WARM-UP

ETHNIC GROUPS
IN VIET NAM
 Game rules:
• Answer 5 questions about the
ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
• If you answer correctly, you will
get a good score. And if you get
it wrong, you will have to sing a
song.
• Remember, you have only 10
seconds to answer the questions.
 Question 1:

• How many ethnic groups are there in Viet

Nam?
A. 45
B. 54
C. 72
D. 27
 Question 2:

• Which group is the largest?

A. Hmong
B. Yao
C. Kinh
D. Ede
 Question 3:

• Which group is the smallest?

A. Odu
B. Cham
C. Tay
D. Khmer
 Question 4:

• What color is the Nung’s clothing?

A. Green
B. Yellow
C. Black
D. Dark indigo
 Question 5:

• Where is the Kinh live?

A. Mekong River Delta
B. Red River Delta
C. The Central Highlands
D. All the A, B, C
MAIN LESSON
Unit 3: PEOPLES OF VIET
NAM
Lesson 1: GETTING STARTED
Thursday, October 21st , 2021
Unit 3
PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
1. Getting started
 Vocabulary
• Ethnic groups = ethnic peoples: các dân tộc
• Account for: chiếm …. (%)
• Ethnic minority groups: các dân tộc thiểu số
• Majority: phần lớn >< minority: thiểu số
• Museum of Ethnology: Bảo tàng dân tộc học
• Curious about: tò mò về ….
• Custom: phong tục
• Costume: trang phục
• Discriminate: phân biệt
• Terraced fields: ruộng bậc thang
Activity 1: Listen and read
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1a. Find the opposite of these
words in the conversation.
1. Boring
2. Smallest
3. Majority
4. Northern
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1a. Find the opposite of these
words in the conversation.
1. Boring >< Interesting
2. Smallest >< Largest
3. Majority >< Minority
4. Northern >< Southern
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1b. Read the conversation
again and answer the questions.
1. Where are Duong and Nick?
2. What do they want to know?
3. How many ethnic groups are there in
Viet Nam?
4. Which ethnic group has the largest
population?
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their
own customs and traditions?
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1b. Read the conversation
again and answer the questions.
1. They are in the Museum of Ethnology.
2. They want to know about the ethnic
groups of Viet Nam.
3. There are 54 ethnic groups.
4. The Viet (or Kinh).
5. Yes, they do.
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1c. Can you find the following
expressions in the conversation? Try to
explain what they mean.
1. Exactly.
2. How interesting!
3. I see.
4. That’s awesome!
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1c. Can you find the following
expressions in the conversation? Try to
explain what they mean.
1. Exactly (Guide: Exactly.): used as a
reply, agreeing with somebody has just
said or emphasising that it is correct.
2. How interesting! (Nick: How interesting!
I’m curious about them now. Which
group is the largest?): used to show a
strong reaction to something.
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1c. Can you find the following
expressions in the conversation? Try to
explain what they mean.
3. I see (Nick: I see. And do they speak their
own languages?): used to show
understand what someone said.
4. That’s awesome! (Nick: That’s awesome!
I’d like to find out more about them.):
used to show what you think something
is great.
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1d. Work in pairs. Use facts from
the conversation to make short role-plays
using the expressions in 1c.
Example:
- A: Some groups live in mountainous
regions.
- B: How interesting!
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 1d. Work in pairs. Use facts from
the conversation to make short role-plays
using the expressions in 1c.
Example:
- A: There are 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
- B: That’s awesome!
Or:
- A: Each group has their own customs and
traditions.
- B: Exactly!
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 2. Use the words and phrases in
the box to label each picture
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 2. Use the words and phrases in
the box to label each picture
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences
with the words and phrases in the box.
heritage site stilt houses terraced fields
member ethnic festivals

1. In our country, it is against the law to

discriminate against any ……………………. or
religious group.
2. My Son in Quang Nam Province has been
recognised by UNESCO as a world
…………………….
3. ……………………. have been popular among
many of Viet Nam’s ethnic groups for a long
time.
Activity 2: Practise
Exercise 3. Complete the following sentences with the
words and phrases in the box.
heritage site stilt house terraced fields
member ethnic festivals

4. Lunar January is the time for important

……………………. In the whole country, especially in
the north.
5. The exhihition building of the Museum of Ethnology was
designed by the architect Ha Duc Linh, a
……………………. of the Tay ethnic group.
6. The ……………………. of Sa Pa have entered in the
Top 11 most beautiful terraced in the world, according
to Touropia.
HOMEWORK:
• Learn newwords
by heart.
• Prepare for the
next lesson: A
closer look 1
(page 28)