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 the phrase with available words.  

1. ......................... house 4. ......................... field 

2. ......................... market 5. ......................... site 

3. ethnic ......................... 

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

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.

        1.  The Hoa ethnic group has the most colorful clothing.

→  .....................................................................................................................

2. We can see terraced fields in the northern mountainous regions.

→  . ..................................................................................................

3. My mother  always makes five – coloured sticky rice

→  . ..................................................................................................

4. You can learn about history and people’s life here

→  . ..................................................................................................

I/. Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box:

collection            typical              language              writing system

crafts                   festivals              speciality             ethnic minorities

1. The Yao people use ideograms of Chinese origin to write their __________ .          2. The Museum of Ethnology has a huge __________ of items of cultural importance from different ethnic group s in Viet Nam.                                                  3. The Thai have their own language, and they also have their own ____________ .  4. If you are interested in ethnic minority culture, you should really go to one of the  ____________ in the northern mountainous regions.                                                     5. The Viet people have many traditional ___________: weaving, carpentry, embroidery …, and their products are famous everywhere.                                          6. The schools in this region have done much to help children of ____________ .    7. Mua sap is a ____________ dance of the Muong people in the North West.          8. Five-coloured sticky rice is a _____________ in many parts of Viet Nam.

Terraced rice fields are located in the northern mountainous provinces. Local ethnic minority peoples can grow rice and establish terraced rice fields, one after another, from the foot to nearly top of mountains. In distance, the terraced rice fields look like a picture of nature with heart-catching beauty keeping tourists to stay for admiration for a while. This picture however has its colour changed seasonally. As usual in April and May, the local people water their fields at full to prepare for a new crop. At this time, the surface of terraced fields shines like a mirror. In June and July, the terraced rice fields with fully-grown paddy rice and forest trees spread the green out to the entire area. In September and October when autumn ends, the terraced rice fields look like golden silk scarves flying over in the wind above green mountain slopes. Famous terraced rice fields can be found in Yen Bai, Ha Giang. Especially, the fields in Sa Pa (Lao Cai Province) were voted as one of seven most beautiful and impressive terraced rice fields of Asia.

       1.    Terraced fields are established from the middle to the top of mountains.             

       2.    Tourists are amazed with the beauty of terraced fields.             

       3.    Terraced fields keep its color the same all year round.         

       4.    Harvest time falls in September and October.             

       5.    Sapa’ terraced fields were among the most beautiful fields of the world.             

III.Choose the best answers:

1.The museum of Ethnology is a valuable centre for exhibition and preservation of the (cultural/ traditional/ costume) heritage of the 54 ethnic groups in the whole country.

2.I want to buy (a/ the/ this) most beautiful shawl for my mom.

3.The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring (rice/ water/ cattle) to their fields.

4.The colours of sticky rice represent the elements of the (sun/ moon/ earth)

5.Many ethnic groups have their own (cultures/ traditions/ languages), and some even have written languages.

6.The Viet have the largest number , 53 others are called (ethnic majority peoples/ ethnic villages/ ethinic minority peoples)

7.Ethnic minority peoples in the northern mountainous regions often grow rice on (burnt – out land, pasture/ terraced fields)

8.People use (gac fruit/ turmeric extract/ leaves) to mike red sticky rice.

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Ex 1: Put the words in brackets into the right for to complete the sentences.

1.Do you think the ethnic_____ people have their own customs and tradition? (minor)

2.Which ethnic group has the smaillest _______in Viet Nam? (populate)

3.Some ethnic people in the mountainous regions still keep their _____way of farming.(tradition)

4.Which do you think is more _______ , the Tay's or Nung's costume?(colour)

5.If you go to Sa Pa, you should try some ______ of the local people solđ at the market.(special)

Ex 2:Choose the correct option A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.

1.Nick would like to know something about the_______ groups of Viet Nam when he Museum of Ethnology.

A.culture B.cultural C.cultured D.culturology

2.He is surprised _______that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country.

A.to understand B. to study

C. to know D. find

3.The Viet (or Kinh) have _______ nomber of people , accounting for about 86% of the population.

A. large B.the large C. the largest D. larger

4.Nick was told that ethnic minority people have their own ways.

A. of B. on C. in D. at

5.The terraced fields of Sa Pa have entered________the Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world according to Touropia.

A. in B. on C. in D.of