Unit 7. Economic reforms

WELCOME TO OUR CLASS!
These are the branches of economy that the Government and the people of Tango have gained after two decades of their economic reform. Today we’re going to write a report about this event.
Fishery
Forestry
Industry
Construction
Export
Agriculture
Look at the pictures and name the branches of economy.
Monday, November 15th ,2010
Unit 7: ECONOMIC REFORM
Lesson 4: Writing
PRESENTED BY TUAN TRAN
Some kinds of charts.
3. Graph
1. Bar-chart
2. Pie-chart
4. Table
1. Verbs:
- rise, increase, shoot up, soar up
- fall, drop, decline, decrease
- remain (constant/ unchanged)
- reach (a plateau/ a peak)
- level off/ out
- fluctuate
Some useful words and expressions to
describe trends.

2. Adverbs:
- slowly, gradually, steadily
- rapidly, sharply, steeply, suddenly, dramatically, markedly
Some useful words and expressions to
describe trends.

Useful language:
(production/ economy) be
(high) inflation
increase by … percent
rise from … to …
increase/ rise/ go up
Tenses:
in ruins
under-developed
stagnant
steadily
slightly
dramatically
The past simple tense to talk about the economic situation before 1980.
The present perfect tense to talk about the things done and achievements made.
Look at the table and answer the questions about Tango.
Task 1: Answer the questions.
1. What was the economic situation in Tango before 1980?
2. What can you say about the economic situation in Tango from 1980 to 2000?
3. What do you think the Government and the people of Tango have done to achieve these results?
- It was in ruins.
The economic situation in Tango from 1980 to 2000
became better.
- The Government and the people have had proper policies to farmers and workers.
Task 2: Write a report of about 150 words about the economic development of Tango.
The economic situation of Tango before 1980
The measures taken by the Government and the people of Tango to overcome the problems
The achievements (as presented in the table) they have made as a result of the reform
* Outline:
- Introduction:
Ex: The chart shows/ describes / presents..
- Supporting sentences ( details)
Ex: As we can see in the chart, as can be seen.
- Conclusion:
Ex: To sum up, / In short, / In general, we believe that .
You may begin with:
The Government and the people of Tango started their overall economic reform in the mid 1970s. Before that time, the economy of the country was in ruins…
Useful language:
(production/ economy) be
(high) inflation
increase by … percent
rise from … to …
increase/ rise/ go up
Tenses:
in ruins
under-developed
stagnant
steadily
slightly
dramatically
The past simple tense to talk about the economic situation before 1980.
The present perfect tense to talk about the things done and achievements made.
 Suggested writing:
The Government and the people of Tango started their overall economic reform in the mid 1970s. Before that time, the economy of the country was in ruins such as: Agriculture: -0.5%, Fishery: -0.4%, Forestry: -0.2%, Industry: -0.6%, Construction: -0.3% and Export: 0%. As a result, the economy was under-developed, the country was poor, the people led a poor life, production was stagnant.
To solve the problems, the economic reform was applied in some sectors of the economy. From the information from the table, we can say that since the economic reform, Tango country has undergone substantial changes, all branches of economy increased steadily : Export: 5.3%, rose 2.3% against 1980; Industry: 4.5%, rose 2.2% against 1980; Construction: 6.4%, rose 1.9% against 1980. As can be seen in the table, construction developed best, before 1980, it was only -0,3%, but in 2000, it increased to 6,4%.
In short, we believe that thanks to the economic reform, the Government and people of will gain greater achievements and developed miraculously from a poor country to a developing country or a very rich country.
- Rewrite the passage at home.
- Prepare for the next lesson Part E - Language Focus./.
Homework:
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