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THIS UNIT INCLUDES:
Vocabulary
The lifestyle of ethnic groups
Pronunciation
Sounds: /k/ and /g/
Grammar
• Yes / No and Wh-questions
• Conutable and uncountable nouns
Skills
• Reading about stilt houses
• Talking about the type of home you live in
• Listening about the life of minority children
• Writing a paragraph about the things you do to help your family
Everyday English
Giving opinions
👉 GETTING STARTED
I’m from the Tay ethnic group.
- Listen and read. 🎧
Tom: Hi, I’m Tom. You lock new here.
Lai: I am. I’m Lai from Ha Giang.
Tom: Oh, I’ve heard about beautiful Ha Giang. Do you live in the mountains?
Lai: Yes, I do. I’m from the Tay ethnic group. We are the second largest ethnic group in Viet Nam, only after the Kinh.
Tom: Oh … I once saw a bamboo house on high posts in a travel brochure. Do you live in a home like that?
Lai: Yes, we call it a “stilt house”. Our house overlooks terraced fields.
Tom: Awesome. What is life in your village like?
Lai: It’s peaceful. There are 16 houses in my village. We live very close to nature.
Tom: I love it. Can you tell me something about your culture?
Lai: Certainly. We have our own culture. You can see it in our folk dances, musical instruments like the dan tinh, and our special five-colour sticky rice.
Tom: It sounds interesting. I hope to visit Ha Giang one day.
(Page 41) - Read the conversation again and circle the correct answers.
1. What are Tom and Lai talking about?
A. Minority groups in Viet Nam.
B. Ha Giang.
C. Life of the Tay people.
2. A “stilt house”
A. is a multi-storey home
B. is on high posts
C. alwaws faces a field
3. Lai mentions _____of the Tay people.
A. folk dances
B. popular festivals
C. costumes - Match the pictures with the word and phrases from the conversation.
1. stilt house
2. terraced fields
3. bamboo
4. five-colour sticky rice - Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
overlooks traditional
folk dance ethnic groups
musical instrument
1. I love mua sap, a popular _____ of the Thai people.
2. Their beautiful stilt house _____ a large rice field.
3. A: What is the name of a popular Tay’s _____?
B: It’s dan tinh.
4. Every ethnic group has their own _____ culture.
5. Of the 54 _____ in Viet Nam, the Kinh is the largest. - GAME Where are they?
Work in groups. Discuss and label the map with the names of the ethnic groups from the box. The first team to get all the correct answers wins.
Hmong Ede Khmer
Bahnar Nung Cham
1. _______
2. _______
3. _______
4. _______
5. _______
6. _______
