UNIT 5: CULTURAL DIVERSITY
LISTENING
SINGAPORE
Official languges : English , Malay , Mandarin , Tamil

Ethnic groups: Chinese , Malays, Indians , Eurasians and other

Currency used : Singapore dollar (SGD)

Activity 1: Guess the name of each ethnic group in the blank.
Chinese
Eurasians and other
Indians
Malays
Singapore’s population composition
Activity 2:Discuss and match the national costumes with their names
3. Chinese cheongsam
4. Malay baju malayu
1. Indian sari
2. Malay baju kurung
A
B
C
D
D
C
B
A
VOCABULARY
1. Eurasian /ju:´reiʃjən/ (n)
2. waist /weist/ (n)
3. Malay /mə´lei/ (n)
4. garment (n)
5. attire /ə`taiə/ (n)
6. mandarin /`mændərin/ (n)
người/tiếng Mã lai
người lai Âu Á
thắt lưng / eo
quần áo
 tiếng phổ thông
= clothing :
quần áo

1. Singapore’s ethnic groups and official languages.

2. Singapore’s traditions and official languages.

3. Chinese wedding costumes in Singapore.

4. Malay traditional costumes for men and women.

5. Modern Indian costumes for men.

6. The Indian traditional dress.
Activity 3. Listen to a talk. What is the speaker talking about? Tick the correct boxes.
Activity 4: Listen to the talk again and fill each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER.
1. Singapore gained its independence on _____________
2 . Singapore does not have a national costume, as people from the different ethnic groups tend to _____________
3. _____________used to wear cheongsam .
4. Sari is often wrapped around the waist and ______________
5. At office men usually wear dark trousers, white shirts and ties while women wear_____________with trousers or skirts.
6. The young people often think of themselves ______________, and then as Chinese , Malay or Indian.
Singapore gained its independence on ____________
ANS
TIME
30
5 August 1956.
Singapore does not have a national costume, as people from the different ethnic groups tend to ____________
ANS
TIME
30
_________used to wear cheongsam .

ANS
TIME
30
Sari is often wrapped around the waist and __________
ANS
TIME
30
At office men usually wear dark trousers, white shirts and ties while women wear___________with trousers or skirts.
ANS
TIME
30
The young people often think of themselves __________, and then as Chinese , Malay or Indian.
ANS
TIME
30
Activity 4: Listen to the talk again and fill each blank with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS or A NUMBER.
1. Singapore gained its independence on ____________
2 . Singapore does not have a national costume, as people from the different ethnic groups tend to ___________
3. __________used to wear cheongsam .
4. Sari is often wrapped around the waist and ________________
5. At office men usually wear dark trousers, white shirts and ties while women wear_____________with trousers or skirts.
6. The young people often think of themselves ______________ and then as Chinese , Malay or Indian.
Activity 5: Talk about Singapore and its culture.
Thank for your attention