Unit 7. Economic reforms

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Life in the past

Life today

Can you see any changes in these pictures?
What did the government do
to achieve the changes?
Vocabulary
renovate: [`renəveit] (v)

purchase: [`pə:t∫əs] (v)

implement: [`implimənt] (v)

Curriculum: [kə`rikjuləm](n)

Facility: [fə`siliti] (n)

Scholarship: [`skɔlə∫ip] (n)


đổi mới
mua, sắm
thực hiện
chương trình giảng
dạy
cơ sở vật chất
học bổng
Match the words in column A with column B
1- C; 2- E; 3- A; 4- G; 5- B; 6-D
Work in pairs:
Talking about what the
Government and the people
of Fantasia have done
to improve their economy in education, health care and agriculture.
Role- play:

Imagine the 11th National Congress will take place in 2011 in Viet Nam. You are a member of one field:
+ Group 1: Ministry of Education
+ Group 2: Ministry of Health
+ Group 3: Ministry of Agriculture
A student acts as a journalist and make an interview with one member of one field above about the future changes.
Game rules:
- Have 16 magic numbers from number 1 to number 16 on the wheel.
- Each time the ball stops at any number on the wheel, the student who have the same number has to stand up and select the best answer for each question.
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HOMEWORK
Remember to do homework!
* Write down the two changes in Vietnam in Education, Health care and Agriculture.
Useful verbs
Renovate
Build
Provide
Raise
Offer
Train
Apply
Introduce
Use
Education:
Curriculum/textbooks

More schools

Teaching methods.

More teaching facilities

Teacher’s salaries
Scholarships for poor students.

Renovate

Build

Renovate

Provide

Raise
Offer

St 1:What has the Government done to
develop …………?
St 2: They have ………..
education
built more schools
Health care
More hospitals

More qualified doctors

More medical facilities

Doctors’ and nurses’ salaries.

Health insurance.
Build

Train

Provide

Raise


Provide



St 1:What has the Government done to
develop …………?
St 2: They have ………..
health care
built more hospitals
Agriculture
Suitable policies to encourage farmers.

new farming techniques.

Fertilizers, insecticides.
Dykes, dams
irrigation system.

Advanced farming facilities
Apply


Introduce

Use
Build
Build

Provide

St 1:What has the Government done to
develop …………?
St 2: They have ………..
agriculture
built more dams
Suggested Model Dialogues:

Journalist: What do you think the Government
will do to improve………….?
Member: I think we will ……………...,

………………………………..,
………………………………...,

and ……………….

education
build more schools
offer more scholarships for poor children
introduce more teaching methods
raise teachers’ salaries
A: 1966
B: 1976
D: 1996
When did the sixth National Congress take place?
C: 1986

By whom was Doi Moi officially initiated?
A: Vietnamese government
C: Vietnamese people
B: the National Congress
D: Vietnamese
Communist party
Who was the president of the sixth National Congress?
A: Tran Van Linh
C: Le Van Linh
B: Nguyen Khanh Linh

D: Nguyen Van Linh
How often does the National Congress take place?
A: every 2 years
D: every three years
B: every four years
C: Every five years
Before Doi Moi, how was our country?
A: developing
C: rich and modern
B: developed
D: under- developed
Which is NOT major economic program taken priority during Doi Moi?
A: a production of exports
C: food production
D: a production of consumer goods

B: State intervention
Before Doi Moi, what could be seen in every sector of the economy?
D: productivity
C: investment
B: development

A: Inflation
What Law was introduced in 2000?
A: Land Law
D: Education Law
B: Marriage law
C: Enterprises Law
When was Land Law introduced?
C: 1997
A: 2003
B: 1995

A: 1993

When were “Government Subsidies” popular?
A: Since Doi Moi
C: During Doi Moi
D: After Doi Moi

B: Before Doi Moi
By what was our economy dominated before Doi Moi?
A: heavy industry
B: investment
C: production

D: traditional agriculture
What was the aim of Doi Moi?
A: reducing investments
D: shortage of schools
B: raising inflation
C: building a better life for people
What have been done to improve our country in agriculture?
A: more hospitals
C: more qualified doctors
B: more textbooks

D: more dykes and dams
What have been done to improve our country in education?
A: new farming techniques
C: more qualified doctors
D: more farming equipment

B: more schools
What have been done to improve our country in health care?
A: teachers’ salaries
D: more teaching equipment
B: more scholarship

C: health insurance
What is the closest meaning to “Doi Moi”?
C: Changes
D: achievements
B: New
A: Renovation