English 12- Unit 7. Reading

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 N

Welcome to our lesson today!

Look at the picture and answer the questions:

• What can you see in

the picture?

• Do you think that

the people lead a

rich or a poor life?

• Is the picture

about life in the

past or life today?

• What did our

government and

people do to

achieve these

Unit 7 : Economic reforms

A Reading

I Vocabulary:

• dissolve (v): giải thể, giải tán

• stagnant (adj): trì trệ

• substantial (adj): lớn lao, đáng kể

Task 1 Match the words in column A with the correct meaning in column B

1 National Congress

2 under - developed

3 government commitment

4 stagnant

5 inflation

6 renovation

7 dissolve

8 government subsidies

9 dominate

a trì trệ

b kém phát triển

c lạm phát

d cam kết của chính phủ

e Quốc hội

f bao cấp của chính phủ

g đổi mới, canh tân

h giải thể, giải tán

i lớn lao, đáng kể

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 aim of Doi Moi was to restructure the economy of Vietnam and to raise the living standards of the people.

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*Skim the passage and number the lines in each paragraph

Paragraph 1:

II Reading

* 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

( P1- line 1: One of the most important measures …)

( P1- line 4: by the Vietnamese Communist Party)

(P2 – lines 6 -> 12: they eliminated …, they shifted …; they reduced…; they opened…)

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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 How many measures did the Government introduce to implement Doi Moi?

4 How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi?

5 What do we believe?

It was officially initiated in December 1986 by the Vietnamese Communist Party

It was to restructure the economy of Vietnam and to raise the living standards of the people.

They introduced 5 measures.

Since Doi Moi, Vietnam has undergone substantial changes:

• Productivity and agricultural exports have consistently increased

• The farmers have enjoyed land use rights and have greater choice in how to use their

agricultural land

• The workers have worked harder

• The children have had more opportunities to enjoy education and training

Summary: Use these words or phrases to complete the table below:

Vietnam before Doi Moi The Government’s renovation

measures Vietnam since Doi Moi.

-Economy: (1) ……… ,

dominated by traditional

agriculture

- Country and people : poor

- Production: (2) ……

- Shortage of schools,

hospitals

- (3) ……… in every

sector of the economy

• Eliminating government (4)

………

• Opening trade relations with all countries in the world

• (5) ……… economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes

• Reducing state intervention in business

• Encouraging foreign and domestic private investment

• Productivity and agricultural exports: (6) …………

• Farmers have enjoyed land use rights and had greater choice to use their agricultural land

•Workers have worked (7)

……… …

• Children have enjoyed (8)

………….…

under-developed subsidies shifting increased

harder education and training stagnant inflation

→ Learn the new words in task 1.

→ Write 5 sentences about the changes taken place in your province or town during the past years.

Cues:

→ Prepare for the speaking lesson.