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UNIT 3. PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
A . PRONUNCIATION
Listen to the words and put them in the right column according to their sounds
/sk/,/sp/,or /st/. (track 5 )
/sk/

/sp/

/st/

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B.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Look at the pictures below carefully and use them as cues to complete the
sentences.

A.

B.

C.

D.

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G.
1. In the past , the Bru- Van Kieu people used to use the fibre of tree bark to make
c………………………..
2. The Ede consider Ding Nam as a very popular musical i…………………. They use
it to perform music in their important festivals.
3. The Tay people own a tr…………………. art treasure with a variety of
poems,songs , dances and music.
4. The H’Mong cultivate rice and corn on t……………… fields.
5. Like most ethnis groups in Vietnam , The Dao w…………….. their ancestors , so
there is an altar in each the Dao’s stilt house.
6. The Pa Then’s c………………… are unique with colourful shirts, indigo trousers,
scarves and skirts.
7. Unlike some other ethnic groups , Bru –Van Kieu’s local h…………………. are
less developed . Their income depends mainly on barter trade primarily with the
Viet people.
2. Circle the best article for each sentence.
1. ( The /0) Nung people build their houses near the river , streams and their rice fields.
2. Sedang is the name in French of (an / the /0) ethnic group living in (0,the )
highlands of Gia Lai province.
3. (The /0) Odu is (a/the ) small ethnic group living in (0/the ) Nghe An Province.

4. H’mong women often wear (0/the ) colorful clothers with a long scarf wrapped
around the head.
5. Each Nung family lives in ( a/the /0 ) large stilt house which often has three rooms.
6. (A/One ) group of the Yao left China in order to settle in ( the /0) Northern Vietnam
more then 100 years ago.
3.Complete the sentences below with appropriate articles.
1. After ………………..Ede harvest their crops , they celebrate ………………new
rice festival called ‘Mnam Thun’s festival.
2. There are only more than 400 ……………..Brau people living in ……………
central Highlands of Vietnam.
3. Visiting …………..H’mong markets ,you will see villagers use houses to carry their
packages or goods .
4. …………Anise is …………..most valuable tree which has brought ………..Nung
high profit every year .
5. Festival is …………… pricious chance for not only ……………. Ede children but
also visitors to enjoy playing spinning toys , flying kites or walking on stilts.
6. ……………..Lo Lo ethnic group owns ……………rich culture with many forms of
dances, musical instruments and ……………stories.
4.Choose A,B,C or D for each blank in the following sentences.
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1. In the past ,……………. did the Colo people use to cook rice and other foods ?
A. how
B. why
C.which
D. what
2. In a Tay’s family ,………… has right to decide the marriage of the children ?
A.who
B.when

C. whom
D. how
3. ………….have the Nung preserved their various sources of folk arts and traditional
activities for ?
A.Why
B.How long
C.What
D. How
4. ………….does the Hug King Temple Festival take place ?
A.Where
B.Which
C.How often
D.Both A and C
5. …………….. is the Gong Festival held in special occasions by some ethnic groups
in Vietnam?
A.
Why
B.Where
C.How often
D.When.
5.Make questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences.
1. ………………………………………………………………………………… The
Hmong Group is one of the most popular ethnic minorities of Vietnam.
2. …………………………………………………………………………………. After
a San Chay female gives birth , strangers will have to wait 42 days to visit her.
3. ………………………………………………………………………………… The
Giarai Ethnic group or also known as Gia Ray , Cha Ray live in central Highlands
of Vietnam.
4. ………………………………………………………………….. …………...... The
Chut ethnic group is also called the Ruc , the Arem, or the Sach.

5. ………………………………………………………………….. ……………….. It
is more than 300 kilometers from Hanoi to Ha Giang where the Lolo people live.
6. ………………………………………………………………………………. The
Viet (or Kinh ) is an ethnic group which has the biggest number of population in our
country .
6.Find and correct two mistakes in each of the given sentences.(32)
1.
2.

3.

4.
5.

According to the Laha’s culture ,when a boy wants
to marry the girl, his family will have to give the
girl’s parents an amount of money .
How long did the Chut move and live in the
mountainous area of the Quang
Binh province?
- About 500 years ago
Although few young people in Odu ethnic group
can speak well their mother tongue , they still keep
their traditional culture with the folk stories and
songs .
When you visit Bru - Van Kieu in a mountainous
area of Quang Binh province , you may be
attracted by their flute melodies.
Which will we experience when going to Hmong’s
markets?

- We will experience hand –made products and the
special foods made by the local people .
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6.

Like the Thai,Laha people hold the religious
ceremonies each year to show their respect
towards their ancestors.

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C .READING
Read the text about The Muong people and answer the questions below.
Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa are two main provinces where there are more than 1.4 million
Muong people living .They speak Muong language which belongs to the Mon – Khmer
group .Howerver ,some of them also know Kinh language . They cultivate mainly wet rice

on terraced land , watered by small brooks. They also make handicrafts and exploit forest
products such as mushrooms, dried fungus , ammonium to improve their living condition.
Men dress in
Indigo pajama and women wear skirts with many colorful patterns knitted on . The Muong
build their houses on stilts with 4- roof architecture , which are about six feet off the
ground.They are wooden houses in the shade of a big trees , huddling against the mountain
, and looking out on their vast rice fields .Therefore, it is convenient for their living and
farming .The Muong follow traditional religious animism, which means that they believe
that non –living objects have spirits .They build the altars in their houses to worship
ancestral spirits and other supernatural spirits .One of their most important festival is
“Going to the fields Ceremony” where they perform traditional dance forms and send their
wish for good crops .They also drink wine and enjoy special foods.
Questions :
1. Which province do the Muong live in Vietnam ?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
2. Which language group does the Muong language belong to ?
……………………………………………………………………………………..
3. What do they do to earn their living ?
………………..
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4. Why are their house convenient for their living and farming ?
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5. How do the Muong believe in animism ?
…………………………….………………………………………………………..
6. What are main activities in their festivals or ceremonies?
………………………………………………………………………………………
D .LISTENING
Listen to the conversation in a lesson once only and write down the missing words.
( track 6)
Teacher : In the previous lesson , you all learned about the rain praying

……………………(1) of the Lolo people in Lung Cu district. So before
starting the new lesson , who can tell me something about this festival ? When
and where does this festival of the Lolo happen ?
Student : The Lolo ……………(2) the festival in the third lunar month of the year .
Teacher : And what are the …………………(3) of this festival ?
Students : The 3rd month is in the dry season , so the Lolo have the religious rituals to
……………..(4) to God for good weather and …………….. (5) crops.
Teacher : What’s else ?
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Student : Beside , it is also the occasion when people meet and share their farming
…………………(6) .
Teacher : You’re right . The rain – praying festival has a lot of meanings.It’s a chance for
young people to know more about their ……………………(7) .Do you know
any activities during the festival ?
Student : After the rituals are done to show people’s beliefs and desire , the Lolo start to
sing and ……………… (8) in colourful costumes.
Teacher : Actually , I attended Lolo’s rain – praying festival in a trip to Ha Giang last
month . I was also impressed by the uique foods, music and …………….(9)
folk songs there.
Student : Really , we hope to join these activities someday.
E.WRITING
Write a short paragraph to show how to make a unique dish of ethnic group . Your
paragraph may base on the following questions:
 What ethnic group makes this dish ?
 When is it often made ?
 How can we make it ?
 What spices can we serve this dish with ?
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Unit 4 .OUR CUSTOMS AND TRANDITIONS.
A.PRONUNCIATION.
1. Write the missing letters sounding /spr/ ,or / str/
1.off_ring
4.as_rosin

2.s_rict
5.dis_rict

3. pede_rians
6.os_rey.

2. Describe the pictures below ,using words containing sound /str/or /spr/
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1……………

4. …………….

2………………

3…………….

5……………

6……………….

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR.
1. Choose the best answer for each of the following sentences.
1.When Mecicans hold parties at their houses,they ………….making visitors relaxed and
comfortable as much as they can.
A.have
a custom of
B. follow the tradition of
2. In Australia , some families ……………going camping at Christmas maybe as this
occasion comes at the beginning of summer holidays of the children .
A. have the custom of
B. shouldn’t break the tradition by .
3.………………..Canadians to show their feelings or express their opinions when
speaking to people they don’t know well ?
A.There is not a tradition when
B. It is not the tradition for.
4. In Japan ,……………… straight to the others’s eyes in communication .
A. there is not a tradition for you to look .
B.you

will break with tradition by looking .
5. In Argentina ,………………………………..
A.
according to the trandition,15- year –old girls will be held big birthday parties and dance
the waltz with their father .
B. there
is a custom of holding big birthday parties for 15-year-old girls and dancing the waltz with
their father .
6. …………, the candles on the birthday cake are lit in the early morning and burn till the
evening .
A.
According to German tradition
B.There is a custom in Germany tradition that .
2.Choose the suitable words in bracktet to complete the following sentences.
1. You are attending an economic conference ,and you (don’t have to /should ) only shake
hands with the other people when you meet them.
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2. I (must / should ) clean my room three times a week and my mother can check it any
time she wants.
3. You ( shouldn’t/ have to ) try to get on the bus before all other passengers get off.
4. When you see the door closed , you (mustn’t / have to ) knock before coming in or you
may be said to be impolite.
5. You will visit an Italian family next week . When you are served bread , you (have /must
) break it with your hands instead of using knife .
6. When living in Spain , I (had to /must ) greet all people who lived next to my house
although I had never talked to them ,but now I ( shouldn’t/don’t have to ) do this .
3. Find the most suitable sentence in each group that matches the picture ( from 1-6).
1.

2.

3.

4.

A. You can blow your nose ,you
don’t have to use the napkin
anywhere .
B. You are walking in the park and
there are a lot of people around
you .You mustn’t blow the nose but
use napkin instead.
A. Money is the topic which
should be absolutely avoided in
conversations with Australians.
B. You mustn’t mention any topic
relating to money whenever but in
conversations .

1.

2.

A . In Japan , you must bow lower
when greeting the elder or the
person who has a higher social
status.
B. You don’t have to bow when

greeting in Vietnam or America.

3.

A . Students have to wear school
uniform every Monday and wear
white shirts on the other days.
B . Students mustn’t wear informal
clothes at school .
4.

5.

A . Indian women don’t have to
wear courteously outside.
B . In Idina, men and women
shouldn’t wear short and revealing
clothes when they go out.

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6.

A . You mustn’t hurt anybody even
when saying sorry to them later .
B. You were completely wrong . You
have to admid your fault and say

sorry if you hurt somebody.
6.

4.Choose the sentence which is the most unsuitable in each group below.
1.
A. There’s a tradition that you have to be at the family’s dinner every weekend.
B.According to family tradition, you mustn’t be absent from dinner every day.
C.There’s a tradition that we don’t have to prepare dinner every.It’s so necessary
2.
A.Why shouldn’t gifts be opened in front of the givers in Japan ?
B.Why mustn’t we open the presents right in front of the givers in Japan ?
C.Why is it a little bit impolite if gifts are opened in front of the givers in Japan ?
3.
A.Colleagues in a company don’t have to quarrel with each other.
B.Stop arguing ! I think colleagues must be gentle and kind to each other.
C.Colleagues had better avoid quarrelling with each other ,is that right ?
4.
A. In Poland ,people shouldn’t wear casual clothes at Christmas or on special family
occasion.
B.People should wear formal clothes at Christmas.
C.It is advisable for Poland people to wear casual clothes on special family occasions.
5.
A. Students shouldn’t protect school environment .
B.Students have to protect school property and equipment .
C.We should raise students’awareness about protecting school property and equipment.
6.
A.When taking to the elder, you mustn’t speak disrespectfully .
B.You must speak to others politely and gently ,especially to the elder ones.
C.You don’t have to treat everyone equally.
5. Put the given words in oder.

1. your toys /You / after /playing /must (not ) /tidy up/with /them.
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2. should (not) /In Arab countries,/unclean ./ left hands/eating /because /they /are
considered/ be used for /and handshaking/
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3.you/want/to/in/ the UK, / you /say “please”/ with /ask/for/if / something politely /must
(not) /your requests ./
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4.You /take off/ your shoes/entering /but /you /in our country ./ (don’t ) have to /before /an
Indian temple ,/don’t have to do this /
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5.When /living /you /wait for/ before /in Poland,/should /all your guests/to enter your
house /greeting them./
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6.According to / you all / leave / and other electronic devices /exam rules,/(don’t ) have
to /your mobile phones/outside./
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6.Complete the sentences with should (not ) , must (not ) ,( do not ) have to , to
describe the pictures.
1.You are going to meet a company’s manager , and he may give you his business card .
=> You/receive/card/only /hand
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2.Your parents always want to bring the best things to you .
=>You /argue/parents/disrespect/way /you /upset /them ……………………………..

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3.You are sick and you can’t go to school today .
=> You /call /teacher /permission . …………………..…………………………

4.Your Malaysian friend is going to invite you to come to her home.
=> Your shoes /take off /before /enter house.
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5.You are having meal in a restaurant in the UK.
=>Fork /use / if /you /serve /French fries
……………………………………………………………………….

6.You are living in Poland and today is your child’s birthday .
=> You /prepare /wrap /candy /not only/him /but also /class
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C.READING
Read the text and complete the sentences about it by choosing A ,B or C.
Good evening ! Welcome you to the seminar today.This seminar is one part of the USA
student exchange program .I’m going to talk about some special American customs which
most of you may find quiet strange and difficult to learn.Americans think it is a good
manner to be on time for an appointment .They appreciate the punctuality so that you
shouldn’t be late for appointments.

Americans have a saying :” Time is money “ Time has great value to Americans and you
may be considered very rude if you don’t arrive at the right time .Secondly , Americans are
quite independent, they prefer being free and hate being disturbed by other people. They
like to have personal space and privacy .When speaking to them,don’t stand too close to
them or put arms around their shoulder, shaking hands are more suitable. You can discuss
with them some current events, but you’d better avoid the topics which are causing a lot of
angry public discussion.If you met somebody for the first time , personal values,religion,
money and politics are some topics you shouldn’t talk about .Another American custom I
admire most is that they wait for their turns in the queues while queue-jumping is very
popular in our country.When standing in lines, they wait patiently and do not push the
other people .The image of people queuing in front of the shops is very common in
America. In conclusion, it is necessary for you to know American custom to avoid culture
shock when staying and learning in the US.
1.The seminar mentioned in the text relates to ………….
A.Exchange American customs.
B.American traditions
C.Student exchange program
2.Americans have the customs of being on time to ………
A.get great value from appointments
B.join important appointments
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C.respect others and themselves
3.According to tradition, Americans
A. aprriciate the privacy ,personal values but punctuality
B.aprriciate queuing order , privacy , and avoid politics matters
C.aprriciate punctuality,personal values ,and avoid queuing
4.It’s not the tradition for Americans to talk about politics, religion, money for the first
time as they ….

A.don’t bring current values
B.may cause unnecessary discussions
C.are not current events
5.The picture of Americans queuing in front of the shops is very common in America
because…
A.this is their traditional custom
B.they like watching patiently
C.queue –jumping is not popular in their county.
D.LISTENING.
Listen to the dialogue between Tim and Christ about some traditions in Canada, then
put the given pictures in right order of the dialogue you hear.( track 7 )
1.

2.

3.

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4.

5.

6.

Picture ordered as in the conversation : … … … … … … …
2 Listen to it again and tick the correct information in the conversation.
Sentences

Give information

1.

They follow the tradition of having dinner at 7
p.m sharp.

2.

They having tradition of going out to eat dinner
at around 7 p.m

3.

It’s the custom for the whole family to prepare
dinner together.

4.

The mother has the custom of teaching her
children how to cook the traditional foods.

5.

The children follow the tradition of learning to
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cook traditional dishes themselves.
They have the tradition of having a family
vacation every year.

7.

They break with tradition by going camping
instead of hiking this year.

8.

There’s a custom of watching good videos on
You Tube.

9.

It’s the custom for the whole family to watch old
home videos together.

E.WRITING
Write a passage of 150 – 170 words about a tradition dance you have known.
You may build the outline for your passage base on some questions below:
 What is the dance called ?
 When do people perform the dance ?
 Which costume do performers choose for the dance ?
 What does the dance express ?
 How do people perform it ?
 Which type of music is used for the performance?
 How does the dance attract the audience?
 Why should they continue this tradition ?

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UNIT 5.FESTIVALS IN VIETNAM.
A.PRONUNCIATION
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Find the word whose stress is not placed the same as that of other words.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

A. celebration

A.preserve
A.preservation
A.procession
A.historian
A.reuion

B.celebrate
C.festival
D.worship
B.performance
C.ritual
D.musician
B. commenmoration
C.vegetarian
D.politician
B.competition
C.perform
D. magician
B.worship
C.incense
D.village
B.librarian
C.traditional
D.vegetarian

B.VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1.Write the missing letters to make right words that describe the pictures.
1.

Every year, people celebrate Giong Festival to C_ MM_M_R_T_ Saint Giong who

fought against the foreign enemies to protect the country.
2.

Some of the main meanings of Bai Dinh Pagoda festival are W_RSH_P P_N_ Buddha and
commemorating Saint Nguyen Minh Khong.
3.

Comingto Lim festival in Bac Ninh , you will be attracted by the special dialogues
P_RF_RM_N_E of Quan Ho singers .
4.

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Chu Dong Tu festival has some important rituals such as processions on land and water ;
and incense C_R_M_ _ Y.
5.

Most members of Vietnamese families G_T_ _ R and make Chung cakes together in Tet
holiday.
6.

The Death A_ N_V_RS_R_ of the Hung Kings ( or Hung King Temple Festival ) is
celebrated to worship Hung Kings and educate the young people about their traditional
root .
2.Complet each of the sentences with a suitable conjunction ( one is not used)
when
therefore
so
because

otherwise
eventhough
however
1. ……………….. my 10 – year – old sister studied quite hard last semester , my
mother let her to carry lanterns with her friends during Mid – autumn festival.
2. ……………Ngoc has promised to take her children to Danang fireworks festival
many times , she has not done this.
3. …………………….. you visit the Highlands of Vietnam , you can have a chance to
join special Giong festivals and enjoy Giong music performances
4. He had been sick;…………., he could finish all preparations for Tet holiday only in
a few days .
5. She is a photographer who fancies taking photos of beautiful flowers ; …………..,
she hasn’t ever missed any Dalat flower festivals.
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6. Giong quickly pulled scores of bamboo trees to replace broken iron rod ;
……………., he couldn’t beat the enemies.
3.Match the initial parts from column A with final ones from column B to make the
right sentences.
Column A

Column B

1.If you visit Vietnam in the festival
season,

A. because we are living abroad.

2.We need to prepare more Moon Cakes

for the coming Mid _ Autumn Festival;

B.However, she enjoys going to the
crowed festivals such as Bai Dinh
Pagoda festival, Lim Festival,ect.

3. We had a good business last year ;

C. you will have many places to choose
such as Hue Fetival , Nha Trang Sea
Festival and Da Lat Flower festival.

4.When I lived in Hanoi ,

D. moreover ,we need to redecorate our
bakery shop.

5.She is quite reserved;

E.therefore ,we celebrated the biggest
Tet holiday than ever.

6.We can’t find enough spices to make
Chung Cake and pickled onions for
traditional Lunar New Year’s meals

F.I had a chance to go to the Dong Ho
festival and bought some beautiful
Dong Ho folk paintings.

1……

2………

3……

4………

5……..

6………

4. Rewrite the following sentences without changing their original meanings (use
howevver , when ,if , although , because ,otherwise)
1. Some outdoor activities in Thay Pagoda Festival might be done unless it rains too
heavily tomorrow.
=> Some
outdoor activities …………………………………………………………….
2. We already planned to go to Hung King’s Temple festival this Tuesday , but we
must cancel this because of the important meeting .
=> W already
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3. Although visitors coming to Huong pagoda festival can use the cable cars to go
through all destinations , some of them prefer to reach them by themselves. =>
Visitors ………………………………………………………………………….
4. In Elephant Racing Festival , the first elephant that reaches the finish line will
receive a laurel wreach and a lot of applause from the audience.
=> In
Elephant Racing Festival , an elephant …………………………………………
5. Moc Duc Ceremony is one of the most important and meaningful ceremonies in Nui

Ba spring festival, so people joining this festival cannot miss it.
=> People
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6. Thanks to some days off last week .I could manage a trip to Ban flowers festival in
Muong Village .
=> I had some days
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5.Read and choose the best sentence A,B,c or D
1.
A. Although I’ve visited Hoi An many times , I haven’t attended Hoi An Lantern
Festival yet.
B. I’ve not visited Hoi An many times because I haven’t attended Hoi An Lantern
Festival yet.
C. I’ve visited Hoi An many times yet although I haven’t attended Hoi An Lantern
Festival .
2.
A. Visitors can join Thay Pagoda Festival when they feel surprised at traditional water
puppet performances there.
B. Visitors can join Thay Pagoda Festival ;nevertheless, they may be surprised at
traditional water puppet performances there.
C. When visitors first join Thay Pagoda Festival , they may be surprised at traditional
water puppet performances there.
3.
A. Children are exciting about carrying colorful lanterns and enjoying delicious Moon
cakes while Mid –Autumn Festival comes.
B. When Mid –Autumn Festival comes, children are exciting aboutcarrying colorful
lanterns and enjoying delicious Moon cakes

C. Mid –Autumn Festival happens every year because children are exciting
aboutcarrying colorful lanterns and enjoying delicious Moon cakes .
4.
A. Danang international Fireworks Competition is held every two years ;otherwise, the
organizer will have enough time to prepare it better.
B. Danang international Fireworks Competition was held every two years because the
organizer has more time to prepare it well.
C. Danang international Fireworks Competition is held every two years ;therefore, the
organizer has more time to prepare it well.
5.
A. In Ban flower festival , tourists can learn local cultural activites ;however, they
seldom see blooming Ban flowers.
B. In Ban flower festival , tourists can learn local cultural activites ;moreover, they can
see blooming Ban flowers.
C. In Ban flower festival , tourists can learn local cultural activites ;and , they can see
blooming Ban flowers.
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A. Local residents commemorate Thanh Giong because they believe he is one of the
four immortal heroes in the Vietnamese pantheon.
B. Local residents believe Thanh Giong is one of the four immortal heroes in the
Vietnamese pantheon because they commemorate Thanh Giong each year.
C. Local residents would commemorate Thanh Giong because if they believe he was
one of the four immortal heroes in the Vietnamese pantheon.
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6.Rearrange the given words to make correct sentences.
1. Hoi An /is/ held/ Although /in the middle of / the / biggest / one / in /Lantern
Festival / each month ,/ takes place / Tet holiday
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2. listens/ to / music;/ he / fancies/ in / Hue festival. / However ,/ the Royal Refined
Music/ seldom / My brother
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3. While / I / lived / I / always/ Mid –autumn festival / to / comeback/ home. / far from
home , / looked forward to / and /Tet holiday
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4. We / visit / Khanh Hoa / in / this summer/ ; / we / will be able to / Nha Trang Sea
Festival / there./will /instead of / therefore, / attend/ Da Nang
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5. to honor/ Tran Quoc Tuan ;/ moreover,/of/ who protected our country ./is held / the
national hero / it / also reminds us / soldiers /Con Son Kiep Bac Festival
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7.Make the complete sentences using the following words or word phrases.
1. Although / this / be / first time / Vietnam /hold /balloon festival / attract /countries
/over/word.
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2. Tran Hung Dao God Festival /hold /annual / two different provinces /Nam Dinh
/Hai Phong / however / rituals /be similar .
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3. While / I / visit / Tay Nguyen / I /have / chance / attend / local people /elephant race
/ Elephant Riding Festival.
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4. My son / want /join /An Duong Vuong Temple festival /because / like / experience/
tradition games/such as / flag dancing / tug of war,/or /wrestling .
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5. Vu Lan festival / take place /fifteenth day / seventh / Lunar month / order/ .
6. show gratitude / parents/moreover/ it /hold /worship /wander/spirits.
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C .READING .
Read a brochure about Hue Festival and answer the questions about it .
Hue Festival
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Welcome to Hue Citadel . This is the place where Hue Festival will be taken place in the
next few days . Every two years in April , Hue Festival is held with the main purpose is to
honor the cultural heritages of Hue. The festival is also the chance to introduce Vietnam’s
national identity to the tourists worldwide. Coming to Hue Festival , you will have the
opportunities to enjoy many cultural and sporting activities. The festival is started with a
colourful ceremony with art performance . This is a greeting to visitors and also a big
cultural exchange performance of different countries such as France, Italia,England ,
Korea,and Brazil . Moreover , Hue festival is famous for Ao Dai Grand show ,Sea
festival ,Kite Flying competition , Human chess, and Boat race. The unique Ao Dai
performance is considered one of the most attractive shows. You can see the gentle beauty
of Vietnam’s traditional costume . Especially ,the Royal Refined Music of Hue and
scenery of Nguyen Dynasty will bring you back to the ancient time of Hue. I am sure that
you will experience joy and happiness during Hue Festival.
Questions.
1. Where and How often does Hue Festival happen ?
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2. Why does Hue Festival take place ?
…………………………………………………………………………………….
3. Which countries share a performance at the beginning of the festival ?
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4. Which performance helps tourists know more about Vietnamese women’s
traditional costume?
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5. How can we imagine about ancient time of Hue ?
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D.LISTENING
Listen to a person talk about , then write T if the sentence is true or F if it is false .?
(Track 8)
1. …………….People enjoy going to the festivals to relax themselves after work.
2. …………….During festivals , they can have some fun with local people .
3. …………….People going with you are sociable and friendly .
4. …………..Traditional activities can remind you of your sweet childhood .
5. ……………. You should prepare things carefully to enjoy the festivals fully .
6. …………… Food, water,incense and money are must –have things for a trip to any
festival.
7. …………. You can take a lot of money because any festivals are safe .
8. ……………A camere should be taken with you for taking beautiful landscapes.
E.WRITING
Write a paragraph of 100-120 words to describe one of the festivals that impressed
you the most . The paragraph may be based on your imagination or the outline built
with the questions;
 What is the name of the festival ?
 What are special features that impress you ?
 What are the main activities in the festival ?
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Unit 6. FOLK TALES
A. PRONUNCIATION
Choose the exclamatory sentence under each of the following pictures, and then add the
right sentence mark.
1. A. How clever was Aladdin
B. What a clever man Aladdin was

B. When were those great palaces built

2. A. What a wicked woman Cam’s mother

5. A. What did the cunning wolf do to the

B. Is Cam’s mother a wicked woman

girl

3. A. What a meaningful the fairy tale is

B. What a cunning wolf it is

B. Why is the fairy tale meaningful

6. A. What a lovely dress Cinderella wears

4. A. What great paplaces this country has

B. The dress Cinderella wore was lovely

B. VOCABULARY AND GRAMMAR
1. Put the letters in order to make words
1. BVARE => …………………
2. RUCIUOS => ………………
3. NEGERUOS => ……………
4. LATENTED => ……………
5. KICWED => ……………….
6. SPELIAC => ………………

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2. Complete the sentences with suitable adjectives from part 1.
1. Lang Lieu made……………cakes which amazed his parents.
2. Without legs and arms, the coconut boy is very……………He grazed cows for the rich man’s
family very well.
3. Thach Sanh was……………and strong. He fought against the man – eating ogress and won it.
4. Ali Baba was……………and kind to his brother. He told Cassim about the cave and the
password to open it.
5. Tam’s stepmother was……………She made Tam work all day long and found ways to prevent
her from going to the village’s festivals.
6. The youngest mermaid was……………about the land. She always wanted to listen
hergrandmother tell about ships, people and animals.
3. Put the verbs in brackets in correct form to complete the sentences (past simple or past
continuous tense)
1. Because Thach Sanh (rescue)…………..the princess, the King (allow)…………..him to get
married to her.
2. The farmer (ask)…………..the tiger if it wanted to see his wisdom.
3. Pinicchio (be)…………..a puppet made by an old carpenter but he (can)…………..act and
move like a real child.
4. Tich Chu (play)…………..with his friends while his grandmother (wait)…………..for him
hopelessly
5. The old woman (open)…………..the oven when the Gingerbread man (jump out)
…………..and (run)…………..
6. While turtle (run)…………..near the river’s bank, the rabbit (come)…………..and (make fun
of)…………..him.
4. Choose A, B, C or D to complete each of sentences below (details taken from some fairy
tales or legends)
1. Mai An Tiem is the adopted son of Hung King but he with his family………to move to the
island and………there alone because his father misunderstood him.

A. had – lived

B. had – was living

C. had had – lived

D. had – has lived

2. The little girl was called Little Red Riding Hood because she always………a red scarf around
her head.
A. waswearing

B. had worn

C. has worn

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D. wore


3. Aladdin………a large space in the cave, he fired a match to light up the lamp and then a Genie
suddenly………in front of him.
A. found – was appeared

B. was finding – was appearing

C. was finding – appeared

D. found – appeared

4. The fisherman………to catch fish in the sea while his lazy wife………without doing anything
at that time.
A. was trying – was staying

B. tried – stayed

C. tried – was staying

D. was trying – stayed

5. Every day after the meal, she………near the well to call her fish and………it with a bowl of
rice.
A. came – was feeding

B. came – fed

C. was coming – fed

D. had come – fed

6. Although Pinocchio………the old carpenter father, he then………him for going on his own
adventure.
A. called – left

B. had called

C. was calling – left

D.

called

–

was

leaving
5. Complete the following sentences, use the verbs in the past continuous tense.
1. The hare (sleep)…………………while the tortoise (walk)……………………
2. Tam (feed)…………………..her fish.
3. Mai An Tiem (grow)…………….………
4. Alice (travel)………………………
5. Lac Long Quan (take)……………..……
6. The King (find)……………….
6. There is one mistake in each of given sentences. Underline and correct them.
1. Hung King was telling all his sons to bring him the most delicious food and the winner would
become the new King.
2. When Alice was reaching the bottom of the hole, she couldn’t know where she was.
3. Pinocchio was going on his own adventure when the old carpenter was waiting for him to
come back.
4. The eagle drops the greedy brother into the sea because his bag was full of gold.
5. The little mermaid was crawling near the lake while she saw a handsome prince.
6. When the prince entered the old castle, the beautiful princess slept peacefully there.
7.Match the BEGINNING with the ENDING to make appropriate sentences then put the verbs in the
correct form.

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A
1. While Alibaba (serve)…………for his

B
A. when the witch (come)…………and

family’s party,
2. The Snow White princess (live)…………

(give)…………her a poinsonous apple.
B. so she (believe)…………that it was

happily with seven Dwarfs.
her grandmother.
3. While the white goat (find)…………green C. when the King (come)…………
grass,
across her.
4. Little Red Riding Hood didn’t know that D. a fairy suddenly (appear)…………
the wolf (cheat)…………her,

and asked her the reason why she had

been crying a lot.
5. Tam (live)…………peacefully with the E. he quickly (realize)…………that the
old woman

guest were the thieves he had heard

6. While Cinderalla (cry)…………
C. READING

before.
F. she (meet)…………a wolf.

Read the story and do the tasks that follow
A BUNCH OF CHOPSTICK
Once upon a time, there was an old man who had many sons. However, his sons did not live
happily together, they were always arguing. One day, he called all his sons to gather and showed
them a bunch of chopsticks. He told them to break the bunch of chopsticks by hands. None of his
sons succeeded although they tried their best. Then he told them to break each of chopsticks
instead of the bunch of them. Everyone found out that it was much easier when they break the
chopstick one by one. After that, the old man told them if they were going to argue, they would
be weak as each separate chopstick; however, if they stpped arguing and worked together, no one
could do any harm to them. They heard all their father’s words and realized that they were taught
a priceless lesson.
Choose A, B, C or D to answer the following questions.
1. Why did the father tell his sons to break the bunch of chopsticks by hands?
A. Because his sons are arguing about who succeeded in breaking chopsticks by hands.
B. Because he did not succeed in doing that.
C. Because he did not want his sons to continue arguing.
D. Because he wanted to show his sons about the strength of union.
2. The word “succeeded” in the story is closest in meaning to……….
A. could live happily

B. could break the chopsticks by hands

C. could stop arguing

D. could prevent others doing harm to them

3. The word “them” in the story refers to……….
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A. the chopsticks

B. the bunches

C. everyone

D. the old man’s his sons

4. The word “priceless” in the story is closest in meaning to………..
A. helpful

B. meaningful

C. valuable

D. expensive

5. After understanding the father’s words, they may……….
A. teach others the priceless lesson

B. live more happily

C. do things as the words the father said

D. realized how important the priceless lesson

was
D. LISTENING
Listen to the tables of The fox and the crow and put the sentences below in correct order
that you hear (track 9)
1. The fox wanted the crow to sing him a song.
2. The crow felt hopeless because he had not found nothing to eat.
3. The crow dropped her cheese into the ground.
4. The fox praised the crow’s beauty and voice.
5. Seeing the crow was about to eat the cheese, the fox wanted to take it.
Correct order: ……………………………………………………………..
E. WRITING
Make a narration of a folk tale, a legend, or a fairy tale (about 90-120 words). Your story
may be based on some suggested questions:
- What is the title of the story you want to narrate?
- Which genre does it belong to?
- Main characters?
- What happens at the beginning, in the middle and in the end?
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