Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 (Global Success) - Unit 4: Ethnic groups of Viet Nam, Lesson 1 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

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ETHNIC GROUPS OF VIET NAM
 LESSON 1. GETTING STARTED By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
 Knowledge - Gain an overview about the topic Ethnic groups of Viet Nam. 
 01 - Gain vocabulary to talk about Ethnic groups of Viet Nam.
 - Develop communication skills and creativity.
 02 Competences - Be collaborative and supportive in pair work and teamwork.
 - Actively join in class activities.
bjectives
O - Love our country and people, respect the diversity of our 
 Personal culture through knowledge and understanding about ethnic 
 03 qualities groups of Viet Nam. Vocabulary
ethnic (group) (adj)
 /ˈeθnɪk / (/gru:p/)
 (nhóm) dân tộc Vocabulary
stilt house (n) 
 /stilt haus/
 nhà sàn Vocabulary
post (n) 
 /pəʊst/
 cột Vocabulary
terraced field (n)
 /ˈterəst fiːld /
 ruộng bậc thang Vocabulary
costume (n) 
 /'kɔstju:m/
 trang phục Vocabulary
 Form Pronunciation Meaning Vietnamese equivalent 
1. ethnic (adj) /ˈeθnɪk / (/gru:p/) relating or belonging to a group (nhóm) dân tộc
(group) of people who can be seen as 
 different.
2. post (n) /pəʊst/ a vertical stick or pole stuck into cột
 the ground. 
3. overlook (v) /ˌəʊ.vəˈlʊk/ provide a view of something. nhìn ra
4. stilt house (n) /stilt haus/ a house with a set of long pieces nhà sàn
 of wood or metal used to 
 support it.
5. costume (n) /'kɔstju:m/ the set of clothes typical of a trang phục
 particular country.
6. terraced field (n) /ˈterəst fiːld / a row of fields like steps on a ruộng bậc thang
 slope. Ex 1 (p 40). Listen and read. 
 Look at the picture and answer these questions.
 What do you think Lai and 
 Tom talking about?
 Do you know anything about 
 the Tay ethnic group?
 Tom Lai Ex 1 (p 40). Listen and read. 
 I’m from the Tay ethnic group
 Tom: Hi, I’m Tom. You look new here. Tom: Awesome. What is life in your village like?
 Lai: I am. I’m Lai from Ha Giang. Lai: It’s peaceful. There are 16 houses in my
 village. We live very close to nature.
 Tom: Oh, I’ve heard about beautiful Ha Giang.
 Do you live in the mountains? Tom: I love it. Can you tell me something about
 your culture?
 Lai: Yes, I do. I’m from the Tay ethnic group. We
 Lai: Certainly. We have our own culture. You
 are the second largest ethnic group in Viet
 can see it in our folk dances, musical
 Nam, only after the Kinh.
 instruments like the dan tinh, and our special
 Tom: Oh  I once saw a bamboo house on high five-colour sticky rice.
 posts in a travel brochure. Do you live in a Tom: It sounds interesting. I hope to visit Ha
 home like that? Giang one day.
 Lai: Yes, we call it a “stilt house”. Our house
 overlooks terraced fields. Ex 2 (p 41). Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
 1. What are Tom and Lai talking about?
 A. Minority groups in Viet Nam.
 B. Ha Giang.
 C. Life of the Tay people.
2. A “stilt house” ______. 3. Lai mentions ______ of the Tay people.
A. is a multi-storey home A. folk dances
B. is on high posts B. popular festivals
C. always faces a field C. costumes Ex 2 (p 41). Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
 Question 1. What are Tom and Lai talking about? 
 Title: I’m from the Tay ethnic 
 A. Minority groups in Viet Nam. group.
 Tom: Awesome. What is life in your 
 B. Ha Giang. 
 village like? 
 C. Life of the Tay people. Tom: I love it. Can you tell me 
 something about your culture? Ex 2 (p 41). Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
 Question 2. A “stilt house” ______. 
 Tom: Oh  I once saw a bamboo 
 house on high posts in a travel 
 A. is a multi-storey home 
 brochure. Do you live in a home like 
 B. is on high posts that? 
 Lai: Yes, we call it a “stilt house”. 
 C. always faces a field 
 Our house overlooks terraced 
 fields. Ex 2 (p 41). Read the conversation again and circle the best answers.
 Question 3. Lai mentions ______ of the Tay people. 
 Lai: Certainly. We have 
 our own culture. You can 
 A. folk dances 
 see it in our folk dances, 
 B. popular festivals musical instruments like 
 the dan tinh, and our 
 C. costumes
 special five-colour sticky 
 rice. Ex 3 (p 41). Match the pictures with the word and phrases.
 1. Stilt house
 2. Terraced fields
 3. Bamboo 
 4. Five-colour sticky rice Ex 4 (p41). Complete the sentences with the words and phrases from the box.
overlooks musical instrument ethnic groups folk dance traditional
1. I love mua sap, a popular _________ of the Thai people. 
2. Their beautiful stilt house _________ a large rice field. 
3. A: What is the name of a popular Tay’s __________________? - B: It’s dan tinh.
4. Every ethnic group has their own __________ culture. 
5. Of the 54 ______________ in Viet Nam, the Kinh is the largest Can you list some ethnic groups in Vietnam?
 Kinh
 Tay
 Ede
 Dao
 Nung
 Muong
 Khmer
 Hmong Ex 5 (p 41). Let’s guess. Where are they? 
Hmong Bahnar
 Ede Nung
Khmer Cham Which ethnic group is the most populous in Vietnam?
 Nung Hmong Kinh Muong