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LOI NOI DAU
Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) được biên soạn để
giúp học sinh củng cố và mở rộng kiến thức ngôn ngữ và kĩ
năng giao tiếp tiếng Anh các em đã học trong Tiếng Anh 8
- Sách học sinh (Tập Một). Sách gồm 6 đơn vị bài tập tương
ứng với 6 đơn vị bài học trong Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách học sinh
(Tập Một) và 2 bài tự kiểm tra (Test yourself).

MỖI ĐƠN VỊ BÀI TẬP GỐM 5 PHẨN:
« _ PHONETICS củng cố khả năng phát âm, khả năng nhận biết của

học sinh về những âm được phát âm giống nhau và những âm
được phát âm khác nhau trong từ.
VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR

củng cố những từ và cấu trúc ngữ

pháp học sinh đã học và mở rộng khối lượng từ vựng của các em

thông qua các dạng bài tập khác nhau.

SPEAKING củng cố khả năng nói học sinh đã học thơng qua các
hình thức nhìn (sơ đồ, tranh, v.v.) và thực hành nói, điền thơng tin
vào hội thoại và thực hành nói, viết và thực hành nói, trả lời các
câu hỏi thơng qua nói, v.v.
- _ READING củng cố và phát triển kĩ năng đọc hiểu của học sinh ở
cấp độ đoạn văn và đoạn thoại ngắn thơng qua các hình thức đọc
và chọn đáp án đúng để điền vào chỗ trống, đọc và tự tìm từ đúng
để điền vào chỗ trống, đọc và trả lời câu hỏi, v.v.
-_

WRITING củng cố kĩ năng viết đoạn văn của học sinh về những
chủ đề các em đã học.
TEST YOURSELF

1 và TEST YOURSELF 2 giúp học sinh tự kiểm

tra những nội dung kiến thức và những yêu cầu về kĩ năng các em

đã học sau mỗi 3 đơn vị bài học, đồng thời làm quen với các dạng

bài kiểm tra tiếng Anh theo chuẩn quốc tế.

Các bài tập trong Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) đa
dạng, phong phú, bám sát ngữ pháp, từ vựng và chủ đề trong
Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách học sinh (Tập Một). Sách có nhiều tranh minh
họa sinh động nhằm hỗ trợ học sinh liên hệ hình ảnh với từ ngữ và

tình huống trong khi làm bài tập và thực hành giao tiếp.

Tập thể tác giả hi vọng Tiếng Anh 8 - Sách bài tập (Tập Một) sẽ là

một phương tiện hỗ trợ tốt cho học sinh lớp 8 học tiếng Anh.

Chúc các em học tiếng Anh thành công!

CÁC TÁC GIẢ


2E ACTIVITIES
|

Rearrange the letters to find the words.

1. INCEPR

2.USHBR

wen

5. AWNPRS

2

6. BOOMR

3. CEPRI

4. ICKBR

Š

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7. PRZEI

8. RANCHB

Read the words aloud and put them into the correct column.
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Bet

bee cee.

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he

TORE

OAR

Complete the following sentences with the words in 1. Then practise saying them.

1. Shewon thefñrst..................incraft-making.
2.

W@ need to paint the room this week.
Remember to buya.............................+

3. Minh Duc likes eating seafood very much, especially

:

4. Why don't you help me to clean the room? ThereSa......................... OVer there.
5. Lookatthat.....................Thereare so many apples on it.
6.

The..............._ismakingaspeechonTV.
Unit 1/ Leisure Activities

3


B5
1

VOCABULARY & GRAMMAR
Match the words in blue with the words in orange. Some words in blue may go with more than one

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Word ỉn8 orange.

the Tn†erne† aT!

2. Write in the white box at least 3 examples for the activitiesin i
Sbox.
mplesfor theactiite the blue
doing indoor leisure activities

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doing outdoor leisure activities

(

playing team sports

(

spending time with friends

(

spending time with family

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S3 What's the secret word?
First, unscramble the clue words. Then copy the letters in the numbered cells to other cells with the

same number to find the secret word.

ADJECTIVES FOR LEISURE ACTIVITIES

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Choose the words/ phrases in the box to fill the gaps.
staying indoors
doing DIY

1.

To many

American

teenagers,

2.

People in Singapore love.

hang out
walking

playing football
eating out

the shopping

mall

is one

watching TV

of the top

destinations

to see friends and

You can find food courts almost everywhere in this city state.

___ is the most popular individual outdoor activity in the UK.

4. These days alot of children prefer

and...

5. When you do team sports suchas

, you develop team spirit too.

6.
4

.................... t0 playing outside.

lfyou have to do home improvements,......................... isagood wayto save money.
Unit

1/7

Leisure

Activities


5

Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D.

1.

Does she fancy
A. reads

a book to the younger children?
8. reading

C.to read

They enjoy

on Sundays.

A. garden

8. gardened

They love

_.

A. eat out

0. gardens

with their friends.
C. having eaten

D. to eat out

C. texted

D. texts

people.
B. texting

They detest
A. getting up

C. gardening

B. ate out

| prefer
A. text

D. read

so early in the morning.
6. get up

C. to get up

D. gets up

My dad doesn’t mind

my mom from work every day.

A. pick up

C. picking up

B. picked up

D. picks up

Put the verbs in brackets into the correct form.
Son, do you fancy (play)

„cm

0

love (listen)
My brother likes (cook)

_... badminton with me some time next week?
to music with good earphones!
.............,but he detests (do)

They enjoyed (watch)

the show very much.

They adore (make)

_

through emails. In fact, she hates (do)

_............

She doesnt like (communicate)
She prefers (meet)

the dishes.

_ it.

people in person.

and (eat)

.

good food.

Qui

Look at the pictures and say if Phong likes or doesn’t like the activity. Use as many different verbs

of liking as you can.

[2.
Unit

1/

Letsure Activities

5


tt!” ‘
——™™—

2

Rewrite the conversation in full, then practise it with a friend.

Hi Duong. You/ want/ join us/ badminton/ Saturday?

Mai:

Duong: Certainly. I/ love/ badminton. What

time/ you/ meet?

Three. We/ do/ it/ the schoolyard. After that/ we / go/ swimming.
Duong: Sounds great! But Phong and I/ go/ cinema/ 6.30.
Mai:

Perhaps/ you/ want/ come/ us ...

Mai:

— What/ film/ you/ watch?

Duong: The X-factor. It/ action/ film.

Hmm... not my cup of tea. Action films/ a bit tiring/ for me ...
So l/ see/ you/ badminton/ only.

Mai:

Duong: OK.
3

Answer the following questions.

1.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

2.

How much time a week do you have for these activities?

3.

Why do you like doing these things?

D

READING
Read the following text about doing yoga and do the tasks that follow.

Yoga or

s in India and it is good for both your

body and mind. Anyone can do yoga - women or
men, adults or children. Special children’s classes are
devised to help them to cope with pressures they feel

from their schoolwork. By learning how to
breathing and movement, yoga helps them to develop

body awareness, self-control, and flexibility. Taking up
yoga also helps them to focus and become better with

daily
routines. Start doing yoga by setting aside a
regular time for it. Go slowly, listen to your body and
don't push it too far as yoga is not a competitive sport

Study each

pose

and

practise it as you control your

body and mind. Prepare well before each session: avoid

tight clothing and a full stomach. An ideal time to do yoga
is before breakfast.

6

Unit

1/

Leisure Activities


Match the words and phrases in the box with their meanings.

originate

pressure

co-ordinate

flexibility

competitive sport

daily routines

Pwo

to come from

roy

stress

to work together

activities you do every day
you do it because you want to win
the ability to move your body into different positions

Answer the following questions.

Ệ

. Where does yoga come from?
Who can do yoga?

/

=e

Why should children do yoga too?
. What do you learn when you do yoga?
. Howcan you prepare for doing yoga?

Decide if the following suggestions are right or wrong according to the text.

Right

Wrong

1. It’s important that you do yoga regularly.

2. If your body says ‘stop’, you should stop and don’t push it.
3. You don’t need to understand well the pose you are practising.
4. Yoga is competitive.

5. The best time for doing yoga is the first thing in the morning.
Read the following text about what children in Sweden like doing in their free time.
Fill the gaps with the words/ phrases provided.
Swedish teenagers enjoy (1)...

.........-

tomusicand (2)

with

friends, just like most children around the world. Everyone is encouraged to
. Singing and playing (4)
develop his or her own (3)
are popular leisure activities. According to a government website, almost one
in three Swedish children aged 13-15 play an instrument in their spare time.

(5)

sports is also encouraged. 68 per cent of 13- to 15-year-olds

are members ofa sports club. Football is the most popular (6)

among both girls and boys. Then comes horse riding for girls. Boys prefer
football, swimming, and ice hockey.

Unit 1/ Leisure Actiwties

7


b

List all the leisure activities mentioned in the text.
A

€

Decide if the statements are true (T) or false (F).

1. Swedish teenagers have leisure activities that are very different from those of
the teenagers in other countries.

2. They do their leisure activities according to their parents’ wishes.
3. Swedish children enjoy music.
4. Only Swedish boys like playing football.
5. Swedish girls don’t like riding horses.
6. More Swedish boys do ice hockey than horse riding.

Qmrrmmp
1

Fill the gaps with the words in the box. More than one word can be suitable for some gaps.
First

Also

Therefore

Second

Third

In short

In addition

Regular exercise brings us many benefis. ()............................,it helps to reduce the risk of obesity.
2

____.___.......„,

it lowers

blood

pressure

and

the likelihood of heart disease is lower. (4) 0

cholesterol

levels.

3...

, exercise makes your muscles and bones

stronger.(5) 0 _____............ , if you exercise regularly, you will have less depression and anxiety
as well. (6)....................................... „ÌtÏs very important to invest time in doing this to improve the

. quality of your daily life.
2

Use the following research findings to write a short paragraph. Include one sentence to introduce

the topic and one sentence to conclude it. Remember to use connectors to organise your ideas.

1.

Teens who use social media too much have lower grades.

2.

Using social media can cause anxiety and depression.

3.

If teens put private information on social media networks, it could be dangerous because people may use

3)

8

the information for bad purposes.

Write a paragraph about your favourite leisure activity and the reasons why you enjoy doing it. Use

the connectors in Writing 1.

Unit

1/

Leisure

Activities


Meese cee

a.

bb

Put the words into the right columns. Then say them aloud.

2

nces.
Underline the words with /bl/ or /cl/in the sente
Then read the sentences aloud.

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«1

*

=

BF

1. The garden is blossoming beautifully.

6.

l enjoy picking blackberries in the woods.

ide.
The sky looks so clear and blue in the countrys
ngs to the class.
After the survey, we have to report our findi
this file.
Click the mouse twice to open
My favourite colour is blue.

Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside

9

T
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Se
1

NCCU a ad dh
Verbs and nouns that go together. In each box, circle one noun which does not go with the verb,

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ahorse

a bike

Othe chickens

©

sào

your hand

PUT UP

apost
2

the buffaloes
@

an answer

MILK

afish

milk

wood

the sheep

blackberries

@

acow

agoat

water |

COLLECT

HERD ‘he cattle

ataxi RIDE
an elephant

@ hay

abuffalo

PICK — posts

@ courage

animals

TRANSPORT

ager _ furniture
-

vegetables

@®

Grow

apples _ wild flowers

grass

meat

"é

Choose one noun from each box and write a sentence using it with the corresponding verb.

Example:

tide/ a camel — | would like to know how it feels to ride a camel.
Doe

ee

a ee
Ki

KG

4._

3

1Ĩ Ð 2c...

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6...
0x6,

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8

Use the adjectives below to complete the sentences.

peaceful

nomadic

inconvenient

friendly

quiet

1.

1 love the people in my village. They areso_______ and hospitable.

2.

Isometimes lieand watchthe_____

bad

vast

Some peoples in the mountains of north Viet Nam used to have a hewn =
and find new lands for growing rice.
Don't worry. It’s

_

slow

movement of the clouds.
en life. They moved to get food

to travel here, even at night.

Hau

Be _

®

to send a letter from my village. The nearest post office is miles away.

TheTasadaysarea_

®

=

!There’s an exam going on.
a

sky on starry nights. It looks fantastic.
tribe. They never fight and never hit their children.

hà

®

ot

It'sso
S
<

safe

. We children enjoy

shouting and laughing happily. ˆ

around the fields, PSPS
ch ch

. The...
-.......... NaVe a very hard life. They cannot live
permanently iin one place.

. Thehilsae
bloom.

.

inspringwhenthewildfiowes

Everybody has to work hard for world

_

child i inn Mongolia has to learn.

10

Mysister has a beautiful |

Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside

............

COLOUR

9 paper dolls.

-

"mm

.

........8 horse is one of the skills every nomadic

.

ˆ NOMADC _
—

PEACEFUL
Sib

RIDE

er

es

COLLECT

An


we

Some of the comparisons in these sentences are incorrect. Underline and correct the mistakes.

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The cost of living in the countryside is more low than in the city.

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In general, putting up a tent is not as difficult than building a house.

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Dogs are much more better than human beings at detecting smells.

MU

Life in a big city is more exciting than life in a small town.

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This cottage is near to the main road than that red one.

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The paddy fields in the mountains are usually not as large as those in the lowlands.

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Harvest is the busiest time of year in the countryside.

The path through Dead Valley is the most dangerous in my country.
Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the sentences.

._Avillage is much

a city in size. (small)

NN

. Of the three types of cattle in the Mongolian desert, the sheep is...................

WwW

. Acityhas.................

(slow)

activities than the countryside. (interesting)

uN +
oO
on

. The city offers more services. lts much.................... the countryside. (convenient)
. Myvillage has only 1,200 people. lts not..................... the city. (crowded)

. Inthe countryside, harvest time is often

and........... time. (busy, hard)

. Some people think that country folkare..................... city people. (friendly)

For each group, choose the correct sentence A or B.
It usually snows more heavily in the mountains than in the lowlands.
It usually snows heavier in the mountains than in the lowlands.
Those farmers work much harder on their farms than we can imagine.
Those farmers work much more hard on their farms than we can imagine.

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m>

DS

DPS

PD

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._Which oneis................... the city or the countryside? (noisy)

children.
City children often react more quickly to technical developments country
City children often react more quickly to technical developments than country children.

blue.
The colour orange shines more brightly in the sun than the colour

The colour orange shines brightly in the sun than the colour blue.
I'm not sure who lives more happily: nomads or city dwellers.
I'm not sure who lives happier: nomads or city dwellers.

Ager can be more easy pulled down than a house.
A ger can be more easily pulled down than a house.
Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside

11


[©}5PERKINGS)
la

Say the definitions and match them with the correct words.
WORD
A. a buffalo-drawn cart

B. herding
C. pastures
Sons where

rice grows

Hos Ô.....
aed
are

aything which can fly

:

are

hing
the fields
loug

b

—

1 of transport for moving —

D.abuffalo
E. harvest time

i

F. akite

¿

‘

n in 1e and practise saying them aloud.
Make complete definitions from the informatio
Example:

A buffalo is an animal which is used for ploughing the fields.

2

in which the word is used.
Choose one of the words below and make a mini-talk
Example:

It often lives in the desert. It is used to carry
A camel is a big animal with one or two humps on its back.
people and goods. It’s a good friend of the nomads.

12

Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside


1

Read the passage and do the tasks that follow.

ba

MY

VILLAGE

I live in a village by the Mekong River. Every day, like most of my friends, | walk to school. It is three
kilometres away. After class, | often help my mother to collect water from the river and feed the
chickens. At the weekend, the villagers often gather at the community hall where there is a TV. The
adults watch TV, but more often they talk about their farm work and exchange news. The children run

around, playing games and shouting merrily. Laughter is heard everywhere.
My father sometimes takes me to the market
town nearby where he sells our home products
like vegetables, fruits, eggs ... He then buys me an
ice cream and lets me take a ride on the electric
train in the town square. | love those trips.

On starry nights, we children lie on the grass,
looking at the sky and daring each other to find
the Milky Way. We dream of faraway places.

Choose the correct heading for each paragraph.
B. Life in the village
A. Our dreams

SYR

WN

> E

€

C. My trips to town

Find a word/ phrase from the passage which matches the definition.
Get water from a river and bring it home
Give food

A place where the villagers can gather for important events

A place where a street is used for the locals to selltheirhome products
Sit on a bus or a train for it to take you around

a

Challenging somebody to do something difficult
Choose the best answer.

1.. The boy often helps his parents..............‹

2.

A. to collect water from the village well
B. to sell the vegetables

A. he can sell his home products

B. he feels grown-up
C. he can ride on the electric train

D. he can buy his father an ice cream

:

B. once amonth
C. only when there is an important event
D. at the weekend

D. to feed the chickens

things on his trips to town Ïs...........~--

-

A. every day

C. to collect eggs from the chicken shed
3. The thing the boy enjoys better than other

The villagers gather at the community hall _Ầ

4.

The village childrendream about. ==
A. having a school that is nearer

B. having a TV at home

C. finding the Milky Way
D. travelling to faraway places

Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside

13


2

Readthe interviews and do the tasks that follow.

ONLY IN THE COUNTRYSIDE
Interview 1. Saul Robin
Interviewer: Hi Saul. What's your job?
I'ma flying doctor.
Saul:

l?
Interviewer: Can you explain in more detai

Saul:

areas with
Yes, | help sick people who live in remote

no hospital nearby.
Interviewer: How do you do it?

Saul:

ems, they
When people in these areas have health probl
them what to
call me. | talk to them on the radio and tell
| there to help them.
do. If they are more seriously ill, fly

Interviewer: It’s a hard job, isn’t it?
Yes, especially flying in bad weather.
Saul:
Interviewer: Thank you, Saul.

Interview 2. Timothy Wilson
Interviewer: Hi Timothy. What do you do for a living?
| doa lot of jobs at the same time.
Timothy:
Interviewer: Why?

Timothy: __ | live ona small island in the Pacific. My village has only
140 people.
Interviewer: So what do you do?
| have a family hotel. | get up early and prepare
Timothy:
breakfast for the guests. Then | drive the village
children to school. After that | collect the letters and
newspapers from the boat and deliver them to the
village.

Interviewer: You mean from the post office?

Timothy:

No, from the boat. The post comes to the island every
three days for the village.

Interviewer: Interesting. I've never met a man with so many jobs.
Thank you.

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14

Choose the right person who does the activities. Write his name next to each activity.
Saul Robin: SR
Timothy Wilson: TW

He talks to people on the radio.

He collects the village’s letters and newspapers from the boat.
He has to fly to faraway places.
He helps sick people.
He owns a family hotel.

Unit 2/ Life in the Countryside

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b

Answer the questions in their full forms.

1.

Who needs help from Saul Robin?

3. What kind of weather is not good for his job?

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4.

What does Timothy Wilson do before he drives the children to school?

5.

How often does the boat come to the island?
2

QEXIIED
Ï

Rewrite the following sentences without changing
comparative form of the adverbs in brackets.

1.

The Eagle team performed more successfully than the Lion team (successfully)
The Lionteam performed

2.

Inthe countryside, children play more freely than in the city.
“

-

realy

—.—._-..—

Asports car goes faster than an ordinary car. (slowly)
.__-__.__...........

A business person travels more expensively than a tourist. (cheaply)
A tourist travels_.

6.

right

____......

Anordinary cargoes

5.

Use the

Our gers are now better —.. than in the past.t (badly)
Inthe past,ourgers.—

4.

meanings.

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Inthe city, children.

3.

their original

————

MrThompson works more Pssposthy-lithan Mr Dylan, —r
Mr Dylan works

2

Nguyen often visits his grandparents who live in a

he
mountainous village. These are ee orn a

has observed. Use the information in the table
short paragraph about the changes.

and

writea

Now

Six years ago

_

|

There are a lot of

ad

grandparents’
village. The fist oa i
: hang.
: a

as
—_———_—_———_
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1. road from the town | dirt
centre to the village

-

2. means of transport | buffalo-drawn
carts/ bikes

3. services

;

office

oillamps

5. going to school

few
: children

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Complete the words under the pictures, using the correct spelling
Then read the words aloud.

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10. di... lay

2

Underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/,
and /st/. Then read the sentences.

1.

The items on display in Da Nang Museum of Cham
Sculpture are very interesting.
Most ethnic peoples in Viet Nam speak their own
languages.
Gathering and hunting still play an important role in
the life of some ethnic peoples in the mountains.

2.

3.
4.
5.

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In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest
house in the village is the communal house.
TheHoa women have a special style of colourful dress.

Unit 3/ Peoples of Viet Nam


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1

Complete the sentences with the words and phrases in the box.

collection

language

writing system
speciality

typical

crafts
ethnic minorities

festivals

1.

The Yao people use ideograms of Chinese origin to write their

2.

TheMuseum of Ethnologyhasahuge

3.

The Thai have their own language, and they also have their own

4.

If you are interested in ethnic minority culture, you should really go
to one of the............................... in the northern mountainous

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of cultural importance from different ethnic groups in Viet Nam.

items

regions.
5.

The Viet people have many traditional
weaving, carpentry, embroidery ... and their products are famous

everywhere.
6.

The schools in this region have done much to help children of

7.

Muasapisa.
the North West.

8.

Five-coloured sticky riceisa
Viet Nam.

2

Insert a question word to complete each of the following questions.

1.

—

dance of the Muong people in

in many parts of

of your parents will go to the meeting?

2:

colour is the symbol of luck for the Hoa people?

+

is a ‘long house’ of the Ede people?
— About 150 metres long.

4.

:

_—......................... playsamore important role in a Giarai family?
~Women (do).

1=. ..,ÔỎ is the Hoa Ban Festival of the Thai people held?
~ In Lunar February.
6.

-........

...... do the Odu people live?

~ Mainly in Nghe An Province.

7.

—.......................|sitfrom the centre to the Museum of Ethnology?

- It’s about seven kilometres.
8.

-

is this khan pieu (shawl)?

- Sorry, it’s not for sale.
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was the greatest pop singer of the Ede ethnic group in

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Dak Lak Province. He was born in 1957 and died in 2010. He
singer of the great woods’. He

was called ‘(1)_

is famous for singing songs about (2)

Central

Highlands and the ethnic people there. In addition, he made
important contribution, through his singing
(3)...
and his own songs, to making the Central Highlands well-known

to millions of people both inside and outside (4)....................
country. He not only sang but also composed songs about the

Central Highlands. He received (5)..................... lot of prizes
and awards for his achievements in music. In 2010 he was given

highest honour by

the title ‘People’s Artist’, (6).
the State for artists.

4

Read each of the following lists of four words and choose one word that does not belong in each list.
B. Sedang
C. Bahnar
D. Vietnamese
1 . A.Hmong

2

. A.costume

B. skirt

C. blouse

D. shawl

2

. A.that

B. which

C. what

D. how

B. minority

C. religious

D. festive

4,

A. ethnic

5

. A.heritage

B. culture

C. sculptor

D. sculpture

6

. A. sticky rice

B. thin soup

C. pizza

D. pho

5 Choose the best answer to complete each of the following sentences.
1.

No one is able to explainthe
A. beginning

of the old customs.

B. origin

,

C. reason

There are always regional............ in every country.
C. differences

B. different
A. differs
____
A.Who

of your two sisters is studying in Australia?
C. Which
B. What
:

Although there are cultural............... between ethnic

groups, they still keep the identity of their own culture.
C. relations
B. exchanges
A. changes

The 54 ethnic peoples of Viet Nam are...........„ but they live peacefully.
C. unlike
B. similar
A. diverse
Which...........
A. place

ofour country would you mostlike to live in?
B. section

Most ethnic minority peoples are good
B. for
A. at

Chaul Chnam Thmey is the biggest
B. ceremony
A. festival
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C. part

farming techniques..
C.to
of the Khmer people.
C. practice
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G

Filleach blank with a suitable word to complete the passage.

Hoang Ngoc Linh is a member of the Tay ethnic group in a mountainous (1)

in

Bac Giang Province. She was born in 2003, and she goes to Cam Dan Lower Secondary
School. In her class there are several students from other ethnic (2)

such as the

'

Nung, the Cao Lan (Sanchay) ..., and all of them get on very well. Like her classmates,

she prefers to wear (3)

Kinh’s clothes, and she wears a uniform when she

goes to school. Linh loves to (4) __

cartoons on TV and to play with her dolls.

She can speak some words of the Tay (5)

. At school, she is popular with her

teachers and friends as she is a nice girl. She is good at maths and English. Her dream is

1

Talk with a partner. One is a reporter, the other is a foreigner and wants to know about

the ethnic groups of Viet Nam.

Example:
A:

Hello. I'm from Australia. Can | ask you something about the ethnic groups of Viet Nam?

B:

Sure.

A:

What is the population of the largest ethnic group?

B:
A:

And what...?

About 74 million. It’s the Viet or Kinh.

You can use these cues:
-Which/ smallest ethnic group
- Odu group (about 370 inhabitants)
. -Where/ the Churu/ mainly live
- Lam Dong Province
3. -When/ New Year/ Lao ethnic group

N

1.

- Lunar April
4.
5.

-What/ most important festival/ Viet people
~ Tet (Lunar New Year)
-What/ population/ the Brau group
- About 400
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