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

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Insert “a”, “an” or “the” in the following sentences:
Viet Nam is … multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups
The Lao are one of … many Thai-speaking peoples
There is … exhibition of Cham arts in the city
Answers:
1. a
the
an
Period 19: Unit 3- Skills 1
Reading:
New Vocabulary:
population (n): dân số
experienced (a): có kinh nghiệm
dig (v): đào
poultry (n): gia cầm
weave (v)(n): dệt vải
well-known (a) = famous (a): nổi tiếng
unique (a): duy nhất
include (v): bao gồm
ornament (n): trang sức
worship (v): thờ cúng
ancestor (n): tổ tiên
1. Work in pairs. Answer the question.
Where do the Thai live?
What is their population?
Now read the text and check your answers.
The Thai have a population of about one and a half milion 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 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.
2. Complete each sentense, using a word from the text.
The Thai are good ……...…...…They grow different crops.
They can make household items from the ……………… tree.
The Thai live in ………… houses.
They have a rich culture including folk ………… and games.
Many festivals and ……… are held by the Thai people every year.
Answers:
farmers
bamboo
stilt
songs
ceremonies
3.Answer the questions.
Do the Thai people have their own language?
What is the main food of the Thai people?
What is the Thai cloth well-known for?
Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?
Who do the Thai worship?
Answers:
Yes, they do.
Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice.
Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Thai women do.
The Thai worship their ancestors.
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 poutry.
Festivals: ceremony held before sowing seeds.
The Khmer people
Population: about 1,260,000
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.

Work in groups. Choose one of the two ethnic groups and talk about it.
5. Talk about YOUR own ethnic group.
(Do homework)