1 Stilt
2 open-air
3 minority
4 terraced
5 heritage
1 Stilt
2 open-air
3 minority
4 terraced
5 heritage
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
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.
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.
II. Rearrange the words/ phrase given to make complete sentences:
1. country/ with/ Vietnam/ 54/ is/ multi-ethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic//.
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2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/ 15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Vietnam//.
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3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous//.
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4. Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group//.
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5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/ traditions/ their/ of//.
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Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words
I/ ask/ Lan/ if/ the/ Great Barrier Reef/ be/ World Heritage Site.
A. I ask Lan if the Great Barrier Reef was a World Heritage Site.
B. I ask Lan if the Great Barrier Reef was World Heritage Site.
C. I asked Lan if the Great Barrier Reef was World Heritage Site.
D. I asked Lan if the Great Barrier Reef was a World Heritage Site.
X. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick is curious ___________ the ethnic minority groups in Vietnam.
2. The Viet account ___________ about 86% of Vietnam’s population.
3. The M’Nong live in houses built ___________ stilts.
4. The Hmong live mostly ___________ the mountainous regions ___________ the north.
5. The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _______ their elephant hunting and domestication.
6. Many ethnic minority students are studying ___________ boarding schools.
7. The Thai have a population ___________ about one and a half million people.
8. Tay language belongs ___________ the Tay-Thai language group.
9. The communal house is used ___________ village meetings and festivities.
10. The chapi is made ___________ a section of an old bamboo.
Make sentences with the words:
-Five-coloured sticky rice; folk dance; open-air market; musical instrument; customs
1. The Dao in the Sapa area is famous ________ its “love market.”
a. for b. in c. with d. to
2. The Thai live ________ farming on their burnt-over land and wet-rice terraced fields.
a. in b. on c. out d. up
3. The ________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.
a. terraced b. splendid c. communal d. thatched
4. There were lots of interesting folk games, _______ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.
a. but b. because c. however d. so
5. ‘________ dress in red and black costume?’ ‘The Dao’
a. What b. Which c. Who d. When
6. What colour is ________ symbol of good luck for the Hoa?
a. a b. an c. - d. some
7. ________ in terraced fields is the main economic activity of ethnic people in Sapa.
a. Fishing b.Rice cultivation c. Hunting d.Gathering
8. ________ ethnic Khmer live in ________ Mekong Delta of Vietnam.
a. The / - b.The / a c.A / the d. The / the
9. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology ________ by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a memberof the Tay ethnic group.
a. designed b. has designed c. was designed d. was designing
10. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘________ How interesting!’
a. Certainly. b.Really? c.Terrible. d. Exactly.
make questions for these answers
1.The ao dai and ao ba ba.-> .............................................................
2.there are 54 ethnic groups.->..................................
3.the king have the largest number of people.->..............................
4.who can sleep in the communal house.->........................................
5.I have watched this film for four times.->........................
6.A stilt house is built on columns and beam.->.......................
7.we can see terraced fields in the northern mountainous region.->........................
8.the laha mostly live in son la.->..............................
9,the museum of ethnology is the most interesting museum in ha noi.->..................................
10,the muong are famous for famous for their rich folk literature and traditional songs.->.....................................