a.The Kinh
c. The Tay
e. The Khmer
g.The Yao
i.The Hre
b.The Thai
d. The Cham
f.The H'Mong
h.The Muong

1

the Thai

2

the HMong

3

the Muong

Ethnic groups
5

4

the Kinh

the Yao

8

7

the Tay

the Hre

6

9

the Cham

the Khmer

Wednesday, October 12, 2022

I VOCABULARY
- terraced fields (n): ruộng bậc thang
- awesome = surprising, amazing
- costume (n): trang phục
- stilt house (n): nhà sàn

Use the words and phrases in the box to label each picture.
A. costume
B. open-air market
C. festival

1. five-coloured
sticky rice

5. open – air market

D. stilt house
H. terraced fields
E. folk dance
I. musical instrument
G. five-coloured sticky rice

2. terraced fields

6. musical instrument

3. festival

7. costume

4. folk dance

8. stilt house

Nick

a guide

Duong

~~ At the Museum of Ethnology ~~
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…

Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.
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…

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

1.boring

>< interesting

2.smallest

><

3.majority

>< minority
>< southern

4.northern

largest

minority, southern, largest, interesting

1b. Read the conversation again and choose the best
answer
1. Where are Duong and Nick?
2. What do they want to know?
3. How many ethnic groups are there in Viet Nam?
4. Which ethnic groups has the largest population?
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs
and traditions?

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

~~ At the Museum of Ethnology ~~

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…

1c.Can you find the following expressions in the conversation? Try to
explain what they mean.
Được sử dụng như một câu trả lời, đồng ý với những gì đã
1. Exactly => nói, hoặc nhấn mạnh rằng điều đó là chính xác.
2. How interesting! => Được sử dụng để nhấn mạnh sự thú vị của vấn đề
một cách mạnh mẽ và vấn đề đó làm ta phải chú ý.
3. I see => Được sử dụng khi người nghe đã hiểu những gì người nói
diễn tả.
4. That's awesome!=>
Diễn tả sự ngạc nhiên, mang tính tích cực, được sử dụng để chỉ ra
rằng vấn đề người nói trình bày là rất tuyệt vời.

* Grammar
•
•
•
•

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

How + adj/adv!

d. Work in pairs. Use facts from the conversation to
make short role – plays using the expressions in c.
EX:

A: Ss wear uniform to school everyday.
B: How exactly !

1. A: Some groups live in mountainous regions.
B:How
________________________
interesting!
2. A: Is it true that the Kinh speak Vietnamese?
How exactly!
B: _________________________
3. A: We got the scholarship to study in the U.S
B: _________________________
How amazing!

* 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.

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

A.heritage site
D.member

B.stilt houses
E.Ethnic

C.terraced fields
F.festivals

1. In our country, it is against the law to discriminate against any _______ or
ethnic

religious group.
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 groups for
Stilt houses
a long time.
4. Lunar January is the time for important festivals
__________ 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 __________
member of the Tay ethnic group.
6. The _______________
terraced fields of Sa Pa have entered in the Top 11 most beautiful
terraces in the world, according to Touropia.

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?
______________________________________________
Do the Hmong own have their language?
- Yes.
3. Where/ the Coho/ live?
______________________________________________
Where do the Coho live?
- Lam Dong Province.
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.

Note:-Vocabulary about Ethnology
festival

costume
open-air
market

stilt house
Folk dance

ETHNOLOGY

musical instrument

terraced fields

Five-colour sticky rice

-'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

E T H N I C

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