1 mountainous

2 agricultural

3 traditional

4 diversity

5 peaceful

6 populated

7 optimistically

8 peaceful

9 villagers

10 inconvenience

16.mountainous

17.agricultural

18.traiditional

19.diversity

20.peaceful

Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences.

1, For the Muong, rice is also the main ______ crop. (agricultural)

2, The Muong call their _______ calendar "sach doi", which is made from 12 bamboo sticks that represent the 12 months. (traditional)

3, Viet Nam is a country of tremendous _______ with 54 ethnic groups. (diversion)

4, The ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam have been living in _______ co-existence. (peaceful)

5, Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa are slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or _________ areas. (mountainous)

1. mountainous

2. agricultural

3. traditional

4. diversity

5. peaceful

6. cultural

7. richness

1. Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa are slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or _mountains_ areas. (mountain)
2. For the Muong, rice is also the main _agricultural_ crop. (agriculture)
3. The Muong call their _traditional_ calendar “sach doi”, which is made from 12 bamboo sticks that represent the 12 months. (tradition)
4. Viet Nam is a country of tremendous _diversity_ with 54 ethnic groups. (diverse)
5. The ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam have been living in ______peaceful________ coexistence. (peace)
6. Everywhere in our country we can find elements of the (culture) _cultural_ values of different ethnic groups.
7. The Muong in Hoa Binh are well-known for the (rich) _richness_ of their folk literature and traditional songs

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1. mountainous

2. writing

3. traditional

4. collecting

5. harder

II. Use the correct form of the words in brackets to finish the sentences.

1. Terraced rice fields in Sa Pa are slopes claimed for cultivation in hilly or ___mountainous_____ areas. (mountain)

2. Some ethnic groups use their own __written _______ languages. (write)

3. It is difficult to persuade young people to keep the _traditional_______ way of life. (tradition)

4. Are you interested in ___collecting_____ stamps? (collect)

5. People in the countryside work ___harder_____ on their farms than we can imagine. (hard)

Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are two main provinces where there are more than 1.4 million Muong people living. They speak Muong language which belongs to the Mon-Khmer group. However, some ofthem also know Kinh languge. They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium to improve their living condition. Men dress in Indigo pajama and women wear skirts with many colorful patterns knitted on. The Muong build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground. They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their vast rice fields. Therefore, it is convenient for their living and farming. The Muong follow traditional religious animism, which means that they believe that non-living objects have spirits. They build the altars in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits. One of their most important festival is "Going to the fields Ceremony" where they perform traditional dance forms and send their wish for good crops. They also drink wine and enjoy special foods

They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium to earn their living.

build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground. They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their vast rice fields.

They build the altars in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits.

they perform traditional dance forms and send their wish for good crops. They also drink wine and enjoy special foods

Which province do the Muong live in Vietnam?

=> The Muong live in Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa

Which language group does the Muong language belong to?

=> The Muong language belongs to Mon-Khmer group.

What do they do to earn their living?

=> They cultivate mainly wet rice on terraced land, watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest products such as mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium to earn their living.

Why are their house convenient for their living and farming?

=> Because they build their houses on stilts with 4-roof architecture, which are about six feet off the ground. They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees, huddling against the mountain, and looking out on their vast rice fields.

How do the Muong believe in animism?

=> They build the altars in their houses to worship ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits.

What are main activities in their festivals or ceremonies?

=> In their festivals or ceremonies they perform traditional dance forms and send their wish for good crops. They also drink wine and enjoy special foods

1.For the Muong,rice is also the mai_____agricultural_____ crop(agriculture)

2.Viet Nam is a country of tremendous_____diversity____with 54 ethnic groups(diverse)

The Muong (1)______ ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the Vietnamese-Muong language branch. The Muong live in (2)______ areas which have abundant land for (3)_____ wet rice. In a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain, and (4)______ out on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to counter the warm, humid mountain climate. The Muong’s (5)______ is special. Men often wear a round-neck shirt which opens in the front and has two pockets. Their pants have large trouser legs. The Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. They wind a white or indigo headscarf (6)_______ their head. The Muong have (7)_______ folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs. The gong is (8)_______ popular musical instrument (9)_______ the flute, the (10)_______ violin, the drum, and the panpipe.

1. A. have B. share C. divide D. cut

2. A. mountain B. mount C. mountainous D. hill

3. A. growing B. harvesting C. putting D. raising

4. A. watch B. see C. stare D. look

5. A. cloth B. material C. costume D. costumes

6. A. out B. around C. at D. above

7. A. diverse B. diversity C. variety D. range

8. A. most B. the most C. more D. the more

9. A. together B. as well C. along D. along with

10. A. two strings B. two-string C. two string D. second-string

the muong (1)...........................ethnic roots with the vietnamese people and their language is classified in the vietnamese-muong language branch. the muong live in (2).............................areas which have abundant land for (3)......................wet rice. in a muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain and(4)......................... out on vast rice fields, A muong houses is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to the warm humid mountain climte

the muong's (5)...................is special. men often wear a round neck shirt which opens in the frond and has two pockets. their pants have large trouser legs . the muong women wear a long , black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. they wind or indigo headscarf(6)....................... their head

the muong have (7)........................folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer's worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs the gong is(8)....................popular musical instrument(9)..........the flute. the(10) violin. the drum, and the panpipe

1 a have b share c divide d cut

2 a mountain b mount c mountainous d hill

3 a growing b harvesting c putting d raising

4 a watch b see c stare d look

5 a cloth b material c costume d costumes

6 a out b around c at d above

7 a diverse b diversity c variety d range

8 a most b the most c more d the more

9 a together b as well c along d along with

10 a two strings b two-string c two string d second-string

the muong (1)...........................ethnic roots with the vietnamese people and their language is classified in the vietnamese-muong language branch. the muong live in (2).............................areas which have abundant land for (3)......................wet rice. in a muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain and(4)......................... out on vast rice fields, A muong houses is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to the warm humid mountain climte

the muong's (5)...................is special. men often wear a round neck shirt which opens in the frond and has two pockets. their pants have large trouser legs . the muong women wear a long , black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. they wind or indigo headscarf(6)....................... their head

the muong have (7)........................folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer's worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs the gong is(8)....................popular musical instrument(9)..........the flute. the(10) violin. the drum, and the panpipe

1 a have b share c divide d cut

2 a mountain b mount c mountainous d hill

3 a growing b harvesting c putting d raising

4 a watch b see c stare d look

5 a cloth b material c costume d costumes

6 a out b around c at d above

7 a diverse b diversity c variety d range

8 a most b the most c more d the more

9 a together b as well c along d along with

10 a two strings b two-string c two string d second-string