Unit 7. Economic reforms

Teacher: Hoang Nhung
Quang binh upper secondary school
Check up!
* Reorder the sentences to have a complete paragraph.
A. This interest was far more than just theoretical.
B. For instance, the Vietnamese way to pro-market reforms appeared effective enough to arouse the interest of the North Korean leadership, which has sought to find a formula for improving the DPRK’s economic performance within the framework of a one-party system.
C. Ever since the leaders of the Vietnam Communist Party (VCP) officially announced a policy of doi moi (Renovation) in December 1986, the successes and failures of Vietnam’s economic reform program have been extensively studied, both at home and abroad.
D. In October 2007, a North Korean delegation headed by Prime Minister Kim - Yong- i l visited Vietnam to learn about Doi Moi’s policies, such as Hanoi’s methods to attract foreign investment.
1 – C; 2 – A; 3 – B; 4 - D
+ Can you see the changes?
 Economic reforms
+ What makes the school and the factory in these pictures change a lot?
II. Task 2
III. Task 3
IV. Home work.

I. Task 1.
Unit 7 - Listening
Task 1: Answering
What does each pair of pictures tell you?
What changes can you see in each pair of pictures?
What do you think people have done to achieve these changes?
Changes of the school
Before Doi Moi:
School/old/simple/
Equipment/ facilities/ poor / old
After Doi Moi
school/ bigger/; many storey building
Rquipment/ facilities/ better and more modern
build/ more schools
Purchase/ modern equipment

Changes of a factory
Before Doi moi:
Machine/old/out of date
Worker/lazy
After Doi Moi
- Machine/ modern and better
- workers /work hard
modernize the factory
pay good salary
+ Curriculum and textbooks
+ Equipment and facilities
+ Teachers` salaries
+ more scholarships ...
What has been changed in Vietnamese education system?
+ qualified doctors;
+ more medical equipment and facilities
+ sensitivity of doctors and nurses to their professional responsibilities
+ health insurance ...
What has been changed in health care?
+ new and advanced farming techniques
+ more advanced farming facilities and equipment
+ fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides; + more dykes and dams, irrigation and drainage systems...
What has been changed in agriculture?
* Vietnam started its overall reforms in December 1986. The reform has brought about positive effects in many sectors of the economy, particularly in education, health care and agriculture.

* Suggest what the government and people have done to improve their economy in some sectors (Education, Healthcare, Agriculture)
Task 2: Groupwork: Each group is in charge of one field only
Group 1: Ministry of Education
Group 2: Ministry of Health
Group 3: Ministry of Agriculture
What changes do you want to see in schools?
What changes do you want to see in health care?
What changes do you want to see in agriculture?
To renovate: to make something new
To purchase: to get, to buy
To improve: to make progress
To raise (salary): pay higher salary
To provide/deliver
To implement
To apply
To educate: To teach/ To train
Sponsor

Vocabulary
Renovate/ curriculum and textbooks - - build/ more schools
provide/ more equipment and facilities...
build more hospitals in the countries
train more highly qualified doctors
- purchase more medical equipment and facilities...
apply new and advanced farming techniques
provide more advanced farming facilities and equipment
use fertilizers, pesticides, insecticides
build more dykes and dams, irrigation and drainage systems...
15. invest
14. develop
13. modernize
12. purchase
11. give
10. change
7. provide
2. renovate
3. build
4. use
educate
6. equip
16. raise
1. sponsor
9. apply
8. upgrade
HOMEWORK
Remember to do your homework!
* Write down the changes in Quang Binh in Education, Health care and Agriculture from the foundation of the district.
* Prepare for part C-listening
Thank you for your attention!