UNIT 7: ECONOMIC REFORMS
Lesson: Reading - Period 38 Date of preparing:……./……/2008.

I.Aims : By the end of the lesson, S.s will be able to :
+ to help Ss enrich their vocab. about economy.
+ to help Ss know more about our country’s economy and the way to reform it.
II. Skills :
+ Main skills : reading.
+ Sub skills : speaking.
III. Teaching aids : cassette player, chalks, pictures, text book.
V. Techniques : communicative approach.
V. Procedures :

States/ Timing/ Focuses
Teacher’s activities
Students’ activities

1. Warm-up :
5’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s


2. . Pre-reading :
8’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s









3.While-reading:
5’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s


7’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s


10’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s

4. Post-reading :
8’
T – S.s
S.s – S.s

5. Homework :
2’
T – S.s
* Game: Kim’s game
- Divide class into 2 groups.
- Stick a picture of a countryside (like in the textbook) on board.
- Let Ss observe it in 30 seconds, then asking them to remember to list what they’ve seen in the picture.
- Stick the picture on board again.
( Getting feedback
* Ask Ss to look at the picture and discuss the questions :
1. Do you think that the people in this picture lead a rich or a poor life ?
2. What, in your opinion, should be done to improve this situation?
( Setting the scene:
No-one wants to lead a poor life so how is our economy reformed?
Before reading, let’s learn some new words.
Pre-teaching vocabulary:
reform (n) : change that makes the situation better.
domestic (a) ≠ foreign
dominate (v) : control someone
sector (n) ≠ field
expand (v) : make sth larger in size, number
inflation (n) : In Vietnam, the price increases rapidly and the inflation now is 25 percent.
( Ask Ss to repeat the new words several times.
* Activity 1: Checking Ss’ understanding about the new words in the context.
- Ask Ss to read the text.
- Provide Ss with Vietnamese meanings (on sub-board) and asking them to match English words with their meanings (task 1/p.76)
( Get feedback and give correct answers.
* Activity 2: (task 2/p.76)
Decide whether the statements are True or False.
( Ask Ss to justifying their answers by giving evident in the reading passage.
( Check the answers
1. F
2. F
3. T
4. F
5. T

* Activity 3: (task 3/p.76)
- Check Ss’ understanding about specific information
( Set pairwork and ask them to answer the questions
( Call on some Ss to act out the activity before the class.
( Check the answers, then give feedback.
* Activity 4: Checking Ss’ full understanding about the text
( Setting individual word. Asking Ss to reread the passage quickly and make brief notes of the following points :
- Vietnam before Doi moi : _____________________
- The Government’s renovation measures : ______________
- Vietnam since Doi moi : ______________________

- Ask Ss to write a short paragraph (about 50 words) about the economic reform in VietNam.

- Work in groups.
- Play the game.





Do the task individually.



- Take notes.



1. National Congress
2. renovation
3. under_developed
4. dominate
5. inflation
7. government subsides
8. government commitment
9. dissolve
10. substantial
a. phát triển thấp
b. sự cam kết của Chính phủ
c. tan rã
d. sự bao cấp của Chính phủ
e. đại hội toàn quốc
f. đổi mới
g. đáng kể
h. chi phối, thống trị
i. trì trệ
j. lạm phát


1.e
2. f
3. a
4. h
5. i

6. j
7. d
8. b
9. c
10. g


1. It was officially initiated in 1986 by our Vietnam