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

Rearrange the words/phrases given to make to make complete sentences

1. For/ethnic groups/in/many/the/the/the/mountains/,/horse/is/suitable/most/means of transport

2. groups/how/there/many/Vietnam/ethnic/are/in/?

3.or/you/would/urban/like/to/mountainous/live/in/in/the/the/areas/areas?

4.do/Khmer Krom/when/women/of/village/this/to/the/river bank/?/go

5.most/our/festival/important/Chol Chnam Thmay/of/the/is/the year

6.Khmer Krom/is groups/of/one/the/ethnic/in/the/southern/biggest/Vietnam

7.these/love/of/costumes/,/pink/I/traditional/most/the/one

8.are/the/their/Yao/famous/people/costumes/celebrate/for

9.Hung Kings/Festival/is/Vietnam/a/significant/Temple/festival/in

10.held/annually/the/the/Gong/Central/Festival/is/in/Highlands

Reorder the words to make sentences.

1. country/ with / Vietnam/ 54/ is / multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.

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2. minorities / make/ population/ Ethnic / up / 15 percent/ of / the/ of / about/ Vietnam 3  

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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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6. people / a / The / Dao / language / speak/ Hmong-Dao / of/ language system.

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7.  not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is / colourful/ of / the / as/ that/ of/ ethnic /other/ groups.

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8. The/ Ede / built/ on / live / in / stilts / in / wooden/ villages/ longhouses / as / buon / known.

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1. vietnam has ( 54 ethnic groups. )

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2. kinh people account for ( 87% of the country's population. )

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3. the other 53 ethnic minority groups mainly inhabit ( in mountain areas. )

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4. ( the cham people ) once boasted a flourishing culture early in the history.

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3. Write a paragraph (100 - 120 words) about one of the Vietnamese ethnic groups that you know.

          You should base on the suggestions below:

          - What is its name?                  What is the population ? - Where do the people live?

          - What are the special features of the group in terms of production activities, family life, art life, traditions, costumes, etc.

III. 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)

IV. 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.

V. Underline the correct option. This may include a space (–) for zero article.

1.   Vietnam is a/an/ the multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.

2    The Viet (Kinh) people account for 87% of a / the / – country’s population.

3.   Chaul Chnam Thmey is a/ an/ the celebration of New Year by Khmers.

4    Folk singing of the Bru-Van Kieu is popular, particularly cha chap and sim, the / a / an alternating chant between young men and women.

5    Ancestor worship is the / a / – most important religious activity among the Bru-Van Kieu.

6.   The La Ha grow the/ – /a cotton but do not weave.

7.   The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a / an / the big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a/an/ the axe.

8.   The young Co Ho women play an / a / the active role in marriage.

9.   The Ba Na are one of the / a / an oldest ethnic minority groups living in a / – / the Central Highlands.

10. The / A / – right of inheritance in Ede families is only for the / – / a daughters.

11. Y Phon lives in the city, but his family still live in a / the /–small village in a / – / the mountains.

12. A / The /– M’Nong live in houses built on the / – /a stilts or level with a/ – /the ground.

Vietnam is a multi-ethnic country with over fifty distinct groups, each with its own language, lifestyle, and (1)_____________ heritage. Many of the local ethnic groups residing in mountain areas are known collectively (2)_____________ the West as Montagnard or Degar. The largest ethnic groups (3)_____________Kinh (Viet) 85.7%, Tay 1.9%, Tai Ethnic 1.8%, Mường 1.5%, Khmer Krom 1.5%, Hmong 1.2%, Nùng 1.1%, Hoa 1%, with all (4)             _____________ comprising the remaining 4.3% (2009 census).  (5)_____________Vietnamese term for ethnic group is "người thiểu số" or "dân tộc thiểu số". One distinctive feature (6)_____________ highland ethnic minority groups in Vietnam is that they are colourfully attired (7)_____________ at home, in the farm, traveling or in their home town. Many ethnic groups elsewhere (8)_____________as southern part of Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, China, Papua New Guinea, and many other countries do not (9)_____________attractive clothes while engaged in their day-to-day activities. The clothing of one group is quite different (10) _____________ that of other groups and adds colour to the social landscape

1.      A. cultivate                      B. cultivation                   C. cultural                        D. culture

2.      A. at                                  B. above                           C. on                                 D. in

3.      A. are                                B. was                               C. is                                   D. be

4.      A. anothers                      B. others                           C. difference                    D. similarity

5.      A. The                               B. An                                 C. A                                   D. X

6.      A. over                              B. between                       C. of                                  D. to

7.      A. weather                        B. whether                        C. neither                         D. either

8.      A. or                                  B. like                               C. so                                  D. such

9.      A. to wear                         B. wear                             C. wearing                        D. wore

10.    A. above                           B. under                            C. from                             D. to

IV. 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)