Nick and Duong are discussing the names of peoples of Viet Nam . Let’s help them .
Matching
A.The Kinh B.The Tay C.The Khmer D.The Yao
E.The Thai F.The Cham G.The H`Mong H.The Muong
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2
3
4
5
6
7
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D.The Yao
C.The Khmer
B.The Tay
A.The Kinh
F.The Cham
H.The Muong
G.The H`Mong
E.The Thai
Peoples of Viet Nam / Ethnic groups of Viet Nam
Today, Duong and Nick are talking to the guide to know more things about Viet Nam .
Let’s think : What do they want to know?
About Viet Nam museum of Ethnology
About history of Viet Nam.
About the ethnic groups of Viet Nam
Duong & 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’m 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, Khmer, Ede… live in the Central Highlands 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 round and tell you some interesting…
At the Museum of Ethnology
Read the dialogue again and check your answer :
What do they want to know?

About Viet Nam museum of Ethnology
B. About history of Viet Nam.
C. About the ethnic groups of Viet Nam
Read the dialogue again , help Nick and Duong to find the opposite of these words by matching : A and B
A B
boring a. southern
smallest b. interesting
majority c. largest
northern d. minority





Help Nick and Duong choose the best answer to remember the information better:
1. There are ...................ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
A. 53 B. 86 C. 54
2. The ........................ has the largest population.
Kinh B. Thai C. Yao
3. How many ethnic minority peoples are there?
A. 54 B. 53 C. 52
4. Where do the Tay , H’mong , Yao live?
In the mountainous regions in the north
B. In the Central Highlands
C. In some southern provinces
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs and traditions?
No information B. No, they don’t C. Yes, they do

Duong & 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’m 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, Khmer, Ede… live in the Central Highlands 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 round and tell you some interesting…
~~ At the Museum of Ethnology ~~
d. used as a reply, agreeing with what sb has just said, or emphasising that it is correct.
a. How + adj/adv: used to show a strong reaction to something.
b. used to show you understand what someone said.
c. used to show that you think something is great.
Help Nick and Duong match the following expression with their meaning.
Column A
Column B
Use these expression to roleplay with your partner:
Exactly
How large!
That’s awesome!
How interesting!
I see
You Your friend
There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam . ………………………………………………………………………
The Kinh account for about 86% of the population . ………………………………………….........................
Some groups live in the mountainous region . ………………………………………………………………………
The Cham live in the Central Highlands . ……………………………………………………………………
The ethnic minoriy peoples have their own languages . ………………………………………………………………………
Exactly
How large!
H.five-coloured sticky rice
C.terraced fields
G.festival
E.folk dance
D.open-air market
F.musical instrument
A.costume
B.stilt house
Nick and Duong want to know more special things of Ethnic minority . Let’s help them match the pictures with the phrases above.
A.costume B.stilt house C.terraced fields D.open-air market
E.folk dance F. musical instrument G. festival H. five-coloured sticky rice
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2
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7
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5
4
3
Help Nick and Duong to summarize the important information. Then speaking in front of class:
There are 1…………ethnic groups in Viet Nam . The 2…………have the largest number of People . There are 3…………ethnic minority peoples . The Tay , H’mong , Dao live in the 4……………… ….in the north . The Cham , Khmer , Ede live in the 5……………………and some southern provinces
54
Kinh
53
mountainous regions
Central Highlands
Now , Duong and Nick are at home . They are very happy to tell their friends about peoples of Viet Nam . They said “ Thank you so much , class 8B”
Note: a, Vocabulary about Ethnology







b, ‘How + Adj/Adv’ to show a strong reaction to sth.

ETHNOLOGY
costume
open-air market
musical instrument
festival
stilt house
Folk dance
terraced fields
Five-coloured sticky rice
c, People # Peoples
People: is used as the plural of “person” to refer to men, women, and children.
Peoples: ethnic groups of people who belong to a particular country, race, or area.
Homework
1. Learn by heart:
+ Vocabulary about ethnology.
+ ‘How + Adj/Adv’ to show a strong reaction
to sth.
2. Do exercises 3,4 in your book on page 27.
3. Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 3 - A closer look 1