Unit 4 our customs and traditions

(Bài 1 - Pronunciation trang 29) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Circle the word with the underlined part pronounced differently in each group. 1. A. receive B. staircase C. communal D. culture. The answer is [ ___ ]. 2. A. school B. chemistry C. chaotic D. children. The answer is [ ___ ]. 3. A. keep B. know C. kitchen D. keen. The answer is [ ___ ]. 4. A. guest B. tiger C. age D. gathering. The answer is [ ___ ]. 5. A. girl B. village C. game D. garden. The answer is [ ___ ].

(Bài 2 - Pronunciation trang 29) (Phân nhóm) Say the sentences aloud, paying attention to the underlined words containing the sounds ‘k’ and ‘g’.

(Bài 1 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 29) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Write the words and phrases from the box under the correct pictures. 1. [ ___ ] ; 2. [ ___ ] ; 3. [ ___ ] 4. [ ___ ] ; 5. [ ___ ] ; 6. [ ___ ]

(Bài 2 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 30) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Write the correct word or phrase from the box next to each sentence. 1. You weave it to make a costume. [ ___ ] 2. You climb it to enter a stilt house. [ ___ ] 3. You harvest them after growing and caring for them. [ ___ ] 4. You sing them at a traditional festival. [ ___ ] 5. You welcome them at your house. [ ___ ] 6. You sit around it to keep warm. [ ___ ]

(Bài 3 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 30) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Underline the correct word or phrase to complete each sentence. 1. I love the [ ___ ] life of the ethnic minorities living in the mountains. 2. The [ ___ ] helps carry water from streams to the villages. 3. Minority girls often wear silver [ ___ ]. 4. Most minority households have a [ ___ ] for weaving clothing. 5. The Khmer do farm work and produce [ ___ ].

(Bài 4 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 30) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence. 1. Khmer men teach their children how to [ ___ ] fish at an early age. 2. The elders often pass on their [ ___ ] to the young through stories and activities. 3. The mountain people in the Central Highlands use natural [ ___ ] to build a Rong house. 4. Minority women often go to the mountains to [ ___ ] plants for food and medicine. 5. Many minority groups [ ___ ] cows and buffaloes for a living.

(Bài 5 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 31) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Write questions for the underlined phrases about the Katu ethnic group in Viet Nam. 1. [ ___ ] - There are about 74000 Katu people. 2. [ ___ ] - They live mainly in Thua Thien - Hue and Quang Nam Provinces. 3. [ ___ ] - The Katu are very friendly and simple. 4. [ ___ ] - Their traditional dances are the tung tung for males and the ya ya for females. 5. [ ___ ] - They hold the rice spirit feast just before planting and harvesting rice.

(Bài 6 - Vocabulary & Grammar trang 31) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct answer to complete each sentence. 1. The Tay serve this kind of cake with [ ___ ]. 2. The air [ ___ ] thinner when you go higher up the mountains. 3. In our area, [ ___ ] not much land for growing crops. 4. [ ___ ] provide free Khmer language classes. 5. Do you have [ ___ ] about ethnic minority groups in Viet Nam?

(Bài 1 - Speaking trang 31-32) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the most suitable response A, B, C, or D to complete each of the following exchanges. 1. A: Mountain girls help their mothers with housework when they are five or six. - B: [ ___ ] 2. A: The Tay in Viet Nam and the Thai in Thailand speak similar languages. - B: [ ___ ] 3. A: Visiting one another is a type of entertainment among mountain peoples. - B: [ ___ ] 4. A: Lahu boys generally get married at 16. - B: [ ___ ] 5. A: Mountain peoples treat one another as extended family members. - B: [ ___ ]

(Bài 2 - Speaking trang 32-33) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Work in pairs. Take turns to ask and answer the questions about ethnic groups in Viet Nam. 1. Where can you see waterwheels: in Dien Bien or in Kien Giang? - In [ ___ ]. 2. What province is home to most Thai people in Viet Nam? - [ ___ ]. 3. How do mountain children go to school? - Mainly [ ___ ]. 4. Do all the ethnic minority groups speak the same language? - [ ___ ], they don't. 5. Is music a major form of entertainment among minority peoples? - [ ___ ], it is. 6. Can you name some provinces in the Central Highlands? - [ ___ ]. 7. What minority group has the Apsara dance? - The [ ___ ]. 8. What is the name of this game? Who plays it? - It is [ ___ ]. Minority groups in the Northern Highlands play it.

(Bài 3 - Speaking trang 33) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Read notes about the Thai people. Take turns to ask and answer about the information. 1. What's the population of the Thai? - It is [ ___ ]. 2. Where do they mainly live? - They mainly live in [ ___ ]. 3. What kind of houses do they live in? - They live in [ ___ ]. 4. What do Thai women usually wear? - They usually wear [ ___ ]. 5. What do they do for a living? - They grow rice and other crops, raise silkworms, and do [ ___ ]. 6. What are the Thai like? - They are [ ___ ]. 7. What are some traditional culture characteristics of the Thai? - They have [ ___ ].

(Bài 1 - Reading trang 33-34) (Điền khuyết chọn từ danh sách) Choose the correct answer A, B, C, or D to fill in each blank to complete the passage. There are about 1.3 million Khmer people living in the southern provinces of Soc Trang, Tra Vinh, and Can Tho. They earn a living by farming, (1) [ ___ ], and producing handicraft products. The Khmer live harmoniously with other ethnic (2) [ ___ ] in the Mekong Delta, while keeping their unique culture and lifestyle. The Khmer are Buddhists. There is a (3) [ ___ ] in every village. The temples are not only places for the Khmer to practise (4) [ ___ ] religion. They are the village schools too. At the age of 12, Khmer boys come to live and (5) [ ___ ] in a temple for several years before they become adults. There, they learn about Buddhism, and to read and write the Khmer (6) [ ___ ]. They also learn how to behave towards their grandparents, parents, teachers, old people, and others in their (7) [ ___ ]. They learn basic knowledge of their traditional culture - folk tales, songs, and (8) [ ___ ].

(Bài 2 - Reading trang 34) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Read the passage and fill in each blank with one word from the passage. Life in the mountains can be [ ___ ]. Three difficulties: - not much [ ___ ] for crops - land not flat for house building - less oxygen making [ ___ ] hard Three benefits: - less [ ___ ] - fresher [ ___ ] - [ ___ ] life

(Bài 3a - Reading trang 34-35) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Read the passage about Bac Ha Sunday Fair and fill in each blank with a word from the passage. 1. Bac Ha Sunday Fair is the largest [ ___ ] market. 2. Some people go to the market on [ ___ ] or on horseback. 3. An example of a minority group at the market is the [ ___ ]. 4. They sell medicinal [ ___ ] they gather from the mountains. 5. Thang co is a famous Hmong [ ___ ]. 6. Young people go to the market to look for a [ ___ ].

(Bài 3b - Reading trang 35) (Kéo thả vào chỗ trống) Write short answers to the following questions. 1. How often does the market open? - [ ___ ] 2. What clothes do minority people wear to Bac Ha Sunday Fair? - [ ___ ] 3. Can you buy a dog from Bac Ha Sunday Fair? - [ ___ ] 4. When do the market goers sit down for thang co? - [ ___ ]

(Bài 1.1 - Writing trang 35-36) (Lựa chọn) Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.

Stilt house / appear / different size / and style.

(Bài 1.2 - Writing trang 35-36) (Lựa chọn) Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.

Terraced field / attract / lot / visitor.

(Bài 1.3 - Writing trang 35-36) (Lựa chọn) Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.

The Jrai / decorate / house / dead / with / wooden statues.

(Bài 1.4 - Writing trang 35-36) (Lựa chọn) Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.

What / the Hoa / wear / special occasion?

(Bài 1.5 - Writing trang 35-36) (Lựa chọn) Choose the sentence that is best written from the words and phrases given.

How much / time / minority children / spend / do housework?

(Bài 2 - Writing trang 36) (Trả lời tự luận) Based on the information below, write a paragraph of about 70 words to introduce the Hoa.

Population: 1 million

Living place: all over the country

Economy: planting wet rice, making handicrafts, trading

Food and drinks: fried and spicy food, healthy drinks like ginseng and daisy tea

Traditional cultural activities: theatrical performances, lion dances, comedies with flute and stringed instruments