E8 unit3: skill 1

WELCOME TO CLASS 8A
1. There are more than 54 groups in Viet Nam
2. The H`mong don`t live in the Red river delta
3. The Kinh (Viet) live all over the country
4. All the groups have the same languages
5. The Tay live in a stilt house
6. The Odu has the smallest population
7. The Kinh (Viet) work on terraced fields
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10. Most ethnic groups go to open-air markets
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9. We can see terraced fields in Red river Delta
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8. The H`mong people in Sapa speak English well
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? Decide which sentences are true (T) or false (F).
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Period: 20
Unit 3: PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
Lesson 5: Skill 1
The thai
I- Reading
Work in pair. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?
2, What is their population?
I- Reading
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well- known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
Now read the text and check your answer
* Vocabulary:
- Poultry (n) :
- Weave cloth (v) :
- Sow seeds (v) :
- ceremony (n) :
* Matching:
a. Poultry (n) :
b. Weave cloth (v) :
c. Sow seeds (v) :
d. ceremony (n) :
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Answer key: a…… b…… c. ……. d. …….
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well- known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
Now read the text and check your answer
Work in pair. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?

2, What is their population?
Sơn la
Hòa Bình
Lai Châu
Yên Bái
Nghệ An
Thanh Hóa
BẢN ĐỒ VIỆT NAM - MAP OF VIETNAM
Work in pair. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?


2, What is their population?
- They live in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An.
- The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people.
-> There are two Thai groups: white Thai and black Thai
How many Thai groups are there?
2. Complete each sentence, using a word from the text

1. The Thai are good…………………. they grow different crops.
2. They can make household items from the ………………...tree.
3. The Thai live in…………….. houses.
4. They have a rich culture including folk …………….. and games.
5. Many festivals and……………………… are held by the Thai people every year.
farmers
bamboo
stilt
songs
ceremonies
3. Answer the questions
1. Do the Thai people have their own language?
 ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. What is the main food of the Thai people?
………………………………………………………………………………
3. What is the Thai cloth well- known for?
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Who do the Thai worship?
………………………………………………………………………
Yes, they do.
Their main food is rice.
It is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Thai women do.
They worship their ancestors.
Make a summary about the Thai?
1,500,000
Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Nghe An.
Tay-Thai group
Stilt houses
Farming, cattle raising, cloth weaving
Bamboo items, cloth
Short blouse, long skirt, ornaments
Festivals with traditional games
II- speaking
4. Read some facts about the Bru-Van Kieu people and the Khmer people.
The Bru-Van Kieu people
Population: about 74,500
Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue
Language: Mon-Khmer group
Production activities: growing rice, terraced fields, raising cattle and poultry
Festivals: ceremony held before sowing seeds
The Bru-Van Kieu have a population of about 74,500 people. They mostly live in the mountain regions of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces. Their language is Mon – Khmer. They grow rice on terraced fields, raise cattle and poltry to earn a living. Their main festival is held before sowing seeds.

The Khmer people
Population: about 1,260,600 
Regions: provinces of Mekong Delta
Language: Mon-Khmer group, writing system
Production activities: growing rice, raising cattle and poultry, making sugar
Festivals: two main holidays:
Chaul Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting-the-Moon festival
4. Read some facts about the Bru-Van Kieu people and the Khmer people.
The Khmer people have a population of about 1,260,600 people. They mostly live in the provices of Mekong Detal. Their language is Mon – Khmer, writing system. They grow rice, raise cattle and poltry, make sugar to earn a living. They have two main holidays: Chaul Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting – the- Moon festival.

5. Talk about YOUR own ethnic group.
The Kinh (the Viet people)

Do at home
HOMEWORK
1. Learn new words by heart.
2. Write a passage (100-120 words) about a ethnic group you know or the Kinh peoples
3. Prepare Unit 3: Skill 2 (Listenning and writing)
Thanks so much!
Main features
Language
Housing
Special food
Production activities
Festivals and ceremonies