Unit 3 lesson 5 (anh 8)

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1. There are more than 54 groups in Viet Nam
2. The H’mong don’t live in the Red river delta
3. Most ethnic groups live mainly on hunting
4. The Viet live all over the country
5. All the groups have the same languages
6. The Tay live in a stilt houses

7. The Viet work on terraced fields

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8. We can see terraced fields in Red river
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9. Each ethnic group has their own costumes

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10. The Viet don’t live in a stilt houses

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11. Most ethnic groups go to open-air markets

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Friday, October 19th 2018

The Thai


Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1

I- Reading
1. Work in pair. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?
2, What is their population?


 Vocabulary
- belong to : thuộc về
- canal (n) : kênh, mương
- cattle and poultry (n): gia súc và gia cầm
- weave (v)(n): dệt vải/ kiểu dệt
- unique (a): duy nhất, độc nhất vô nhị
- Scarf (n): khăn choàng (số nhiều: scarves)
- ornament (n): trang sức
- worship (v): thờ cúng
- ancestor (n): tổ tiên


Now read the text and check your answer
The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people
living in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh,

Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An. The Thai language belongs to the TayThai group.
The Thai are experienced farmers. They dig canals to bring water
to their fields. Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice. The Thai
also grow other crops on burnt- out land. They raise cattle and
poultry for their own use. They also make bamboo items, and weave
cloth. Thai cloth is well- known for being unique, colourful and
strong.
Recently, Thai men prefer to wear the Kinh’s style of dress, while
Thai women keep their traditional costumes including short blouses,
long skirts, scarves and ornaments. The Thai live in houses on stilts.
Their villages comprise 40 to 50 houses, usually built side by side.
The Thai worship their ancestors. Every year, they hold festivals
and ceremonies with alternating songs between boys and girls, and
many traditional games.


Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1
1. Work in pair. Answer the questions.
1, Where do the Thai people live?

- They live in the provinces of Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh,
Thanh Hoa, and Nghe An.
2, What is their population?

- The Thai have a population of about one and a half million people.


BẢN ĐỒ VIỆT NAM - MAP OF VIETNAM
Lai Châu

Yên Bái
Sơn La
Hòa Bình
Thanh Hóa
Nghệ An


* How many Thai groups are there ?
=> There are three Groups of Thai people

The white
Thai

The black
Thai

The red Thai


Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1

2. Complete each sentence, using a word from the
text
farmers
1. The Thai are good…………………. they grow different crops.
bamboo
2. They can make household items from the ………………...tree.
stilt
3. The Thai live in…………….. houses.

songs
4. They have a rich culture including folk …………….. and
games.

ceremonies
5. Many festivals and……………………… are held by the Thai
people every year.


Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1

3. Answer the questions
1. Do the Thai people have their own language?
Yes, they do.
 ……………………………………………………………………………….
2. What is the main food of the Thai people?
Their main food is rice.
………………………………………………………………………………
3. What is the Thai cloth well- known for?
It is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.
………………………………………………………………………………
4. Which still wear their traditional costumes, Thai men
or Thai women
Thai women do.
…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Who do the Thai worship?
They worship their ancestors.
………………………………………………………………………

Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1

II- Speaking

The Bru-Van Kieu people.

The Bru-Van Kieu people
Population: about 74,500
Regions: Quang Binh, Quang Tri, Thua Thien – Hue
Language: Mon-Khmer group
Production activities: growing rice, terraced fields, raising cattle
and poultry
Festivals: ceremony held before sowing seeds
1, The Bru-Van Kieu have a population …………
2, They live in …………….….
3, The …….… language belongs to the ……..group
4, They grow ……….. (for living)
5, They hold ceremony before ………….


Unit 3: PEOPLE OF VIETNAM
Lesson 5: Skills 1

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The Khmer

Population: 1,260,000
Regions: Mekong Delta
Language: Mon- Khmer group
Productions: growing rice, making sugar, raising cattle
Festivals: Chaul Chnam Thmay - Greeting the Moon

1, …………………have a population of
………….............…
2, They live in …………….….
3, The …….… language belongs to the
……..group
4, They grow …………….. (for living)
5, They have …….. holiday, those are
……….…., …………………


Make a summary about the Thai?
features

Information

1. Population

1,500,000

2. Regions

Lai Chau, Son La, Yen Bai, Nghe An…

3. Language

Tay-Thai group

4. Housing

Stilt houses

5. Main jobs

Farming, cattle raising, cloth weaving

6. Main products

Bamboo items, cloth

7. Costumes

Short blouse, long skirt, ornaments

8. Festivals

Festivals with traditional games


HOMEWORK
1. Learn new words by heart.
2. Write a passage (100-120 words) about a ethnic

group you know or the Kinh peoples
3. Prepare Unit 3: Skill 2 (Listenning and writing)