Unit 5. illiteracy
Unit 5
Illiteracy
A. Reading
* NEW WORDS
- illiteracy /ɪˈlɪtərəsi/ (n) : nạn mù chữ
+ illiterate /ɪˈlɪtərət/ (adj) : mù chữ, thất học
literacy /ɪˈlɪtərəsi/ (n) : sự biết chữ, có học, có kỹ năng
+ literate /ˈlɪtərəsi/ (adj) : có học, biết chữ
- eradicate /ˈlɪtərət/ (v): xóa bỏ, tiêu diệt
- ethnic minority (n): dân tộc thiểu số
- relevant /ˈreləvənt/ (adj): thích đáng, có liên quan
campaign /kæmˈpeɪn/ (n): chiến dịch, cuộc vận động
Complete /kəmˈpliːt/ (v) : hoàn thành
population /ɪˈlɪtərəsi/ (n) : dân số
+ Popular /ˌpɒpjuˈleɪʃn/(adj) : phổ biến
Effect /ɪˈfekt/ (n) : tác động, hiệu quả
+ effective /ɪˈfektiv/ (adj) : có hiệu quả
Expand /ɪkˈspænd/(v) : mở rộng, trải rộng
Decrease /dɪˈkriːs/ (v/n) : giảm bớt
Struggle /ˈstrʌɡl/ (n) : cuộc đấu tranh
Against /əˈɡeɪnst/(pre.) : chống lại, phản đối
Universalisation of Primary Education:
The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion:
illiteracy eradication:
farming techniques:
family planning:
Match the phrases with their suitable Vietnamese meaning
Xóa mù chữ
Kỹ thuật canh tác
Phổ cập giáo dục tiểu học
Kế hoạch hóa gia đình
Hội khuyến học Việt Nam
Task 1:
Task 1
Answer the questions:
1. What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
4. What did the students do to help eradicate illiteracy?
5. What will happen if more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy?
Task 2
1. What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
The rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000 was 94% of the population
2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
The campaign for illiteracy eradication was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
In 2000, there are 600 students participated in the campaign, and there are 800 students in 2001
4. What did the students do to help eradicate illiteracy?
They voluntarily spent their summer vacations teaching ethnic minority illiterate people to read and write.
5 .What will happen if more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy?
Illiteracy will soon be eradicated
Task 3
Choose the best title for the passage:
A. The programme of “Universalisation of Primary Education” in Viet Nam.
B. Illiteracy rates in Vietnam
C. Ethnic minority students’ education programme
D. The fight against illiteracy

Unit 5
Illiteracy
B. Speaking
Transportation /ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃn/ (n): Phương tiện
Strict /strɪkt/ (adj): Nghiêm ngặt
Regulations /ˌreɡjuˈleɪʃn/ (n): Quy định
Require /rɪˈkwaɪə(r)/ (v): Yêu cầu
-> Requirement /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt/ (n): Nhu cầu
Text book: Sách giáo khoa
Cheat /tʃiːt/ (v): Gian lận
Enforce /ɪnˈfɔːrs/ (v): Bắc buộc
Low /ləʊ/ (adj): thấp
Income /ˈɪnkʌm/ (n): thu nhập
-> Low-income : thu nhập thấp
Lack of + N: thiếu
Head-master (n): hiệu trưởng
Make a fuss = make noise:
Flu /fluː/ (n) : cúm
- Maturity /məˈtʃʊərəti/ (n) : sự trưởng thành
- Weaknesses /ˈwiːknəs/ (n) >< strength
- Performance /pəˈfɔːməns/ (n)
- Self-respect /ˌself rɪˈspekt/ (n) : sự tự trọng
- Academic /fluː/ (adj)