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Unit 5
Illiteracy
A. Reading
1. Where do you think
the class is?
A. In mountainous
areas.
B. In the cities
C. In developing
areas

2. What do you think of the
people in the class?
A. They are at the same age.
B. They have good conditions
to go to school
C. They are all kinds of ages.
3. What do you think of the teacher?
A. He is a student
B. He just works as a
volunteer to teach the
children to read and write.
C. He is the teacher at this
school
* NEW WORDS
* NEW WORDS
1.
1.
Illiteracy (n)/ illiterate

Illiteracy (n)/ illiterate
(v)
(v)
(not knowing to read and
(not knowing to read and
write)
write)
2. effective (adj):
2. effective (adj):
(producing successful
(producing successful
result)
result)
3. eradicate (v):
3. eradicate (v):


(to destroy)
(to destroy)
4. ethnic minority (n):
4. ethnic minority (n):
5. rate (n): (20% of…)
5. rate (n): (20% of…)
6. fight (n):=struggle (n):
6. fight (n):=struggle (n):


(battle in war)
(battle in war)
7. honorable (adj):

7. honorable (adj):
8. relevant (adj):
8. relevant (adj):
(useful, suitable)
(useful, suitable)


9.
9.
campaign (n):
campaign (n):
Chiến dòch, cuộc vận động
Hữu ích, cần thiết
Đáng kính
Tỷ lệ
Cuộc chiến
Dân tộc thiểu số
Nhổ rễ, diệt trừ
Hiệu quả
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Nạn mù chữ
A
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Universalisation of
Primary Education:
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The Vietnam Society of
Learning Promotion:
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illiteracy eradication:

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farming techniques:
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family planning:
Task 1
B. Match the phrases with their suitable Vietnamese meaning
B
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xoá mù chữ
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kó thuật canh tác
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Phổ cập giáo dục tiểu học
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kế họch hoá gia đình
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Hội khuyến học Việt
Nam
Task 2
A. The programme of “Universalisation of
Primary Education:” inViet nam
B. Illiteracy rates in Vietnam
C. Ethnic minority students’ education
programme
D. The fight against illiteracy
Which of the choices A, B, C, D most
adequately sums up the whole passage?
Task 3: Answer the questions
1. What was the rate of literacy in
Vietnam in 2000?

2. What campaign was started
Task 3: Answer the questions
1.94% of the population
2.The campaign for illiteracy eradication
3.600 students in 2000 and 800 students in 2001
4.They voluntarily spent their vacations
5.Illiteracy will soon be eradicated
6. What did the students talk about at their
classes?
They talked about new farming techniques
and family planning.
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Discuss in groups:
1. Are there any illiterate people in your
neighborhood?
2. How many people are there?
3. What do you think we should do to help them
read and write?
III/ AFTER READING
( We should take part in teaching them to read and
write every summer vacation or anytime we have free
time. Besides, we should give them books, notebooks,
pens or money to support their studying)
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* Home Work:
Write a short a paragraph about
illiteracy eradication in your
neighborhood and your contribution
to reduce illiteracy using
suggestions in “ After you read”

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