UNIT 3: PEOPLES OF VIETNAM

Name: ……………………………………….
Class: 8……………………………………..

I- Choose the word whose main stress is placed differently from the others.
1. A. notice B. surface C. contact D. effect
2. A. humid B. airmail C. discuss D. pancake
3. A. area B. comfort C. market D. concern
4. A. customer B. delicious C. grocery D. resident
5. A. organize B. discussion C. restaurant D. neighbor
II- Choose the word that has the underlined part pronounced differently the others.
1. A. tasty B. mall C. stadium D. change
2. A. grocery B. month C. comfort D. money
3. A. just B. summer C. much D. ruler
4. A. around B. delicious C. house D. ground
5. A. exhibition B. neighborhood C. hot D. humid

III- Fill in the blank with a suitable phrase

terraced fields communal house costumes stilt houses

worship master piece heritage site customs
1. The _________________ is used as a place of worship and village festivities.
2. People from different ethnic groups in Vietnam can be distinguished by their
_________________
3. Each ethnic group has its own traditions and _________________ which are very unique.
4. The UNESCO recognized the Space of Gong Culture as _________________ of the
Intangible Heritage of Humanity in 2005.
5. When you come to Quang Nam province, don't forget to visit My Son - a very famous
_________________ to Vietnam and to the world.
6. One of the highlights of Sapa is its _________________
7. _________________ are built on columns and beams.
8. Every year, the Thai hold many festivals and ceremonies to _________________ their
ancestors.
IV- Choose the best answers A, B, C or D to complete the sentences.
1. _______________color is the symbol of luck in the New year? – Red/ Red is
A. When B. Which C. Why D. How
2. ______________ will go to the Central Highlands, An? – Mai will
A. Why B. While C. Who D. When
3. ____________ is New-rice festival held in Vietnam?- In Lunar October.
A. When B. How C. What D. Why
4. ____________ season in the year do Vietnamese people celebrate Tet?- In Spring
A. Which B. While C. What D. How
5. In a Giarai household, ____________ has a more crucial role?- Women/ women do
A. who B. which C. when D. while
6. ______________do children usually get in the first days of the New Year- Lucky money
A. When B. While C. How D. What
7. _____________ dance is a typical one of the Thai people in the North West?- Mua xoe/ Mua
xoe is
A. How B. When C. Which D. What
8. _____________ far is it from Hanoi to Danang?- It’s about 750 kilometers
A. How B. What C. When D. Why
9. ____________ does Hoa Ban Festival take place? – In Dien Bien
A. How B. While C. When D. Where
10. ____________ does Hoa Ban Festival introduce? - The beauty of unique culture of the
ethnic groups and cultural products in Dien Bien
A. When B. While C. What D. How
11. We are looking for place to spend____________night.
A. the-the B. a-the C. a-a D. the-a
12. Please turn off lights when you leave room.
A. the-the B. a-a C. the-a D. a-the
13. We are looking for people with experience.
A. the B. a C. an D. Ø
14. Would you pass me salt, please?
A. a B. the C. an D. Ø
15. Can you show me way to station?
A. the – the B. a – a C. the – a D. a – the
16. She has read interesting book.
A. a B. an C. the D. Ø
17. You‟ll get shock if you touch live wire with that
screwdriver.
A. an – the B. Ø – the C. a – a D. an – the
18. Mr. Smith is old customer and honest man.
A. an – the B. the – an C. an – an D. the – the
19. youngest boy has just started going to school.
A. A – Ø B. Ø – the C. An – Ø D. The – Ø
20. Do you go to prison to visit him?
A. the B. a C. Ø D. an
V- Complete the sentences, using the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Nga eats more than Tung does because she likes fast food. (healthy)
2. Viet Nam is a _____________country with different peoples, religions and traditions.
(cultural)
3. Most of the Central Highlands is _____________. (mountain)
4. The___________houses of many ethnic groups are used to worship the ancestors.
(commune)
5. To become friendlier, you should _______________with your workmates. (socialisation)
6. Paul used to be ______________to soft drinks, but now he seldom drinks them. (addiction)
7. Like my aunt, I want to become a professional dog _____________. (train)
8. I am of her hometown with a lot of paddy fields. (envy)
9. The cattle are herded to a new pasture by the . (nomadic)
10. Do villagers today dress as in the past? (tradition)
VI- Choose the best answer.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1)_________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, suchas Bru
Dang, Preh, Ger, Nong, Prang, PJam, Kuyenh, Chil Bu Nor, and M’Nong Bu Dang,with
combined estimate of 105,300 populations. They are concentrated (2)_________ southernparts
of the provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They livein houses built
on (3)_________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usuallyhave dozens of
households. (4)_________ is observed and the children take the family nameof their mother. The
wife holds the key position in (5)_________ household. This grouplikes to have many children,
(6)_________ daughters and speak the language traced tothe Mon-Khmer Group. The M’Nong
use the slash-and-bum method of (7)_________.The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known for
their elephant hunting and domestication. Women handle the weaving of cotton cloth,
(8)_________ the men work on basketry.
1. A. ordered B. represented C. expressed D. symbolized
2. A. on B. at C. for D. in
3. A. bricks B. stilts C. slabs D. stones
4. A. Monarchy B. Patriarchy C. Matriarchy D. Democracy
5. A. a B. the C. every D. some
6. A. special B. specially C. especially D. especial
7. A. transport B. working C. researching D. farming
8. A. while B. when C. which D. where

VII- Choose the best answer.

The Space of Gong Culture in Central Highlands

The space of gong culture in Central Highlands of Viet Nam covers 5 provinces of Kon Tum,
Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Dak Nong and Lam Dong. The masters of gong culture are the ethnic groups
of Ba Na, Xo Dang, M 'Nong, Co Ho, Ro Mam, E De, Giarai... The gong performances are
always closely tied to community cultural rituals and ceremonies of the ethnic groups in
Central Highlands. Many researchers have classified gongs as ceremonial musical instrument
and the gong sounds as a means to communicate with deities and gods. The gongs are made of
bronze. Their diameter is from 20cm to 60cm or from 90cm to 120cm. A set of gongs consists
of 2 to 12 or 13 units and even to 18 or 20 units in some places.

In most of the ethnic groups, namely Giarai, Ede Kpah, Ba Na, Xo Dang, Brau, Co Ho, etc,
only males are allowed to play gongs. However, in others such as Ma and M'Nong groups, both
males and females can play gongs. Few ethnic groups (for example, E De Bih), gongs are
performed by women only.

As for the majority of ethnic groups in Central Highlands, gongs are musical instruments of
sacred power. It is believed that every gong is the settlement of a god who gets more powerful
as the-gong is older. Therefore, gongs are associated to all events in one's life, such as the
inauguration of new houses, funerals, buffalo sacrifice, new harvest, ceremony to pray for
people's and cattle's health, ceremony to see off soldiers to the front, and the victory
celebration.

1. Gong culture can be found in __________

A. Kon Tum B. Kon Tum and Gia Lai
C. Central Highlands D. highlands in Viet Nam
2. It is thought that the gong sounds can help us _____________
A. have a relation with the gods
B. enjoy ourselves
C. communicate with nature
D. harvest crops
3. All of the following statements are true except that ______________
A. the matter whether males or females play gongs depends on the ethnic groups
B. the diameter of gongs can be varied
C. a set of gongs is not more than 10 units
D. the gongs are made of bronze
4. Gongs are believed to have a sacred power because ______
A. the gong is older than a god
B. a god will make gongs more powerful
C. the settlement was made
D. they are associated to all events in one's life
5. The word "inauguration" in paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to _______
A. building B. finding C. sale D. opening
VIII- Make questions for the underlined words of these answers.
1. The Ha Nhi ethnic group has about 12 500 inhabitants.
………………………………………………………………………….
2. They live in the provinces of Lai Chau and Lao Cai.
.………………………………………………………………………….
3. The Ha Nhi mainly worship their ancestors.
.………………………………………………………………………….
4. They live on rice cultivation of burnt-over land or terraced fields.
………………………………………………………………………….
5. They use ploughs and harrows pulled by oxen and buffaloes to work in the fields.
………………………………………………………………………….
6. The gardens are often close to their houses.
………………………………………………………………………….
7. The Muong people often play flute, trumpet and gong.
………………………………………………………………………….
8. The Viet is the largest ethnic group in Vietnam.
………………………………………………………………………….
9. The Cham children are named after the family name of their mothers.
………………………………………………………………………….
10. The highlights of the Muong costume are embroidery on the dress hem and belt.
………………………………………………………………………….