Unit 7. Economic reforms

Before Doi Moi
Since Doi Moi
poor
backward
rich
modern
1. Our country experienced lots of difficulties.
2. The country was poor.
3. The economy was under-developed
and dominated by traditional agriculture.
4. The people have had a better life.
5. Production was stagnant (trì trệ).
6. Productivity and agricultural exports
have increased.
7. The farmers have had greater choice on
how to use the agricultural land.
8. Children have had more opportunities
to enjoy education and training.
9. The people led a poor life.
10. Inflation (lạm phát) increased (gia tăng)
I/ Pre-reading: Guess and put each number corresponding to each of the statements into its suitable column.
A
Before Doi Moi
b
Since Doi Moi
1
7
Unit 7 - economic reforms
Lesson 1 - Reading
to eliminate (v):

to restructure (v):

to shift st from...to...(v):

measure (n): = solution:

investment (n)

achievements (n):

to initiate (v)

Vocabulary
loại trừ, loại bỏ

cơ cấu lại, sắp xếp lại

chuyển đổi ...từ ...sang....

giải pháp

(sự) đầu tư

nh?ng thành tựu

triển khai, tiến hành
II/ While-reading:
Activity 1: Read through the text on page 75 and
check your guessing in Pre – reading stage.

Activity 2 (task 1 on page 76) : Read the
text again and guess the meanings of the the words.

Activity 3 (task 3 on page 76) : Read the text again
and answer the following questions.


Unit 7 - economic reforms
Lesson 1 - Reading
1. When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated ?
In December at the sixth National Congress by the
Vietnamese Communist Party.
2. What was the aim of Doi Moi ?
To restructure Vietnamese economy and to raise
the people’s living standard.
3. Name the renovation measures the Government introduced to implement Doi Moi ?
eliminating government subsidies, shifting economic priority from heavy industry to 3 major economic programs…..of exports, reducing state intervention in business, opened trade relation….the world and encouraged foreign.....investment.
4. How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi ?
The people have had a better life, productivity and agricultural exports
have increased, the farmers have had greater choice on how to use the
agricultural land, children have had more opportunities to enjoy
education and training.
5. What do we believe ?
We will gain greater achievements and build a better life for our people.

Unit 7 - economic reforms
Lesson 1 - Reading
III/ Post - reading:
In groups of 4, talk briefly about the reading
passage, using the questions and the answers
of activity 3.


IV/ Wrap - up In group of 4, talk about Vietnamese economic reforms briefly,using the following cues.
Before Doi moi
- Our country experienced lots of difficulties.
- The country was poor.
- The economy was under-developed and dominated by traditional agriculture.
- Production was stagnant
- The people led a poor life.
- Inflation increased.
Since Doi moi
- The people have had a better life.
- Productivity and agricultural exports have increased.
- The farmers have had greater choice on how to use the agricultural land.
- Children have had more opportunities to enjoy education and training.
Government’s measures
- eliminated government subsidies - shifted economic priority from heavy industry to 3 major economic programs…..of exports - reduced state intervention in business - opened trade relation….the world encouraged foreign.....investment.
One of the most important measures to be taken to promote the development of a country is to constantly carry uot economic reforms. Being aware of this , in December 1986 ,at its Sixth National Congress , the Vietnamese Comunist Party initiated an overall economic reform , commonly known as “Doi Moi “ ( Renovation ) . The aim of Doi Moi was to restructure the economy of Vietnam and to raise the living standards of the people
Before Doi Moi our country experienced a lot of difficulties : the economy was