WELCOME
OUR
TEACHERS
TO
CLASS 8/2

WARM-UP: NETWORK
Muong
Bru-Van
Kieu
Bahnar
Hmong

Koho

Giay
Tay

Ethnic
groups

Hani

Nung
Dao

Brau

Kinh

Uni 4 ETHNIC
ETHNICGROUPS
GROUPSOF
OFVIET
VIETNAM
NAM
Uni
tt
LESSON 1: GETTING STARTED

I'm from the Tay ethnic group

Uni
t

VOCABULARY

ethnic (group)
(adj)

(nhóm) dân tộc

VOCABULARY

post (n)
cột

VOCABULARY

stilt house (n)
nhà sàn

VOCABULARY

costume (n)
trang phục

VOCABULARY

terraced field (n)
ruộng bậc thang

VOCABULARY

1. ethnic (group) (adj)

(nhóm) dân tộc

2. post (n)

cột

3. overlook (v)

nhìn ra

4. stilt house (n)

nhà sàn

5. costume (n)

trang phục

6. terraced field (n)

ruộng bậc thang

CHECKING
1. ethnic (group) (adj)

nhìn ra

2. post (n)

nhà sàn

3. overlook (v)
4. stilt house (n)
5. costume (n)
6. terraced field (n)

(nhóm) dân tộc
cột
ruộng bậc thang
trang phục

1 Listen and read.
- What do you think Lai and Tom talking about?
- Do you know anything about the Tay ethnic group?

1

Listen and read.

Tom: Hi, I'm Tom. You look new here.
Lai: I am. I'm Lai from Ha Giang.
Tom: Oh, I've heard about beautiful Ha Giang. Do you live in the mountains?
Lai: Yes, I do. I'm from the Tay ethnic group. We are the second largest ethnic group in Viet
Nam, only after the Kinh.
Tom: Oh … I once saw a bamboo house on high posts in a travel brochure. Do you live in a
home like that?
Lai: Yes, we call it a “stilt house”. Our house overlooks terraced fields.
Tom: Awesome. What is life in your village like?
Lai: It's peaceful. There are 16 houses in my village. We live very close to nature.
Tom: I love it. Can you tell me something about your culture?
Lai: Certainly. We have our own culture. You can see it in our folk dances, musical instruments
like the dan tinh, and our special five-colour sticky rice.
Tom: It sounds interesting. I hope to visit Ha Giang one day.

2 Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
1. What are Tom and Lai talking about?
A. Minority groups in Viet Nam.
B. Ha Giang.
C. Life of the Tay people.
2. A “stilt house” ______.
A. is a multi-storey home
B. is on high posts
C. always faces a field
3. Lai mentions ______ of the Tay people.
A. folk dances
B. popular festivals
C. costumes

3 Match the pictures with the word and phrases from the conversation.
1. stilt house
2. terraced fields
3. bamboo
4. five-colour sticky rice

4

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
overlooks
folk dance

musical instrument
traditional

ethnic groups

1. I love mua sap, a popular _________
folk dance of the Thai people.
2. Their beautiful stilt house _________
overlooks a large rice field.
3. A: What is the name of a popular Tay's __________________?
musical instrument
B: It's dan tinh.
traditional culture.
4. Every ethnic group has their own __________
ethnic groups in Viet Nam, the Kinh is the largest
5. Of the 54 ______________

5

Game: Where are they?

Hmong
Nung

Ede
Bahnar
Khmer
Cham

Homework

- Learn by heart all the learnt words.
- Prepare next lesson: A Closer Look 1

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