Unit 3
PEOPLES OF VIETNAM

Lesson 1 Getting started

At the Museum of Ethnology

1

4

7

the Thai

the Yao

the Ede

2

5

8

the HMong

the Kinh

the Bana

3

6

9

the Muong

the Cham

the Khmer

Vocabulary
Peoples
Majority: đa số,
phần
lớn (adj)
awesome
/ˈɔːsəm/
costume (n)

Dân tộc
Minority: thiểu số, số ít
ngạc nhiên
= surprising,
amazing
Trang phục

/ˈkɒstjuːm/
custom (n) /ˈkastəm/

Phong tục, tập quán

Ethnology (n) /eθ
ˈnɒlədʒi/
ethnic (a) /eθˈnik/

Dân tộc học

ethnic group, ethnic

thuộc về dân tộc (thường thiểu
số)

ruộng bậc thang
terraced field (n.p) /ˌterəst
fiːld /
Nhà sàn
stilt house (n.p) /stɪlt
haʊs
/
Di sản
heritage
site (n.p) /ˈherɪtɪdʒ
saɪt /
Trái luật
Against the law
discriminate (v) / dɪ
ˈskrɪm.ɪ.neɪt
Recognise (v) //
ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz /
According to

Phân biệt đối xử
Công nhận, ghi nhận, thừa nhận
Theo, dựa theo

Eastern/western/southern/ Thuộc về hướng
đông/tây/nam/bắc
northern

Nick

a guide

Duong

Listen to the conversation

1. Listen and read.
a. Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.

1.boring

>< interesting

2.smallest

>< largest

3.majority

>< minority

4.northern

>< southern

1b. Read the conversation again and choose the best answer
1. 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. landscapes
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

1. Listen and read.
c. Can you find the following expressions in the
conversation? Try to explain what they mean.
1. Exactly => used as a reply, agreeing with what sb has
just said, or emphasising that it is correct.
2. How interesting! => used to show a strong reaction to sth.
3. I see.=> used to show you understand what someone said.
4. That's awesome!=> used to show that you think sth is
great.

• How interesting!
• How amazing!
• How beautiful!
• How peaceful!

How + adjective!

*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.

costume
folk dance
sticky rice

stilt house
terraced fields open-air market
musical instrument
festival
five-coloured

Fivecoloured
sticky rice

Open-air
market

terraced
fields

musical
instrument

festival

folk
dance

costume

stilt house

3.Complete the following sentences with the words/phrases in the box.

heritage site
member

stilt houses
ethnic

terraced fields
festivals

1. In our country, it is against the law to discriminate against
any __________ or
religious group.
ethnic
2. My Son in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by UNESCO as
a world ____________.
heritage site
3. ____________ have
been popular among many of Viet Nam's ethnic
Stilt houses
groups for a long time.
4. Lunar January is the time for important __________ in
the whole
festivals
country, especially in the north.
5. The exhibition building of the Museum of Ethnology was designed by
member
the architect Ha Duc Linh, a __________
of the Tay ethnic group.
6. The _______________
of Sa Pa have entered in the Top 11 most
terraced fields
beautiful terraces in the world, according to Touropia.

4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ
Work in pairs. Ask and answer , using the cues:
1. Which / smallest population ? – The Odu group
2. The Hmong / own language ? - Yes
3. Where / the Coho / live ? – Lam Dong Province
4. What colour / the Nung's clothing ? – Dark indigo
5. Which / larger population / the Tay or the Thai ?
- The Tay
6. Whose arts / displayed / a museum / Da Nang ?
- The Cham's

4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ Work in pairs. Ask and answer, using these cues.
1. Which/ smallest population?
______________________________________________
Which
ethnic group has the smallest population? - The Odu group.
2. The Hmong/ own language?
______________________________________________
- Yes.
Do the Hmong have their own language?
3. Where/ the Coho/ live?
______________________________________________
- Lam Dong Province.
Where do the Coho live?
4. What colour/ the Nung's clothing?
What colour is the Nung's clothing?
______________________________________________
- Dark indigo.
5. Which/ larger population/ the Tay or the Thai?
__________________________________________________
Which
group has a larger population, the Tay or the Thai?- The Tay.
6. Whose arts/ displayed/ a museum/ Da Nang?
Whose
arts are displayed at a museum in Da Nang?
______________________________________________
- The Cham's.

UNIT 3 – PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
GETTING STARTED:At the museum of Ethnology

Note: a, Vocabulary about Ethnology
festival

costume
open-air
market

stilt house
Folk dance

ETHNOLOGY

musical instrument

terraced fields

Five-colour sticky rice
b, 'How + Adj/Adv' to show a strong reaction to sth.

1. Learn by heart:
+ Vocabulary about ethnology.
+ 'How + Adj/Adv' to show a strong reaction
to sth.
2. Talking about ethnic groups.
3. Prepare for the next lesson: Unit 3 - A closer look 1