I. TÓM TẮT LÝ THUYẾT
1. Nội dung
Function: Talk about the culture of ethnic groups in Vietnam; Report a conversation with an ethnic minority about crafts, food, and culture; Talk about fun things to do at ethnic villages in Vietnam
Grammar: Articles; Reported speech for questions
Pronunciation: Word stress for two-syllable adjectives; /00/ sound
Listening and Speaking Skills:
- Listening: (for mood / details) … to a conversation about a trip to Vietnam
- Speaking: Asking and answering about ethnic groups’ culture; Reporting on meeting a member of a Vietnamese ethnic group
- Conversation Skill: Showing interest to get more information
Reading and Writing Skills:
- Reading: (for best topic sentence / details) … a passage about a trip to an ethnic village
- Writing: … a passage about a trip to an ethnic village
II. BÀI TẬP ÁP DỤNG
Lesson 1
Pronunciation
Circle the word that has a stress pattern pronounced differently from the others.
1.
A. pretty
B. central
C. simple
D. alone
2.
A. common
B. special
C. alike
D. handsome
3.
A. direct
B. ethnic
C. perfect
D. famous
4.
A. healthy
B. unclear
C. sticky
D. scary
5.
A. boring
B. funny
C. happy
D. alive
Vocabulary
a. Match the descriptions to the words in the box.
1. items made of clay
2. clothing material
3. a piece of cloth used to cover one’s head
4. a carrying or storage container with a handle
5. ornamental designs, pictures or texts on cloth
A. cloth
B. pottery
C. basket
D. headscarf
E. embroidery
b. Complete the sentences using the words in the box.
silver (x2) ethnic pattern product
6 A (n) ___________ group has their own language, culture and traditions.
7 Normally, a craft ___________ takes a lot of time and effort to make.
8 The ___________ of the flowers on the pottery vase really holds my attention.
9 Young people seem to prefer ___________ jewelry to gold jewelry.
10 This restaurant serves its food with forks, knives and spoons made of ___________.
Grammar
a. Complete the sentences with the, a/an or zero article (;).
1. There is a number of Khmer people in ________ France and in the United States.
2. ________ Central Highlands is home to many different ethnic groups in Vietnam.
3. The Muong are ________ ethnic group that live mainly in northern Vietnam.
4. The Phu Ld in Lao Cai play ________ ma nhi, a musical instrument, for their big events.
5. ________ Cham use pottery objects, such as pots, vases and glasses in their everyday life.
b. Write the correct forms of the verbs in brackets
6. She plans to study law at a university in United States.
- plans
- law
- a
- United States.
7. They traveled to the Sweden for their last summer break.
- traveled
- the Sweden
- their
- break.
8. The Lake Louise in Canada is a wonderful destination for visitors.
- The
- Canada
- a
- visitors.
9. The Republic of Ireland is the country in north-western Europe.
- The
- Ireland
- the
- in
10. The film festival takes place in a August of every year in the country
- takes
- a
- year
- the
Reading
a. Read the text about the Muting people. Circle the best options.
The Mu’d’ngare 1) __________ ethnic group in Vietnam. Their population is about 1,452,095 people (2019). They mainly live in northern provinces such as Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Phu Thp and Son La. There 2) __________ different Muting groups, and they wear different clothing styles. Some wear similar clothing to the Thai, and others wear 3) __________ same clothing as the Kinh.
Muting women wear clothes with 4) __________ robe, headscarf and skirt. Muting women wear neck rings, and Muting men wear tunics and pants. 5) __________ the Kinh and other ethnic groups, the Muting celebrate Tet. During Tet, the Muting people pray to their ancestors and eat their traditional dishes.
1.
A. 0
B. a
C. an
D. the
2.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
3.
A. 0
B. a
C. an
D. the
4.
A. 0
B. a
C. an
D. the
5.
A. Like
B. Same
C. Similar
D. Different
b. Read the text about the Tay people. Answer each question with ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER.
With an estimated 1.7 million people, the Tay are among the largest minority groups in Vietnam. They mainly live in northern Vietnam, in provinces such as Cao Bang, Lang Sc/n, Bac Can, Thai Nguyen, Quang Ninh and some parts of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. The Tay are also well-known by another name, Tho, which means land and local.
Like other ethnic groups, the Tay practice various beliefs and lifestyles. The Kinh’s culture and language also influence them. For example, they paint their teeth black, and thirty percent of their language is derived from Vietnamese. The Tay are famous
for their traditional arts and crafts. They make beautiful brocade. The Tay often use this type of cloth to make blankets, pillows or costumes for special occasions. While their clothing is not as colorful as that of other ethnic minorities, it is made of cotton with indigo colors and has little embroidery or decoration. Tay men typically wear pants and a shirt or T-shirt, while women wear skirts or pants, a polo shirt and a black scarf.
6. What area of Vietnam do most of the Tay people live? _____
7. By what name the Tay people are also commonly called? _____
8. How much of the Tay’s language is from Vietnamese? _____
9. What material do the Tay people use to make blankets _____
and special costumes?
10. What is the main color of the Tay people’s clothing? _____
Speaking
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box.
Aaron Did you enjoy your summer vacation?
Daniel 1) ________________________________________
Aaron Great! Where did you go?
Daniel 2) ________________________________________
Aaron Why did you travel there?
Daniel 3) ________________________________________
Aaron What could you discover?
Daniel 4) ________________________________________
Aaron What else did you find out?
Daniel 5) ________________________________________
Aaron That’s great! Did you buy any?
Daniel No, we didn’t.
A Yes, I did. It was enjoyable.
B They make beautiful pottery utensils.
C Cham men wear hats, and Cham women wear Long belts over their shoulders.
D My family and I went to Ninh Thuan, a province of Vietnam.
E Because we were interested in studying the culture of the Cham.
Writing
a. Put a tick (✓) next to the sentence that has the correct use of the, a/an or zero article (0). If a sentence is incorrect, underline the mistake and correct it.
1. Canh that is a traditional dish of the M’Nong.
2. The Thai are a ethnic group in northern Vietnam.
3. The Muting people have population of about 1.5 million.
4. The Nung people have a large collection of the folk songs.
5. The Hoa people in Ho Chi Minh City live mainly in the Cho Lon.
b. Make questions for the underlined words.
6. The Cham mainly live in southern Vietnam.
7. They make pottery products by hand.
8. The Cham women usually wear long shirts and belts..
9. A special piece of cloth can take up to 15 days to make.
10. A skilled Cham woman can make enough cloth for a simple skirt each day.
Lesson 2
Pronunciation
Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently from the others.
1.
A. how
B. bow
C. wow
D. flow
2.
A. down
B. show
C. low
D. snow
3.
A. house
B. around
C. sound
D. shoulder
4.
A. foul
B. doubt
C. though
D. pound
5.
A. found
B.. dough
C. ground
D. count
Vocabulary
a. Match the words or phrases in the box with their definitions / descriptions.
1. This is a type of clothing for women only.
2. You wear this to keep you clean when cooking.
3. You can cook and eat this type of plant as a vegetable.
4. This means being cooked with hot air from boiling water.
5. This type of food is very popular in some southeastern Asian countries.
A. blouse
B. apron
C. sticky rice
D. steamed
E. corn
b. Complete the sentences using the words in Exercise a.
6. My sister’s favorite outfit for school is a (n) ___________ and a pair of jeans.
7. She’s on a diet, so she just has ___________ vegetables.
8. In my hometown, people often have ___________ for a quick and cheap breakfast.
9 .___________ is a very important type of food for humans.
10. My mom likes wearing a (n) ___________ when she does the cooking.
Grammar
a. Circle ONE mistake in each sentence.
1. I asked how the Khmer celebrate their New Year.
- asked
- how
- Khmer celebrate
- their
2. She asked why did they held the ceremony every year.
- asked
- did
- held
- year.
3. The students asked what the Pu Peo are famous for.
- students
- the Pu Peo
- are
- for.
4. She asked did the Kinh usually wore do dai.
- asked
- did
- Kinh usually wore
- dai.
5. He said that the embroidery on the cloth is beautiful.
- said that
- the embroidery
- the cloth
- is
b. Circle the best options.
6. “Do you make any crafts?” Kim asked them.
A. She asked if they make any crafts.
B. She asked if they made any crafts.
C. She asked whether they make any crafts.
D. She asked whether did they make any crafts.
7. “When do you eat dinner at your house?” she asked Tom and Jane.
A. She asked when she eats dinner at her house.
B. She asked when he eats dinner at his house.
C. She asked when they ate dinner at their house.
D. She asked if they ate dinner at their house.
8. “What are your traditional clothes like, Mary?” asked Andy.
A. He asked what her traditional clothes were like.
B. He asked what his traditional clothes are like.
C. He asked what were her traditional clothes like.
D. He asked what were his traditional clothes like.
9. “How do you celebrate the New Year?” asked Anna.
A. She asked how do they celebrate the New Year.
B. She asked how did they celebrate the New Year.
C. She asked how they celebrate the New Year.
D. She asked how they celebrated the New Year.
10. “Do you have any folk tales?” asked Ben.
A. He asked if they did have any folk tales.
B. He asked if did they have any folk tales.
C. He asked whether they had any folk tales.
D. He asked whether they have any folk tales.
Listening
a. Listen to Anna and Paul. Answer each question with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS,
1. Who did Anna interview?
2. Where is her hometown?
3. What are her traditional clothes like?
4. What crafts do the villagers make?
5. What was her job in the past?
b. Listen to Kate talking about her trip to Ta Phin Village. Circle the best options.
6. When did she visit the village?
A. in 2009
B. in 2019
C. in July 2009
D. in July 2019
6. What was the teenage girl like?
A. cold
B. friendly
C. unfriendly
D. active
7. What are the traditional clothing for the Red Dao men like?
A. all red
B. mostly red
C. mostly black
D. very colorful
8. What craft do the Red Dao make?
A. hat
B. headscarf
C. blouse
D. jewelry
9. What does a Red Dao family do to welcome a new year?
A. They meet each other.
B. They play traditional music.
C. They cook traditional food.
D. They play some folk games.
Speaking
1. Do the Chu Ru people make crafts?
A. Yes, they are.
B. No, they aren’t.
C. No, they didn’t.
D. Yes, they do.
2. Do they have traditional arts and crafts?
A. Yes, they did.
B. Yes, they do.
C. No, they are not.
D. Yes, they are expensive.
3. Where did you stay when you visited their village?
A. I visited a local market.
B. I went to a farm.
C. I stayed in a stilt house.
D. I went to the countryside.
4. Where did you travel last summer?
A. I went to Ha Giang.
B. I went with my brothers.
C. I went by motorbike.
D. The weather was lovely.
5. What are their traditional clothing like?
A. Men wear shirts and pants.
B. Women make beautiful clothes.
C. They wear traditional clothes.
D. They are almost black.
Writing
a. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences
1. Pu Pea I traditions / asked / boy / what / young / his / were. / They / a
2. friend / me / where / country. / the / Cham / My / asked / lived / in / my
3. The / rice / asked / if / visitor / the / grew / and / corn / for / a / living. / Nang
4. com lam I groups. / Her / brother / was / a / traditional / dish / among / ethnic / wondered / if
b. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
5. “What do the Cham do for a living?” my father asked.
My father asked what ________________________________________
6. “Do the Tay wear headscarves?” my sister asked.
My sister asked whether ______________________________________
7. “Where do ethnic people often live?” asked Steve.
Steve asked where __________________________________________
8. “What do the Vietnamese eat during Tet holiday?” asked Jack.
Jack wondered what _________________________________________
9. “Do ethnic groups in the mountains speak the same language?” Mia asked.
Mia wondered if ____________________________________________
Lesson 3
Vocabulary
a. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.
folk lunar year homestay traditional stilt house
1. The holiday is on the first day of the third month of the ____________.
2. I saw a ____________ Tay music and dance performance.
3. Tuong (hat boi) is one of my favorite Vietnamese ____________ music types.
4. Many visitors find it exciting to live in a ____________ when visiting an ethnic village.
5. People can choose to stay at a hotel or a (n) ____________ when going on vacation.
b. Complete the text using the words or phrase in the box.
Last Tet, I had an enjoyable trip to Dak Lak, movince in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. To learn about culture of the local people, I stayed at a homestay. That was my first time to stay in a 6) _____________. It was beautiful. It took the owner a month to 7) _____________ it for the celebration of Tết. The 8) _____________ were friendly and pleasant. It was was like home. I got to eat traditional food while watching 9) _____________ dancing. I learned to sing some famous 10) _____________ songs, too. They were interesting. I can’t wait to come back for more.
Listening
a. Listen to a podcast about the Thai people. Fill in each gap with ONE WORD,
1. The Thai people have their own _________ and culture.
2. There are a lot of _________ tales in the Thai culture.
3. The Thai men are good at making wooden _________ and baskets.
4. Thai women often wash their hair in a _________ on the last day.
5. After they wash their hair, they have a _________ before going home.
b. Listen to Ava and Liam. Write T (true) or F (false).
6. Ava’s traveling to Vietnam on her next vacation. _________
7. There are ethnic people across the country. _________
8. All the ethnic people make their own clothing. _________
9. All the ethnic groups still live in stilt houses. _________
10. The gong is a musical instrument of some ethnic groups. _________
Reading
a. Read the text about the food of some ethnic groups. Circle the correct answers.
When we talk about Vietnamese food, phd is well-known worldwide for its delicious flavor. Also, other foods from many ethnic minorities across the country will amaze you with their delicious tastes.
Com lam is a must-try dish 1) ________ you visit the Central Highlands. The food comes with grilled pork or some poultry such as chicken.
Pa pinh top is 2) ________ fish dish. It is very popular among the Thai people in the northwest region of Vietnam. The local people use fish 3) ________ pa pinh top often come from lakes or streams nearby. It is fresh! In the Mekong Delta, can do is a Khmer rice noodle. It Isa popular dish 4) ________ breakfast among the Khmer people. The taste of the food can be different across the region. If you can 5) ________ the area, try it at least once.
1.
A. when
B. and
C. so
D. so that
2.
A. 0
B. a
C. an
D. the
3.
A. makes
B. make
C. making
D. to make
4.
A. in
B. at
C. for
D. in
5.
A. visit
B. visits
C. visiting
D. to visit
b. Read the text about some celebrations of ethnic minorities. Complete the summary using the words from the text.
After a harvest season, some ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, such as the E-de,Gia Rai, M’Ndng and several other ethnic people, celebrate the New Rice Festival. This event serves as a time to express gratitude to the God of Rice for past year’s healthy crops. It is also an occasion to pray for favorable weather conditions in the upcoming year. During the festival, both men and women dress up in traditional clothing and participate in a variety of exciting activities,such as folk games and performing arts.
In northern Vietnam, ethnic groups such as the Pu Pea, Nung and Red Dao celebrate the Forest Opening Festival. This festival is a demonstration of their beliefs and a way to show thanks to the Forest God, while also raising public awareness about the importance of protecting forests and conserving water resources. During the festival, both men and women usually dress up in their traditional clothes. They prepare and eat traditional foods. Men play folk songs with the gong while women have traditional dances. Besides the food and dances, they also play folk games.
The E-de, Gia Rai, M’Ndng and several other 6) ___________ people mark the New Rice Festival, while the Pu Pea, Nang and Red Dao 7) ___________ the Forest New Year Festival. These celebrations are how the people show their 8) ___________ and thanks to the gods. There are 9) ___________ food, music and dance and 10) ___________ performances at the festivals.
Speaking
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box.
Lucy Hi, Layla. What are you doing?
Layla 1) _________________________________________
Lucy Oh, what is it about?
Layla 2) _________________________________________
Lucy Are they good at arts and crafts?
Layla 3) _________________________________________
Lucy Do they have any special dishes?
Layla 4) _________________________________________
Lucy Anything else interesting about the Cham’s clothing?
Layla 5) _________________________________________
Lucy How interesting!
A. Its about the Cham people in An Giang,Vietnam.
B. I am watching a documentary for my presentation.
C. Cham women cover their hair with a scarf when they are outside.
D. Yes, they are. The Cham people still make and sell special silk.
E. A lot. Tung Lo Mo is one of their excellent foods. It’s like beef sausage.
Writing
a. Match the descriptions to the parts of a passage about a trip to an ethnic village.
1) Last year, I had a fantastic vacation at K’rang Go Village in Lam bong Province. 2) £ I met a Chu Ru family, and they were friendly. 3) £ During my trip, I took part in different activities. I learned how to make clay utensils when I was in their place. They also taught me to make com lam. After hours of practice, I could make my first lunch ever. 4) £ That was fascinating. 5) £ The trip was an enjoyable experience for me. I think you will have a great experience once you visit the village.
A. How you felt
B. What you did
C. When and where you went
D. What’s your opinion
E. Who you met
b. Write a passage about a trip you took to an ethnic village. Write 80-100 words or more.
