Unit 7. Economic reforms

WARM UP
GAME: JUMBLED WORDS
- ohpstali
- egvorenntm
- etsxbkoto
- qemuinetp
- ocpyli

 hospital
 government
 textbooks
 equipment
 policy

PRE-LISTENING
1. DISCUSSION
Discuss the question:
“ Do you think that drug-taking should be banned? Why/ Why not?”

PRE-LISTENING
2. VOCABULARY
- rationally [`ræ∫ənlli]: có lý, phải lẽ; vừa phải, có chừng mực
discourage [dis`kʌridʒ]: làm mất hết can đảm, làm chán nản, làm ngã lòng, làm nản lòng,
( + from) can ngăn (ai làm việc gì)
- drug [drʌg]: ma tuý
- drug-taker [drʌg `teikə]: người sử dụng ma tuý
- islanders [`ailəndə]: người ở đảo

PRE-LISTENING
Tango discourage drug-taker
rationally ruin solution
unfortunately measures islanders
3. LISTEN AND REPEAT
WHILE-LISTENING
Task 1. Listen to the passage about the inhabitants of Tango Island and decide whether the states are (T) or (F)
5. The Prime Minister warned the people many times on the radio about the drug
9. The Government exported the drug to another country
8. The Law couldn’t have any effect
7. The Government introduced laws to make the drug illegal
6. The islanders took the Prime Minister’s advice
4. The whole population stopped working because of the drug
3. The drug made it difficult for the people to think in a reasonable way
2. They found a drug
1. Tango Island is in the South Atlantic
WHILE-LISTENING
Task 2. Listen again and answer the questions
1. What did the people of Tango discover?
They discovered a plant which contained a powerful drug
2. What did they do with the plant?
They grew it all over the island
3. What negative effects did the drug bring about?
The negative effects the drug brought about were:
+ workers and farmers became lazy
+ children did not want to go to school
+ whole population began to run short of food
4. How many measures did the Government take and what were they?
The Government took three measures:
+ introduced a law to make the drug illegal
+ put the drug-takers into prison
+ exported the drug to other countries
5. What did the Government of Tango decide to do eventually?
Eventually they decided to export the drug to other countries
POST-LISTENING
Work in groups. Discuss the question:
“Do you think that the Government of Tango’s decision to export the drug to other countries was a better solution? Why/ Why not?”
HOMEWORK