UNIT 4: ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM

Exercise 1: Choose the word whose underlined part is pronounced differently from that of
the others.
1. A. bulb B. plumber C. profitable D. label
2. A. missed B. liked C. cleaned D. stopped
3. A. environment B. idea C. condition D. highland
4. A. brochure B. change C. machine D. champagne
5. A. tests B. neighbors C. cooks D. roofs
Exercise 2: Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress.
6. A. invite B. computer C. minority D. highland
7. A. wooden B. communal C. ethnic D. famous

Exercise 3: Mark the letter A, B, C or D that differs from the other three in the position of
primary stress.

_____________ _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________

_____________ _____________ _____________ ______________ _____________

 Exercise 4: Fill in each blank with a word/ phrase.

1. The __________ is a popular type of house in many parts of Viet Nam.

2. We saw a bamboo house on a high ___________ from far away.
3. The Kinh are the largest ____________ in Viet Nam.
4. She taught us a ___________ of Thai people.
5. The traditional ____________ of Hmong people are often in blue, red, black and yellow.

1. _________ is a kind of house in the Central Highlands of Viet Nam.

2. The K’ho have the tradition of __________ and making clothes for themselves.
3. James learned to play a ___________, but he didn’t succeed.
4. Khmer and Nung are examples of ethnic ___________ groups in Viet Nam.
5. People in my village gather in the ___________ house on special days to worship the god.

Exercise 5: Read and choose the best answer.

The country and the city have advantages and (1) _______. People in the country live in more beautiful
surroundings. They enjoy (2) ________ and quietness and they can do their work at their (3) ________ pace
because no one is in a (4) ________. They live in larger, more comfortable houses, and their neighbors are more
friendly and ready to help them (5) _________ they need it. Their life, however, can be (6) _________ and they
may be isolated, which is a serious problem (7) _________ they are ill or want to take children to school.
The city has all the services that the country lacks, but it (8) _________ has a lot of disadvantages. Cities
are often polluted. They not (9) _________ have polluted air but also have noisy streets. Everyone is always in a
hurry and this (10) _________ that people have no time to get to know each other and make friends.

1. A. joy B.enjoyment C.happiness D. disadvantages

2. A. quiet B. quietly C. peace D. peaceful
3. A. less B. own C. just D. only
4. A. hurry B. hurried C. hurriedly D. hurrying
5. A. When B. which C. what D. that
6. A. bore B. bored C. boring D. bores
7. A. unless B. because C. although D. if
8. A. also B. yet C. already D. so
9. A. never B. ever C. hardly D. only
10. A. aims B. means C. asks D. said

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