Unit 03. Peoples of Viet Nam. Lesson 5. Skills 1

Welcome to our class!
Watch video and answer the questions.
Where do the Thai mostly live?
 ……
2. Which house do they live in a stilt house or a modern house?
 ……
3. Is their traditional fashion “ao dai” ?
 ……
4. Do the Thai have festivals and ceremonies?
 ……
Unit 3: Peoples of Viet Nam
Lesson 5: Skills 1
I. Reading
1. Vocabulary:
- burnt-out land(n)
- poultry (n):
gia cầm
- weave cloth (v):
dệt vải
Thai cloth is well-known for being unique,colourful and strong.
- well-known (adj)
= famous(adj)
- worship (v):
thờ cúng
- ancestor (n):
ông bà, tổ tiên
- alternating song (n):
bài hát giao duyên
= poor land:
The Thai worship their ancestors.
đất cằn cỗi, xấu
I. Reading
1. Checking vocabulary:
- burnt-out (adj):
cằn cỗi, xấu
- poultry (n):
gia cầm
- weave cloth (v):
dệt vải
- well-known (adj)
= famous(adj)
- worship (v):
thờ cúng
- ancestor (n):
ông bà, tổ tiên
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- alternating song (n):
bài hát giao duyên
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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
Read the text and do activities
2. Activity 1: Complete each sentences, 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. Activity 2: 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?
………………………………………………………………………
6. How many houses are there in their village?
………………………………………………………………………
Game: Horse race
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F I N I S H
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3. Activity 1: 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?
………………………………………………………………………
6. How many houses are there in their village?
…………………………………………………………….…………
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.
There are about 40 to 50 houses.
II. Speaking
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
HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart vocabulary.
- Do the exercises in workbook( speaking
and reading- page 19,20,21) .
- Prepare the next lesson: (Skills 2)
+ Vocabulary
+ How to make yellow sticky rice.
Game: LUCKY NUMBER
THANKS FOR
YOUR ATTENTION
2. What is the main food of the Thai people?
 Their main food is rice.
1. Do the Thai people have their own language?
 Yes, they do.
3. What is the Thai cloth well- known for?
 It is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
6. How many houses are there in their village?
 There are about 40 to 50 houses.
4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?

 Thai women do.
5. Who do the Thai worship?
 They worship their ancestors.
Lucky horse