giáo án tiếng anh 12 unit 7 economic reforms

UNIT 7
ECONOMIC REFORMS
READING
Cửa hàng thời bao cấp
Xếp
hàng
thời
bao
cấp
Đám cưới thời bao cấp
Tem phiếu thời bao cấp.
Đi lại thời "Bao cấp“: Hành khách (học sinh - sinh viên) tranh
nhau đu bám khi đi xe đò, xe lửa.
BEFORE YOU READ
1. How was our country at that time?
- Our country was very poor at that time.
2. Do you think that the people in the pictures
lead a rich or a poor life?
- I think they lead a poor life.
Now we read the passage to realize that
how has our country changed
and developed from those conditions:
WHILE YOU READ :
Read the passage and do the tasks that follow :
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.
Before Doi Moi our country experienced a lot of
difficulties: the economy was under-developed and was
dominated by traditional agriculture; the country was
poor, the people led a poor life, production was stagnant;
there was a shortage of schools and hospitals, and inflation
could be seen in every sector of the economy. To solve
these problems, our Government introduced a number of
renovation measures: they eliminated government
subsidies; they shifted economic priority from heavy
industry to three major economic programmes, namely,
production of food, production of consumer goods and
production of exports; they reduced state intervention in
business; they opened trade relations with all countries in
the world and encouraged foreign and domestic private
investment.
The subsequent National Congresses of the
Vietnamese Communist Party held in
1991,1996 and 2001 continued to reaffirm its
commitment to Doi Moi, and called for more
administrative and economic reforms. Under
the Party’s guidelines, the Government
adopted the Land Law in 1993 and the
Enterprises Law in 2000. These have laid legal
grounds for dissolving inefficient co-operatives
expanding more opportunities for farmers,
and encouraging both domestic and foreign
private investment.

Since Doi Moi, our country has undergone
substantial changes: productivity and agricultural
exports have constantly increased, the farmers have
enjoyed land use rights and have had greater choice
on how to use their agricultural land, the workers
have worked harder as their time is their money, and
the children, particularly those from ethnic minorities
have had more opportunities to enjoy education and
training.
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.
Read aloud and give the meaning of the words:
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Initiate (v):
-
Reform (v), (n):
-
Overall (adj):
-
Renovate (v):
 Renovation (n):
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Dominate (v)
-
Subsidy (n):
-
Stagnant (adj):
-

Shift ST from A to B:
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Intervene (v):

Intervention (n):
- Domestic (adj):
- Invest (v):

Investment (n):
- Subsequent (adj):
- Reaffirm (v):
- Commit (v):
 Commitment (n):
- Administrate (v):
 Administrative (adj):
- Adopt (v):
- Lay – laid – laid ≈ put down
- Enterprise (n):
- Legal ≠ illegal (adj):
- Dissolve (v):
- Efficient ≠ inefficient (adj):
- Co-operate (v):
- Co-operative (adj), (n):
- Undergo (v):
- Substantial (adj):
Task 1 : Give the Vietnamese equivalents:
1. National Congress
2. renovation /,renə'vei∫n /
3. under-developed
4. dominate / 'dɔmineit /

5. stagnant / 'stægnənt /
6. inflation / in'flei∫n /
7. government subsidy
/ 'gʌvənmənt 'sʌbsədi /
8. government commitment /
kə'mitmənt /
9. dissolve / di'zɔlv /
10. substantial / səb'stæn∫l /
(n) : Đại hội toàn quốc
(n) : sự đổi mới
(adj) : chưa phát triển
(v) : chi phối.
(adj) : trì trệ.
(n) : sự lạm phát
(n) : sự bao cấp của
chính phủ
(n) : sự cam kết của
chính phủ
(v) : tan rã
(adj) : lớn lao, đáng kể
Task 2: True or False statements
1. Economic reform is the most important measure to be
taken to promote the development of a country.
2. Doi Moi was initiated by the Vietnamese Government in
1986.
3. Before Doi Moi , inflation was present in all branches of
the national economy.
4. To make Doi Moi to be successful, the Government
shifted only economic priority from heavy industry to
three major economic programmes.

5. The Land Law and the Enterprises Law have encouraged
both domestic and foreign private investment.
F
F
T
F
T
Task 2: True or False statements
1. F ( Part 1: Economic reform is just one of the most
important economic reforms ).
2. F ( Part 1:by the Vietnamese Communist Party ).
3. T ( Part 2 : inflation could be seen in every sector of
the economy ).
4. F ( Part 2: our Government introduced a number of
renovation measures ).
5. T ( Part 3: These have laid legal…………… and
foreign private investment ).
Task 3: Answer the following questions
:
1. When and by whom was Doi Moi officially initiated?
2. What was the aim of Doi Moi?
3. Name the renovation measures the Government
introduced to implement Doi Moi?
4. How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi?
5. What do we believe?
Answers:
1. When and by whom was Doi Moi officially
initiated?
- In December 1986 by the Vietnamese
Communist party.

2. What was the aim of Doi Moi?
-To restructure the economy of Vietnam and
to raise the living standards of the people.
3. Name the renovation measures the Government
introduced to implement Doi Moi?
- Some renovation measures:
. Eliminated government subsidies.
. Shifted economic priority from heavy industry to
three major economic programmes: production
of food, production of consumer goods and
production of exports.
. Reduced state intervention in business.
. Opened trade relations with all countries in the
world.
. Encouraged foreign and domestic private
investment.
4. How has Vietnam changed since Doi Moi?
- Productivity and agricultural exports have
constantly increased.
- The farmers have enjoyed land use rights and
have had greater choice on how to use their
agricultural land.
- The workers have worked harder.
- The children, particularly the ethnic minorities
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.
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
Before Doi Moi
After Doi Moi
Viet nam before Doi Moi
- Our country experienced lots
of difficulties.
- The country was poor.
- The people led a poor life.
- The economy was under-
developed and dominated
by traditional agriculture.
- Production was stagnant.
- Inflation increased.
- There was a shortage of
schools and hospitals.
Viet nam since Doi Moi
- The people have had a better
life.
- Productivity and agricultural
exports have increased.
- The farmers have enjoyed
land use rights and have
had greater choice on how
to use the agricultural land.
- Workers have worked

harder.
- Children have had more
opportunities to enjoy
education and training.
The Government’s renovation measures
-
Eliminated government subsidies.
-
Open trade relations with all countries in the world.
-
Shifted economic priority from heavy industry to three
major economic programmes: production of food,
production of consumer goods and production of exports.
-
Reduced state intervention in business.
-
Encouraged foreign and domestic private investment.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !
HAVE A GOOD LESSON!
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TO BUILD OUR FUTURE, WE STUDY!
TO HELP OUR COUNTRY, WE STUDY!