Unit 5 _Illiteracy_reading

Do these children in this picture know how to read and write?
UNIT 5: ILLITERACY
LESSON 1: READING
By Ms Nguyễn Anh Thư
Institution: Binh Luc A High School
I. Before you read
Look at the picture and answer the following questions
1.Where do you think the class is taking place?
A. In mountainous areas.
B. In the towns
C. In the big cities
2. Who are the students in this class?
A. children with the same age
B. ethnic minority children
C. children in big cities
3. Who is the man?
A. he is a teacher
B. he is an ethnic minority man
C. he is a solider
4. What makes the classroom differ from others?
A. the room is in best condition
B. the room is badly equipped
C. children wears uniform
New words and phrases
1. Universalization /¸ju:ni¸və:səlai´zeiʃən/ (n): sự phổ cập
e.g universalization of secondary education
2. eradication /i¸rædi´keiʃən/ (n): sự xóa bỏ
to eradicate st: xóa bỏ cái gì đấy
e.g. The government tries to eradicate the gap between the rich and the poor
3. promotion /prə`mou∫n/ (n): sự thăng tiến, sự khuyến khích
e.g. He manages to get higher promotion in the company
4. campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ (n): chiến dịch
5. ethnic minority /`eθnik/ /mai´nɔriti/ (adj + n): dân tộc thiểu số










New words and phrases
6. struggle /`strʌg(ә)l/ (n): cuộc đấu tranh
7. to reach st /ri:tʃ/: đạt đến cái gì đó
8. against /ə`geinst/ (pre): chống lại
fight against : chiến đấu chống lại cái gì đấy
e.g. The Vietnamese people fought against the French in 1945s
8. honorable /’ɒnərəbəl/ (adj): đáng trân trọng
e.g. he is considered the most honorable person in the company
9. relevant /´reləvənt/ (adj): có liên quan

II. While you read
Read the passage silently and do the following tasks
Task 1:
Match the Vietnamese equivalent with its expression
1. Universalisation of Primary Education
2. The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion
3. Illiteracy eradication
4. Farming techniques
5. Family planning
6. The rate of literacy
7. Ethnic minority students
8. The fight against illiteracy
9. Illiterate people
A. Tỷ lệ người biết chữ
B. Xoá mù chữ
C. Người mù chữ
D. Cuộc chiến chống lại nạn mù chữ
E. Học sinh dân tộc thiểu số
F. Hội khuyến học Việt Nam
G. Kế hoạch hoá gia đình
H. Phổ cập giáo dục tiểu học
I. Kỹ thuật canh tác
Task 1: Answer key
1. Universalisation of Primary Education
2. The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion
3. Illiteracy eradication
4. Farming techniques
5. Family planning
6. The rate of literacy
7. Ethnic minority students
8. The fight against illiteracy
9. Illiterate people
H. Phổ cập giáo dục tiểu học

F. Hội khuyến học Việt Nam

B. Xoá mù chữ

I. Kỹ thuật canh tác

G. Kế hoạch hoá gia đình
A. Tỷ lệ người biết chữ  

E. Học sinh dân tộc thiểu số

D. Cuộc chiến chống lại nạn mù chữ

C. Người mù chữ
Extra task:
Read the passage again and then summarize
the main ideas in Vietnamese
Task 2: choose A, B, C or D to sum up the whole passage
The program of “ Universalisation of Primary Education” in Vietnam
Illiteracy rates in Vietnam
Ethnic minority students’ education program
The fight against illiteracy
Answer key: D
Task 3: Answer the following questions
What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
What did the students do to help eradicate illiteracy?
What will happen if more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy?

Task 3: Answer keys
1. What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
94% of the population
2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
The campaign for illiteracy eradication

Task 3: Answer keys
3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
in 2000:600 students
in 2001: 800 students
4. What did the students do to help eradicate illiteracy?
They voluntarily spent their summer vacations teaching ethnic minority illiterate people to read and write.

Task 3: Answer keys

5 . What will happen if more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy?
Illiteracy will soon be eradicated
III. AFTER YOU READ
Discuss the following questions in pairs
1.Are there any illiterate people in your neighborhood?
2. What do you think we should do to help them read and write?
2. What do you think we should do to help them read and write?
We should…………………………………
a. take part in teaching them to read and write every summer vacation.
b. give them books, notebooks, pens…
c. give them money to support their studying
d. prepare the relevant materials for them.
e. provide evening classes
f. teach them spell then read and write

Homework
Part I. Reading_workbook_page