WARM UP Kim's game

Look at the pictures and memorize the items given

Answer key:
1. Costumes
2. Communal house
3. Waterwheel
4. Stilt house
5. Terraced field
6. Ceremony
7. Five-coloured ticky rice

UNIT 3: PEOPLES

OF VIETNAM

LOOKING BACK
& PROJECT

LESSON 7:

VOCABULARY

costumes the
diverse
ethnic
1. Complete
sentences
with the
words/
activities
unique from
communal
phrases
the box. cultural groups
1. At the Museum of Ethnology, you can see many ways
of life of different _______________ in our country.
2. In each village of the Bahnar there is a ____________
house, where public ___________ are held.
3. Young women of each ethnic group in Viet Nam
have their own characteristics and ____________,
making the beauty of the 54 ethnic groups more
____________ and attractive.
4. Many special schools have been built to improve
the education standards of ____________ people.
5. Although ethnic groups have their own _________
culture, they have established good relations and
cooperation with each other.

2. Use the correct form of the words in
brackets to finish the sentences.
1. Everywhere in our country we can fnd elements of the
cultural values of different ethnic groups.
(culture) _______
2. The peoples of Viet Nam are diverse but very
peaceful
(peace) ________.
3. The Muong in Hoa Binh are well-known for the
richness
(rich) __________
of their folk literature and
traditional songs.
4. The exhibition in the museum shows the (diverse)
diversity of different cultural groups.
________
traditional musical
5. The Raglai people have a (tradition) _________
instrument made of bamboo called the chapi.

GRAMMAR

3. Make questions for the underlined parts in the passage.

Most of the ethnic minority peoples
in the Central Highlands live in stilt
houses. These houses are built on
columns and beams. They have two
or four roofs, and some have
decorations on the peaks and the
sides. The entrance is on the side.
The communal house is usually the largest,
tallest and most elaborate building in the village.
It is used for village meetings, receiving guests,
or as a place of worship, and village festivities.
Single men can sleep in this house.

3. Make questions for the underlined parts in the passage.

Most of the ethnic minority peoples in the Central
Highlands live in stilt houses. These houses are
built on columns and beams. They have two or
four roofs, and some have decorations on the
peaks and the sides. The entrance is on the side.

are these houses built on
1. What
_______________________________________?
is the entrance
2. Where
_______________________________________?

3. Make questions for the underlined parts in the passage.

The communal house is usually the largest,
tallest and most elaborate building in the village.
It is used for village meetings, receiving guests,
or as a place of worship, and village festivities.
Single men can sleep in this house.
3. Which
_______________________________________
house is the largest, tallest and
_______________________________________?
most elaborate building in the village

What is it used for
4.
_______________________________________?
Who can sleep in this house

4. Each sentence has an error. Find and correct it.
the
1. They travel to
a nearest town to go shopping.
2. Some ethnic minority children of this region
the
a city.
are studying at the boarding school in 
the
3. Although they speak different languages, an

ethnic groups in this region live near to one
another.
a
 semi4. In the past, some ethnic groups lived the
nomadic life.
the
 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam have equality
5. All an
in every field.

5.
Fill each
a, an,
orwant
the to
the
an
If you
are ingap
Ha with
Noi and
you
tocomplete
have (1)____
passage.
overview
of the ethnic groups of Viet Nam, you
should visit the Museum of Ethnology. It is situated
in Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District. The
a valuable centre for the exhibition
Museum is (2) ____
the
and preservation of the cultural heritage of (3) _____
54 ethnic groups in the whole country. There are
thousands of objects and photographs representing
ways of life and creative activities of these peoples.
Moreover, typical houses have been taken from their
original sites and rebuilt in (4) the
___ museum gardens.
the traditional architecture
These houses model (5) ____
of ethnic minorities. The museum also has a lot of
the different ethnic peoples
information about all (6) ____
in Viet Nam.

Communication

6. Games:
CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE CHALLENGE
Work in pairs. See how much you can
remember about the cultural groups of Viet
Nam. Take turns to ask each other questions
about the topic. The person asking can look at
the book. The first person to get five correct
answers is the winner.

Example:
A: Are you ready?
B: Yes.
A: What is the population of the largest ethnic group?
B: About 74 million. It's the Viet or Kinh.
A: Very good! Your turn.
B: OK. What is the population of the smallest group?
A: I think it's the Odu group.
B: Exactly!
A: So how many ethnic groups do our country have?
B: 54 ethnic groups.
A: Right!
B: And Where is the Museum of Ethology?
A: It's in Ha Noi.

NOTES: 54 ethnic groups of Viet Nam
1. Bahnar
2. Bo Y
3. Brau
4. Bru-Van Kieu
5. Cham
6. Choro
7. Churu
8. Chut
9. Co
10. Cong
11. Coho
12. Colao
13. Cotu
14. Yao (Dao)

15. Ede
16. Giarai
17. Giay
18. Gie-Trieng
19. Hani
20. Hoa
21. Hmong
22. Hre
23. Khang
24. Khmer
25. Khmu
26. Lachi
27. Laha
28. Lahu

29. Lao
30. Lolo
31. Lu
32. Ma
33. Mang
34. Mnong
35. Muong
36. Ngai
37. Nung
38. Odu
39. Pathen
40. Phula
41. Pupeo
42. Raglai

43. Romam
44. Sanchay
45. Sandiu
46. Sila
47. Taoi
48. Tay
49. Thai
50. Tho
51. Viet
52. Shinhmun
(Xinhmun)
53. Sedang
(Xedang)
54. Stieng
(Xtieng)

Finished! Now I can … .
● talk about
groups

different

● ask and answer
question types


ethnic
different

● use articles: a, an, and the
● pronounce words containing
clusters /sk/, /sp/, and /st/
correctly in isolation and in
sentences
● write a paragraph about how
to cook a traditional dish





ETHNIC FASHION SHOW!
1. Look at the different costumes of some ethnic
groups. Which costume do you like best? Why?

I like the costume of the Pathen most. They
are so colorful and elaborate. Their costumes
include: the short blouse, long skirt, scarves,
hood.

I like the Ede's costumes most. They look
simple but elegant and elaborate. Moreover,
they also show the beauty of the wearer.

I like the Muong's costumes most. They look
not only simple but also elegant and
elaborate. Moreover, the white colour of their
blouses and hoods show the beauty and
purity of the women.

2. Design a costume based on an ethnic style you
like, using cardboard, paper or cloth, and colours.
Some suggestions:

2. Design a costume based on an ethnic style you
like, using cardboard, paper or cloth, and colours.
Some suggestions:

2. Design a costume based on an ethnic style you
like, using cardboard, paper or cloth, and colours.
Some suggestions:

2. Design a costume based on an ethnic style you
like, using cardboard, paper or cloth, and colours.
Some suggestions:

2. Design a costume based on an ethnic style you
like, using cardboard, paper or cloth, and colours.
Some suggestions:

3. Organise an exhibition of the costume designs
you have made among your group or class
members. Talk about them.

MODEL PROJECT
Hi, everybody. I'm Nguyen Van Teo. I am the
representative of the Lion Group. We have
made some costume designs. And now we
would like to show them to you. We hope you
like them.

This is the costume we made based on the
Pathen's. It looks simple but elegant and
elaborate. Women would look more beautiful,
modern and cool in it.

And this is the costume we made based on the
H'mong's. It looks elegant, elaborate and
modern. Women would look very beautiful in it. It
is suitable for important events such as
weddings, parties, opening ceremonies…,
especially for international ones to help spread
the image of Vietnam to the world.

3. Organise an exhibition of the costume designs
you have made among your group or class
members. Talk about them.

SOME OTHER DESIGNS

- Review all the new words again.
+
- Review the grammar points:
Articles (a, an,
the), how to use Wh-words to make
questions.

- Do the project. Report to the class in the
next period.
- Prepare for : Review 1 (Unit 1-3)

Goodbye!
See you again!