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UNIT 8: Traditional of Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Lesson 1
A. PRONUNCIATION
I. Circle the word that has a stress pattern different from the others.
1. A. pretty
B. central
C. simple
D. alone
2. A. common
B. special
C. alike
D. handsome
3. A. direct
B. ethnic
C. perfect
D. famous
4. A. healthy
B. unclear
C. sticky
D. scary
5. A. boring
B. funny
C. happy
D. alive
B. VOCABULARY

I. Match the descriptions to the words from the boxes.
1. items made of clay
1.
a. cloth
2. clothing material
2.
b. pottery
3. a piece of cloth used to cover one’s head
3.
c. basket
4. a carrying or storage container with a handle
4.
d. headscarf
5. ornamental designs, pictures or texts on cloth
5.
e. embroidery
II. Complete the sentences using the words in the boxes.
silver
ethnic
pattern
product
silver
6. A(n) _______________ group has their own language, culture and traditions.
7. Normally, a craft _______________ takes a lot of time and effort to make.
8. The _______________ of the flowers on the pottery vase really holds my attention.
9. Young people seem to prefer _______________ jewelry to gold jewelry.
10. This restaurant serves its food with forks, knives and spoons made of _______________.
C. GRAMMAR
I. Complete the sentences with the, a/ an or zero article.
1. There is a number of Khmer people in ________________ France and in the United States.

2. ________________ Central Highlands is home to many different ethnic groups in Vietnam.
3. The Mường are ________________ ethnic group that live mainly in northern in Vietnam.
4. The Phù Lá in Lào Cai play ________________ ma nhí, a musical instrument, for their big events.
5. ________________ Chăm use pottery objects, such as pots, vase and glasses in their everyday life.
II. Circle the correct options.
6. She plans to study law at a university in United States.
A. plans
B. law
C. a
D. United States
7. They traveled to the Sweden for their last summer break.
A. traveled
B. the Sweden
C. their
D. break
8. The Lake Louise in Canada is a wonderful destination for visitor.
A. The
B. Canada
C. a
D. visitors
9. The Republic of Ireland is the country in north-western Europe.
A. The
B. Ireland
C. the
D. in
10. The film festival takes place in a August of every year in the country.
A. takes
B. a
C. year
D. the country

D. READING
I. Read the text about the Muong people. Circle the best options.

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The Muong are (1) ______ ethnic group in Vietnam. Their population is about 1,452,095 people
(2019). They mainly live in northern provinces such as Hoa Binh, Thanh Hoa, Phu Tho and Son La.
There (2) ______ different Muong groups, and they wear different clothing styles. Some wear similar
clothing to the Thai, and others wear (3) ______ same clothing as the Kinh.
Muong women wear clothes with (4) ______ robe, headscarf and skirt. Muong women wear neck
rings, and Muong men wear tunics and pants. (5) ______ the Kinh and other ethnic groups, the Muong
celebrate Tet. During Tet, the Muong people pray to their ancestors and eat their traditional dishes.
1. A. ⱷ
B. a
C. an
D. the
2. A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were
3. A. ⱷ
B. a
C. an
D. the
4. A. ⱷ

B. a
C. an
D. the
5. A. like
B. same
C. similar
D. different
II. Read the text about the Tay people. Answer each question with ONE WORD AND/ OR A
NUMBER.
With an estimated 1.7 million people, the Tay are among the largest minority in Vietnam. They
mainly live in the northern Vietnam, in provinces such as Cao Bang, Lang Son, Bac Can, Thai
Nguyen, Quang Ninh and some parts of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang. The Tay are also well-know by
another name, Tho, which means land and local.
Like other ethnic groups, the Tay practice various beliefs and lifestyles. The Kinh’s culture and
language also influence them. For example, they paint their teeth black, and thirty percent if their
language is derived from Vietnamese. The Tay are famous for their traditional arts and crafts. They
make beautiful brocade. The Tay often use this type of cloth to make blankets, pillows or costumes for
special occasions. While their clothing is not as colorful as that of other ethnic minorities, it is made of
cotton with indigo colors and has little embroidery or decoration. Tay men typically wear pants and a
shirt or T-shirt while women wear skirts or pants, a polo shirt and a black scarf.
* brocade (n): a type of thick heavy cloth
6. What area of Vietnam do most of the Tay people live?
______________
7. By what name the Tay people are also commonly called?
______________
8. How much of the Tay language is from Vietnamese?
______________
9. What material do the Tay people use to make blankets and special costumes? ______________
10. What is the main color of the Tay people’s clothing?
______________

E. SPEAKING
Complete the conversation using sentences in the box
A. Yes, I did. It was enjoyable.
B. They make beautiful pottery utensils.
C. Cham men wear hats, and Cham women wear long belts over
their shoulders.
D. My family and I went to Ninh Thuan, a province of Vietnam.
E. Because we were interested in studying the culture of the Cham.
Aaron: Did you enjoy your summer vocation?
Daniel: (1)____________________________________________________
Aaron: Great! Where did you go?
Daniel: (2)____________________________________________________
Aaron: Why did you travel there?
Daniel: (3) ___________________________________________________
Aaron: What could you discover?
Daniel: (4) ___________________________________________________
Aaron: What else did you find out?

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Daniel: (5)____________________________________________________
Aaron: That’s great! Did you buy any?
Daniel: No, we didn’t.
F. WRITING
I. Put the tick () next to the sentences that has the correct use of the, a/an or zero article. If a

sentence is incorrect, underline the mistake and correct it.
1. Canh thụt is a traditional dish of the M’Nông.
__________________
2. The Thái are a ethnic group in Northern Vietnam.
__________________
3. The Mường people have population of about 1.5 million.
__________________
4. The Nùng people have a large collection of the folk songs.
__________________
5. The Hoa people in Ho Chi Minh City live mainly in the Chợ Lớn. __________________
II. Make questions for the underlined words.
6. The Chăm mainly live in the southern Vietnam.
=>______________________________________________________________
7. They make pottery products by hand.
=>______________________________________________________________
8. The Chăm women usually wear long shirts and belts.
=>______________________________________________________________
9. A special piece of cloth can take up to 15 days to make.
=>______________________________________________________________
10. A skilled Chăm woman can make enough cloth for a simple skirt each day.
=>______________________________________________________________

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UNIT 8: Traditional of Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Lesson 2
A. PRONUNCIATION

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I. Circle the word that has the underlined part pronounced different from the others.
1. A. how
B. bow
C. wow
D. flow
2. A. down
B. show
C. low
D. snow
3. A. house
B. around
C. sound
D. shoulder
4. A. foul
B. doubt
C. though
D. pound
5. A. found
B. dough
C. ground
D. count
B. VOCABULARY
I. Match the words or phrases in the box with their definitions/ descriptions.

1. This is a type of clothing for women only.
2. You wear this to keep you clean when cooking.
3. You can cook and eat this type of plant as a vegetable.

1.
2.
3.

a. blouse
b. apron
c.
sticky
rice
d. steamed
e. corn

4. This means being cooked with hot air from boiling water.
4.
5. This type of food is very popular in some southeastern Asian countries. 5.
II. Complete the sentences using the words in Exercise I.
6. My sister’s favorite outfit for school is a(n) ________________ and a pair of jeans.
7. She’s on a diet, so she just has ________________ vegetables.
8. In my hometown, people often have ________________ for a quick and cheap breakfast.
9. ________________ is a very important type of food for humans.
10. My mom likes wearing a(n) ________________ when she does the cooking.
C. GRAMMAR
I. Circle ONE mistake in each sentence
1. I asked how the Khmer celebrate their New Year
A. asked
B. how

C. celebrate
2. She asked why did they held the ceremony every year.
A. asked
B. did
C. held
3. The students asked what the Pu Keo are famous for.
A. students
B. the
C. are
4. She asked did the Kinh usually wore Ao dai.
A. asked
B. did
C. usually
5. He said that the embroidery on the cloth is beautiful.
A. said
B. the (1st)
C. the (2nd)
II. Circle the best options.

D. their
D. year
D. for
D. wore
D. is

6. “Do you make any crafts?” Kim asked them.
A. She asked if they make any crafts.
B. She asked if they made any carts.
C. She asked whether they make any crafts.
D. She asked whether did they make any crafts.

7. “When do you eat dinner at your house?” she asked Tom and Jane.
A. She asked when she eats dinner at her house.
B. She asked when he eats dinner at his house.
C. She asked when they ate dinner at their house.

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D. She asked if they ate dinner at their house.
8. “What are your traditional clothes like, Mary?” asked Andy.
A. He asked what her traditional clothes were like.
B. He asked what his traditional clothes are like.
C. He asked what were her traditional clothes like.
D. He asked what were his traditional clothes like.
9. “How do you celebrate the New Year?” asked Anna.
A. She asked how do they celebrate the New Year.
B. She asked how did they celebrate the New Year.
C. She asked how they celebrate the New Year.
D. She asked how they celebrated the New Year.
10. “Do you have any folk tales?” asked Ben.
A. He asked if they did have any folk tales.
B. He asked if did they have any folk tales.
C. He asked whether they had any folk tales.
D. He asked whether they have any folk tales.
D. LISTENING
I. Listen to Anna and Paul. Answer each question with NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS.

1. Who did Anna interview?
__________________
2. Where is her hometown?
__________________
3. What are her traditional clothes like?
__________________
4. What crafts do the villagers make?
__________________
5. What was her job in the past?
__________________
II. Listen to Kate talking about her trip to Ta Phin Village. Circle the best options.
6. When did she visit the village?
A. in 2009
B. in 2019
C. in July 2009
D. in July 2019
7. What was the teenager girl like?
A. cold
B. friendly
C. unfriendly
D. active
8. What are the traditional clothing for the Red Dao men like?
A. all red
B. mostly red
C. mostly black
D. very colorful
9. What craft do the Red Dao make?
A. hat
B. headscarf
C. blouse

D. jewelry
10. What does a Red Dao family do to welcome a new year?
A. They meet each other.
B. They play traditional music.
C. They cook traditional food.
D. They play some folk games.
E. SPEAKING
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box.
1. Do the Chu Ru people make craft?
A. Yes, they are.
B. No, they aren’t.
C. No, they didn’t.
D. Yes, they do.
2. Do they have traditional arts and crafts?
A. Yes, they did.
B. Yes, they do.
C. No, they are not.
D. Yes, they are expensive.

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3. Where did you stay when you visited their village?
A. I visited a local market.
B. I went to a farm.
C. I stayed in a still house.

D. I went to the countryside.
4. Where did you travel last summer?
A. I went to Ha Giang.
B. I went with my brothers.
C. I went by motorbike.
D. The weather was lovely.
5. What are their traditional clothing like?
A. Men wear shirts and pants
B. Women make beautiful clothes.
C. They wear traditional clothes.
D. They are almost black.
F. WRITING
I. Put the words in the correct order to make complete sentences.
1. asked/ what/ clothes/ were/ for/ Tet./ John/ traditional/ our
=>______________________________________________________________
2. Pu Peo/ traditions/ asked/ boy/ what/ young/ his/ were./ They/ a
=>______________________________________________________________
3. friend/ me/ where/ country./ the/ Cham/ My/ asked/ lived/ in/ my
=>______________________________________________________________
4. The/ rice/ asked/ if/ visitor/ the/ grew/ and/ corn/ for/ a/ living./ Nung
=>______________________________________________________________
5. Com Lam/ groups./ Her/ brother/ was/ a/ traditional/ dish/ among/ ethnic/ wonder/ if
=>______________________________________________________________
II. Rewrite the sentences using reported speech.
6. “What do the Cham do for a living?” my father asked.
=> My father asked what__________________________________________
7. “Do the Tay wear headscarves?” my sister asked.
=> My sister asked whether________________________________________
8. “Where do ethnic people often live?” asked Steve.
=> Steve asked where____________________________________________

9. “What do the Vietnamese eat during Tet holiday?” asked Jack.
=> Jack wondered what___________________________________________
10. “Do ethnic groups in the mountains speak the same language?” Mia asked.
=> Mia wondered if______________________________________________

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UNIT 8: Traditional of Ethnic groups in Vietnam
Lesson 3
A. VOCABULARY
I. Complete the sentences using the words or phrases in the box.
1. The holiday is on the first day of the third month of the ____________.
2. I saw a ____________ Tày music and dance performance.
3. Tuồng (hát bội) is one of my favorite Vietnamese ____________ music types.

folk
lunar year

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4. Many visitors find it exciting to live in a ____________ when visiting an ethnic
village.
5. People can choose to stay at a hotel or a(n) ____________ when going on vacation.

II. Complete the sentences using the words in the boxes.

homestay
traditional
stilt house

stilt house
locals
decorate
folk
gong
Last Tet, I had an enjoyable trip to Dak Lak, a province in the Central Highlands, Vietnam. To
learn about the culture of the local people, I stayed at a homestay. That was my first time to stay in a
(6) __________. It was beautiful. It took the owner a month to (7) __________ it for celebration of
Tet. The (8) __________ were friendly and pleasant. It was like home! I got to eat traditional food
while watching (9) __________ dancing. I learned to sing some famous (10) __________ songs, too.
They were interesting. I can’t wait to come back for more.
B. LISTENING
I. Listen to a podcast about the Thai people. Fill in each gap with ONE WORD.
1. The Thai people have their own _________________and culture.
2. There are a lot of _________________ tales in the Thai culture.
3. The Thai men are good at making wooden _________________ and baskets.
4. Thai women often wash their hair in a _________________ on the last day.
5. After they wash their hair, they have a _________________ before going home.
II. Listen to Ava and Liam. Write True or False
6. Ava’s travelling to Vietnam on her next vocation.
______
7. There are ethnic people across the country.
______
8. All the ethnic people make their own clothing.

______
9. All the ethnic groups still live in stilt houses.
______
10. The gong is a musical instrument of some ethnic groups.
______
C. READING
I. Read the text about the Muong people. Circle the best options.
When we talk about Vietnamese food, Pho is well-know worldwide for its delicious flavor. Also,
other foods from many ethnic minorities across the country will amaze you with their delicious tastes.
Cơm Lam is a must-try dish (1) ____________ you visit the Central Highlands. The food comes
with grilled pork or some poultry such as chicken.
Pa pỉnh tộp is (2) ____________ fish dish. It is popular among the Thai people in the northwest
region of Vietnam. The local people use fish (3) ____________ Pa pỉnh tộp often come from lakes or
streams nearby. It is fresh!
In the Mekong Delta, cà ri đỏ is a Khmer rice noodle. It is a popular dish (4) ____________
breakfast among the Khmer people. The taste of the food can be different across the region. If you can
(5) ____________ the area, try it at least once.
1. A. when B. and C. so D. so that
2. A. ⱷ
B. a
C. an
D. the
3. A. makes
B. make
C. making
D. to make
4. A. in
B. at
C. for
D. in

5. A. visit
B. visits
C. visiting
D. to visit

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II. Read the text about some celebrations of ethnic minorities. Complete the summary using the
words from the text.
After a harvest season, some ethnic groups in the Central Highlands, such as the Ê-đê, Gia Rai,
M’Nông and several other ethnic people, celebrate the New Rice Festival. This event serves as a time
to express gratitude to the God of Rice for past year’s healthy crops. It is also an occasion to pray for
favorable weather conditions in the upcoming year. During the festival, both men and women dress up
in traditional clothing and participate in a variety of exciting activities, such as folk games and
performing arts.
In northern Vietnam, ethnic groups such as the Pu Péo, Nùng and Red Dao celebrate the Forest
Opening Festival. This festival is a demonstration of their beliefs and a way to show thanks to the
Forest God, while also raising public awareness about the importance of protecting forests and
conserving water resources. During the festival, both men and women usually dress up in their
traditional clothes. They prepare and eat traditional food. Men play folk songs with the gong while
women have traditional dances. Besides the food and dances, they also play folk games.
* Summary
The Ê-đê, Gia Rai, M’Nông and several other (6) ________________ people marl the New Rice
Festival, while the Pu Péo, Nùng and Red Dao (7) ________________ the Forest New Year Festival.
These celebrations are how the people show their (8) ________________ and thanks to the gods.

There are (9) ________________ food, music and dance and (10) ________________ performances at
the festivals.
D. SPEAKING
Complete the conversation using the sentences in the box.
A. Its about the Chăm people in An Giang, Vietnam.
B. I am watching a documentary for my presentation.
C. Chăm women cover their hair with a scarf when they are outside.
D. Yes, they are. The Chăm people still make and sell special silk.
E. A lot. Tung Lò Mò is one of their excellent foods. It’s like beef sausage.
Lucy: Hi, Layla. What are you doing?
Layla: (1) ________________________________________________________
Lucy: Oh, what is it about?
Layla: (2)________________________________________________________
Lucy: Are they good at arts and crafts?
Layla: (3)________________________________________________________
Lucy: Do they have any special dishes?
Layla: (4) ________________________________________________________
Lucy: Anything else interesting about the Chăm’s clothing?
Layla: (5) ________________________________________________________
Lucy: How interesting!
E. WRITING
I. Complete the passage using the phrases in the box.
A. How you felt

(1) ______ Last year, I had a fantastic vacation at K’răng Gọ Village in

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Lâm Đồng Province. (2) ______ I met a Chu Ru family, and they were
B. What you did
friendly. (3) ______ During my trip, I took part in different activities. I
C. When and where you
learned how to make clay utensils when I was in their place. They also
went
taught me to make Cơm Lam. After hours of practice, I could make my
D. What’s your opinion
first lunch ever. (4) ______ That was fascinating. (5) ______ The trip was
E. Who you met
an enjoyable experience for me. I think you will have a great experience
once you visit the village.
II. Write a passage about a trip you took to an ethnic village. Write 80-100 words or more.
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