WELCOME TO OUR CLASS
1. There are more than 54 groups in Viet Nam.
2. Most ethnic groups live mainly on hunting.
3. The Khmer live mainly in the Southern provinces.
4. All the groups have the same languages.
5. The Odu have the smallest population.
6. The Yao grow rice on the terraced fields.
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7. We can see terraced fields in Red river Delta.
8. Each ethnic group has their own costumes.
9. The H`mong in Sapa speak English well.
10. The Viet mainly live in stilt houses.
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There are three groups of the Thai
* How many Thai groups are there ?

Period 20:
UNIT 3: PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
LESSON 5 : SKILLS 1
I.READING
* Vocabulary:
1- ’Poultry (n) :
2- Weave cloth (p):
3- Sow seed (p) :
4- ’Ceremony (n) :
5- ’Ancestor (n) :
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* Matching:
1- Poultry (n) :
2- Weave cloth (p)
3- Sow seed (p) :
4- Ceremony (n) :
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Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?


2, What is their population?
- They live in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An.
- The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people.
Now read the text and check answers
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.
2. Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.

1. The Thai are good……………… they grow different crops.
2. They can make household items from the ………………tree.
3. The Thai live in………… houses.
4. They have a rich culture including folk …………. and games.
5. Many festivals and………………… are held by the Thai people every year.
farmers
bamboo
stilt
songs
ceremonies
Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
1, What is the Thai’s population?
2, Where do they live?

3, Which group does the Thai language belong to?
4, What do they do to earn their living?

5, How do they hold festivals and ceremonies?

The Thai have a population of one and a half million people.
The live 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.
(To earn their living,) they grow rice and other crops on burn-out land. They also raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items and weave cloth.
The Thai hold festivals and ceremonies with alternative songs between boys and girls and many traditional games.
III- Speaking

1, The Thai’s population:
2, Where they live:

3, The Thai language:
4, What they do to earn their living ( production activities):

5, Festivals and ceremonies

one and a half million people.
Lai Chau, Son La, Yen bai, Hoa Binh,
Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
the Tay-Thai group.
- grow rice and other crops on the burn-out land.
- raise cattle and poultry .
-make bamboo items and weave cloth.
- alternative songs between boys and girls
- many traditional games.
1.Talk about the Thai
Sơn La
Hòa Bình
Lai Châu
Yên Bái
Nghệ An
Thanh Hóa
one and a half million people.
language / Tay-Thai group.
grow rice / other crops /burn-out land. They /raise cattle / poultry. They /make bamboo items / weave cloth.
festivals and ceremonies / alternative / traditional games.
Main features of the Thai
Language
Housing
Special food
Production activities
Festivals and ceremonies
2.Talk about the Bru-Van Kieu or the Khmer
The Bru-Van Kieu people
Population: about 74,500
Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue
Language: Mon-Khmer group
Production activities: growing rice/ terraced fields, raising cattle and poultry
Festivals: ceremonies before sowing seeds
The Khmer people
Population :
about 1,260,600 people
Regions: provinces of Mekong River Delta
Language: Mon-Khmer group, writing system
Production activities: growing rice, raising cattle and poultry, making sugar
Festivals: two main holidays:
Chaul Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting-the-Moon festival
5. Talk about YOUR own ethnic group.
You can talk about:
- Their population
- Their language
- Their customs & traditions
- Their food
- Their festivals …
HOMEWORK
1. Learn by heart new words.
2. Write a paragraph (about 100 words) about an ethnic group you know.
3. Prepare Unit 3: Skills 2 (Listenning and writing)
The Bru-Van Kieu have a population of about 74,500 people. They mostly live in the mountainous regions of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue provinces. Their language belongs to the Mon – Khmer group. They grow rice on terraced fields, raise cattle and poultry to earn their living. They hold main festivals before sowing seeds.

The Khmer people have a population of about 1,260,600 people. They mostly live in the provinces of Mekong Detal. Their language belongs to the Mon – Khmer group. They even have their own writing system. They grow rice, raise cattle and poultry to earn their living. They also make sugar. They have two main holidays: Chaul Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting – the- Moon (Ooc-Bom-Boc) festival.