Unit 03. Peoples of Viet Nam. Lesson 5. Skills 1
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Unit 03. PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
Lesson 5. Skills 1
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I. WRAM-UP
Answer the questions
1.Work in pairs. Answer the questions.
a. Where do the Thai people live? b. What is their population?
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Thai ethnic group – funeral in Mai Chau
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a. Where do the Thai people live?
Answer the questions
b. What is their population?
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Thai people livemainly in Son La, Mai Chau, Lao Ca, Lai Chau, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
Their populationis is about 1.5 million people
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Thai ethnic minority
II. VOCABULARY
New words
New words:
dig (v):
[dig]
đào bới, xới, cuốc (đất...)
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canal (n):
[kə'næl]
kênh, sông đào
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sticky rice (n):
['stiki rais]
Xôi
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poultry (n):
['poultri]
gia cầm, gà vịt
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weave (n):
[wi:v]
đan, kết lại
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ornament (n):
['ɔ:nəment]
đồ trang sức
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worship (n):
['wə:∫ip]
hành động thờ cúng, nghi lễ thờ cúng
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Read the words
canal (n):
[kə'næl]
kênh, sông đào
sticky rice (n):
['stiki rais]
Xôi
poultry (n):
['poultri]
gia cầm, gà vịt
weave (n):
[wi:v]
đan, kết lại
ornament (n):
['ɔ:nəment]
đồ trang sức
worship (n):
['wə:∫ip]
hành động thờ cúng, nghi lễ thờ cúng
dig (v):
[dig]
đào bới, xới, cuốc (đất...)
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III. READING
Introduction
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READING
Reading 1
1.
Read the text and check your answers.
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 Tay - Thai grouop. 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 girlss,a nd many traditional games.
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a. Where do the Thai people live?
Check your answers
b. What is their population?
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Thai people livemainly in Son La, Mai Chau, Lao Ca, Lai Chau, Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
Their populationis is about 1.5 million people
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Reading 2
2.
Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.
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The Thai a good ________. They grow different crops.
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They can make household items from the _______ tree.
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The Thai live in _______ houses.
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They have a rich culture including folk ______ and games.
5.
Many festivals and _______ are held by the Thai people every year.
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Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.
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Bài tập kéo thả chữ
The Thai a good ||farmers||. They grow different crops. They can make household items from the ||bamboo|| tree. The Thai live in ||stilt|| houses. They have a rich culture including folk ||songs|| and games. Many festivals and ||ceremonies|| are held by the Thai people every year.
Reading 3
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3.
Answer the questions.
1.
Do the Thai people have their own language?
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What is the main food of the Thai people?
3.
What is the Thai cloth well-known for?
4.
Which still wear their tradiional costumes, Thai men or Thai women?
5.
Who do the Thai worship?
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Complete each sentence, using a word from the text.
Bài tập kéo thả chữ
1. Do the Thai people have their own language? latex(rarr) ||Yes, they do.|| 2. What is the main food of the Thai people? latex(rarr) ||Their main food is rice, especially sticky rice.|| 3. What is the Thai cloth well-known for? latex(rarr) ||It is well-known for being unique, colourful and strong.|| 4. Which still wear their tradiional costumes, Thai men or Thai women? latex(rarr) ||Thai women do.|| 5. Who do the Thai worship? latex(rarr) ||They worship their ancestors||
IV. SPEAKING
Speaking 1
4.
Read some facts about the Bru-Van Kieu people and the Khmer people.
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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, rasing cattle and poultry
Festivals:
ceremony held before sowing seeds
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The Khmer people
Population:
about 1,260,600
Regions:
provinces of Mekong Delta
Language:
Mon - Khmer group, writing systerm
Production activities:
growing rice,
rasing cattle and poultry, making sugar
Festivals:
two main holidays: Chaul
Chnam Thmey (New Year) and Greeting-the-Moon festival
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The Bru-Van Kieu people
The Bru-Van Kieu people
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The Khmer people
The Khmer people
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The Bru-Van Kieu people
Name of ethnic group:
Bru-Van Kieu (Tri, Khua, and Ma-Coong). Population: 55,559 people (Year 1999). Locality: The mountain regions of Quang Binh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue provinces.
Customs and habits
The Bru - Van Kieu live in small houses on stilts. These villages are usually located near rivers or streams and are always arranged along the water current flows. Ancestor worship is the most common religious activity.
Culture
The Bru-Van Kieu language belongs to the Mon-Khmer culture. The Bru - Van Kieu love creative arts and maintain a rich treasury of traditional art and culture. Folk singing is popular as is cha chap (sung stories), and sim, an alternating chant between young men and women.
Economy
The Bru - Van Kieu live on rice cultivation, through slash and burn agriculture and submerging their fields. They also hunt, fish and rear cattle.
Speaking 2
5.
Talk about YOUR own ethnic group.
Mong (H'Mong) ethnic group
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Mong (H'Mong) ethnic group
Name of ethnic group:
Mong (H'Mong): (Mong Do, White Mong, Mong Lenh (Variety Mong), Mong Si (Red Mong), Mong Du (Black Mong) and Mong Sua (Man Mong). Population: 787,604 people (Year 1999). Locality: Ha Giang, Tuyen Quang, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Lai Chau, Son La, Cao Bang and Nghe An provinces.
Customs and habits
Each lineage lives within a group setting. The head of the village assumes the common affairs for the lineage. Young Mong men and women are free to choose their partners. Marriages are absolutely forbidden between men and women of the same lineage.
Culture
Mong language belongs to the Mong-Dao Group. The Traditional Tet (New Year's Day) of the Mong is organized every December. They refrain from eating green vegetables during the three days of the Tet Holiday. The musical instruments of the Mong include various kinds of "khen" (pan-pipes) and lip organs. After a hard working day and to celebrate spring, the young men and women often play "khen" and lip organs to express their feelings for their partners.
Costumes
The Mong make their clothes from linen. Women's attire consists of a skirt, a blouse that opens at the front and has embroidery on the back, an apron to cover the skirt at the front, and leggings.
Economy
The Mong live mainly on slash-and-burn cultivation. They also grow rice and corn on terraced fields. Their principal food plants are corn, rice, and rye. Apart from these crops, they also grow medicinal plants and linen plants to supply the fibers for cloth weaving.
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Mong (H'Mong) ethnic group
V. THE END
Homework
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Homework
Learn by heart all the new words. Prepare for next lesson ( find the meaning of the new words in the next lesson ) Do Reading (workbook) Do exercise in the workbook
Goodbye
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