.The Lao are one of ……the………… many Thai- speaking peoples.
.The Lao are one of ……the………… many Thai- speaking peoples.
Mark the letter A, B, C or D on your answer sheet to indicate the correct answer in each of the following questions.
1. | The Lao are one of ________ many Thai- speaking peoples. | |||
| A. a | B. an | C. the | D. A and C |
2. | This information is outdated. You ________ search for the most updated information | |||
| A. must | B. should | C. musn't | D. shouldn't |
3. | The Thai hold many festivals and ________ with alternating songs every year. | |||
| A. costumes | B. ancestors | C. religions | D. ceremonies |
4. | Can you do it ________ ? I cannot follow you. | |||
| A. more slowly | B. quickly | C. more quickly | D. slow |
5. | We really like that festival; ________ ,we can't arrange time to join it. | |||
| A. although | B. however | C. but | D. both A & B |
6. | She is one of ________ most popular singers now. | |||
| A. 0 | B. the | C. an | D. a |
7. | ________ means activities or events celebrating a special occasion. | |||
| A. Festivities | B. Festives | C. Festivals | D. both A & B |
8. | When the representative ________ a speech for the opening ceremony, it ________ to rain. | |||
| A. was making - was starting | B. made - started | ||
| C. was making - started | D. made - was starting | ||
9. | ________ does your class start? - At 7.00 a.m | |||
| A. How long | B. Where | C. When | D. What time |
10. | I ________ an interest in taking photos of natural beauty. | |||
| A. get | B. have & take | C. have | D. take |
11. | He drives more ________ than his brother, so I prefer going with his brother. | |||
| A. careful | B. carefully | C. carelessly | D. careless |
12. | Everybody should try the best to preserve our ________ traditional values. | |||
| A. valuable | B. valueless | C. valued | D. invaluable |
13. | I was not in my classroom between 8 and 10 a.m yesterday. I ________ in the laboratory during that time. | |||
| A. was studying | B. studied | C. study | D. had studied |
14. | The wall is ________ painted with blue, red and white. | |||
| A. colourfully | B. coloured | C. colour | D. colourful |
1. Viet Nam is ______ (a/ an/ the) multicultural country with 54 ethnic groups.
2. Among the ethnic minorities, ______ (a/ an/ the) Tay have the largest population.
3. ______ (A/ An/ The) ethnic minority people in the village are very friendly.
4. The Lao are one of ______ (a/ an/ the) many Thai-speaking peoples.
5. The Lolo women’s dress is among ______ (a/ an/ the) most striking styles of clothing worn by ethnic peoples.
6. The Yao have ______ (a/ an/ the) rich culture of folk literature and art, with tales, songs, and poems.
Complete the sentences with the words from the passage above
1. Singapore has a ....... of about 5.5 milion.
2. Listen! What .... are they speaking?
3. The music is so beautiful! Would you like to ......... with me.
4. Hunting plays an .......... role in their group.
5. They asked me to ......... ........ their pet while they were on holiday.
6. The Thai ...... their ancestors.
7. ............... our teacher, the Lao belong to the Thai- speaking peoples.
8. The numer of ..... animals is going up.
Fill in the blank with the correct form of the given word.
1. It is necessary for every one to take part in the .............. activities of their village . COMMUNE
2. When you visit a Thai's house, you will be treated with the best ............................. SPECIAL
3. Everybody plays an important role in the .......... of the cultural heritages of the group they belong to . PRESERVE
4. The Khmer people are characterized by their unique .................... activities . ART
5. Although the peoples in Vietnam are diverse, they live ............... in the same nation PEACE
IV. READING
SKILL 1 UNIT 3
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay - Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is
rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt-out land. They raise cattle and poultry
for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh's style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs
between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
• Answer true or false.
1. The Thai are good farmers.
2. They grow the same crops.
3. They can make household items from the bamboo tree.
4. The Thai live in stilt houses.
5. They get water to their fields from the rivers.
6. The main food is beef.
7. Thai women’s costumes are short shirts, long skirts, scarves and ornaments.
8. Many festivals and ceremonies are held by the Thai people every year.
* Answer the questions
1. Do the Thai people have their own language?
2. Do they dig rivers to bring water to their fields?
3. What is the main food of the Thai people?
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4. Do they raise cattle for their own use?
5. What is the Thai cloth well – known for?
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6. Who do the Thai worship?
SKILL 1 UNIT 4
In my opinion, customs and traditions are very important. Like other families, we have our own customs and traditions.
A. Firstly, there's a tradition in our family of having lunch together on the second day of Tet. Everyone has to be there before 11 a.m. We have followed this tradition for three generations.
B. Secondly, we have the custom of spending Sunday together. We usually go to the cinema or go for a picnic. We don't have to do it, but it makes us closer as a family.
C. Thirdly, we celebrate our grandparents' wedding anniversary on the first Sunday of October because they don't remember the exact date. The custom is that we have to cook a new dish each year. Last year, my mum cooked lasagne, an Italian dish. This year, we prepared five-coloured sticky rice served with grilled chicken. We all enjoy these customs and traditions because they provide our family with a sense of belonging.
True or false.
1. Mi’s family has lunch together on the first day of Tet.
2. The first Sunday of October is their grandparents’ wedding anniversary.
3. Lasagne is an Australian dish.
4. The custom is that they have to cook the same dish each year.
5. They don’t like these customsnand traditions.
Answer the questions
1. How many customs does Mi mention?
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2. What does Mi’s family usually do on Sundays?
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3. Is the second of October her grandparents’ wedding anniversary?
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4. What did they make for the grandparents’ wedding anniversary this year?
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5. Do they never go to the cinema?
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6. Why do they love family customand traditions?
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SKILL 1 UNIT 5
The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 8th to the 11th day of the third lunar month in Phu Tho. This festival is held to worship the Hung Kings who are the founders and also the first emperors of the nation. The festival features a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain. Here, there is a ceremony of offering incense and specialities such as chung cakes, day cakes and five-fruit trays to the Kings. Moreover, there are also many joyful activities including bamboo swings, lion dances, wrestling and xoan singing performances
This Buddhist festival is held annually and lasts for three months from the first to the third lunar month. During the festival, visitors come from all over the country and from overseas to join the procession and make offerings of incense, flowers, fruit and candles to worship Buddha at the pagoda. In addition to the ceremonies, people enjoy activities at this festival such as hiking in the mountains, exploring caves and taking photos of the beautiful scenery.
* Answer true or false.
1. The Hung King Temple Festival takes place from the 9th to the 11th day of the third lunar month.
2. Chung cakes and Day cakes are specialities.
3. Wrestling isn’t one of activities at the Hung King Temple festi val.
4. This Buddhist festival is held every year.
5. It takes places from the second to the third lunar month.
6. Climbing the mountains is one of activities at Buddhisfestival.
* Answer the questions
1. When does The Hung King Temple Festival take place?
2.What is included in the offerings to the Hung Kings?
3.Does it take place in Ha Noi?
4.Is there a procession from the foot of the Nghia Linh mountain to the High Temple on top of the mountain?
5. Who is the festival held to worship?
6.Why is it joyful to go to The Hung King Temple Festival?
7. When does The Buddhist festival take place?
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8. Where does The Buddhist festival Festival take place?
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9. What do people do to worship Buddha at the Huong Pagoda?
……………………………………………………………
10. Does the Buddhist festival last for three months?......................................
11. Which of the activities at the Huong pagoda Festival do you like most?
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12. Do you like going to The Hung King Temple Festival or The Buddhist festival?
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SKILL1 UNIT 6
Once upon a time, there was a rich man living in a village. When he died, he left his two sons a fortune. But the elder brother gave his brother only a starfruit tree. When the fruit was ripe, an eagle came and ate the fruit. The younger brother begged the eagle not to. The eagle promised to repay him in gold and told him to make a bag to carry it. The eagle took him on its back to a place of gold. There, he filled the bag with gold. When he got home he was rich. The elder brother was surprised, so he asked his brother to explain. After hearing the story, he offered to swap his fortune for the starfruit tree, and his kind brother accepted. When the eagle came, the elder brother asked it to take him to the place of gold. The greedy brother filled a very large bag and all his pockets with gold. On the way home, because the load was too heavy, the eagle got tired and dropped him into the sea.
Answer the questions
1.What did the older brother give his younger brother?
………………………………………………………….
2.What did the eagle promise to the younger brother?
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3.What did the elder brother do when he found out how his younger brother became rich?
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4.What did the elder brother do when he got to the place of gold?
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5.What happened to the elder brother in the end?
………………………………………………………..
6.was he dropped into the pond?
………………………………………………
V. Writing
I. Make question for the underlined words.
1.The house was chosen for the background of the fim in 2006.
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2.The house is in Dong Van District, Ha Giang Province.
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3.The film is about the life of a Hmong girl named Pao.
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4.She was raised by her stepmother because her real mother left her when she was little.
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5.She began to look for her birth mother when her stepmother died in an accident.
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II. Rewrite the sentences without changing their meaning. Use the words in brackets.
1. Sebastien is a French, but he plays Vietnamese folk games well. (although)
Although
2. the weather was terrible. we had a good time. (although)
We
3. You should know the story of chung cakes and day cakes. You are Vietnamese (If)
If
4. The New Year’s Eve is late at night. Children stay awake to welcome the New Year and to watch the firework display. (even though)
5. You won’t get in to see the show .You don’t have reserved seats. (if)
You
6. Children like the Mid – Autumn Festival. They are given many sweets and toys.( because)
7.You don’t start early. You will get stuck in the traffic. (if)
You
8. The black dress is more expensive than the white one.
The white dress …. ………. ………. ………. ………. ………. ……………………
9. No one in my group is more intelligent than Mary.
Mary………. …..................................................................................................................
10.The girl worked hard. Her step mother wasn’t happy. (ALTHOUGH)
-> ……….…………………………..…………….……………………….………………..
11. Tea is cheaper than coffee. Coffee .……….………...............................................………
12. The red car is more expensive than the black one.
The black car ….……….……….……….……….......................................................……….
13.Motorbikes go more slowly than cars
. Cars go _____________________________________
14. The buffalo-fighting Festival sounds frightening. Many people come to enjoy it. (Although)
……………………………………………………………………………………….
15.Lang Lieu was very poor so he couldn’t buy any special food.
Because …………………………………………………………………………………..…..…
III. Use given words to make sentences
1. My laptop/ exepensive/ than/ his laptop/.
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2. Even though / the New Year’s Eve / late/ night, /children / stay awake/ welcome / the New Year/ and / watch / fireworks display.
………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Mr Thompson / work / responsibly/ than / Mr Dylan.
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4.Children/ the city/ play/ freely/ than/ children / the countryside
.
5. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Vietnam?
6.Because /quan ho / the traditional folk song/ Bac Ninh, only this kind of singing/ is/ allow / at / the Lim Festival.
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7.He / lazy/ than / his brother.
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8.He / not / go / school / because / he / ill / yesterday.
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9.If / she / come/ early / we / begin / the game.
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10.Although / I / like/ the Giong festival/ I /never be/ there.
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2. No one is able to explain the ……………………… of the old customs.
A. beginning B. end C. reason D. origin
3. Most ethnic minority peoples are good ……………………… farming techniques.
A. in B. for C. to D. at
4. A journalist usually lives a ...............life
A. nomad. B. nomads. C. nomadic D. nomadise
5. Only a small ……………………… of old people is interested in the Internet.
A. minors B. minority C. minor D. majority
6. The US is a ...........................................country with over 80 ethnic groups.
A. multi-cultural B. bi-lingual C. rich D. ethnic
10. In each village of the Bahnar there is a .................house, where public activities are held.
A. common B. communal C. popular D. normal
BT1: Choose the best answer
1. Thai men would rather ............. the Kinh's style of dress than Thai women
A. wear B. to wear C. wear D. to wearing
2. Many household items .............. from bamboo trees by the Thai
A. are made B. make C. are making D. will made
3. .......... I am busy at the weekend, I spend a little time ........... my children to the Museum of Ethnology
A. although-to take B. because-taking C. although-taking D. because-to take
4. This dish ............ with chilli sauce and lettuce
A. serves B. served C. is served D. is serving
5. ................. Bru-Van Kieu people often hold ............... ceremony before sowing seeds.
A. The-a B.a-a
6. There are some specialties of the local people ................... at the market
A. sell B. sold C. is sold D. are sold
7. Hoa Ban is one of ............ festivals in Lai Chau
A. the more attractive B. most attractive C. the most attractive D. more attractive
8. Hung King Festival .............. to commemorate the contributions of Hung Kings
A. is organized B. organizes C. is organizing D. is being organized
9. I want to have a lot of money .............. I can help poor people in the mountains
A. so that B. as long as C. therefore D. because
10. Ethnic peoples get used ............ in stilt houses
A. to live B. to be lived C. living D. to living
items | cultural | special | communal | minority |
ethnic | hiretage | festivals | held | local |
1. The Gong Festival is........................annually in the Central Highlands.
2. If you go to Sa Pa,you can see many local people in colourful clothes sell their .......................products.
3. There are many ............in our country when spring comes.
4. The ..............on the display in the the Museum of Ethnology is really interesting.
5. The cultural..........................of the ethnic peoples in VN is very rich.
6. Which still plays an important role in the life of some .........................peoples in the mountains?
7. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ....................house.
8. The Hmong women have a.....................style of colourful dress.
9. Although there are .......................exchanges between ethnic groups,they still keep the identity of their own culture.
10. Most ethnic...............peoples are good at farming work.
Read the passage, then decide if the statements that follow them are True or False.
Passage 1
Personal computers, or Pcs are important part of our everyday lives. Many people cannot imagine life without them. One of the most important people in making these machines work is Bill Gates.
Bill Gates was born in 1955 in Washington State. He grew up in a rich family. His parents sent him to a private school. There he met his business partner, Paul Allen. When they were in the eighth grade, they were writing programs for business computers and making money.
In 1973, Gates was accepted at Harvard University. His parents were happy. They thought he would get over his obsession with computer and become a lawyer like his father. Two years later, Gate dropped out of Harvard to work on a computer program with his friend Allen. They worked eighteen hours a day in a dormitory room at Harvard. They were writing the program that would run one of the first personal computer. In 1975, they created a company called Microsoft to sell their product.
Allen become ill with cancer and left Microsoft in 1983. He recovered a few years later and started his own company. Meanwhile Microsoft become a giant company. By 1990 at the age of thirty- four, Gates was the youngest billionaire in the history of the United States. He was the “King of Software”. For more than ten years, he worked sixteen – hour days, seven days a week. By 1977, he was the richest man in the United States.
True or False:
1. According to the writer, Bill Gates invented personal computers. ______
2. Bill Gates and Paul Allen created Microsoft because they want to sell their program for personal computers._____
3. Bill Gates met his business partner at Harvard.______
4. His parents wanted him to become a computer programmer._______
Choose the correct answers:
5. The words “dropped out of” in line 8 mean ……………………
A. graduated from B. got over C. took part in D. stopped taking class at
6. How old was Bill Gates when he became the richest man in the United States?
A. 34 B. 51 C. 41 D. 44