Uni 4
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ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM
LESSON 2: A CLOSER LOOK 1

VOCABULARY

Uni
t

PRONUNCIATION
HOBBIES

WARM-UP

bamboo house

folk dance

costume

five-colour
sticky rice

post

musical
instrument

stilt house

terraced field

VOCABULARY

communal house (n)
/kəˈmjuːnəl haʊs/
nhà rông, nhà sinh
hoạt cộng đồng

VOCABULARY

minority (n)
/maɪˈnɔːrəti/
dân tộc thiểu số

VOCABULARY

livestock (n)
/ˈlaɪvstɒk/
gia súc

VOCABULARY

gong (n)
 /ɡɒŋ/
cái cồng,
cái chiêng

VOCABULARY
New words

Pronunciation

Meaning

1. communal house (n) /kəˈmjuːnəl haʊs/

nhà rông, nhà sinh hoạt cộng đồng

2. minority (n)

/maɪˈnɔːrəti/

dân tộc thiểu số

3. livestock (n)

/ˈlaɪvstɒk/

gia súc

4. raise (v)

/reiz/

chăn nuôi

5. gong (n)

 /ɡɒŋ/

cái cồng, cái chiêng

VOCABULARY

Communal
house

Livestock

Minority
Raise

Gong

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
Rong house
terraced fields
gong
statue

1.___________________
wooden statue

weaving
bamboo flute

wooden

Rong house
2. __________________

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
Rong house
terraced fields
gong
statue

3.___________________
weaving

weaving
bamboo flute

wooden

4.___________________
bamboo flute

VOCABULARY

1 Write a word or phrase from the box under each picture.
Rong house
terraced fields
gong
statue

gong
5.___________________

weaving
bamboo flute

wooden

6.___________________
terraced fields

VOCABULARY

2 Match the words and phrases with their meanings.
A

1. minority group
2. livestock
3. gardening
4. gong
5. communal
house

B
a. the animals we keep on a farm like cows
and sheep
b. a large room for community activities
c. a group smaller in size than other groups in
the same country
d. a traditional musical instrument
e. work like growing, watering, weeding, and
harvesting

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
communal house
raise

unique features
weave

minority group
livestock

unique features of an ethnic
1. It's interesting to learn about the _______________
group's traditional culture.
2. Most mountain girls know how to ______
weave clothing.
3. The Cham in Ninh Thuan _____
raise sheep and cows.

VOCABULARY

3 Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
communal house
raise

unique features
weave

minority group
livestock

4. A _______________
communal house is for community meetings and events.
5. There are fewer Nung than Kinh, so they are an ethnic
______________.
minority group
6. Children in both the lowlands and highlands help raise their
family's _________.
livestock

PRONUNCIATION

4 Listen and repeat the words. Pay attention to the sounds /k/ and /g/.
/k/

/g/

cultural

gong

communal

garden

musical

gathering

folk

tiger

overlook

pig

PRONUNCIATION

5 Listen and repeat the sentences. Pay attention to the underlined words.
1. The kitchen is for family gatherings.
2. Tigers and monkeys live in the forest.
3. I love the five-colour sticky rice.
4. Yesterday, we harvested cucumbers from our garden.
5. Most girls know how to cook.

/k/ and /g/

CONSOLIDATION

1

Wrap-up

VOCABULARY
PRONUNCIATION

CONSOLIDATION

2

Homework

- Learn by heart all the learnt words.
- Do exercises in the workbook.
- Prepare for Lesson 3 - A closer look 2.

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