Unit 03. Peoples of Viet Nam. Lesson 4. Communication

LUCKY NUMBERS
The Hoa people’s costumes
The Nung people’s costumes
The Tay people’ s costumes
3. CHOOSE ONE GROUP AND TALK ABOUT THEM
Today, we would like to talk about ______. They has _______ people. They have a population of ________. They live in________ ( province+ kind of house). Most of them live on_______. Their main food is ______. They speak_______. Like other Peoples, they also have their traditional costumes : _______. They usually _______ at their festivals.
THE KHMER PEOPLE
♦ Population: about 1,260,600 
♦ Regions: provinces of Mekong River 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

THE HMONG PEOLE


1. Population: about 800.000 people
2. Location: Northern mountainous regions, Nghe An.
3. Production activities: do farming, handicrafts, producing tools.
4.Food: Cereals, rice...
5. Costumes : colorful including dress, headscarves and jewelry.




6. Language: Hmong
7. Customs and tradition:
Festival GauTao ( New Year):
blowing the pan-pipes( khèn),
dancing, singing folk songs...
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 THAI PEOPLE
♦ Population: about 1.5million people
♦ Regions: Lai Chau, Dien Bien , Son la, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An.
♦ House : stilt houses
♦ Language: Tay – Thai group 
♦ Costumes: short blouses, long skirts, scarves, ornaments( trang sức)
♦ Production activities: growing rice, raising cattle and poultry, making bamboo items and weave cloth ( dệt vải). 
♦ Festivals: alternating songs, traditional games
♦ Food: Pinh Top ( roasted fish), sticky rice, Lam rice...