Bài giảng Tiếng Anh 8 - Unit 3: Peoples of Viet Nam, Lesson 1 - Trường THCS Thái Sơn

 Unit 3
PEOPLES OF VIETNAM
Lesson 1 Getting started
At the Museum of Ethnology 1 2 3
 the Thai the HMong the Muong
4 5 6
 the Yao the Kinh the Cham
7 8 9
 the Ede the Bana the Khmer Vocabulary 
Peoples Dân tộc
Majority: đa số, phần Minority: thiểu số, số ít
lawesomeớn (adj) = surprising, amazing ngạc nhiên
costume/ˈɔːsəm/ (n) Trang phục
 ˈ ɒ ː
custom/ k stju(n)m//ˈkastəm/ Phong tục, tập quán
Ethnology (n) /eθˈnɒlədʒi/ Dân tộc học
ethnic (a) /eθˈnik/ thuộc về dân tộc (thường thiểu số)
ethnic group, ethnic 
people terraced field (n.p) /ˌterəst firuộngːld bậc thang
stilt/ house (n.p) /stɪlt haʊs Nhà sàn
heritage/ site (n.p) /ˈherɪtɪdʒ saɪtDi/ sản
Against the law Trái luật
discriminate (v) / Phân biệt đối xử
Recognisedɪˈskrɪm.ɪ.ne (v)ɪ t/ /ˈrek.əɡ.naɪz Công nhận, ghi nhận, thừa 
/ nhận
According to Theo, dựa theo
Eastern/western/southern/nortThuộc về hướng 
hern đông/tây/nam/bắc Nick Duong
a guide Listen to the conversation 1. Listen and read.
a. Find the opposite of these words in the conversation.
 1.boring >< interesting
 2.smallest >< largest
 3.majority >< minority
 4.northern >< southern 1b. Read the conversation again and choose the best answer
1. Duong and Nick are in the Museum of .........
A. Ethnology B. Ethnic C. History
2. They want to know about the ...................of Viet Nam.
A. landscapes B. ethnic groups C. groups ethnic
3. There are ...................ethnic groups in Viet Nam.
A. 53 B. 86 C. 54
4. The ........................ has the largest population.
A. Kinh B. Thai C. Yao
5. Do the ethnic minority peoples have their own customs and traditions?
A. No information B. No, they don’t C. Yes, they do 1. Listen and read.
 c. Can you find the following expressions in the 
 conversation? Try to explain what they mean.
1. Exactly => used as a reply, agreeing with what sb has 
 just said, or emphasising that it is correct.
2. How interesting! => used to show a strong reaction to sth.
3. I see.=> used to show you understand what someone said.
4. That’s awesome!=> used to show that you think sth is 
 great. • How interesting! 
• How amazing!
• How beautiful! How + adjective!
• How peaceful! *People: 
is used as the plural of ‘person’ to refer to 
men, women, and children.
 *Peoples: 
 ethnic groups of people who belong to a 
 particular country, race, or area. costume stilt house terraced fields open-air market 
folk dance musical instrument festival five-coloured
sticky rice 
 Five- terraced festival folk dance
 coloured fields
 sticky rice
 Open-air musical 
 costume stilt house
 market instruments 3.Complete the following sentences with the words/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 __________ethnic or religious group.
2. My Son in Quang Nam Province has been recognised by UNESCO as 
a world ____________.heritage site
3. ____________Stilt houses have been popular among many of Viet Nam’s ethnic 
groups for a long time.
4. Lunar January is the time for important __________festivals in the whole 
country, especially in the north.
5. The exhibition building of the Museum of Ethnology was designed by 
the architect Ha Duc Linh, a __________member of the Tay ethnic group.
6. The _______________terraced fields of Sa Pa have entered in the Top 11 most 
beautiful terraces in the world, according to Touropia. 4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ
Work in pairs. Ask and answer , using the cues:
1. Which / smallest population ? – The Odu group
2. The Hmong / own language ? - Yes
3. Where / the Coho / live ? – Lam Dong Province
4. What colour / the Nung’s clothing ? – Dark indigo
5. Which / larger population / the Tay or the Thai ?
 - The Tay
6. Whose arts / displayed / a museum / Da Nang ? 
 - The Cham’s 4. GAME: QUICK QUIZ Work in pairs. Ask and answer, using these cues.
1. Which/ smallest population?
 Which______________________________________________ ethnic group has the smallest population? - The Odu group.
2. The Hmong/ own language?
 Do______________________________________________ the Hmong have their own language? - Yes.
3. Where/ the Coho/ live?
 Where______________________________________________ do the Coho live? - Lam Dong 
Province.
4. What colour/ the Nung’s clothing?
 What______________________________________________ colour is the Nung’s clothing? - Dark indigo.
5. Which/ larger population/ the Tay or the Thai?
 Which__________________________________________________ group has a larger population, the Tay or the Thai ?- The Tay.
6. Whose arts/ displayed/ a museum/ Da Nang?
 Whose______________________________________________ arts are displayed at a museum in Da Nang?
 - The Cham’s. UNIT 3 – PEOPLES OF VIET NAM
GETTING STARTED:At the museum of Ethnology
Note: a, Vocabulary about Ethnology
 festival
 costume stilt house
 open-air 
 ETHNOLOGY Folk dance
 market
 musical instrument terraced fields
 Five-colour sticky rice
b, ‘How + Adj/Adv’ to show a strong reaction to sth. Homework
1. Learn by heart:
 + Vocabulary about ethnology.
 + ‘How + Adj/Adv’ to show a strong reaction 
 to sth.
2. Talking about ethnic groups.
3. Read and translate the conversation again