ENGLISH 8
Period:
Unit 3:
PEPLES OF VIET NAM
GETTING STARTED
At the Museum of Ethnology
1. Listen and read.
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: Righ. 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 populatin. 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 traditons.
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. a Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.
Boring

Smallest

Majority

northern
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interesting
largest
minority
southern
1. b Read the conversation again and answer the questins.
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 group has the largest population?
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs and traditions?
=> They are at the museum of ethnology.
=> They want to know about the ethnic groups of Viet Nam
=> There are 54 ethnic group in Viet Nam.
=> Yes, they do.
=> The Viet (or Kinh) have the largest population.