Unit 6: Economic reforms

Economic reforms
Unit 6:
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
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Market Shopping mall

Building
Big and tall building
New word:
Impression (n) : ấn tượng
Witness (n) : chứng kiến
Profound (adj) : sâu sắc
Enterprise (n) : tổ chức kinh doanh, doanh nghiệp
Equivalent (n) : vật tương đương
Brain drain (n) : tình trạng chảy máu chất xám
Drastically (n) : mạnh mẽ, quyết liệt
Yield (n) : sản lượng
Reading text
a)Work with a partner and guess the jobs of the people in the pictures
He’s a farmer
She’s a businesswoman
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B
She’s a teacher
He’s a worker
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D
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 all say they are not frightened.Isn’t it wonderful?
LINH
NHAN’S FATHER
CHRISTINE
HAI
c) Which of the following is the best tittle of the above test?
Christine`s Life Story
Employment in Viet Nam after Doi Moi
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.
HOME WORK
Study new words and read the text again
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