UNIT 4: TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS GRADE 8

I. Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench
2. A. wanted B. washed C. liked D. stopped
3. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite
4. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes
5. A. rest B. different C. ethnic D. question
6. A. polluted B. established C. finished D. watched
7. A. crafts B. stops C. opens D. months
8. A. what B. where C. who D. when
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D .
1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning.
A. doing B. to do C. am doing D. does
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
3. ..............is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
A. When B. How often C. How D. What
4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
5. Mai studies Literature a little bit ...............................
A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartly
6. An old man was .................the sheep up the mountainside
A. riding B. herding C. taking D. running
7. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house.
A. Communication B. community C. communal D. commune
8. The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts.
A. Tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary
III. Fill each blank with an article (a/ an / the/ x) to complete the sentences.
1. How far is it from here to ________________ airport?
2. “What’s ____________ capital of Spain?” – “It’s Madrid”.
3. My father works in _____________ office in______________ city center.
4. Can you switch off ____________ television? Nobody’s watching it
IV. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the
sentences.
1. His house is equipped .......................than my house.
( good)
2. The Manchester team performed ..........................than the Liverpool team.
( skillful)
3. I work................................................. than Tom does.
(fast)
4. We arrived at the party ....................................... than the Smiths last night did. (early)
V. Fill the gaps with the words in the box.
ethnic display cultural heritage
information research ethnic groups
Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offers an insight into the 54 different
(1).....................................groups of Viet Nam. The museum is full of (2) .......................about
traditional Vietnamese ways of life of all the Vietnamese (3) ........................................ The display
hall shows everyday objects representing each ethnic group, a research center, a library, and an
auditorium. The outdoor (4)....................................area presents a variety of Vietnamese homes
including a Tay stilt house, and a Viet house. The museum is suitable for children, and all documents
and signs are translated into English and French.
VI. Rearrange the words / phrases given to make sentences.
1. over/ Life / changed / past / in / countryside/ the / has / ten / years / a lot / the .
………………………………………………………………………………………………….
2. among/ beautiful / Sapa’s / world / terraced fields / in / most / are / the / the .
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3.teenagers / on / Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology/ in.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
VII. Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences.
1. The Hani people live in Lai Chau and Lao Cai.
→.................................................................................................................
2. The Hoa ethnic group has the most colourful clothing.
→..................................................................................................................
 UNIT 4: TRADITIONS AND CUSTOMS GRADE 8
I. Pick out the word which has different sound in the underlined part in each line.
1. A. end B. pencil C. open D. bench
2. A. wanted B. washed C. liked D. stopped
3. A. sound B. cloud C. found D. favourite
4. A. pictures B. watches C. buses D. brushes
5. A. rest B. different C. ethnic D. question
6. A. polluted B. established C. finished D. watched
7. A. crafts B. stops C. opens D. months
8. A. what B. where C. who D. when
II. Choose the best answer A, B, C, or D .
1. Nam enjoys …………… his homework in the morning.
A. doing B. to do C. am doing D. does
2. My dad doesn’t mind…………… my mom from work every day.
A. pick up B. picked up C. picking up D. picks up
3. ..............is the festival celebrated? – Every year.
A. When B. How often C. How D. What
4. Does she fancy …………… a book to the younger children?
A. reads B. reading C. to read D. read
5. Mai studies Literature a little bit ...............................
A. bad B. badly C. good D. smartl
6. An old man was .................the sheep up the mountainside
A. riding B. herding C. taking D. running
7. In the Central Highlands, the biggest and tallest house in the village is the ______ house.
A. Communication B. community C. communal D. commune
8. The Viet people have many _______ customs and crafts.
A. Tradition B. traditional C. culture D. customary
III. Fill each blank with an article (a/ an / the/ x) to complete the sentences.
1. How far is it from here to ___THE_____________ bus stop?
2. “What’s ______THE______ capital of Vietnam?” – “It’s ha noi”.
3. My father works in ______an_____ office in____the__________ city center.
4. Can you switch off ___ x ___ television? Nobody’s watching it
IV. Use the adjectives in brackets in their correct forms of comparison to complete the
sentences.
1. His house is equipped .......................than my house. ( good)- better
2. The Manchester team performed ..........................than the Liverpool team.
( skillful)- more skillfully
3. I work................................................. than Tom does.
(fast) - faster
4. We arrived at the party ....................................... than the Smiths last night did.
(early) – earlier
VI. Fill the gaps with the words in the box.
ethnic display cultural heritage
information research ethnic groups
Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Ha Noi offers an insight into the 54 different (1). Ethnic
groups of Viet Nam. The museum is full of (2) information about traditional Vietnamese ways of
life of all the Vietnamese (3) ethnic groups. The display hall shows everyday objects representing
each ethnic group, a research center, a library, and an auditorium. The outdoor (4) display area
presents a variety of Vietnamese homes including a Tay stilt house, and a Viet house. The museum is
suitable for children, and all documents and signs are translated into English and French.
VII. Rearrange the words / phrases given to make sentences.
1. over/ Life / changed / past / in / countryside/ the / has / ten / years / a lot / the .
Life in the countryside has changes a lot over past ten years.
2. among/ beautiful / Sapa’s / world / terraced fields / in / most / are / the / the .
Sapa’s terraced fields are among the most beautiful in the world.
3. teenagers / on / Nowadays / more / past / rely / the / than / technology/ in.
Nowadays , teenagers rely on technology more than in the past.
VII. Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences.
1. WHERE DO The Hani people live ?
2. WHICH ethnic group has the most colourful clothing?