The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The Muong share an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual, Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa particularly in mountainous districts. Their language belongs to the Viet-Muong group and they hold many ceremonies year round. The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple. Most of their family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products including mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry as women are skilled in silk spinning and loom weaving. The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs, tales, proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument along with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.

Question 17. The Muong is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 18. The Muong are also called Mol, Mual, Moi, Mol Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 19. The Muong don’t have their own language, so they speak Vietnamese.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 20. The Muong live mainly on forest products, such as mushrooms and dried fungus.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 21. Muong women are very good at making baskets and loom weaving.

A.True                                 B. False

Question 22. The Muong have a rich treasure of folk arts.

A.True                                 B. False

II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks below.
The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The
Muong share an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual, Moi,
Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and Thanh
Hoa particularly in mountainous districts. Theirlanguage belongs to the Viet-Muong group and
they hold many ceremonies year round.
The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple. Most
of their family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products including
mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry as women
are skilled in silk spinning and loom weaving.
The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping
songs, tales, proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument
along with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.
A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. The Muong is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
2. The Muong are also called Mol, Mual, Moi, Mol Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta.
3. The Muong don’t have their own language, so they speak Vietnamese.
4. The Muong live mainly on forest products, such as mushrooms and dried fungus.
5. Muong women are very good at making baskets and loom weaving.
6. The Muong have a rich treasure of folk arts.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What is the population of the Muong?
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2. Where do the Muong mostly live?
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3. What is the main food product of the Muong?
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1.  Most ethnic groups live in rural areas, growing rice and practising slash-and-burn farm.

2.  The Muong people are the ethnic minority who live in the mountainous regions of Vietnam.

3.  We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands.

4.  Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died.

5.  The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories.

6.  Another typical musical instrument of the Raglai is the flat gong called Ma La.

7.  I want to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn for 54 ethnic minority groups.

8.  Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint.

9.  Co Tu people love to share with guests about their live and tradition.

10. Do you know that an average person check Facebook over30 hours a week?

11. We’ve listed lots of better things to do instead of watch TV.

12. The clothing of one group is quite differently from that of other groups.

13. When you play game online, be careful when you make friends to strangers.

14. She goes to the dance club with her friends every evening Sunday.

15. Han lives in an cottage house in Cuc Phuong national park.

16. Playing team sports gives you much fun than individual sports.

17. They found the games more difficulty to win than they had expected.

18. Wonderful family days out are some of most special memories

The Mường is an ethnic group native to Vietnam; it is the country’s third (1)_____________ of 53 minority groups, with an estimated population of 1.26 million (based on the 2009 census and five years of population growth). The Muong people inhabit the (2)_____________region of northern Vietnam, concentrated in Hoa Binh Province and the mountainous districts of Thanh Hoa Province. They are most closely (3)_____________ to the ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh). The term "muong" of Thai

origin (4)_____________ "district, region". To emphasize their difference (5)_____________the inhabitants of the valleys and highlanders, Muong call themselves "monglong", which means "people living in the centre". While the Muong are believed to be related to the Vietnamese, ethnologists (6)_____________ theorized that the Muong and Kinh (ethnic Vietnamese) separation happened when the proto-Vietnamese became (7) _____________ Sinicised, beginning from the 111 BC invasion (8)

_____________ Chinese Han dynasty Emperor Wu Ti, while the Muong, living the mountains and developed independently. The Muong (9)_____________ the Tai have had a mutual influence on each other's culture, so today the Muong are ethnically and linguistically close to the Vietnamese, but culturally and socially (10)_____________to the Tai.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

2.For the Muong, rice is also the main _________ crop. (agriculture)

3. The Muong call their ___________ calendar “sach doi”, which is made from 12 bamboo sticks that represent the 12 months. (tradition)

4. Viet Nam is a country of tremendous ___________ with 54 ethnic groups. (diverse)

5.The ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam have been living in ______ coexistence. (peace)

Choose the correct word A, B, C or D for each gap to complete the following passage.

Khau Vai Love Market Festival – Beauty of Love

Khau Vai Commune, located in Meo Vac District, is home to (1) ___________ minority group of Giay, Nung and Muong. The love market festival is held (2) ____________ Lunar March 26th and 27th with the participation of a large number of local people. The festival (3) ____________food and drink culture, song performances and folk games. Ethnic (4) ____________, jewellery, ethnic musical instruments, culture and art publications are on (5) ___________ at the market, reflecting activities of the local people.

Question 5:

A. show

B. display

C. performance

D. stage