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ETHNIC

Complete the sentences

1. I like to _______
buffaloes
herd
in the pastures.

Complete the sentences

2. The farmers are very busy
during harvest _______.
time

Complete the sentences

3. Have you ever ridden a ______?
horse
You have to be brave to do it.

Complete the sentences

4. People in the countryside are
often open and friendly
_______.

Complete the sentences

5. _____
Rice was loaded onto a cart
and transported home.

Complete the sentences

6. I think ________
country life is more
interesting than city life.

Guide

Nick
Duong

Sunday, October 9, 2022

I. Listen and read

D&N: Good morning.
G:

Good morning. Can I help you?

N:

Yes, we'd like to know something about the cultural
groups of Viet Nam.

D:

Right. Is it true that there are 54 ethnic groups in our
country?

G:

Exactly.

N:

How interesting! I'm curious about them now. Which
group is the largest?

G:

Well, the Viet (or Kinh) have the largest number of
people, accounting for
for about 86% of the population.
ethnic minority
minority peoples'.
53 others are called 'ethnic

N: And where do they live?
G: All over the country. Some groups like the Tay,
Hmong, Yao… live mostly in the mountainous
regions in the north, and the Cham, Khmer,
region
Ede… live in the Central Highlands and some
southern provinces.
N: I see. And do they speak their own languages?
G: Yes, and they have their own ways of life, and
customs and traditions.
N: That's awesome! I'd like to find out more about
them.
G: OK. I'll show you round and tell you some
interesting…

Vocabulary:

1. curious / ˈkjʊəriəs / (a)

: tò mò

2. account for /əˈkaʊnt fɔː(r)/(v) : chiếm đến
3. ethnic minority /maɪˈnɒrəti/(n) : dân tộc thiểu số
4. region /ˈriːdʒən / (n)

: vùng, khu vực

a. Find the opposite of these words in the
conversation.

1. boring

interesting

2. smallest

largest

3. majority

minority

4.
northern

southern

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1. Where are Duong and Nick?
They are in the Museum of Ethnology.

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2. What do they want to know?
They want to know about the ethnic groups of VN.

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3. How many ethnic groups are there in Viet Nam?
There are 54 ethnic groups.

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4. Which ethnic group has the largest population?
The Viet (or Kinh) have the largest population.

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5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs
and traditions?

Yes, they do.

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Lucky number

You get 2 gifts.

You lose all your gifts

YOU MISS YOUR TURN

b. Read the conversation again and answer the questions.
1. Where are Duong and Nick?
They are in the Museum of Ethnology.
2. What do they want to know?
They want to know about the ethnic groups of VN.
3. How many ethnic groups are there in Viet Nam?
There are 54 ethnic groups.
4. Which ethnic group has the largest population?
The Viet (or Kinh) have the largest population.
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own
customs and traditions?
Yes, they do.

c. Can you find the following expressions in the
conversation? Try to explain what they mean. 
used as a reply, agreeing with
what sb has just said, or
1. Exactly.
emphasising that it is correct.

2. How interesting!

How + adj/adv: used to show a
strong reaction to something.

3. I see.

used to show you understand
what someone said.

4. That's awesome!

used to show that you think
something is great.

d. Work in pairs. Use facts from the conversation
to make short role-plays using the
expressions in C.
Examples:
Some groups live
in mountainous
regions.

How
interesting!

Can you use How + other adjectives
in your conversation?

- '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.

2. Use the words and phrases in the box to label each picture.
costume
open-air market
musical instrument

five-coloured sticky rice
stilt house
folk dance
festival
terraced fields

1. ………………………………..

2. ………………………………

3. …….…………………………..

4. ………………………………

2. Use the words and phrases in the box to label each picture.
costume
open-air market
musical instrument

5. …….……………….

five-coloured sticky rice
stilt house
folk dance
festival
terraced fields

6. ……………….. 7. ………..….….….……

8. …….…………………..

3. Complete
the following
terraced with
fields the
Stilt housessentences
heritage site
words
and phrases
in the box. festivals
member
ethnic
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 ethnic 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

Work in pairs. Ask and answer, using these 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 (màu chàm đậm)
5. - Which/ larger population/ the Tay or the Thai?
- The Tay
6. - Whose arts/ displayed/ a museum/ Da Nang?
- The Cham's

Suggested questions:
group
has the smallest
1. Which
Which/ethnic
smallest
population?
- population?
The Odu group
2. -Do
The
Hmong/
language?
the
Hmongown
have
their own language?
- Yes
dothe
theCoho/
Coholive?
live?
3. -Where
Where/
- Lam Dong Province
4. -What
Whatcolour
colour/isthe
theNung's
Nung'sclothing?
clothing?
- Dark indigo (màu chàm đậm)
5. -Which
Which/group
largerhas
population/
the Tay or the
a larger population,
the Thai?
Tay
or the Thai?
- The Tay
6. -Whose
Whosearts
arts/
displayed/
museum/
Da in
Nang?
are
displayeda at
a museum
Da
- Nang?
The Cham's

What have you learnt today?

Make a report on the cultural groups of Viet Nam

There are ___ethnic
54 groups in Viet Nam .
The Kinh have the_______population.
largest
The Odu have the_________
population.
smallest
The Kinh account for about_______ of86
the%population .
The 53 others are called 'The ethnic _________peoples'.
minority
The ethnic minority peoples live in _____housesstilt
.
Their life is ______________.
hard / very hard
They wear their traditional___________
.
costume
own languages .
They speak / have their ____________________
customs
They have their own _______traditions,
and way of life .

- Learn the new words by heart.
- Practice the dialogue again.
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- Do exercises B1,2 in workbook (page 17).
- Prepare for Unit 3: A closer look 1.

d. Work in pairs. Use facts from the conversation
to make short role-plays using the
expressions in C.
Examples:
The
Kinh
have the
Each
ethnic
Some
groups
live
There
are
54
largest
population
How
intelligent
Howaccounts
strong
group
has their
which
for
in
mountainous
ethnic
groups
in
own
customs
he
is!
she
is! the
86%
of
regions.
Viet
Nam.
and
traditions.
population.

Yes,
she
That's
That's
How
Exactly!
I see!
interesting!
awesome!
is!
right!

Can you use How + other adjectives
in your conversation?