Nick/ just/ buy/ a CD/ Vietnamese folk songs/ and he/ think/ he/ enjoy/ listen/ to the melodies.

The Muong (1)...........................ethnic roots with the Vietnamese people and their language is classified in the Vietnamese-Muong language branch. the Muong live in (2).............................areas which have abundant land for (3)......................wet rice. in a Muong hamlet, stilt houses are located in the shade of big trees, huddle against the mountain and(4)......................... out on vast rice fields. A Muong house is designed to maximize convenient use and air ventilation to the warm humid mountain climate

The muong's (5)...................is special. men often wear a round neck shirt which opens in the frond and has two pockets. their pants have large trouser legs. the Muong women wear a long, black dress and a white or brown shirt with a line of buttons in the front and long sleeves. they wind or indigo headscarf(6)....................... their head

The Muong have (7)........................folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer's worshiping songs, tales, and riddle songs the gong is(8)....................popular musical instrument(9)..........the flute. the(10) violin. the drum, and the panpipe

1 a have b share c divide d cut

2 a mountain b mount c mountainous d hill

3 a growing b harvesting c putting d raising

4 a watch b see c stare d look

5 a cloth b material c costume d costumes

6 a out b around c at d above

7 a diverse b diversity c variety d range

8 a most b the most c more d the more

9 a together b as well c along d along with

10 a two strings b two-string c two string d second-string

Ex1: Choose the best answer.

1. Many people from urban areas likes to go to (open-air market/ market air-open/ market open-air).

2. Many people go to the local markets to buy good local products because thay think that they are (fresh/ rotting/ cheap).

3. Ethnic peoples in Northwest have a rich culture of (traditional/ modern/ folk) literature and art, with tales, songs, and poems.

4. Food of different people's has it own (smell/ speciality/ taste).

5. Traveling to the Northwest, yiu can enjoy some (food/ good/ specialities) of local people.

6. We can find (terraced/ terracing/ terrace) fields in the northern moutainous regions.

7. (Hunt/ Hunting/ Hunted) and cutting woods in the forests are still typical activities of ethnic peoples.

Write the corect form of the verb.

1. YMoan is a famous singer for [ sing] .....................songs about the Central Highlands ethnic people.

2.There are always cultural [differ ] ............in every country in all over the world.

3.Maya, an rthnic girl, always wants [become]............an English teacherin near future.

4.He hates[ go].............out in winter because it is really cold.

5.While people in Hanoi love[ drink] ...............lemone tea, people in HCm city like [drink] ..............coffee.

6.Long prefers [buy] ........... a self-woven scarf to shoes.

7.Do you mind [close].............the windows because it is too cold?

8.Would you like to [eat] ................some coconut candies?

9.Do you like [go]......................to Da NAng with my team?

10.Many people say that Vietnamese coffee is[strong]..........than others.

IX.Make sentences about folk dances of the Xa Pho ethnic group in Sa Pa ,using the words and phrses given. You can add some words and make changes.

1.The Xa Pho ethnic group/ a population/ over 1,000 people/ mainly/ the district Sa Pa.

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2.Diferent folk dances /the Xa Pho/ performed /by groups of five to ten people/ straight or curved lines.

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3.Girls/often wear/traditional skirt and shirt/indigo fabric.

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4.They/embroider and decorate/clothers/elaborately/beautifully.

5.Main musical instrument/Ma Nhi.

6.Women/dance and beat/rhythm/the same time

7. In dance movements / the left hand/ use / musical instrument/while/the right hand/hold / costumes following the best

8. men and women/ separate dances / and /seldom/ dance together

Write the correct form of the verb.

1. Worshiping [take]................ place regularly on particular days, such as festivals and the death day of the ancestor.

2. " Banh Chung" [be] .................. a traditional and irreplaceable cake of Vietnamese people in the Tet holidays.

3. The convetion of giving " li xi " [ have ] ........... its roots in the folklore about the orge called Tuy.

4. Adults [ give ] ............red lucky pokets to children as a token of luck and best wishs.

5. South Koreans prefer [ do ] ............ business with people with whom they have a personal connection.

6. Thais generally [ use] ............. first name rather than surnames, with the honorific title Khin before the name.

7. Traditionally, children [live] ............ with their parents until mariage.

8. The extended family [ provide] ........... both emotional and financial support.

9. The British [ exchange ] ............ gifts between family members and close friends for birthdays and Christmas.

10. It is the custom for Polish [ applaud] ...........when the plane [ land] .............

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Thai cloth/ famous/ be/ strong/ unique/ and colorful.

Choose the letter A, B, C or D to complete the sentences with given words

Thai cloth/ famous/ be/ strong/ unique/ and colorful.

Reorder the words to make sentences.

1. country/ with / Vietnam/ 54/ is / multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic.

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2. minorities / make/ population/ Ethnic / up / 15 percent/ of / the/ of / about/ Vietnam 3  

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3.  Most / live/ of / ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the / the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous.

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4.  Vietnam/ Tay/ second/ the / largest / are / the / ethnic / in / group.

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5. are / The / known / Nung / including / music and poetry/ for / folk-art/ richness / traditions / their/ of.

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6. people / a / The / Dao / language / speak/ Hmong-Dao / of/ language system.

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7.  not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is / colourful/ of / the / as/ that/ of/ ethnic /other/ groups.

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8. The/ Ede / built/ on / live / in / stilts / in / wooden/ villages/ longhouses / as / buon / known.

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