Nguyen Thi Men

12

Which country is
it?

SINGAPORE

Unit 5: CULTURAL
IDENTITY
Cultural
diversity
in
Lesson 5: Listening
Singapore

Pre – listening

Activity 1: Discussion
What do you know about Singapore?
 OFFICIAL LANGUAGES: English, Malay, Mandarin,
Tamil

Activity 1: Discussion

What do you know about Singapore?
Chinese, Malays, Indians,
 ETHNIC GROUPS: Eurasians and others
4. Chinese
3. Malays
2. Indians
1. Eurasians
and others

Activity 1: Discussion

What do you know about Singapore?
1. TRADITIONAL
Indian sari

COSTUMES:2. Malay baju kurung
3. Chinese cheongsam
A

B

4. Malay baju malayu
C

D

 TRADITIONAL COSTUMES
1. Indian sari
3. Chinese cheongsam
A

2. Malay
baju kurung

B

2. Malay baju kurung
4. Malay baju malayu
C

4. Malay baju
malayu

3. Chinese
cheongsam

D

1. Indian sari

Activity 2: VOCABULARY
attire (n) /əˈtaɪər/ quần áo, trang phục
clothes, especially of formal type
= garment (n) /ˈɡɑːmənt/

Activity 2: VOCABULARY
collarless blouse
(n.p)

/ˈkɑːlɚlɚs blaʊz/
áo không có cổ

Activity 2: VOCABULARY
long-sleeved (adj.) /ˌlɒŋˈsliːvd/ dài tay

long-sleeved shirt

short-sleeved shirt

Listen and repeat!
 attire (n) /əˈtaɪər/ = garment (n) /ˈɡɑːmənt/
 collarless blouse (n.p) /ˈkɑːlɚlɚs blaʊz/
 long-sleeved (adj.) /ˌlɒŋˈsliːvd/

ACTIVITY 3. Listen to a talk. What is the
speaker talking about? Tick the correct boxes.
1.
Singapore's ethnic groups and official
Chinese, Malays, Indians, Eurasians English, Malay, Mandarin, Tamil
languages.
2.

Singapore's traditions and official languages.

cheongsam
3. Chinese
Chinese
wedding costumes for men in
Singapore.
Malay baju melayu - baju kurung

4.
Malay traditional costumes for men and
women.
5.

Indian sari
Modern Indian
costumes for men.

ACTIVITY 4: Listen to the talk again and fill
each blank with NO MORE THAN FOUR
WORDS or A NUMBER.

number
Singapore gained its independence on 9 August (1) ...................
and now has a population of more than five million people including
Chineses, Malays, Indians and Eurasians. Singapore does not have a
national costume as people from the different ethnic groups tend to
V. phr
(2) ..................................................
The Chinese traditional attire for ladies is called cheongsam,
N / N. phr
which means a long garment. Today it is often
worn by
(3) .......................... in Singapore during Chinese New Year
celebrations and weddings.
For Malay men, the traditional garment is called baju melayu.
N. phr
Malay women often
wear baju kurung, which looks like a longsleeved and (4) .............................. worn over a longAdj.
skirt.
Standard office attire for women includes a (5) ................... blouse
with trousers or a skirt.
N / N.phr
Unified by the common goal
for a better future, the people of
Singapore, especially the (6) .............................. think of themselves
as Singapore first.

1965
Singapore gained its independence on 9 August (1) ...................
and now has a population of more than five million people including
Chineses, Malays, Indians and Eurasians. Singapore does not have a
national costume as people from the different ethnic groups tend to
wear their traditional clothing
(2) ..................................................
The Chinese traditional attire for ladies is called cheongsam,
Chinese
women
which means a long garment. Today it is often
worn
by
(3) .......................... in Singapore during Chinese New Year
celebrations and weddings.
For Malay men, the traditional garment is called baju melayu.
collarless
Malay women often
wearblouse
baju kurung, which looks like a longlong-sleeved
sleeved and (4) .............................. worn over a long
skirt.
Standard office attire for women includes a (5) ................... blouse
with trousers or a skirt.
Unified by the common younger
goal forgenerations
a better future, the people of
Singapore, especially the (6) ..............................., think of themselves
as Singaporeans first.

POST-LISTENING

TRADITIONAL COSTUMES
RACE
GAME'S RULE:
- 2 groups will play the game
- There are 9 pictures of the traditional costumes of 9 countries
- You will have 1 minute to look through the pictures and write
down the countries which have these traditional costumes.
- Two representatives will go to the board and write down the
answers
- Which group has more right answers will be the winner

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1

2

India

4

3

5

Singapore

7

6

Korea

8

China

Egypt

Vietnam

Cambodia

9

Thailand

Japan

Answer the two follwing questions :
1. What else do you know about the
city-country and its culture?
2. What would you do if you visited
Singapore?

Some famous places in Singapore

Marina Bay Sands

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple

Singapore Flyer

Orchard

Clarke Quay

Gardens by the Bay