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1. What type of house is shown in the video?
2. Why do people build this type of house?

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ANSWER THE QUESTIONS:

1. What type of house is shown in the video?
It's a stilt house
2. Why do people build this type of house?
Because people built stilt houses to avoid
being attacked bying animal.

Wednesday, November 12th,
2025
Unit 4:

ETHNIC GROUPS
OF VIETNAM

Period 31 - Lesson 5: Skills 1

VOCABULARY

staircase
(n)

/ˈsteəkeɪs/

cầu thang bộ

VOCABULARY

material
(n)

 /məˈtɪəriəl/

vật liệu

VOCABULARY

open fire
(n)

  /ˌəʊpən ˈfaɪə/

lò sưởi

VOCABULARY

owner (n)

  /ˈoʊnə/

người sở hữu

VOCABULARY
- staircase (n)

/ˈsteəkeɪs/

cầu thang bộ

- material (n)

/məˈtɪəriəl/ vật liệu

- open fire (n)  /ˌəʊpən ˈfaɪə/ lò sưởi
- owner (n)

 /ˈoʊnə/

người sở hữu

I/ READING

1 Write the words and phrase from the box under the correct pictures.
open fire

1. _______________

posts

staircase

2. _______________

3. _______________

2. Guess and tick T (True) or F (False)
Statements
1. Only a few minority groups live in stilt houses.
2. All stilt houses look alike.
3. Family gatherings take place by the open fire
in the middle of the house.
4. The Rong house serves as the centre of an
Ede village

True

False

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stilt houses

Stilt houses are popular among different ethnic minority groups, from the
Thai in the Northern Highlands to the Khmer in the Mekong Delta. The houses
come in different sizes and styles and show the traditional culture of their
owners.
Stilt houses are made from natural materials like wood, bamboo, and leaves.
They stand on strong posts, about two or three metres above the ground. This
allows them to keep people safe from wild animals. People climb a seven- or
nine-step
to enterplace
the house.
Thestaircase
most important
in the house
is the kitchen. It has an open fire in the
middle of the house. It is the place for family
gatherings and receiving guests.
The stilt houses of the Tay and Nung
usually overlook a field. The stilt houses of
the Thai, however, face mountains or a
forest. The Bahnar and Ede have a
communal house (called a Rong house) as
the heart of their village. These communal
houses are the largest and tallest ones in the

2. Read the passage and tick T (True) or F (False)
Statements
1. Only a few minority groups live in stilt houses.
2. All stilt houses look alike.
3. Family gatherings take place by the open fire
in the middle of the house.
4. The Rong house serves as the centre of an
Ede village

True

False

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Check your answers

1. Only a few minority groups liveF
in stilt houses.
Stilt houses are popular among different
ethnic minority groups, from the Thai in the
Northern Highlands to the Khmer in the Mekong
Delta. house.

Check your answers

2. All stilt houses look alike.

The houses come in different sizes and styles and
show the traditional culture of their owners.

F

Check your answers
3. Family gatherings take place by the open fire in
the middle of the house.

The most important place in the house is the
kitchen. It has an open fire in the middle of the
house. It is the place for family gatherings and
receiving guests.

T

Check your answers

T

4.

The Rong house serves as the centre of an Ede
village.

The Bahnar and Ede have a communal house
(called a Rong house) as the heart of their
village.

Look at the answers again.
Statements
1. Only a few minority groups live in stilt
houses.
2. All stilt houses look alike.
3. Family gatherings take place by the open
fire in the middle of the house.
4. The Rong house serves as the centre of
an Ede village

True False
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Read the passage again and fill in each blank with
ONE word.
1. A stilt house shows the _____________ culture of the
owner.
2. The Tay's and Nung's stilt houses overlook a _________.
3. The Thai's stilt houses overlook a _________ or
_____________.
4. The largest and tallest house in an Ede village is the
_________ house.

traditio
1. A stilt house shows the
_________ culture of the owner.
nal

Click on the right
can

3. Read the passage again and fill in each blank with
ONE word.
1. A stilt house shows thetradition
_____________ culture of the
al
owner.
The houses come in different sizes and styles and
show the traditional culture of their owners.

field
2. The Tay's and Nung's stilt houses overlook
a_____

Click on the right

3. Read the passage again and fill in each blank with
ONE word.
1. A stilt house shows thetradition
_____________ culture of the
al
owner.
2. The Tay's and Nung's stilt houses overlookfield
a _________.

The stilt houses of the Tay and Nung usually
overlook a field.

forest
3. The Thai's stilt houses overlook
a ______ or
mountains

Click on the right
can

3. Read the passage again and fill in each blank with
ONE word.
1. A stilt house shows thetradition
_____________ culture of the
al
owner.
field
2. The Tay's and Nung's stilt houses overlook a _________.
3. The Thai's stilt houses overlook afores
_________ or
t
mountains _____________.
The stilt houses of the Thai, however, face
mountains or a forest.

4. The largest and tallest house in
an Ede village
is the ______house.
Rong

Click on the right
can

II/ Speaking:
4. Work in pairs. Discuss and tick ( )the features of a stilt
house from the list below. Share your opinions with the
Aclass.
stilt house ____________.
- has a flat cement roof
- stands on big posts
- is made from natural materials
- has a modern toilet
- is a flat in a big block
- is close to nature

I think….
To my way of thinking,

5. Work in pairs. Ask and answer about the type of home
each of you lives in. Take notes of your partner's answer
and report what you find to the class.

1. What type of house do you live in?
(a flat, a house, a detached house, a stilt house, a farmhouse, a
cottage, a tree house, ...)

2.What materials is it made from?
(brick, cement, tree, leaves, wood, stone, …)

3. What is the most important part of your home?What do you do there?
(living room - receiving guest - watching TV together) ; garden –
where the family members relax and hold party; kitchen – place for
family gathering and receiving guest

Wrap - up
- Reading about stilt houses of ethnic
groups
- Talking about the type of house you live
in.
- Do Exercises in workbook

HOMEWORK
- Learn by heart vocabulary
- Prepare for the next lesson