UNIT 4.

ETHNIC GROUPS OF
VIET NAM
A. PHONETICS
I. Underline the words with the sound /k/ and circle the words with the sound /g/. Then say the
sentences aloud.
1. Benjamin is the second oldest tiger in this zoo.
2. They often give tourists the sticky rice that they’ve made.
3. The villagers believe that there is a ghost in the communal house.
4. The boys and girls are preparing for an important cultural event.
5. Pigs are the main livestock here and always in high demand.
6. Each ethnic group has their own language and tradition.
7. The whole family is in the kitchen because we’re having a family gathering.
8. Gong is a type of traditional musical instrument of some minority populations.
II. Choose the word which has the underlined part pronounced differently from the rest.
1. a. communal b. culture c. musical d. special
2. a. gong b. village c. guest d. group
3. a. folk b. sticky c. knit d. like
4. a. staircase b. cement c. receive d. terraced
5. a. school b. chemistry c. Christmas d. cheese
6. a. gymnastics b. tiger c. gift d. gathering

B. VOCABULARY and GRAMMAR

I. Match the word or phrase with its definition.
1. livestock a. work like planting, growing, watering, weeding, and harvesting
2. costume b. a group of people that has different national or cultural traditions from
 the majority of the population
3. terraced field c. animals and birds, such as cows, pigs, chickens, that are kept on a farm
4. stilt house d. a traditional dance in which performers mimic a lion’s movements in a
lion costume.
5. ethnic minority e. the largest stilt house in the village where village ceremonies and
festivals take place
6. folk dance f. clothes that are typical of a particular place
7. communal house g. a house raised on piles over the surface of the soil
8. gardening h. a traditional dance of a particular area or country
9. gong i. a field that is on the side of a hill and divided into layers that look like
steps
10. lion dance j. a metal disc that makes a loud deep sound when it is hit with a stick
II. Complete the sentences with the words or phrases from the box.
terraced fields costume stilt houses weaving ethnic minorities
unique bamboo speciality wooden statue folk dances
1. The Nung mostly live in ____________________ though they also live in earthen houses.
2. Five-colour sticky rice is well known as a ____________________ of the north-western region of
Viet Nam.
3. Known as the Rong, the communal building was traditionally made from wood and ____________.
4. It’s interesting to learn about the ____________________ features of each ethnic group.
5. Mua xoe and mua sap are popular ____________________ of Thai ethnic minority people.
6. The ____________________ of the Nung is not as colourful as that of other ethnic groups.
7. Basket ____________________ is one of many traditional crafts in this mountainous area.
8. There’s a big ____________________ of our hero at the entrance of our village.
9. Sa Pa is famous for the ____________________ located in the mountainous area.
10. ____________________ make up between 10 to 15 percent of the population in Vietnam.
III. Choose the best expression In response to each sentence.
1. ‘Is it true that Y Moan was the greatest pop singer of the Ede?’ - ‘_______’
a. Really? b. How beautiful! c. Come on! d. Exactly.
2. ‘Look at this dish, Nick. It has five colours.’ - ‘_______’
a. How nice! b. What a shame! c. Sounds bad. d. Okay.
3. ‘In some ethnic groups, women play the leading role in the family.’ - ‘_______’
a. Well, of course. b. I don’t think so.
c. Wow, that’s surprising! d. It’s all right.
4. ‘After a 20 day homestay tour, I can use chopsticks, harvest rice, and cook some Vietnamese dish.’ -
‘_______’
a. Yeah, I’d like to. b. That’s awesome! c. It’s wrong. d. No problem.
5. ‘The ethnic minorities are mainly concentrated In Northern Uplands and Central Highlands.’ -
‘_______’
a. Oh, I see. b. So far so good. c. How convenient! d. Almost certainly.
6. ‘I have two tickets to a gong performance. Would you like to go?’ - ‘_______ What time?’
a. Sorry, I can’t. b. Not very good. c. Yes, I’d like that. d. Never mind.
7. ‘Let’s go to the local open-air market.’ - ‘_______’
a. Good idea. b. I’d love to. c. Not at all. d. Yes, of course.
8. ‘Tomorrow we will go to Coc Ly market. You can buy lots of handmade items there.’ – “_______”
a. What a pity! b. How interesting! c. How thoughtful! d. Well done.
IV. Change the sentences into Yes / No questions.
1. Sapa is one of the top attractions in Northern Vietnam.
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2. The traditional sticky rice of the Tay ethnic group has five colours.
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3. Women play the leading role in the family in some ethnic groups.
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4. Henry can use chopsticks skilfully after a 20-day tour in Viet Nam.
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5. The ethnic minorities mainly live in Northern Uplands and Central Highlands.
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6. I didn’t attend the Ban Flower Festival in Dien Bien when I travelled there.
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7. The local people will teach tourists to play gong and bamboo flute.
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8. They bought lots of handmade items when they visited the local market.
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9. We’re going to harvest the rice on the paddy fields with other villagers.
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10. There were a lot of stilt houses in ethnic minority villages in the past.
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V. Complete each sentence with a suitable question word.
1. ____________ ethnic group has larger population, Cho Ro or Chu Ru? ~ Cho Ro.
2. ____________ groups of languages do all ethnic groups speak? ~ Eight groups.
3. ____________ is the biggest house in the village? ~ It’s the communal house.
4. ____________ arts are displayed in a museum in Da Nang city? - The Cham’s.
5. ____________ do the San Diu mainly live? ~ In Quang Ninh province.
6. ____________ do the Thai hold ceremonies to worship their ancestors? ~ Every year.
7. ____________ is the village chief of the Phu La? ~ The oldest man.
8. ____________ is it from here to the communal house? ~ Just about one kilometre.
9. ____________ did you visit Sa Pa? ~ Because I wanted to go for a trek in Fansipan.
10. ____________ do they cook five-colour sticky rice? ~ On special occasions.
VI. Change each sentence into a question using the question words in brackets.
1. The girl with a shawl on her head is a member of the Thai. (who)
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2. The Khmer have three main festivals in a year. (how many)
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3. Odu is the smallest ethnic group in Viet Nam. (which)
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4. Ok Om Bok Festival is the biggest festival of Khmer people. (what)
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5. We can find terraced fields in the northern mountainous regions. (where)
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6. Bom Bo village is about 200 kilometres from Ho Chi Minh City. (how far)
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7. They built their houses on stilts to prevent flooding from tides or storms. (why)
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8. The population of the Tay ethnic group is about 1.7 million. (what)
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9. It usually takes about 5 hours to drive to Lao Cai from Ha Noi. (how long)
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10. The M’nong mainly live in Dak Lak province. (where)
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VII. Put the nouns in the box in the correct columns.
information, land, crop, instrument, nature, tree, group,
ash, place, culture, area, rice, water, costume,
gardening, mountain, field, clothing, festival, soil
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns

VIII. Underline the correct answer.

1. Vietnam is a / an / a few multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups.
2. A number of ethnic minorities had mastered much / a little /some farming techniques.
3. How some / many / much information about the Ba Na have you collected?
4. The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a big stilt house with a high roof which looks like a / an / some
axe.
5. I need a / a few / a little time to think about which ethnic group I want to present.
6. How many / much /few ethnic groups live in the southern regions of Viet Nam?
7. There’s many / a lot of / a few land to grow crops in this lowland area.
8. The tour guide introduced a little / a few / much important celebrations of the Khmer.
9. The young Co Ho women play a / an / a little active role in marriage.
10. How many / much / little water should we use to make the five-colour sticky rice?
11. Tourists can learn some / a / a little popular folk dances during this trip.
12. The local market sells much / lots of / a little specialities of the Bru-Van Kieu.
IX. Fill in each blank with a/an, much, many, a little, or a few.
1. How _____________ water should I add to my noodles to make it less dry?
2. Could you give me _____________ information about ethnic groups in the Central Highlands?
3. Mua sap is _____________ traditional folk dance of the Muong.
4. Gongs have _____________ different sizes with diameter ranging from 20cm to 120cm.
5. There are only _____________ people who know how to play bamboo flute in my village.
6. Gathering and hunting still play _____________ important role in the economy of the La Ha.
7. We were afraid that not many people will come, so we only made _____________ sticky rice.
8. Those tourists don’t have _____________ knowledge about this mountainous region.
9. They can only grow _____________ crops because their farming techniques are bad.
10. Because of urbanisation, there aren’t _____________ stilt houses left in the village.
X. Complete the sentence with the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Many ethnic groups managed to live together _____________. (peace)
2. The tourists hope to join the Gong Festival _____________. (celebrate)
3. The _____________ of people in Viet Nam belong to the Kinh people. (major)
4. The _____________ house is the place where village ceremonies and festivals take place.
(commune)
5. Among ethnic _____________ groups, the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several
hundred people each. (minor)
6. Five-colour sticky rice is a traditional _____________ of Tay people. (special)
7. H’mong people live in the northern _____________ region of Viet Nam. (mountain)
8. The Tai are known for their traditional _____________ and their houses on stilts. (weave)
9. The Raglai have a _____________ instrument made of bamboo called the chapi. (music)
10. Muong people are _____________ more closely related to the Tai people. (culture)
XI. Complete each sentence with an appropriate preposition.
1. Nick is curious _____________ the ethnic minortity groups in Viet Nam.
2. The Tay ethnic group likes living very close _____________ nature.
3. The M’Nong live in houses built _____________ stilts.
4. The Hmong live mostly _____________ the mountainous regions _____________ the north.
5. The M’Nong in Ban Don are well known _____________ their elephant hunting and dosmetication.
6. Many ethnic minority students are studying _____________ boarding schools.
7. The Thai have a population _____________ about one and a half million people.
8. Tay language belongs _____________ the Tay-Thai language group.
9. The communal house is used _____________ village meetings and festivities.
10. The chapi is made _____________ a section of an old bamboo.

c. SPEAKING
I. Make questions for the underlined words.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: We’d like to know something about the cultural groups of Viet Nam.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: The Tay don’t allow guests to sit in the room of their altar because that room is such a sacred place.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: Tourists can find Vietnam’s most beautiful terraced rice fields in Mu Cang Chai.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: They dug canals to bring water to their rice fields.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: The Muong speak the Muong language.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: A typical La Chi stilt house has three apartments.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: Some ethnic groups lived a semi-nomadic life decades ago.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: Chief of village Ama H’rin established Ako Dhong village.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: Most people in the village live simply and happily.
A: _________________________________________________________________________________
B: The local market is about 3 kilometres from our village.
II. Complete the dialogue with the appropriate phrases or sentences (A - J).
A. Exactly. And I must learn everything by heart.
B. Yes. But they also live in earthen houses, and half stilt-half earth houses.
C. They mostly live in the northern provinces.
D. Let's go.
E. Hl Thao! I'm reading about Nung people.
F. It's growing wet rice.
 G. OK, thanks. Look at this note and ask me about this ethnic group.
H. To my way of thinking, it seems peaceful and interesting.
I. They celebrate many festivals in a year, but "Lung Tung" is the most famous one.
J. About 1 million people.
Thao: Hi, Phong! What are you reading?
Phong: (1) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: Oh, I see. You’ll give a presentation on ethnic minorities, won’t you?
Phong: (2) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: Let me help you to revise it.
Phong: (3) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: Well, where do the Nung live?
Phong: (4) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: What is the population of the Nung?
Phong: (5) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: Do they live in stilt houses?
Phong: (6) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: What is their main source of living
?Phong: (7) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: How many festivals do they have in a year?
Phong: (8) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: One more question. What do you think about life in mountainous regions?
Phong: (9) _________________________________________________________________________
Thao: Great! You did study hard. Take a rest. Let’s go out for a drink.
Phong: (10) _________________________________________________________________________

d. READING
I. Fill in each blank with a word from the box.
including display ethnic which diversity viewed throughou Homes
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 Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi offers an insight into the 54 different (1)
________________ groups of Vietnam in an effort to preserve cultural heritage and promote socio-
cultural (2) ________________ within the country.
The museum has over 15,000 artefacts (3) ________________ photographs and other multi-
media such as audiotapes. Its indoor exhibition space can be (4) ________________ via a virtual tour
(5) ________________ includes the Viet, Muong, Tho, Chut, Tay, Thai, Ka Dai, H’Mong-Dao, Tang, San
Dui, Ngai, Mon-Khmer, Nam-Dao, Cham, Hoa and Khmer ethnic groups. There are priceless antiques
on (6) ________________ alongside everyday objects such as pipes, baskets and knives.
The outdoor area presents a range of traditional (7) ________________ including a Tay stilt house
and a Viet house. The museum is suitable for children, and all documents and display signs (8)
________________ have been translated into French and English.
II. Read the text carefully, then do the tasks below.
The Muong are among the ethnic minority groups that have big populations in Vietnam. The
Muong share an estimate of 1.3 million people from their six sub-groups, such as Mol, Mual, Moi, Moi
Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta. They are largely concentrated in the provinces of Hoa Binh and Thanh Hoa
particularly in mountainous districts. Their language belongs to the Viet-Muong group and they hold
many ceremonies year round.
The Muong have practiced farming for a long time and wet rice is their main food staple. Most
of their family’s other income is generated through the exploitation of forest products including
mushrooms, dried fungus, ammonium, and sticklac. The men are known for basketry as women are
skilled in silk spinning and loom weaving.
The Muong have diverse folk arts including folk songs and poems, sorcerer’s worshiping songs,
tales, proverbs, lullabies, and riddle songs. The gong is the most popular musical instrument along
with the flute, the two-string violin, the drum, and the panpipe.
A. Decide whether the following statements are true (T) or false (F).
1. ____ The Muong is one of the largest ethnic minorities in Vietnam.
2. ____ The Muong are also called Mol, Mual, Moi, Moi Bi, Au Ta and Ao Ta.
3. ____ The Muong don’t have their own language, so they speak Vietnamese.
4. ____ The Muong live mainly on forest products, such as mushrooms and dried fungus.
5. ____ Muong women are very good at making baskets and loom weaving.
6. ____ The Muong have a rich treasure of folk arts.
B. Answer the questions.
1. What is the population of the Muong?
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2. Where do the Muong mostly live?
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3. What Is the main food product of the Muong?
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4. What are musical instruments of the Muong?
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e. WRITING
I. Make sentences from the cues given.
1. which ethnic group/ second largest population/ Viet Nam?
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2. Sap dance/ typical dance/ Muong people/ the north.
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3. Most/ ethnic minorities/ Viet Nam/ live/ mountainous areas.
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4. Thai ethnic minority/ well known/ beautifully woven garments.
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5. The New Year celebration/ Lao ethnic group/ lunar April.
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6. Many/ young girl/ mountainous regions/ know/ how/ weave/ clothing.
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7. What/ the students/ learn/ the life/ the Cham/ Ninh Thuan/ yesterday?
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8. the Ede/ start/ live/ the high plateau region/ central Viet Nam/ long time ago?
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II. Write the second sentence so that it has a similar meaning to the first one.
1. Your village is so beautiful!
 What
2. How long Is it since you built this stilt house?
 When
3. Living in a big city is more convenient than living in a village.
 It’s
4. There are fewer Hmong than Kinh, so they are an ethnic minority group.
 Because
5. Although the villagers are quite poor, they live a happy and healthy way.
 In spite of
6. What did the local people say?
 Could you tell me
7. Romantic films interest me more than war films.
 I find
8. A lot of people take the train from Oxford to London every day.
 A lot of people travel
9. How about asking the local people for help?
 Why
10. Is there an ancestral altar in the La Chi’s largest apartment?
 Does
TEST FOR UNIT 4
I. Choose the word whose underlined port is pronounced differently from the others.
1. a. scenery b. skull c. school d. sky
2. a. terraced b. helped c. talked d. harvested
3. a. important b. minor c. boring d. northern
4. a. custom b. community c. costume d. museum
5. a. clothing b. gather c. though d. ethnic
II. Complete the sentences with the suitable words.
1. Cong-Chieng, or _______________, is a musical instrument made
of bronze.

2. Five-colour _______________ is an important dish of almost all

ethnic minorities.

3. The Rong house of the Xo Dang is a big _______________ with a

high roof.

4. Hmong farmers have been growing rice on the _______________

for hundreds of years.
 5. The Xoe dance is one of the most popular _______________ the
Thai ethnic group.

6. The Bahnar wear their traditional _______________ on special

occasion and festivals.

7. The Giay people raise _______________ such as buffaloes, cows,

goats, pigs and poultry.

8. Hoa Ban _______________ takes place in March, when orchids

and peach blossom everywhere in the north-western region.

III. Choose the best answer a, b, c or d to complete the sentence.

1. The Dao in the Sa Pa area is famous _________ its “love market”.
a. with b. in c. for d. to
2. Stilt houses are made _________ natural materials such as wood, palm leaves, bamboo, and rattan.
a. on b. with c. by d. from
3. The _________ house is a place where villagers gather for festivals and rituals.
a. terraced b. splendid c. bamboo d. communal
4. There were lots of interesting folk games, _________ Kenny stayed a little longer to join them.
a. but b. because c. so d. however
5. ‘_________ dress in red and black costume?’ - ‘The Dao.’
a. What b. Which c. When d. Who
6. There are only _________ villagers who know how to use the combine harvester.
a. a few b. many c. a little d. much
7. S’Tieng women must learn how to _________ cloth before getting married.
a. sew b. knit c. weave d. make
8. _________ ethnic groups live on the Truong Son mountain range?
a. How many b. How long c. How far d. How much
9. _________, Vietnam has 54 ethnic groups, 53 of which are ethnic minorities.
a. Due to a multi-ethnic country b. To be a multi-ethnic country
c. Despite a multi-ethnic country d. As a multi-ethnic country
10. ‘I have just taken an elephant ride in Buon Don.’ ‘How interesting!’
a. Certainly. b. Really? c. Terrible. d. Exactly.
IV. Choose the underlined word or phrase, A, B, C or D that needs correcting.
1. The Tay are famous for their folk dances and the special five-colours sticky rice.
A. are B. their C. dances D. five-colors
2. The villagers make a living by growing a few crops and raising some cattles.
A. a living B. crops C. some D. cattles
3. We have recently visited some of the remote communities in the north highlands.
A. recently B. some of C. remote D. north
4. Youth Ngai women did not receive the inheritance after their parents died.
A. Youth B. did not C. the D. their
5. The Ta Oi managed preserving their proverbs, folk songs, and stories.
A. The B. preserving C. proverbs D. stories
6. There isn’t many information about the life of the Brau in the Central Highlands.
A. isn’t B. many C. about D. the Central Highlands
7. I want to visit the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology to learn for 54 ethnic minority groups.
A. to visit B. of C. to learn D. for
8. Xo Dang men are good at architecture, sculpting, and paint.
A. are B. architecture C. sculping D. paint
V. Supply the correct tense and form of the verbs in brackets.
1. What ______________________ (the Muong/ do) to earn their living?
2. The majority of people in Viet Nam ______________________ (belong) to the Kinh ethnic group.
3. Hoa Ban festival ______________________ (start) on March 17th and ______________________
(end) on March 19th.
4. Listen! ______________________ (those ethnic girls/ speak) the Ede language?
5. My sister ______________________ (not learn) about Vietnam’s ethnic minority groups when she
was in grade 8.
6. She ______________________ (visit) Don Village during her trip to Dak Lak next month.
7. In the future, the local government ______________________ (organise) more activities to
promote the culture of ethnic groups.
8. The Tay People ______________________ (build) these stilt houses over 50 years ago.
9. Tourists to Don Village enjoy ______________________ (ride) elephants around the hamlet or to
the forest.
10. The elephants help local people ______________________ (work) in the fields, and carry goods or
construction materials.
VI. Write the correct form of the words in brackets.
1. Viet Nam is one of the most _______________ diverse countries in South East Asia. (ethnic)
2. The Pa Then believe that the god of fire brings them _______________ and prosperity. (peaceful)
3. Family _______________ are often held by the open fire in the middle of the house. (gather)
4. The Jrai has the largest _______________ in the Central Highlands. (populate)
5. The Tay community practice _____________ religious beliefs including ancestor worship. (tradition)
6. The population of Viet Nam contains a rich _______________ of ethnic groups. (diverse)
7. Ethnic _______________ make up about 15 percent of Viet Nam’s population. (minor)
8. Sapa is known for its _______________ rice fields in Muong Hoa Valley. (terrace)
9. Each time I returned I was struck by the _______________ of Sa Pa and its people. (unique)
10. The government carried out a programme to _______________ the health service in remote and
rural areas. (modern)
VII. Match the sentences.
1. Which ethnic group has a larger population, a. By motorcycle or bus.
the Ede or the Muong?
2. Shall we join their folk games? b. Not exactly. They are the third.
3. What is that dance? c. In Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak.
4. When does Sapa Love Market take place? d. It’s a folk dance called mua sap.
5. Did you try any ethnic specialities during your e. Yes, I tried some. They’re very delicious.
trip?
6. How can we go to Don Village from Buon Me f. Sure. Which of those games would you like to
 Thuot city? play?
7. The Thai is the second largest ethnic group in g. The Muong.
Viet Nam.
8. Where do the M’Nong mainly live? h. Every Saturday evening.
VIII. Choose the word which best fits each gap.
There are nine sub-groups that are (1) _______________ by the ethnic minority M’Nong, such
as 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) _______________ southern parts of the
provinces of Binh Phuoc and Dak Lak and in parts of Lam Dong. They live in houses built on (3)
_______________ or level with the ground, in every village where they usually have dozens of
households. Matriarchy is observed and the children (4) _______________ the family name of their
mother. The wife holds the key position in (5) _______________ household. This group likes to have
many children, (6) _______________ daughters and speak the language traced to the Mon-Khmer
Group. The M’Nong use the slash-and-burn 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. symbolized c. expressed d. represented
2. a. on b. in c. for d. at
3. a. bricks b. slabs c. stilts d. stones
4. a. take b. give c. catch d. hold
5. a. the b. a c. every d. some
6. a. special b. especially c. specially d. especial
7. a. transport b. working c. farming d. researching
8. a. where b. when c. which d. while
IX. Read the text carefully, then answer the questions.
Vietnam is a multiethnic country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (Kinh) people account for
87% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the
Mekong delta and major cities. The other 53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people,
are scattered over mountain areas spreading from the North to the South. Among ethnic minorities,
the most populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa, Khmer, Nung... with a population of around 1 million
each; while the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each.
 The main economic activity of most ethnic peoples is wet rice cultivation. A number of ethnic
minorities had mastered some farming techniques. They grew rice plants in swamped paddy fields
and carried out irrigation. Others go hunting, fishing, collecting and live a semi-nomadic life. Each
group has its own culture that is diverse and special. Beliefs and religions of the Vietnamese ethnic
minority groups are also disparate from each other.
1. How many ethnic groups are there in Vietnam?
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2. Where do the Kinh people mostly live?
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3. What is the population of the Tay?
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4. Which ethnic groups have the smallest population?
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5. What do most ethnic peoples mainly live on?
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6. Do the ethnic minority groups have the same culture, religion and belief?
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7. How is the culture of each ethnic group?
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X. Reorder the words to make sentences.
1. country/ with/ Viet Nam/ 54/ is/ multiethnic/ a/ groups/ ethnic
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2. minorities/ make/ population/ Ethnic/ up/15 percent/ of/ the/ of/ about/ Viet Nam
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3. Most/ live/ of/ ethnic/ in/ minorities/ the/ the/ areas/ in/ north/ the/ mountainous
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4. Viet Nam/ Tay/ second/ The/ largest/ are/ the/ ethnic/ in/ group
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5. are/ The/ known/ Nung/ including/ music and poetry/ for/ folk-art/ richness/ traditions/ their/ of
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6. people/ a/ The/ Dao/ language/ speak/ Hmong-Dao/ of/ language system
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7. not/ as/ The/ Nung/ costume/ is/ colourful/ of/ the/ as/ that/ of/ ethnic/ other/ groups
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8. The/ Ede/ built/ on/ live/ in/ stilts/ in/ wooden/ villages/ longhouses/ as/ buon / known
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