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A. PHONETICS
1. Put the following words in the correct column. Then say them aloud.
sky stadium sport stilt house spicy
skateboarding sticker skirt display festival
august osprey sculpture spoon screen
fast spaceship oscar test scarf
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2. Underline the words with the sounds /sk/, /sp/, and /st/. Then read the whole sentences aloud.
Tet is known as the biggest and most popular festival of the year in Vietnam.
The best time to visit the Hmong is during the Lunar New Year in late January or early February.
Children often wear new clothes and shoes on the first days of New Year.
Stilt house is one of the most traditional features of the Vietnamese culture.
"Cuop vo" (Stealing Wife) is another special Hmong's custom.
Many tourists are strongly attracted by self-woven scarfs there.
On Spring festival, Hmong women often wear their colorful dress.
In Vietnam, cuisine in the Central is spicier and saltier than others.
Fill each blank with a, an, or the to complete the following passage.
Hoa Ban Festival
Hoa Ban Festival (1) famous festival in Dien Bien province. (2) festival often
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takes place from (3) 13th to 15 March. Each year there is (4) great number of visitors
there to enjoy (5) beautiful landscape and interesting activities in (6) festival. (7)
festival plays (8) important role in introducing (9) amazing landscape in
Dien Bien to domestic and foreign tourists. Hoa Ban is considered as (10) spirit of (11)
festival. Coming to (12) festival, most visitors are attracted by (13) impressive and
simple beauty of Hoa Ban in beautiful landscape. Besides, (14) festival aims also to show (15)
typical culture of ethnic groups and unique traditional products. In short, Hoa Ban Festival
is always tourists‟ interest when they come to Dien Bien.
C. SPEAKING
There is a dialogue between two students. Give the correct order of the dialogue.
I think it's Odu group.
Hello, Mai. I have just read a book entitled" the ethnic groups of Vietnam".
It's the Viet or Kinh with over seventy millions according to a research in 2013.
Hi, Long. It's great. Can you tell me something about it?
How many people are there in the ethnic minority group?
Bye, Mai. See you tomorrow.
The Kinh has the largest population, so which is the smallest ethnic group in Vietnam, Long?
Do you know which ethnic group has largest population and what its population is?
I haven't ever heard this ethnic group before. Do the Odu mainly live in the western provinces in the
South of Vietnam?
Of course.
That's interesting. I really want to know more what you've read in the informative book, but I have to
leave here now. Will you still tell me about it tomorrow?
You are welcome.
Bye. See you soon
It's about three hundred people.
No, they don't. They mostly live in Nghe An province.
Your answers:
1. B 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. M
D. READING
Read the following passage and then answer the questions.
Ao dai
Nowadays, the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Western styles in their daily life. However, Ao Dai,
traditional costume is always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions. It can be
said that all the Vietnamese is proud of their traditional clothing. Ao Dai is considered as the most popular
and widely-recognized Vietnamese national costume. The traditional costume concludes a long gown with
trousers. It has elegant style and people are often comfortable to wear it. The white Ao Dai is the required
uniform for girls in many high schools across Vietnam. Some female office workers are also required to
wear the traditional costume. Ao Dai was once worn by both genders, but nowadays it is worn mainly by
women, but men do wear it on some culture-related and special occasions such as weddings, Tet, and so on.
Thanks to Ao Dai, the beauty of Vietnamese women is honoured, so it is hard to think of any outfit better-
suited the Vietnamese than Ao Dai itself. Therefore, it is an ideal souvenir for foreign tourists upon leaving
Vietnam, to remind them of a beautiful country that they have been to.
Questions:
Do the Vietnamese usually wear clothing in Eastern styles in their daily life today?
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Is the traditional clothing always the first choice for Vietnamese people to wear on special occasions?
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How do all the Vietnamese feel about Ao Dai?
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For whom the white Ao Dai is the required uniform in many high schools across Vietnam?
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Is Ao Dai worn mainly by men today?
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What is honoured thanks to Ao Dai?
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2. Read the text again and choose the correct answers.
1. The text is about .
A. introduction about Ao Dai B. how to make Ao Dai C. the white Ao Dai
2. When wearing Ao Dai, people often feel .
A. uncomfortable B. comfortable C. funny
3. The white Ao Dai is the required uniform for girls in many nowadays?
A. primary schools B. high schools C. secondary schools
4. When do Vietnamese men wear Ao Dai nowadays?
A. everyday B. on the weekend C. on special occasions
5. In the text, Ao Dai is an ideal souvenir for upon leaving Vietnam.
A. foreign tourists B. foreign journalists C. foreign managers
Read the whole text and choose the correct answers. Central
Highlands
Central Highland, also known as Tay Nguyen, has been considered as a highly (1) region in
Vietnam. Although the land does not have the (2) in developing economics, it is famous for its
unique and traditional (3) . Each year the place has attracted a great number of (4) . Most
visitors are impressed by the (5) beauty of stilt houses, Gong culture and many traditional festivals.
The Central Highland festivals are (6) from a strong belief of local people in a God named Yang. The
festivals often include cultural activities to (7) the cooperation and attachment in the community. It
also creates many chances (8) residents to perform traditionally musical instruments. Some typical
festivals in the land (9) Buffalo Sacrifice Festival, Harvest Festival, Gong Festival and Elephant Race
Festival… The Government and local people are trying their (10) to protect and preserve the
unique cultural values of Central Highland.
1. A. rural B. mountainous C. urban D. developing
2. A. strength B. strengthen C. strongness D. strongion
3. A. mountain B. ethnic C. heritage D. culture
4. A. tourists B. journalists C. chef D. teachers
5. A. stylish B. modern C. fashionable D. ancient
6. A. originated B. arrived C. start D. begins
7. A. strong B. streng C. strengthen D. strength
8. A. with B. for C. to D. into
9. A. is B. are C. such as D. like
10. A. good B. well C. better D. best
E. WRITING
1. Write questions for the underlined parts in the following sentences.
Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups.
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Kinh people account for 87% of the country's population.
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The other 53 ethnic minority groups mainly inhabit in mountain areas.
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Among ethnic minorities, the most populated groups are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung…
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The Vietnamese government has issued specific policies and special treatments in order to enhance the
living standards of mountainous people.
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People should make great effort to preserve traditional cultural identities of each ethnic minority group.
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The Cham people once boasted a flourishing culture early in the history.
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The least populated group is Odu with several hundred people.
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The Yao people is always proud of their elaborate costumes.
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The traditional cultural identifies of ethnic groups are diverse and unique.
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2. Write full sentences about Sapa by using the given words and phrases.
Sapa/ mountainous/ district/ Lao Cai province.
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It/ many wonders/ natural scenery.
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The name "Sapa"/ literally/ mean/ "sand" (Sa)/ and/ "village" (Pa).
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climate/ Sa Pa/ temperate and subtropical/ the year.
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One day/,/ town‟s/ weather/ experience/ 4 seasons.
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average/ air/ temperature/ Sapa/ 15°C. The average air temperature of Sapa is 15 C.
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majority/ Sapa's residents/ ethnic minorities/ such as/ H'Mong, Red Dao, Tay…
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Sapa/ kingdom/ fruit/ such as/ cherry, peach,...
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Silver Fall/ one/ most attractive/ and/ wonderful/ landscapes/ Sapa.
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Sapa/ famous/ unique/ festival/ called/ "love market".
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3. How to make floating rice cake.
Read the note about how to make the floating rice cake. Then write full sentences to show a foreigner
its recipe.
INGREDIENTS DIRECTIONS:
180g sticky rice flour 1. Prepare the dough: blend two kinds of flour with water.
20g rice flour 2. Pinch a little dough, shape into a ball.
200ml warm water 3. Boil water. Drop the rice balls in batches.
150g dark palm sugar balls 4. Wait until the balls float to the surface of the pot to take them out.
Roasted sesame seeds Put them into the bowl of cold water right away.
5. Put the balls on a plate and sprinkle with sesame seeds and sugar.
UNIT 3: PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
TEST YOURSELF
A. PHONETICS
1. Find the word which has a different sound in the underlined part 1.
1. A. castle B. steal C. style D. text
2. A. science B. school C. scan D. skim
3. A. spoon B. spy C. raspberry D. speech
4. A. scene B. skateboarding C. skill D. scandal
5. A. passed B. text C. test D. wrestle
1. 2. 3.
4. 5. 6.
D. READING
Read the following passage:
Vietnamese cuisine
Vietnamese cuisine is extremely diverse. It is often divided into three main categories, according to three
main regions (north, central and south). There is little oil and many vegetables in Vietnamese foods. The
main ingredients of dish are based on rice, vegetables, soy sauce, and nuoc mam- fish sauce. Its characteristic
flavors are sweet, spicy, sour, special flavor of fish sauce. Besides, Vietnamese cuisine is also flavored by a
variety of mint and basil.
Currently, Vietnamese cuisine has been gaining popularity and can be found widely in many other
countries such as the United States, Australia, Canada, South Korea, Laos, Japan, China, Malaysia, and
France. Vietnamese cuisine is recognized for its strict and choosy selection of ingredients. A Vietnamese
chef i generally will prefer native ingredients because of its typical and fresh flavor, which make each
Vietnamese dish have a taste of nature. This is a reason why Vietnamese cuisine is known as a diverse and
healthy cuisine.
E. WRITING
1. Rearrange the words/phrases given to make complete sentences.
For/ ethnic groups/ in/ many/ the/ the/ the/ mountains/, /horse/ is/ suitable/ most/ means of transport.
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groups/ how/ there/ many/ Vietnam/ ethnic/ are/ in/?
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or/ you/ would/ urban/ like/ to/ mountainous/ live/ in/ in/ the/ the/ areas/ areas?
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do /Khmer Krom/ when/ women/ of/ village/ this/ to/ the /river bank/?/go
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most/ our/ festival/ important /Chol Chnam Thmay/ of/ the/ is/ the year.
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Khmer Krom/ is groups/ of/ one/ the/ ethnic/ in/ the/ southern/ biggest/ Vietnam.
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these/ love/ of/ costumes/, /pink/ I/ traditional/ most/ the/ one.
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are/ the/ their/ Yao/ famous/ people/ costumes/ celebrate/ for.
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Hung Kings/ Festival/ is/ Vietnam/ a/ significant/ Temple/ festival/ in.
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held/ annually/ the/ the/ Gong/ Central/ Festival/ is/ in/ Highlands.
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2. Make questions for the underlined parts.
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Yes it's. Terraced field is characteristic in Sapa.
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I would like to visit the mountains.
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There are festivals in Vietnam through every year.
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Long goes to the beach in the morning.
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The sea is vast and quiet.
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Gong culture covers five provinces of the Central Highlands: Kon Tum, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong, and
Lam Dong.
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The Gong Festival is held annually in the Central Highlands.
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The gong sound is a way to communicate with gods.
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The gongs are musical instruments of special power.
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- Gongs are associated with special occasions in people's lives, such as the building of new houses, funerals,
crop praying ceremonies, a new harvest, etc.