I. Match the word or phrase with its definition.
1. shawl (khan pieu) 
2. costume 
3. terraced field 
4. stilt house 
5. waterwheel 
6. folk dance 
7. communal house
8. temple 
9. gong 
10. open-air market 
a. a wheel for raising water to a higher level
b. a field that is on the side of a hill and divided into layers that look like steps
c. local trading site for highlanders to exchange food or hand made products
d. a traditional dance of a particular area or counted
e. a building used for the worship of a god or gods
f. the largest stilt house in the village where village ceremoniesand festivals take place
 g. clothes that are typical of a particular place
h. a metal disc that makes a loud deep sound when it is hit witha stick
i. a house raised on piles over the surface of the soil
j. a large piece of cloth worn by Thai women or girls overtheir head

Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box. 

terraced fields, costume, stilt houses, heritage site, ethnic minorities ,

account for, customs,     mountainous regions,    curious, custom  

1. The Nung mostly live in ________________________ though they also live in earthen houses. 

2. Each ethnic group has their own _______________________.  

3. The foreign visitors are always _________________ about the locals’ daily lives. 

4. Most of the H'mong people live in the ___________________. 

5. There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam among which Kinh people ____________ 86% of the population.  

6. The ________________________ of the Nung is not as colorful as that of other ethnic groups. 

7. My Son sanctuary has been recognized by UNESCO as a world  ________________________. 

8. Thai women retain their traditional clothes including short vests, long black skirts, scarves, and ________________________. 

9. Sa Pa is famous for the ________________________ located in the mountainous area. 

10. ________________________ make up between 10 to 15 percent of the population in Vietnam. 

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.

1. I love mua sap, a popular _________ of the Thai people.

2. Their beautiful stilt house _________ a large rice field.

3. A: What is the name of a popular Tay’s _________?

 B: It’s dan tinh.

4. Every ethnic group has their own _________ culture.

5. Of the 54 _________ in Viet Nam, the Kinh is the largest.

Task 5: Fill in each blank of the passage with the correct word/phrase.

    a tour         ethnic groups        little bridges        information

    research    cultural heritage    stilt house        display area

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Viet Nam in an effort to preserve (1) _________.

The museum is full of (2)_______ about traditional Vietnamese ways of life of all the Vietnamese(3)______.

The display hall shows everyday objects representing each ethnic group, a (4)______ center, a library and an auditorium. Its indoor exhibition area provides you (5)________   which includes the Viet, Muong, Tay , Thai, H’Mong, Yao, Khmer, Cham, and Hoa ethnic groups.

The outdoor (6)______ presents a variety of Vietnamese homes including a Tay(7)______   and a Viet house, each separated by a small stream, and reached (8)_______  .The museum is suitable for children, and all documents and signs are translated into English and French.

Fill in each blank of the passage with the correct word/phrase from the box.

[a tour, ethnic groups, little bridges, information, research, cultural heritage, stilt house, display area]

Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offers an insight into the 54 different ethnic groups of Viet Nam in an effort to preserve (1) __________.

The museum is full of (2) _________ about traditional Vietnamese ways of life of all the Vietnamese (3)_________.

The display hall shows everyday objects representing each ethnic group, a (4) _______ center, a library, and an auditorium. Its indoor exhibition area provides you (5) ________ which includes the Viet, Muong, Tay, Thai, H'Mong, Yao, Khmer, Cham, and Hoa ethnic groups.

The outdoor (6) ________ presents a variety of Vietnamese homes including a Tay (7) ________ and Viet house, each separated by a small stream and reached via (8)_________. The museum is suitable for children, and all documents and signs are translated into English and French.

Ex1: Choose the best answer.

1. Many people from urban areas likes to go to (open-air market/ market air-open/ market open-air).

2. Many people go to the local markets to buy good local products because thay think that they are (fresh/ rotting/ cheap).

3. Ethnic peoples in Northwest have a rich culture of (traditional/ modern/ folk) literature and art, with tales, songs, and poems.

4. Food of different people's has it own (smell/ speciality/ taste).

5. Traveling to the Northwest, yiu can enjoy some (food/ good/ specialities) of local people.

6. We can find (terraced/ terracing/ terrace) fields in the northern moutainous regions.

7. (Hunt/ Hunting/ Hunted) and cutting woods in the forests are still typical activities of ethnic peoples.

II. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box.
terraced fields
costume 
stilt houses 
heritage site 
ethnic minorities
unique 
diverse 
speciality 
ornaments
 folk dances
1. The Nung mostly live in ____________ though they also live in earthen houses.
2. Five-colour sticky rice is well-known as a ____________ of the north-western region of
Vietnam.
3. The goods in the open-air market are ____________. You can find almost everything there.
4. Thai cloth is well-known for being ____________, colourful and strong.
5. Xoe and Sap are ____________ of Thai ethnic minority people.
6. The ____________ of the Nung is not as colorful as that of other ethnic groups.
7. My Son sanctuary has been recognized by UNESCO as a world ____________.
8. Thai women retain their traditional clothes including short vests, long black skirts, scarves, and
____________.
9. Sa Pa is famous for the ____________ located in the mountainous area.
10. ____________ make up between 10 to 15 percent of the population in Vietnam.

Complete sentences with available words /phrases

countryside  busy  in the middle of   small  friendly 

peaceful  lake  hometown  expensiva  market 

1, I live in hanoi , but my ...... in hai duong 

2,life in countryside is.....and quiet 

3 . my villagers are .......

4 city life is so......

5. there is a .....near my house . I buy many things there.

6. is your city large ? No, it is quite......

7. Is this ......? No,it is cheap 

8. Do you live in the ...... or in the city?

9. there is a .....near my house . I can go fishing there 

10. my house is ......the city