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Teacher: Dam Quynh Lien
School: Dinh Lap Town Secondary School
Friday, 18th October, 2019
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1. What is the name of the dance?
2. Who does it belong to?
3. What do you know about the Thai?
It is Xoe Dance
It belongs to the Thai.
They live in the Northeast of Vietnam.
Stilt house
Five- colored sticky rice
Terraced fields
The Thai
The thai
Period 20
UNIT 3. PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
Lesson 5: Skill 1
1. Ex1. Now read the text and check your answers
Vocabulary:.
- poultry (n) :
- weave cloth (v) :
- sow seed (v) :
gia cầm
dệt vải
gieo hạt
- ornament (n) :
đồ trang sức
- experienced (a) :
có kinh nghiệm
- bamboo(n) :
cây tre
- canal (n) :
con kênh
- ancestor ( n) :
ông cha, tổ tiên
- unique ( adj) :
độc đáo, độc nhất
I. READING
Reading
1. EX1. Now read the text and check your answers.
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living
in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well- known for being unique, colourful and strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
Fill the table about the Thai
1 500 000
Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Nghe An.
Tay-Thai group
Stilt houses
Farming, cattle raising, cloth weaving…
Short blouses, long skirts, scarves, ornaments
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the Tay- Thai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai also grow other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave cloth. Thai cloth is well- known for being unique, colourful and strong.
1. The Thai are good ______ . They grow different crops.
2. They can make household items from the tree.
3. The Thai live in houses.
4. They have a rich culture including folk and games.
5. Many festivals and
are held by the Thai people every year.
farmers
bamboo
2. EX2: Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses, long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts. Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and many traditional games.
1. The Thai are good farmers. They grow different crops.
2. They can make household items from the bamboo tree.
3. The Thai live in_______houses.
4. They have a rich culture including folk ___ and games.
5. Many festivals and
are held by the Thai people every year.
stilt
songs
ceremonies
2. EX2: Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.
1 . Do the Thai people have their own language?

2. What is the main food of the Thai people?

3. What is the Thai cloth well-known for?

4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?

5. Who do the Thai worship?
3. EX3. Answer the questions :
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Lucky number
1. Do the Thai people have their own language?
- Yes, they do.
2. What is the main food of the Thai people?
- Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice.
3. What is the Thai cloth well-known for?
- Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?
- Thai women.
5. Who do the Thai worship?
- The Thai worship their ancestors.
There are three kinds of Thai people
4. EX4) Read some facts about the Bru-Van Kieu people and the Khmer people.
* speaking
The Bru-Van Kieu people
Population: about 74,500
Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue
Language: Mon-Khmer group
Production activities: growing rice, terraced fields, raising cattle and poultry
Festivals: ceremony held before sowing seeds
The Khmer people
Population: about 1,260,600 
Regions: provinces of Mekong Delta
Language: Mon-Khmer group, writing system
Production activities: growing rice, raising cattle and poultry, making sugar
Festivals: two main holidays:
Chaul Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting-the-Moon festival
The Khmer people have a population of about__________
They live in the provinces of________________________
The Khmer language belongs to_________________and
they have their own writing system.
The Khmer grow_________, raise ____________and make
_______________for living.
There are two main holidays: Chaul Chnam Thmey
and Greeting- the- Moon festival.
74.500
The Bru- Van Kieu people have a population __________
They live in the provinces of________________________
The Bru- Van Kieu language _________________
The Bru- Van Kieu grow_________, raise _________for living.
There is a ceremony_________________
Language
Housing
Special foods
Production activities
Festivals and ceremonies
The THAI, The BRU- VAN KIEU, The KHMER
5. EX5. Talk about YOUR own ethnic group.
You can talk about:
- the clothing
- the food
- the customs & traditions
- the ways of living
- the festivals
Now I would like to talk about the Khmer people. Well, there are many interesting things about ethnic group that I want to share with you.
The Khmer people have a population of about 1,260,600 people. They mostly live in provinces of Mekong Delta. Their language is Mon- Khmer group and the writing system.
They grow rice, raise cattle and poultry, make sugar for living
They have 2 main festivals : Chaul Chanam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting – the – Moon fesstival. I’m sure if you visit the Khmer people, you will enjoy them.
Sample talk
HOMEWORK
Learn new words by heart.
Write a passage (100 words) about your own ethnic group.
Prepare next lesson: Skills 2
Goodbye and see you again!
- Yes, they do.
1 . Do the Thai people have their own language?
Lucky number !
- She lives in Hue.
1. Where does Nien live ?
2. What is the main food of the Thai people?
- Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice.
3. What is the Thai cloth well-known for?
- Thai cloth is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?
- Thai women.
Lucky number
Lucky Number?
5. Who do the Thai worship?
The Thai worship their ancestors.
Lucky number !