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UNIT 5: illiteracy
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READING
BEFORE YOU READ
Describe the picture
- Where do you think the class is?
The class is in the mountainous area.
- When does this class take place?
Perhaps the class takes place in the
morning because we can see the sunlight outside.
- What are the children doing?
They are learning how to read and write. They are listening very attentively to their teacher.
- Are they at the same age?
No, they aren`t. They are at the different ages.
- What do you think of the teacher in this class? Who is he?
He is a soldier. He may be a border soldier and he works as a volunteer teacher.
- Is the class in a good condition?
No, it isn`t. It is in a poor condition.
illiteracy (n )
effective (adj)
eradicate (v)
ethnic minority (n)
rate (n)
fight (n)
honorable (adj)
relevant (a)
campaign (n )
expand (v)
decrease (v)
chiến dịch, cuộc vận động
liên quan, thích hợp
đáng kính, vinh dự
tỷ lệ
cuộc chiến / đấu tranh
dân tộc thiểu số
xóa bỏ
hiệu quả
nạn mù chữ
mở rộng
giảm
* VOCABULARY
illiteracy (n )
effective (adj)
eradicate (v)
ethnic minority (n)
rate (n)
fight (n)
honorable (adj)
relevant (a)
campaign (n )
expand (v)
decrease (v)
chiến dịch, cuộc vận động
liên quan, thích hợp
đáng kính, vinh dự
tỷ lệ
cuộc chiến / đấu tranh
dân tộc thiểu số
xóa bỏ
hiệu quả
nạn mù chữ
mở rộng
giảm
* CHECKING VOCABULARY
By July 2000, sixty-one provinces and cities throughout Vietnam had completed the programmes of "Universalisation of Primary Education" and "Illiteracy Eradication". However, by that time, only 94% of the population was able to read and write. This meant that more work had to be done to eradicate illiteracy in the country.
In the summer of 2000, the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion started a campaign for illiteracy eradication. In the campaign, six hundred ethnic minority students from the northern highlands were asked to provide reading and writing skills to 1,200 illiterate people living in their home villages. In 2001, eight hundred volunteer students took part in the campaign. The number of people receiving reading and writing lessons reached 4,623. This was an effective way to help people in remote and mountainous areas to read and write.
Those students who took part in the fight against illiteracy considered it an honorable job to help people in their home villages. They voluntarily spent their summer vacations teaching illiterate people to read and write. Some even prepared relevant materials for their classes. They talked about new farming techniques and family planning. Before they left, they promised to come back the next summer. The fight against illiteracy continued in the summer of 2002. This time the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion decided to expand its activities to the central mountainous provinces. At present, the number of illiterate people in the remote and mountainous areas is gradually decreasing. It is hoped that illiteracy will soon be eradicated in our country as more and more people are taking part in the struggle against it.
Universalisation of Primary Education
2. The Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion
3. illiteracy eradication
4. farming techniques
5. family planning
Task 1: Find the Vietnamese equivalent to the following expressions:
: Phổ cập giáo dục tiểu học
: Hội khuyến học Việt Nam
: xoá mù chữ
: kĩ thuật canh tác
: kế hoạch hoá gia đình
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
Task 2: Which of the choices A, B, C, D most adequately sums up the whole passage?
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 3: Answer the questions and play the game:
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1. What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
6% of the population
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2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
The campaign for illiteracy eradication
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3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
- in 2000: 600 students
- in 2001: 800 students
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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.
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5. What will happen if more people take part in the struggle against illiteracy?
Illiteracy will soon be eradicated
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What was the rate of literacy in Vietnam in 2000?
It was 6% of the population.
2. What campaign was started by the Vietnam Society of Learning Promotion?
It was the campaign for illiteracy eradication.
3. How many students participated in the campaign in 2000 and how many in 2001?
In 2000, 600 students and in 2001, 800 students participated in the campaign.
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.
Answer key
After you read

Work in groups: DISCUSS
* Discuss in groups:
Are there any illiterate people in your neighborhood?
How many people are there?
What do you think we should do to help them read and write?
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 even money to support their studying.
Learn the new words by heart.
Read the passage again.
Prepare the next lesson: Speaking
HOMEWORK
GOOD BYE!
Thank you for your attention!
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