UNIT 4.

ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM

I. Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to complete the sentences.
1. Some minority groups still live a ________ life. They move to get food and garden land.
A. crazy B. interesting C. nomadic D. permanent
2. Most teenage boys in my tribe know how to _______ a horse since it is the main means of transport here.
A. feed B. raise C. play with D. ride
3. I miss my ________ life in my mountainous village, where everybody treats one another as friends.
A. peaceful B. busy C. hard D. boring
4. We ________ children react more slowly to technical development because we lack contact with it.
A. mountainous B. city C. intelligent D. disabled
5. Most ________ minority peoples in Viet Nam have their own languages.
A. popular B. creative C. ethnic D. urban
6. The museum display items of ________ importance from different ethnic groups.
A. huge B. cultural C. minor D. natural
7. The villagers live in houses which stand on ________ of about one and a half meters tall.
A. roofs B. walls C. posts D. staircases
8. For the ethnic groups of the Highlands, ________ are musical instruments of special power.
A. gongs B. guitars C. dan tinh D. violins
9. ________ ever fancy learning a traditional dance of the Khmer people?
A. Are you B. Do you C. Would you D. Will you
10. ________ minority women’s costume do you like most: the Hoa’s, the Hmong’s, or the Khmer’s?
A. What B. Who C. How D. Which
11. ________ is it from your house to the village’s rong house?
A. How B. How long C. How far D. What long
12. - ________ do the boys in your tribe learn to hunt? - When they are about ten.
A. Where B. How C. When D. Why
13. - Look! What do you think about these costumes of Thai women? - _______
A. No, thanks. B. They look beautiful. C. Are they? D. I don’t know them.
14. - Do you fancy living in a stilt house in the mountain? - ________
A. I do love trying. B. Yes, I will.
C. Is it a stilt house? D. Have you ever lived in a stilt house?
15. - Playing traditional games is interesting. What do you think? - _________
A. Do you play them? B. This game is my hobby.
C. I’ve tried some of them. D. I love playing them too.
16. -What’s ' ________’? - It's land on which you can grow crops.
A. garden land B. a hill C. cultivating D. earth
17. That man sitting at the far end of the table is the chief of the ________.
A. villager B. tribe C. rong house D. traditions
18. Most people in the countryside live by raising cattle and ________.
A. cows B. horses C. poultry D. buffaloes
19. ________ are similar in that they stand on big posts.
 A. Flats B. Cottages C. Huts D. Stilts
20. Minority people often use natural ________ to make their daily tools.
A. clothing B. materials C. land D. leaves
21. ______will you travel to this summer? I haven’t decided yet.
A. Where B. What C. Who
22. _____did you sell yesterday? - Bread and cupcakes.
A. What B.Who C. Which
23. ______dress did she buy? -The red or the blue one?
A. What B.Whose C. Which
24. ______is playing the piano upstairs? A. Who B. Whose C. Whom
25. To ______should I address the letter? A. Who B. Whose C. Whom
26. _________ is your cat? It is two months old. A. How old B. When C. How much
27. ______ did you begin working part-time here?
A. How long B. When C. How much
28. ______ people are there in the conference room?
A. How B. Howmany C. How much
29. ______time will you spend on your new carpet?
A. How long B. Howmany C. How much
30. _______do these shoes cost? A. How long B. Howmany C. How much
31. _______do you go to the gym? A. How B. How often C. How long
32. _____ did you get to work yesterday? I took a taxi because my car was broken.
A. How B. Why C. When
33. ______were you late for work yesterday? - Because of the traffic jam
A. How B. Why C. When
34. _____does this laptop belong to? It belongs to Jim.
A. Who B. Whose C. Which
35. ______ bag was stolen yesterday? A. Who B. Whose C.Which
Read and complete each numbered blank in the passage with the correct answer A, B, C, or D.
The Bru-Van Kieu live in the Van Kieu Mount and the mountainous areas of Quang Tri, Thua Thien
Hue, and Quang Binh (1) ________ . Their population is 94,598 (according to the 2019 survey).
The Bru-Van Kieu people do many things to have a good life. They grow rice on terraced fields or
(2)________ cattle and poultry for different products like milk, eggs, and meat. The Bru-Van Kieu form
villages which are usually located near rivers or streams. They live in small houses on posts - the
(3)________ . The houses are arranged in circles around a communal house on a flat and large area. The
length of a house depends on the number of family members and their financial (4) ________ . A rich family
has a longer and broader home as compared with a poor one.
The Bru-Van Kieu has beautiful and rich traditional culture. They love creative arts. They have
(5)________ several singing genres, dances, and musical instruments. Flute melodies of the Bru-Van Kieu
ethnic groups are indispensable parts in their cultural life.
1. A. cities B. areas C. provinces D. places
2. A. raise B. collect C. feed D. herd
3. A. flats B. stilts C. cottages D. villas
4. A. costs B. needs C. savings D. conditions
5. A. made B. created C. produced D. performed
WRITING
I.Make questions for the underlined parts in the sentences.
1. I stayed in New Zealand for six months. .=> __________________________________________
2. She called the firemen because her cat stuck in a tree. .=> _____________________________________
3. I bought two kilos of oranges. .=> __________________________________________
4. John wrote about his grandparents. .=> __________________________________________
5. I watched a very good film on TV last night. .=> __________________________________________
6. She made some coffee for her mother. .=> __________________________________________
7. Susan gave the money to her brother. .=> __________________________________________
8. We went to school by bus. .=> __________________________________________
9. I was tired yesterday morning because I worked very hard. .=> __________________________________
10. Mary invited a lot of people to the party. .=> __________________________________
11. My family usually go to pagodas on the first day of Tet. .=>
_____________________________________
12. Tet lasts ten days. .=> __________________________________________
13. Before Tet, people should clean and decorate their houses.
__________________________________________________________________________________
14. People shouldn't eat duck meat at Tet because it brings unluckiness.
__________________________________________________________________________________
15. We will visit our relatives on the second day of Tet. .=>
________________________________________
16. Mount Everest is over 60 million years old. .=> __________________________________________
17. The Grand Canyon is in Arizona. USA. .=> __________________________________________
18. Mount Everest is the highest mountain in the world. .=>
________________________________________
19. Visitors can get to Angel Falls by boat. .=> __________________________________________
20. He plays volleyball three times a week. .=> __________________________________________
21. We have lived in New York for ten years. .=> __________________________________________
22. The weather in Stockholm has been perfect. .=> __________________________________________
23. He travelled to Mexico by train.=> __________________________________________
24. play basketball every weekend.->__________________________________________
25. Last night I watched a basketball match on TV. >__________________________________________

II. Circle the underlined part (A, B, C, or D) in each sentence that needs correction.
1. A big parts of ethic minority peoples’ folklore is about their legendary heroes.
A B C D
2. The birth of a child is greeted by the family and community with a great joy.
A B C D
3. Days before the race, the selected elephants eat various kind of delicious fruits.
A B C D
4. The Van Kieu grow rices on terraced fields or raise cattle and poultry for food.
A B C D
 5. Although hill people are guite reserved with stranger, they are friendly with their fellow villagers.
A B C D
Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box.
unique terraced fields folk dances ethnic minorities ornaments
diverse specialty costume stilt houses heritage site
1. The Nung mostly live in _____________ though they also live in earthen houses.
2. Five-coloured sticky rice is well-known as a _____________ of the north-western region of Viet Nam.
3. The goods in the open-air market are _____________. You can find almost everything there.
4. Thai cloth is well-known for being _____________, colourful and strong.
5. Xoe and Sap are _____________ of Thai ethnic minority people.
6. The _____________ of the Nung is not as colorful as that of other ethnic groups.
7. My Son sanctuary has been recognized by UNESCO as a world _____________.
8. Thai women retain their traditional clothes including short vests, long black skirts, scarves, and
__________.
9. Sa Pa is famous for the _____________ located in the mountainous area.
10. _____________ make up between 10 to 15 percent of the population in Viet Nam.
I. ÔN TẬP CÂU HỎI. (QUESTION)
Theo quy tắc ngữ pháp, khi là câu hỏi thì chúng ta cần đảo trợ động từ (auxiliray verbs) lên trước chủ ngữ
1. Câu hỏi Yes/No (Yes/No Questions)
Câu hỏi dạng Yes/No Questions là dạng câu hỏi đòi hỏi câu trả lời là Yes (có) hoặc No (không).
Cấu trúc Ví dụ
Trợ động từ (be/ do/ does) + chủ ngữ (S) + Isn’t Lan going to school today?
động từ + ….? Hôm nay Lan đi học phải không?
Yes, S + trợ động từ / tobe. Yes, she is. (đúng vậy)
Hoặc Was Hung sick yesterday?
No, S + trợ động từ / tobe + not No, he wasn’t. (không, anh ấy không
bệnh)

2. Wh-question
Trong tiếng Anh, khi chúng ta cần hỏi rõ ràng và cần có câu trả lời cụ thể, ta dùng câu hỏi với các từ để hỏi.
Loại câu hỏi này được gọi là câu hỏi trực tiếp (direct questions)
a. Các từ dùng để hỏi trong tiếng Anh
Who (Ai) (chức Whom (Ai) (chức What (Cái gì) Whose (Của ai)
năng chủ ngữ) năng tân ngữ
Where (Ở đâu) Which (cái nào) (để When (Khi nào) Why (Tại sao)
hỏi về sự lựa chọn)
How (như thế nào) How much (Bao How many (Bao How long (Bao lâu)
nhiêu) nhiêu, số lượng)
How far(Bao xa) How old (Bao nhiêu How often (Bao nhiêu What time (Mấy
tuổi) lần) giờ)
Các cấu trúc câu hỏi WH thường gặp
 Nguyên tắc đặt câu hỏi
- Nếu chưa có trợ động từ thì phải mượn trợ động từ :do/ does/ did
- Nếu trợ động từ có sẵn (am/is/are/can /will/shall/would/could) thì đảo chúng ra trước chủ ngữ, không
mượn do/does/did nữa.
 Cấu trúc thông thường của loại câu hỏi Wh-questions
Từ để hỏi thường được viết ở đầu câu hỏi.Từ để hỏi có thể làm chủ ngữ (subject) hay tân ngữ (object)
và bổ ngữ.