Unit 7. Economic reforms

Look at two pairs of pictures and asnswer the questions:
1.A
1.B
2.A
2.B
1. What can you see in picture 1.A?
A poor village and peole lead a poor life
2. What changes can you see in picture 1.B?

Many beautiful buildings, new road with morden transportations.
3. How do farmers harvest their crop now and how did they do ten years ago?
Due to the help of modern machines the farmers can have better productivity than ten years ago.
Before you read
Pair work: Look at the picture in the text book (P. 74) and answer three questions.
What can you see in the picture?
Do think that the people in this picture lead a rich or a poor lise?
What, in your opinion, should be done to improve the situation?
The picture shows us people’s life is very simple. The living standard is very low. People live in the cottages/huts. And there isn’t any modern means of transport.
The people in this picture lead a very simple and poor life.
In my opinion, people should carry out economic reforms. They should change their old and backward way of living and working. They also change their way of thinking . In a word, people should restructure their economy.
 Vocabulary:
+ eliminate [i`limineit](v):=to get rid of
+ intervention [,intə`ven∫n] (n):
+ Vietnamese Communist Party:
+ measure [`meʒə] (n):
+ promote [prə`mout](v):
+ economic reforms (n):
+ Land Law:
+ Enterprise Law [ `entəpraiz lɔ:]
eliminate [i`limineit]
intervention [,intə`ven∫n] (n):
Vietnamese Communist Party:
measure [`meʒə] (n):
promote [prə`mout]
economic reforms (n):
Land Law:
Enterprise Law [ `entəpraiz lɔ:]
Loại trừ
Sự can thiệp
Đảng cộng sản VN
Biện pháp
Đẩy mạnh
Cải cách kinh tế
Luật đất đai
Luật doanh nghiệp
While you read
Task 1: Give the Vietnamese equivalents
+National Congress (n) :
+ renovation (n) :
+ under-developed (adj) :
+ dominate (v):
+ stagnant (adj):
+ inflation (n):
+ government sudsidies (n) :
+ commitment (n):
+ dissolve (v):
+ substantial (adj) :
Đại hội toàn quốc
Đổi mới
Kém phát triển
Chi phối
Trì trệ
Lạm phát
Sự bao cấp của chính phủ
Sự cam kết
Làm tan rã
Lớn lao, đáng kể
Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
Economic reform is the most important measure to be taken to promote the development of a country
DOI MOI was initiated by the Vietnamese Government in 1986.
Before DOI MOI, inflation was presented in alll branches of the national economy.
To make DOI MOI to be successful, the Govement shifted only economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes.
The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have encouraged both domestic and foreign private investment.

T F
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Task 2. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F):
Economic reform is the most important measure to be taken to promote the development of a country
DOI MOI was initiated by the Vietnamese Government in 1986.
Before DOI MOI, inflation was presented in alll branches of the national economy.
To make DOI MOI to be successful, the Govement shifted only economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes.
The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have encouraged both domestic and foreign private investment.

T F
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1- F ( Para 1: Economic reform is just one of the most important economic reforms ).
2-F ( p1:by the Vietnamese Communist Party )
3- T ( p2 : inflation could be seen in every sector of the economy ).
4- F( p2 : our Government introduced a number of renovation measures).
5-T ( p3 : These have laid legal…………… and foreign private investment ).
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2
4
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8
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LUCKY NUMBER
3
6
3. Name the renovation measures the Government introduced implement Doi Moi
Some renovation measures:
Eliminating government subsidies.
Shifting economy priority from heavy industry to three major economic programs.
Reducing state intervention in business.
Opening trade relations with all countries in the world.
Encouraging foreign and domestic private investment.
Number 1
- To restructure the economy of Vietnam and to raise the living standards of the people.
2. What was the aim of Doi Moi
Number 2
Number 3
4. How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi?

Para 4:
Since Doi Moi, our country has undergone substantial changes: Productivity and agricultural exports have constantlly increased, the farmers have enjoyed land use rights and had greater choice on howto use…………………education and training.

Number 4

Congratulation!
Number 5

5. What do we believe?
We will gain greater achievements and build a better life for our people.
Number 6

Number 8

1. When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated?
In December 1986 by the Vietnames Comminist Party.

Number 7

After you read
Scan the passage and make brief notes of the following points
Vietnam before Doi Moi
The government’s renovation measures
Vietnam since Doi Moi
- VN before DM: economy under-developed – country and poor people – production stagnant – shortage of schools, hospitals – inflation.
-Renovation measures: eliminated government subsidies - shifted economic priority…..of export - reduced state intervention in business + Open trade relation…..the world - encourage foreign……investment.
-VN since DM: productivity and agricultural export -farmers have enjoyed…..
+ Workers have worked harder. children, especially from …, … training
Homework
Learn vocabulary and make some examples from new words
Do task3 again in the work book
- Prepare section B - SPEAKING