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Unit 3: Peoples of Viet Nam – Bài tập bổ trợ và nâng cao Tiếng Anh 8 (P2)
VI. Use the right question words to complete the following questions.
1. ………………. do the Pathen people live?
– In Ha Giang and Tuyen Quang.
2. ……………….of your parents can speak Tay language ?
– My father can.
3.……………….do the Khmer people hold Chaul Chnam Thmay festival?
– To celebrate the New year.
4.……………….can sleep in the communal house?
– Single men can.
5.……………….is the costume of the Lolo people?
– I’m not sure. But I think it‟s quite expensive.
6.……………… .do the local people go the market?
– Almost people walk and some ride the horse.
7.……………….is the ceremony held by the Bru -Van Kieu?
– Before sowing seeds.
8.……………….kinds of goods are sold at the open -air market?
– The local products such as fruit and vegetables
9.……………….is it from the town centre to the nearest Chut village?
– About 35 kilometres.
10.……………….musical instruments are on display in the museum?
– The Coho‟s
VII. Insert a correct article (a, an, the) if necessary to complete the following sentences.
1. Among 54 ethnic groups in Viet Nam, the Odu group has ……….smallest population.
2. There is ……….stilt house in my grandparents‟village.
3. In Tay families, old people usually stay at ……….home to look after……….house.
4. Although Phong is ……….member of the Nung Ethnic group, he wears……….uniform when he goes to school.
5. This is ……….old costume of the Pu peo people.
6. The chapi is ……….unique musical instrument of the Raglai people.
7. The communal house is also used as ……….place of worship.
8. Recently, Thai men prefer to wear ……….King’s style of dress.
VIII. Read the following passage and choose the best answer for each blank.
Viet Nam is a multi cutural country with 54 ethnic groups. The Viet (King) people account (1)……….86% of the country’s population and mainly inhabit the Red River delta, the central coastal delta, the Mekong delta and major cities.The (2)……….53 ethnic minority groups, totaling over 8 million people, are scattered over mountainous areas (covering two- thirds of the country’s territory) (3)….from the North to the South.
Among ethnic minorities, the (4)……….populated are Tay, Thai, Muong, Hoa,Khmer, Nung…..with a population of around 1 million each, (5)……….the least populated are Brau, Roman, Odu with several hundred people each. The Viet people (6)……….in establishing a centralised monarchy right in the 10
th century. The Cham people once boasted (7)……….flourishing culture early in the history. The Tay, Nung, and Khmer peoples had reached high levels of (8)……….with the presence of various social strata. The Muong, Hmong, Dao, Thai peoples…..gathered under the rule of (9)……….tribal heads. Many ethnic groups divided their population into social echelons, especially those (10)……….lived in moutainous areas.
| 1. A. with | B. for | C. of | D. on |
| 2. A. other | B. another | C. others | D. anothers |
| 3. A. coming | B. lengthening | C. leaving | D. spreading |
| 4. A. much | B. many | C. most | D. more |
| 5. A. while | B. when | C. though | D. thus |
| 6. A. managed | B. achieved | C. succeeded | D. conquered |
| 7. A. the | B.a | C. an | D. some |
| 8. A. development | B. establishment | C. operation | D. contribution |
| 9. A. social | B. minor | C. urban | D. locaỉ |
| 10. A. which | B. who | C. whose | D. what |
IX. Read the following information about the Sanchay people and choose the best answer for each question.
The Sanchay Ethnic Group
Proper name: Sanchay
Other names: Honban, Chung, Trai.
Population: 114,012 people
Local groups : Caolan and Sanchi
Language: The language of the Caolan belongs to the Tay- Nung group (of theTai-Kadai language family) and the language of the Sanchay belongs to the Handicrafts group (of the Sino-Tibetan language family).
Production activities: The Sanchay are agricultural people who farm mainly wet rice paddies, but they also cultivate swidden fields which they prepare by the slash-and-burn method. They use the digging stick to make holes for see dlings. Fish catching plays an important role in their economic life as well.With their unique fishing tools, such as hand nets and woven baskets, fish catching supplies the Sanchay food and improves their daily meals.
Diet : The Sanchay eat mainly ordinary rice. They also drink a lot of wine especially during the Tet holidays or festivals. Men smoke tobacco in a water pipe. Women chew betel.
Clothing : Sanchay women wear the Cham-style skirt and long shirt or tunic which is decorated around the bottom hem and on the back. For daily wear,Sanchay women wear one Cham-style cloth belt, but on special occasions, like the New Year festival, they wear two or three silk belts of different colours.
Housing : The Sanchay live in the provinces of the northeast. They live in the stilt house of a style similar to those of the Tay, who live in the same area.
Transportation : The Sanchay usually carry goods on a bad on their back like a backpack.
1. What is the population of the Sanchay people?
A. nearly one million people.
B. over two hundred thousand people.
C. over one hundred thousand people.
D. nearly fourteen thousand people.
2. The Sanchay people use ……………to make holes for seedlings.
A. digging sticks
B. spades
C. hand nets
D.pipes
3. When do Sanchay women wear two or three silk belts?
A. every day
B. at weekends
C. on wet days
D. on special occasions
4. The Sanchay people live in ………………..
A. modern flats
B. stilt houses
C. northern province
D. eastern provinces
5. Which of the following statements is NOT true?
A. The Sanchay mainly cultivate swidden fields.
B. The Sanchay use woven baskets to catch fish.
C. The main food of the Sanchay is ordinary rice.
D. The Sanchay people carry goods on their back.
X.Write questions for the underlined parts of the following sentences.
1.Mr.Pha goes cutting wood in the forests once a month.
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2. Artists from the Central Highlands will give cong performances in the festival.
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3. My father bought a costume of the Bahnar at an open-air market in Kon Tum.
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4. The Hani people live in Lai Chau and Lao Cai.
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5. The Coho celebrate their New Year holidays in December.
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6. It is two kilometres from here to the communal house.
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7. The Thai women,s shawls are the most beautiful of all.
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8. The visitors got to the Sila village on foot.
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9. My uncle has been to Quang Nam to write an article about the Sedang.
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10. Pao spent three months to make this musical instrument.
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XI. Complete the second sentence so that It has a similar meaning to the first sentence
1. What is the price of a dish of five-coloured sticky rice?
How much____________________________________________
2. Would you mind carrying my basket for me, please?
Could_______________________________________________
3. Why do some ethnic peoples build the communal house?
What_________________________________
4. How long have you been an ethnologist?
When_______________________________
5. Who do these beautiful ornaments belong to?
Whose_______________________________________________
XII. Read the notes about how to make sticky rice cooked ìn bamboo (com lam). Then write full sentences to show a loreiguer the steps to make it.
INGREDIENTS
– 2 cups glutinous rice
– 4 small bamboos, one side opened (20 cm in length)
-1 banana leaf, for sealing, torn into 4 pieces
– 4 bamboo strings
– salt and pepper, sesame seeds, serve (optional)
NOTES
1. Soak sticky rice / water / 5 hr+ / (better / overnight)
2. Rinse / rice / drain //.
3. Caretul / insert / rice / bamboo / Seal / open ends / banana leaf pieces / bamboo string //.
4. Char grill / bamboo rice / 30 minutes / medium heat / turn / every few minutes //.
5. When / rice / fully cooked / peel / discard / burnt bamboo //.
6. Leave / rice / until / cool / cut / piece / 5cm //.
7. Serve / salt / pepper / sesame seeds / or / have / meal //.
Sticky rice cooked in bamboo (com lam) is a Vietnamese rice dish íound in the northwest mountainous area and Central Highlands. Making sticky rice cooked in bamboo is quite easy it you know the key steps. ……………………………..
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FUN CONER
Choose the best answer for each of the following questions to check your under standing about the ethnic group of Viet Nam
Unit 3 Bài tập Tiếng Anh 8
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