Unit 3: Peoples of Viet Nam

5. Fill in each blank with one suitable WH word

1. ……What……is the weather like today? – It’s fine.

2. ……………..is it from here to your home? – Two kilometers.

3. Can your hear those people? …………..are they talking about? – About taxes.

4. …………car is it? – It is Mr. Brown’s.

5. ………….didn’t you go to work yesterday? – Because I was sick.

6. We have got two shirts of the same kind. …………one would you like? – I’d like the white one.

7. Do you remember…….…and ………Uncle Ho was born? – He was born in Nghe An in1890.

8. …….…………cats does she raise? – She raises twenty.

9. ……………..long are you going to study here? – For at least two courses.

10. Do you know…………….fast that plane is flying? – I am not sure.

11. ……………did the accident happen? – At 3 p.m.

12. ………………..do you visit your grandparents? – Once a month.

13. I want two stamps and an envelope. ………………does it cost? – It is 50 p.

14. I go to school by bike. ……………….do you get there? – On foot.

15. ……………does Nam work? – In Hai Phong.

16. By………………was Hamlet written? – By Shakespeare.

17. ……………….does English belong to? – It belongs to those who use it.

18. ……………….is the river? – It is 2.5 meters deep.

19. ………………was Isaac Newton when he died? – He was 85.

20. ………………….water does an elephant drink a day? – Two liters.

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.             

Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.

1.   Many ethnic groups managed to live together ____________________. (peace)

2.   How often is the Gong Festival ____________________? (celebrate)

3.   The ___________________ of people in Vietnam belong to the Kinh people. (major)

4.   The _______________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place. (commune)

5.   _________________ is a traditional folk art of the Miao people. (embroider)

6    Five-coloured sticky rice is a traditional   _________________ of Tay people. (special)

7.   H’mong people live in the northern ___________________ region of Vietnam. (mountain)

8.   The Tai are known for their __________________ garments and their houses on stilts. (weave)

9.   The ____________________ you can find in Sapa include the Hmong, Dao, and Tay. (ethnic)

10. Muong people are __________________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)

I. Choose the word whose underline part is pronounced differently (1 pt).

1. A. speaks                         B. wants                            C. hopes                      D. learns

2. A. chemical                     B. characteristic                   C. children                  D. Christmas    

3. A. diverse                        B. minority                       C. inconvenient           D. mine

4. A. compare                      B. clever                         C. center                      D. cultural                

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. 

Đặt câu hỏi cho phần in đậm trong những câu trả lời sau.

1. Their costumes are colorful and unique.

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2. They often gather together at the communal house in special occasions.

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3. The chief of the community often tell tales of heroes to the people at the communal house. 

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4. In the remote areas, it may take people half a day to travel from their house to the market.

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5.  Shortage in electricity and fresh water supply makes life in remote areas so difficult.

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XVII. Make sentences from the given cuss and explain why ?

1. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Vietnam?

2. Sap dance/ typical dance/ Muong people/ the north.

3. Most/ ethnic minorities/ Vietnam/ live/ mountainous areas.

4. Thai ethnic minority/ well known/ beautifully woven garments

5. The New Year celebration/ Lao ethnic group/ lunar April

6. Thai people/ account/ approximately 1.8%/ Vietnam’s population.

7. Tay/ live/ fertile plains/ they/ cultivate/ rice/ keep/ cattle and poultry beautiful!

8. How long/ the Ede/ lived / the high plateau region/ central Vietnam?

XVII. Write the second sentence so that it means the same thing as the first sentence. Use the words in brackets and explain why ?

1. Your village is so beautiful.

What

2. How long is it since you built this stilt house?

When

3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.

It’s

4. Where does he live?

What

5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.

In spite of

6. What did the local people say?

Could you tell me

7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.

I find

8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.

A lot of people travel

9. How about asking the local people for help?

Why

10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?

Does

11. They are too young to join the army.

They are not

12. We can’t hang the picture on the wall. It is heavy.

The picture

13. Your work is better than mine.

My work

14. Dick is the youngest in the family.

Nobody

15. The question is so difficult that all the students can’t answer it.

It is such

16. It is 5 years since Tom and Mary got married.

Tom and Mary

17. They built a new bridge over the river.

A new bridge

18. I last wrote to my pen-pal two months ago.

I haven’t

19. Although the weather was bad, it did not delay the traffic.

In spite of

20. I fed the chickens this morning.

The chickens        

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