Unit 7: Economic reforms A Reading Bài giảng điện tử Môn: English 12 Look at the picture and answer the questions: • What can you see in the picture? • Do you think that the people lead a rich or a poor life? • Is the picture about life in the past or life today? • What did our government and people to achieve these changes? Unit : I Vocabulary: Economic reforms A Reading • inflation (n): lạm phát • subsidy (n): bao cấp • renovation (n): đổi • dissolve (v): giải thể, giải tán • stagnant (adj): trì trệ • substantial (adj): lớn lao, đáng kể Task Match the words in column A with the correct meaning in column B A National Congress under - developed government commitment stagnant inflation renovation dissolve government subsidies dominate 10 substantial B a trì trệ b phát triển c lạm phát d cam kết phủ e Quốc hội f bao cấp phủ g đổi mới, canh tân h giải thể, giải tán i lớn lao, đáng kể k thống trị, chi phối II READING *Skim the passage and number the lines in each paragraph Paragraph 1: One of the most important measures to be taken to promote the development of a country is to constantly carry out economic reforms Being aware of this, in December 1986, at its Sixth National Congress, the Vietnamese Communist 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 * Task 2: Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F) T 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 ( P1- line 4: by the Vietnamese Communist Party) ( P1- line 1: One of the most important measures …) Before Doi Moi, inflation was present in all branches of the national economy (P2-line 5) To make Doi Moi to be successful, the Government shifted only economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes (P2 – lines -> 12: they eliminated …, they shifted …; they reduced…; they opened…) The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have encouraged both domestic and foreign private investment (P3- lines 7, 8) TASK 3: Answer the following questions : When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated? It was officially initiated in December 1986 by the Vietnamese Communist Party What was the aim of Doi Moi? It was to restructure the economy of Vietnam and to raise the living standards of the people How many measures did the Government introduce to implement Doi Moi? They introduced measures How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi? Since Doi Moi, Vietnam has undergone substantial changes: • Productivity and agricultural exports have consistently increased • The farmers have enjoyed land use rights and have greater choice in how to use their agricultura land • The workers have worked harder • The children have had more opportunities to enjoy education and training What we believe? - We believe that with the strong commitment of our Party and Government to Doi Moi, we will gain greater achievements and build a better life for our people Summary: Use these words or phrases to complete the table below: under-developed harder subsidies education and training shifting increased stagnant inflation Vietnam before Doi Moi The Government’s renovation measures Vietnam since Doi Moi -Economy: (1) ……… , dominated by traditional agriculture - Country and people : poor - Production: (2) …… - Shortage of schools, hospitals - (3) ……… in every sector of the economy • Eliminating government (4) ……………… • Opening trade relations with all countries in the world • (5) ……… economic priority from heavy industry to three major economic programmes • Reducing state intervention in business • Encouraging foreign and domestic private investment • Productivity and agricultural exports: (6) ………… • Farmers have enjoyed land use rights and had greater choice to use their agricultural land •Workers have worked (7) ……… … • Children have enjoyed (8) ………….… → Learn the new words in task → Write sentences about the changes taken place in your province or town during the past years Cues: • People‘s lives: income, living conditions … • Transportation: roads, vehicles, means of transport … • Constructions: bridges, hospitals, buildings, schools… → Prepare for the speaking lesson