 1989 by Vietnam Communist Party

2 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

3 Before Doi Moi, production was………

A developed B stagnant

C under - developed D rich

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

A President

B Poor

C Rich

D Vietnamese Government

5 Since Doi Moi, productivity and agriculture exports have……

A increased B decreased

C fallen sharply D dropped dramatically

Before D.M:

the economy: under-developed, dominated by traditional agriculture

the country and people: poor

production: stagnant

schools and hospitals: shortage

Inflation

After D.M:

productivity, agriculture exports: increasing

the farmers: enjoying land use rights, having choice to use their agricultural land

the workers: working harder

the children: enjoying education and training.

Government’s measures:

eliminated government subsidies

shifted economic priority…

reduced state invention in business

opened trade relations, encouraged foreign and domestic

Learn by heart the new words.

Prepare the next lesson:

Lesson B, Speaking

Homework