GOOD MORNING!
Duong and Nick: Good morning.
Guide: Good morning. Can I help you ?
Nick: Yes, We ‘d like to know something about the cultural groups of Viet Nam.
Duong : Right. Is it true that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country?
Guide: Exactly.
Nick: How interesting! I am curious about them now. Which group is the largest?
Guide: Well, the Viet (or Kinh) have the largest number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. 53 others are called ‘ethnic minority peoples’.
Nick: And where do they live?
Guide: All over the country. Some groups like the Tay, Hmong Yao... live mostly in the mountainous regions in the north, and the Cham, khme, Ede.... live in the central Highland and some southern provinces.
Nick: I see. And do they speak their own languages?
Guide: Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and customs and traditions.
Nick: That’s awesome! I’d like to find out more about them.
Guide: Ok. I’ll show you around and tell you some interesting...
Duong and Nick: Good morning.
Guide: Good morning. Can I help you ?
Nick: Yes, We ‘d like to know something about the cultural groups of Viet Nam.
Duong : Right. Is it true that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country?
Guide: Exactly.
Nick: How interesting! I am curious about them now. Which group is the largest?
Guide: Well, the Viet (or Kinh) have the largest number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. 53 others are called ‘ethnic minority peoples’.
Nick: And where do they live?
Guide: All over the country. Some groups like the Tay, Hmong Yao... live mostly in the mountainous regions in the north, and the Cham, khme, Ede.... live in the central Highland and some southern provinces.
Nick: I see. And do they speak their own languages?
Guide: Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and customs and traditions.
Nick: That’s awesome! I’d like to find out more about them.
Guide: Ok. I’ll show you around and tell you some interesting...
2. Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.
boring ><
smallest ><
majority ><
northern ><
interesting
largest
minority
southern
3. Read the conversation again and choose the best answer
Duong and Nick are in the Museum of .........
A. Ethnology B. Ethnic C. History
2. They want to know about the ...................of Viet Nam
A. minority people B. ethnic groups C. groups ethnic
3. There are ...................ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
A. 53 B. 86 C. 54
4. The ............. has the largest population?
A. Kinh B. Thai C. Yao
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs and traditions?
A. No information B. No, They don’t C. Yes, They do
Find the following expressions in the conversation.
Duong and Nick: Good morning.
Guide: Good morning. Can I help you ?
Nick: Yes, We ‘d like to know something about the cultural groups of Viet Nam.
Duong : Right. Is it true that there are 54 ethnic groups in our country?
Guide: Exactly.
Nick: How interesting! I am curious about them now. Which group is the largest?
Guide: Well, the Viet (or Kinh) have the largest number of people, accounting for about 86% of the population. 53 others are called ‘ethnic minority peoples’.
Nick: And where do they live?
Guide: All over the country. Some groups like the Tay, Hmong Yao... live mostly in the mountainous regions in the north, and the Cham, khme, Ede.... live in the central Highland and some southern provinces.
Nick: I see. And do they speak their own languages?
Guide: Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and customs and tradictions.
Nick: That’s awesome! I’d like to find out more about them.
Guide: Ok. I’ll show you around and tell you some interesting...
How interesting!
How + adjective!
A. costume
F. festival
H. terraced fields
1............................
2............................
3............................
4............................
5............................
6............................
7...................
8............................
B. open-air market
C. musical instrument
D. five-coloured sticky rice
E. stilt house
G. folk dance
Ask and answer the questions.
1. Which ethnic group has smallest population?


2. Do the Hmong have their own language?


3. Where do Coho live?
The Odu group
Yes, they do.
Lam Dong province.
1. In our country,  it is against the law to discriminate against any..................... or religious group. 
2. My Son in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by UNESCO as a world .......................
3. ........................ have been popular among many of Viet Nam`s groups for a long time. 
4. Lunar January is the time for important .................... in the whole country,  especially in the north. 
5. The exhibition building of the Museum of Ethnology was designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh,  a ..................of the Tay ethnic group. 
6. The...............................of Sa Pa have entered in the Top 11 most beautiful terraces in the world,  according to Touropia.

ethnic
stilt houses
terraced field
Heritage site
member
festivals